Live News Check out what went down at the very first Bay Sounds! by Happy On Sunday we held the inaugural Bay Sounds at The Golden Sheaf in Double Bay. Headlined by Philadelphia Grand Jury, the event saw DJs, live bands, and a jazz ensemble…
Live Flying Lotus 3D: a night of thoroughly mind-altering content by Dani Hansen It has been five years between releases, during which Flying Lotus (aka FlyLo aka Steven Ellison) produced one of the most disturbing body horror films (maybe ever?), but the LA-based…
Live Another One with Mac DeMarco by Dani Hansen Mac DeMarco’s latest meander down under saw the OG jizz-jazzer and his bandmates hit the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney for the first show of the tour, with the spectacular stylings…
Live Beyond The Valley 2019: a much-needed escape from reality by Dani Hansen When I was scouring the summer festival lineups and making my NYE plans, I figured what would be a more idyllic way to welcome the new decade than waking up…
Live Partner Content Trusted for Taste: Kings Cross Hotel kicks off the first of 3 summertime parties by Happy On Saturday night Kings Cross Hotel wrapped up the first of their Trusted for Taste parties, a series of three rooftop shindigs curated by Purple Sneakers. On the decks were…
Live Young Henrys kicked off a sizzling summer with their Stay All Day party by Happy On Friday Young Henrys and the new Waywards kicked off the first weekend of summer with their Stay All Day party, in partnership with Childe Eyewear. The recently renovated Newtown…
Live Gallery: Happy Mag’s 5th Birthday by Dani Hansen by Happy Last Friday night Happy Mag celebrated our 5th Birthday, inviting over 20 artists for a top-to-bottom takeover of the iconic Kings Cross Hotel. The party raged from 7pm through ’til…
Live News Splendour 2019, day 3: closing with a bang by Happy We’re back in Sydney, fresh off the back of a terrific Splendour 2019. The massive festival’s final day was full of some incredible performances, plus more than a few special…
Live The Jezabels at Hotel Steyne: a career spanning set from Australia’s finest by Dani Hansen Australian indie rock has become an incredibly colourful and burgeoning scene over the last decade or so, but if there was ever a cornerstone holding the baton on high, it…
Live Pure punch and raw attitude: Carla Geneve is a live act you need to see by Dani Hansen I’d been hearing things about Carla Geneve. Her 2018 breakout hit Greg’s Discount Chemist had sent tongues into a furor and after talk of some notable festival appearances plus a stacked…
Interviews News Olympia’s big picture is coming into focus by Tom Cameron [vc_row type=”full_width_background” bg_image=”258558″ bg_position=”center center” bg_repeat=”no-repeat” scene_position=”center” text_color=”light” text_align=”center” top_padding=”15%” bottom_padding=”15%” color_overlay=”#000000″ overlay_strength=”0.5″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1552539611871{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”] Olympia’s big picture is coming into focus [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] With…
Live Getting drunk on the fully-formed funk of Bin Juice by Dani Hansen I first stumbled on Bin Juice at an ad hoc warehouse party in Marrickville a couple of years ago. There was a giant Buddha statue sitting the corner and the…
Live Old friends and new obsessions at Laneway Festival 2019 by Dani Hansen Tipping into the Sydney College of the Arts in Rozelle for the annual St Jerome’s Laneway Festival is always a manic mixture of excitement and anticipation. The buzz and energy…
