News PREMIERE: Mark Harding dances into the world of video with a desert-borne debut clip Thorn In Your Side by Happy Intrepid Sydney songwriter Mark Harding recently took a road trip up to Alice Springs. What he returned with was a brand new clip, set to…
Features “People see punk and think be a cunt”: what do bands actually think of your mosh pit shenanigans? by Nikko Malyon If you have ever been to a metal, punk or even rock show there is a very good chance you’ve moshed. And if you’ve been…
Music Big Red Fire Truck aren’t putting the fire out, they’re lighting it. Sweat it out to their new tune Primal Heat by Happy In case you haven’t noticed, Summer is here. Amongst the blistering Aussie heat you’d do your best not to get burned, but with bands like…
News PREMIERE: Poorly lit barns, mysterious women and painful memories. Ruminate on lost love with The Vernons in She’s Not Mine by David Burley Hailing from all along the eastern coast between Byron and Brisbane, this four-piece outfit named The Vernons have been impressing us for years with their…
Interviews If you’re ever planning on getting arrested, make sure you wear pants. Why? Ask The Bitter Sweethearts by Happy The Bitter Sweethearts are a lively bunch, known as well for their blistering shows as they are for their sins. Right now they’re neck-deep in…
News Bleed Guiness with The Bitter Sweethearts as they play their last hometown show of the year by Happy A couple of naughty lads from Sydney calling themselves The Bitter Sweethearts have been turning heads this year, and not always for the right reasons….
News Prep your ear holes for some silkiness as Glades prepares to hit the east coast this December by Happy With their debut EP so fresh out of the oven it’s still steaming, Glades are keeping things pedal to the metal until the end of the…
News From New Jersey to Berklee to Sydney, Danielle Deckard has been around the world, and now she’s coming to play a show for you by Happy The Sydney-based graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music Danielle Deckard is clocking up a few accolades to her name. Since the release of…
News PREMIERE: Itching for some summer daze? Jump through a worm hole to your happy place with Cosmic Flanders debut EP by Happy With summer just around the bend, Aussie artists have begun to scurry in flocks, each determined to release a noteworthy contribution to this year’s mighty catalogue…
News Brighton Up Bar announce a killer lineup for their 4th birthday party by Happy Brighton Up Bar is a Sydney live music institution. For the past 4 years it has been a nucleus for young bands to latch onto…
Live Tash Sultana had us transported to heaven and back when she rocked Brighton Up Bar by Freya McGahey Tash Sultana just upped my expectations of Tuesday nights and I can never go back. Brighton Up Bar is not normally crowded on a midweek…
Live The Vernons cap off their tour with a sweet show at the Brighton by Happy Queensland blues-rock band The Vernons have seen their stock rise in the last year or so. With a winning combo of impassioned vocals, gorgeous guitars and…
Live Sing alongs and banjos, Tenderfoot nail their Sydney show by Shayen de Silva Tenderfoot‘s return to Sydney for their recent single tour was a triumphant one. Frontman John Vella and the band have gone through a lot to…
