Music Late nights and Auckland’s K Road, we get into the origins of MOUSSE by Happy “Auckland boasts an eclectic music scene, for us this is centred around the famous K Road where we started gigging and have frequented since” New Zealand’s MOUSSE debuts their exhilarating…
Music Listen to Coast Arcade’s new debut EP ‘Next To Me’ by Happy Auckland Coast Arcade offer vivid portraits of young love on new debut EP Next To Me, arriving just in time for New Zealand music month. Coast Arcade have released their…
News New Zealand enters second COVID wave as Auckland cluster grows to 48 cases by Ben Hansen In the last 24 hours, New Zealand have confirmed 12 new community cases and one potential case of COVID-19 across the country. The 12 confirmed cases are linked to a…
News First COVID case in 102 days sends Auckland back into stage 3 lockdown by Rachel Daniel New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden has confirmed four new cases of coronavirus in Auckland, the first new reported infections in the country for the last 102 days. Auckland is…
Music Georgia Lines is bursting with confidence on new single ‘Same Things’ by Kayla McNicoll Kiwi singer-songwriter Georgia Lines (formerly known as George) has just released her latest single Same Things. A feel-good pop track drenched with summer vibes, sure to get you grooving even in…
Music New Zealand’s Dirty Pixels have unleashed a seductively creepy video for ‘Julipa’ by Happy Crooning from Tamaki Makaurau (Auckland), indie-pop group Dirty Pixels have released a visual reimagining for their buoyant tune Julipa. Banding together the best of a Charlie Chaplin-esque noir film, 90’s…
Music George After James delivers a soulful slice of melancholic mastery on his debut EP ‘Wait For You’ by Happy George After James is the project of Auckland-based James George Fistonich. A name you won’t forget once you’ve indulged in the silky wonderment that is his debut EP Wait For…
News The Drop Festival has exciting news for New Zealand music lovers by Luke Saunders A little while back, we started getting excited about 2020’s edition of The Drop Festival, which delivers incredible tunes against beautiful beach backdrops across Australia. Now The Drop has some…
Music Racing are back with a stressful yet mesmerising new clip, Party Slow by Molly Lasker With the visual aesthetic of an episode of The Bill crossed with scenes from Black Mirror, New Zealand-based four piece Racing‘s latest clip for Party Slow will leave you slightly confused, possibly motion…
Music Meet Merk, the genius behind this synth-soaked dopamine hit called Hang by Lara Smetannikov “You can hang with me, we don’t have to speak.” Move over Kevin Parker – there’s a new type of introvert in the house. The new single from Merk is an anthem…
Music Raw and raucous: Introducing Auckland’s Miss June by Happy Having come together in 2013 after frontwoman Annabel Liddel recruited a group of musicians to support her solo performance, Auckland band Miss June have not wasted any time in establishing…
News PREMIERE: Give yourself to the seductive sounds of Sal Valentine’s new single Maxine by Bill Robinson I don’t often make promises… but I will promise you this: once you dive into the shimmering and sultry sounds of Auckland artist Sal Valentine’s new single Maxine, you’ll never…
Music WATCH: The Naenae Express – Vegetables by Happy Auckland band The Naenae Express have dropped their heartwarming and infectious new single Vegetables; a jangly celebration of life’s more simple pleasures. Watch the new clip below:
