Music “It’s OK to do things however you want to”: Jen Cloher chats the importance of making music for yourself by James Christie-Murray The Sydney Beer & BBQ Festival are going whole hog this year, with a saucy lineup to boot. Not only is the festival making waves in terms of showcasing a…
News You can now download fonts based on the handwriting of Kurt Cobain, Bowie and John Lennon by Happy French designers Nicolas Damiens and Julien Sens have developed downloadable typefaces based on the handwriting of legendary songwriters like Kurt Cobain, John Lennon, David Bowie and more. Simply called Songwriters…
News Life is hard, but you’ll always have this half-hour ‘Bedtime Mix’ curated by Radiohead by Happy “I spend a lot of time listening and writing music while half asleep. Music that evolves quietly and slowly like the weather. Machinery bending time. I love that shit. If…
News If you watch just one video today, make it the new one from Oh Sees by Happy Oh Sees (formerly Thee Oh Sees) have released a new animated video for their tune, Nite Expo, featuring an armour-clad monster storming up a dark passage fighting off foes. It’s awesome, and if…
News Put Blood in the Music: A doco on the music of Sonic Youth, John Zorn and other 80s noise artists by Happy In the late 1980s, renowned video media pioneer Charles Atlas took a step away from working with his usual subject matter – the world of dance – to film a…
Music Introduce yourself to Johnny (from the Burbs), the most chiller MC in Sydney right now by Happy Us in ‘Straya, we can’t help but fall for a no-good muso who spends their time doing what we wish we could; getting up to mischief, overindulging in the green,…
News Want to shred like Radiohead? Get your calloused mitts around their new guitar songbooks by Happy Radiohead have decided to gift the confused guitarists of the world a golden ticket: a series of official guitar songbooks. I guess when you’ve made a career out of music…
News Get out your glitter glasses and leather jackets: Australia gets to celebrate both Elton John and George Michael this year by Molly Ulm While it’s no Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me, both Elton John and George Michael will both be celebrated this year in Australia with very special concerts. Elton John’s Once in…
News Watch Leonard Cohen ruminate on feeling young and getting older in harrowing new video by Happy A new video for Leonard Cohen‘s tune Traveling Light featuring archived images and previously unreleased footage of the singer ruminating on his getting older has emerged. The clip was a collaboration between Leonard…
News Feast your ears on these new tracks from Real Estate, Father John Misty, The Brian Jonestown Massacre and more by Agnes O'Dwyer We hope your 2017 is doing as well as the music it’s churning out. New tracks from Young Fathers, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Father John Misty and Real Estate…
News Better Late Than Never: Elton John is finally getting around to making some music videos, and he needs your help by Agnes O'Dwyer Elton John, in collaboration with Youtube, has launched a contest for emerging creatives to create music videos for his most iconic songs. John’s most classic singles were released “when rock…
News Say farewell to Leonard Cohen with your favourite Aussie artists at Sydney Festival in 2017 by Molly Ulm While 2016 has shattered our perception that musical legends are immortal, we will stride into 2017 still trying to cope with the departure of Leonard Cohen. In January, Sydney Festival…
Arts Why search for inspiration when all you need is sitting right there in front of you? That is John Bokor’s philosophy by Matthew Bernard Hailing just south of Sydney, John Bokor is an artist fascinated with the spaces that surround him. Whether it is something as simple as a box of cereal or a…
