Interviews Magazine Music Azure Ryder: healer, storyteller, force of nature by Emily Elvish At the heart of Azure Ryder’s music is nature. In fact, it defines her entire creative output. In nature, we can lose ourselves, find ourselves, and heal the wounds often left by the brazen city landscape…
Lists News 10 artists we can’t wait to see at Bluesfest 2021 by Kayla McNicoll With COVID-19 creating uncertainty all over the world, it’s damn great to finally have some live music to look forward to. And what better festival to get excited about than…
Music LISTEN: Dusty Boots – ‘Riverside’ by Cassia Briscoe Riverside is the latest slice of soul-satiating music from Byron darlings Dusty Boots. Not all sun-drenched folk fusion, this one led by Jonny Dustow and produced by Billy Otto, is…
News This just in: Gorillaz to headline Splendour In The Grass 2021 by Claudia Schmidt Splendour In The Grass is back with a bang, revealing three dazzling headliners for their 20th-anniversary edition, set to take place in July 2021. After being cancelled this year due…
Music News LISTEN: Kyle Lionhart & Billy Otto – ‘Dreams’ (Cranberries Cover) by Cassia Briscoe Dream team collaborators Kyle Lionhart and Billy Otto took their sun-drenched vibes and covered The Cranberries classic hit Dreams. Chilling harmonies set off this stunning melismatic arrangement; one that could…
Music PREMIERE: Drift away to ‘Fool’, the astounding debut single from Mittere by Kayla McNicoll Mittere is a side project of Sydney and Byron Bay-based producer, engineer, and musician, Dan Frizza. Now the artist has released his debut single Fool, a heavenly ambient track set to…
News Splendour in the Grass officially postponed until 2021 by Claudia Schmidt Splendour in the Grass has announced it will be postponing its 20th-anniversary event until next year. The rescheduled festival is slated to take place in July 2021, exactly a year…
News Bluesfest 2020 forced to cancel due to coronavirus by Claudia Schmidt Despite last week confirming that it would go ahead, Bluesfest has today announced that its 2020 event will be cancelled. The move comes after the Australian Government announced the cancellation…
Music PREMIERE: Hugo Costin delivers wistful new single ‘Fool In Love’ by Kayla McNicoll Singer-songwriter Hugo Costin has spent years experiencing everything the music world has to offer. Now, the artist has released his latest single Fool In Love. It’s not too often that a song makes…
News Happy Mag’s guide to Byron Bay Bluesfest 2020 by Mia Montesin Bluesfest embodies nostalgia like no other festival. Every year we see gratifying performances from legendary Australian and international acts, covering eras both past and present. The celebrated five-day event is…
News Allen Stone has announced a huge 2020 Australian tour by James Peppercorn American R&B singer Allen Stone has announced a brand new Australian tour in support of his new album, Building Balance. The tour coincides with his performance at Bluesfest Byron Bay…
News Are Rage Against The Machine headlining Splendour next year? by Claudia Schmidt UPDATE: The leaked tour poster has been confirmed as fake. If Rage Against The Machine have more tour dates to announce, these weren’t them. It was only last month that…
News Dweezil Zappa is bringing the ‘Hot Rats Live Tour’ to Australia in 2020 by Luke Saunders Dweezil Zappa has just announced that his ‘Hot Rats Live Tour’ is coming to Australia in April 2020, adding to next year’s irresistible array of Bluesfest sideshows. Byron Bay’s world-famous…
