Clocked News This Japanese politician tried campaigning for Prime Minister inside ‘Animal Crossing’ by James He Shigeru Ishiba is running for Prime Minister in Japan, but his campaign inside Animal Crossing: New Horizons has hit a roadblock. It was as if Animal Crossing: New Horizons hadn’t…
News Microsoft’s potential TikTok takeover: a victory for Big Tech and the US Treasury by Luka Simonetti ICYMI, Microsoft is looking into acquiring a portion of TikTok’s operations. The potential tech transfer comes after Trump announced that TikTok will be banned in the US from September 15,…
Features Pro Audio 6 effects that defined the sound of 6 iconic guitarists by Luka Osborne Over rock music’s long and lustrous history musicians have adopted effects to complement their playing. And with the ability to add unique tones and flavours to a guitar sound, effects…
Books News Brian Blomerth’s Bicycle Day: the Graphic Account of History’s Greatest Chemical Adventure by Dan Shaw Albert Hofmann was an ambitious young man. Each day he set off on his bicycle to ply his trade at Sandoz Pharmaceuticals in Basel, in the shadow of the Swiss…
Interviews Magazine Photography Taking a message beyond the street: Jamie Wdziekonski chats protest photography by Bill Robinson You’re probably already familiar with the music photography of Jamie Wdziekonski. Having shot iconic pics of bands like King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Amyl & The Sniffers, Tropical Fuckstorm,…
News Labor will allocate over $30 million to Aussie music if it wins the election by Sarah Gillard Ahead of this weekend’s federal election, the Labor party has unveiled a juicy new Arts policy, pledging to allocate over $30 million into the Australian arts and music industries if…
Features News “We demand change”: what the students of Australia’s climate strike had to say by Mia Hull “If you truly care about your children and your grandchildren, then why are you not acting on something that is going to totally destabilise their futures and totally destabilise what…
News Keep Sydney Open announce high-profile candidates ahead of March election by Jessie Wilson Even if you haven’t been following NSW politics, you’re probably familiar with Sydney’s current (and dumb) lockout laws. Keep Sydney Open began as a social movement in backlash against Sydney’s…
Interviews Utes, battered fish, and the Oz Lotto: Buddy Dingo and Shearin’ interview each other by Happy Shearin’ and Buddy Dingo are two of our favourite bands kicking around right now. That’s exactly why we asked them both to come and play our Happy Mag Issue 10…
News Pill testing will be considered by NSW Labour if they win the 2019 state election by Joanna Panagopoulos Another summer festival season, another young death, and another year of pushing for our leaders to allow pill testing at festivals. Testing at festivals and other music events has suddenly…
News “This is just the beginning”: Sydney lockout laws have been relaxed at four venues by Lara Smetannikov Four new venues have just been granted some leeway from the Lockout Laws in response to Robert Borsak’s bill to lift the legislation. Robert Borsak of the Shooters, Farmers and…
Features Remembering Oracular Spectacular, when MGMT discovered the tune of their own humanism by Daniel Alex MGMT hit the pop culture landscape hard with their full-length debut Oracular Spectacular. The album’s unique, neo-psychedelic soundscape was near inescapable throughout 2008 with singles appearing across television series and…
News Canada is legalising recreational cannabis and Australia can’t even legalise booze at nighttime by Happy For Canada the war on weed finally has an end date in sight—July 1, 2018. According to CBC News, the Liberal government will announce the plan for the legal weed…
