Music Listen: Misty Lanes quintessential drop of fuzzy psych rock ‘Would You Believe’ by Happy Sydney’s own Misty Lanes takes a deep dive into the harmonies and fuzz of the 60s with ‘Would You Believe’ Eora’s vibrant 1960s rock revivalist project, Misty Lanes, is making…
Music ‘Better Without You’: YUMI’s mesmerizing trifecta of melancholic beauty by Tammy Moir YUMI’s EP “Better Without You” merges ethereal melodies and introspective poetics, transforming vulnerability into beautiful strength. Today marks the release of the EP’s title track, ‘Better Without You,’ a flawless…
News Fashion icon Dame Mary Quant passes away at 93 by Tammy Moir Dame Mary Quant, the legendary fashion designer who revolutionized the industry with her trailblazing designs and iconic miniskirts, has died at the age of 93, leaving behind a legacy that…
Music News The Sugarland Express remind us of life’s serenity on beach-ready new single ‘It’s Alright’ by Happy All aboard: Sydney duo The Sugarland Express say their new track It’s Alright is about “enjoy[ing] the life around and within you.” The Sugarland Express have released It’s Alright, marking…
Music News George Harrison’s least favourite Beatles song by Tom Disalvo George Harrison once opened up about his least favourite song by the band, and recalled the hellish time spent in the studio recording it. Speaking of The Beatles’ 1969 track…
Lists Music News The best forgotten Australian bands from the ’60s by Luke Saunders Despite having a distinct perversion for band names beginning with ‘the’, Australian bands from the ’60s are surprisingly drenched in obscurity. Every time Aussie music history is discussed the discourse…
Features News 5 amazing things you didn’t know about Janis Joplin by Luke Saunders In testament to the woman behind the myth, here are 5 amazing things you didn’t know about the incredible blues woman, Janis Joplin. Janis Joplin was a free-wheeling soul and…
Features The Best ’60s Songs to stick it to the man by Luke Saunders As a time of immense social, political and historic significance we have collated the 25 best ’60s songs for sticking it to the man. A monumental decade of social and…
Lists Music News Gonzo listening: Hunter S. Thompson lists his 10 favourite records of the 60s “rock age” by Happy Hunter S. Thompson lists his 10 favourite records of the “rock age” of the 1960s, including classics from Bob Dylan, The Stones and Miles Davis. Hunter S. Thompson was no…
Music News Mike Nesmith of the Monkees dead at 78 by Cassie Benco Legendary singer and guitarist of the Monkees, Mike Nesmith, has tragically died of heart failure at age 78. Up until only last month, Mike Nesmith, the wool hat wearing, guitar…
Features Music King Crimson – ‘In The Court Of The Crimson King’: Why It Mattered by Luke Saunders In The Court of the Crimson King remains a landmark album for progressive rock and continues to inspire, more than 50 years after its release. It was the group Jimi…
Features A history of the troubadour: from the High Middle Ages to Bob Dylan by Luke Saunders Is Bob Dylan the last surviving troubadour? A brief history of the travelling song men of the High Middle Ages before the Black Death wiped them out. Bob Dylan was…
Features ‘The Piper at the Gates of Dawn’: Pink Floyd’s swansong of their madcap leader by Riley Fitzgerald A remarkable constellation of madcap sound, nothing like Pink Floyd’s The Piper at the Gates of Dawn had ever been heard before and nor would it ever be again. An immaculate…
