Drugs Film and TV News Pop Culture Never forget when the creators of ‘South Park’ dropped acid at the Oscars by Mike Hitch Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the notorious minds behind South Park, are known for pushing the envelope in any way possible. Their appearance at the 72nd Academy Awards in 2000…
Features LSD and 24-hour jazz: the story of Jefferson Airplane’s ‘White Rabbit’ by Luke Saunders Don’t stop chasing that elusive tail. We dive down the rabbit hole into one of the ’60s most enduring tunes, Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit. Curiouser and curiouser. Jefferson Airplane’s White Rabbit…
Features Pro Audio Madchester and the sounds of the Second Summer of Love by Max Mahood Even though electronic music and synthesisers were becoming more popular throughout the 1980s, there was still a healthy guitar-based strain of alternative-rock music on both sides of the Atlantic. If…
News The wild tale of John Lennon and Keith Richards’ acid-fuelled road trip by James Peppercorn Everybody knows that Keith Richards is un-killable. The man just simply won’t die. Yet in a tale recounted by Richards back in 2010, it turns out the only person who…
News A Reddit user surveyed 650 psychedelic drug users, here’s what they found by Sarah Gillard Reddit user IncursivePsychonaut surveyed psychedelic drug users to give an in-depth insight into peoples’ subjective experiences taking LSD and psilocybin mushrooms. Reddit user IncursivePsychonaut (a familiar face to LSD Reddit…
Features Magazine News The Meaning Doesn’t Mean A Thing: A Psychedelic History Lesson by Riley Fitzgerald There’s A Meaning Here, But The Meaning Doesn’t Mean A Thing Shan, Valerie and Zoe are sitting on a deck. It’s hot. Shan is nursing a drink and Val is…
News Microdosing LSD could be a safer option than taking antidepressants, according to expert by Happy Microdosing LSD is a hot topic right now, with people from all walks coming forward to claim the practice has changed their lives for the better. Exactly what it sounds…
News Science finally proves that taking psychedelics makes you more environmentally friendly by Happy We all groan at the kid who takes LSD once and starts down the whole “I just felt so connected to everything, man!” pipeline. However, it’s one of the most common responses…
News This acid-smashed artist from the 1950s drew the same portrait 9 times while tripping by Happy It’s no secret that the effects of acid and a ton of other now-illicit drugs were studied in depth during the 50s and 60s. In fact, we’ve finally come back…
News Power to the people: how 400 civilians slyly conducted the world’s foremost LSD microdosing study by Happy We’ve talked about microdosing before. The act of ingesting minor amounts of LSD (or shrooms, if that’s your jam), is becoming more and more popular worldwide, finding a particularly enthusiastic…
News What would you do if Damon Albarn asked you to rap onstage at a Gorillaz concert, while tripping balls? by Molly Ulm Earlier this week, Gorillaz performed at Rough Trade in NYC, their first American show in seven years. During their last song of the night, Cling Eastwood from their self-titled 2001 album, Damon…
Features Magazine Australia’s neverending path to a proper drug policy by Tom Cameron This article is available in print in Happy Mag Issue #4. If you’re reading this publication, there’s a high chance you’ve been to a festival recently. And if you’ve been…
Features What was the crown jewel of Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works 85-92? We rank each song from worst to best by Tom Cameron Richard D. James, better known under his moniker Aphex Twin, is among those one in a million artists you can credit as being a driving force behind the formative years of…
