Music Interview with The 1980s: Inside the Band’s Post-Punk, Collaborative Sound by Laura Gordon Three vocalists. One seismic rhythm section. A maelstrom of shoegaze, post-punk, and unrelenting DIY spirit Emerging from Melbourne’s vibrant underground, The 1980s have cemented their reputation as sonic visionaries, transforming existential…
Music ‘Decade of Decline’ Is The 1980s’ Shoegaze Anthem for Our Troubled Times by Laura Gordon The 1980s turn collapse into an anthem, blending shoegaze grandeur with post-punk fury on their explosive new EP. The 1980s, Melbourne’s premier purveyors of dreamy devastation, return with ‘Decade of…
Music From Pubs to National Stages: Cardboard Cutouts Unleash Gritty Alt-Rock on Debut Album Tour by Laura Gordon From Queensland pubs to national stages: Cardboard Cutouts take their gritty alt-rock anthems nationwide on debut album tour Toowoomba’s favourite alt-rock underdogs Cardboard Cutouts are gearing up for their biggest tour yet…
Music News Royel Otis Just Debuted a Dreamy New Single ‘Moody’ by Laura Gordon Royel Otis gear up for a massive US takeover with sold out LA shows Sydney indie-pop duo Royel Otis are riding a massive wave of momentum, and they just gave…
Features Lists Music News The Australian female artists changing the game by Happy Today is International Women’s Day, but honestly, any day is a good day to shout out these legends Australia’s female artists have been quietly—and not so quietly—revolutionising the music industry,…
Music Teacher of the Year confront their demons on searing new single ‘Porcelain Dreams’ by Tom Disalvo Australian band Teacher of the Year are “slaves to the dopamine” on their latest single ‘Porcelain Dreams’. Teacher of the Year have unleashed on ‘Porcelain Dreams’, the latest single lifted…
Music News Bush Music Fund announce 2024 artists; Ripple Effect Band, Mulga Bore Hard Rock & James Range Band by Annalise Lordess Bush Music Fund has announced the recipients of this year’s financial grants supporting regional Indigenous artists Bush Music Fund has just announced the three artists that they’ll be working alongside in 2024….
Music News Ball Park Music ignite beef with Lime Cordiale, but is it legit? by Tom Disalvo The two bands’ feud appears to be in jest, thankfully promoting their upcoming joint tour across Australia and New Zealand. Ball Park Music has ignited what might be a fake…
Music Psychoda emerge fully formed on new classic rock single ‘Backbone’ by Tom Disalvo If you thought their March track ‘Waste’ was good, just wait ‘till you get a load of Psychoda’s beltering new single ‘Backbone’ Psychoda have followed up on from the success…
Features Lists Music Happy Mag’s picks for the best Australian albums and EPs of 2023 by Tom Disalvo The dawn of a new year is upon us, which means it’s about time to take a look back on the year that was. But instead of drafting new years…
Music Takaicardia confront their headnoise on new single ‘Demon Boy’ by Happy “’Demon Boy’ is an ode to the demons we create in our mind,” Gold Coast band Takaicardia said of their new single. Takaicardia have released their new single Demon Boy….
Music Perry Street Park on ‘Sunrise Highway’, road trip playlists and leaving “our egos at the door” by Happy In honour of their classic rock joyride Sunrise Highway, Perry Street Park run through their ultimate road trip playlist, and recall the one journey that was particularly trippy. Catch all…
Music Mitsy are “starved for attention” on thrashing pop-punk single ‘Peter Pan-Am’ by Happy There’s a carefree quality to Mitsy’s third-ever single Peter Pan-Am, as if it was borne from a lighthearted yet clamorous garage session. Mitsy have released Peter Pan-Am, a thrashing pop-punk…
