Interviews Elmo Aoyama and Nick Griffith chat doggos, songwriting, and taking it back to basics by Happy Both denizens of acclaimed Sydney DIY label Dinosaur City Records and band mates in Big White, Elmo Aoyama and Nick Griffith sit down over Zoom to discuss the finer things….
Interviews Floodlights chat happiness in uncertain times and their debut album ‘From A View’ by Ben Hansen Floodlights have an uncanny ability to pack emotion into their songs. The sunburnt guitars and impassioned vocals immediately hook you in and suddenly, you’re feeling all of their feels. Illustrious…
Music LISTEN: Various Artists – ‘Stay Inside: Songs from The Great Indoors’ by Happy Stay Inside bears some good advice, and plenty of reasons to self-isolate and play some tunes. The compilation is a joint effort between local labels Osborne Again, Dinosaur City Records,…
News Come Together In Isolation: how five local musicians are spending their quarantine by Claudia Schmidt We had a chat with some local musicians to see how they’re spending their downtime during self-imposed coronavirus isolation. One of the consequences of self-imposed isolation is that there are…
News Regional NSW set to get a taste of Spunk and Dinosaur City’s finest with Hometowns by Luke Haggart If you live in a remote, regional town in NSW, or have at least been to one, you must have wondered ‘where the are gigs?’ Hometowns, a united league of…
Music LISTEN: Sadventure – One More Night by Happy Sadventure has ducked into the latest Dinosaur City Records Mixtape with One More Night, a bittersweet 7-minute effort which feels like closing credits to the best movie which never existed. Listen…
Lists News Bursting with individuality: Dinosaur City Records run us through their killer new mixtape by Happy For years Dinosaur City Records have been providing Sydney with a consistent stream of live shows, releases and mixtapes showcasing the best underground music Australia has to offer. In the…
Music Spike Vincent proves the live album isn’t going anywhere on his debut LP by Liz Campbell Far from the world of laptop recordings comes a live album sure to take hold of your heart. Sydney-based singer-songwriter Spike Vincent has released a self-titled debut album offering guitar driven…
Music LISTEN: Dinosaur City Records – A Christmas Compilation by Happy With unreleased songs from members of Big White, Gauci, Body Type, The Ocean Party and more, you’ll feel festive AF after hearing Dinosaur City Records’ Christmas Mixtape. Experience the holiday…
Music Life got you down? Keep on keeping on with Cody Munro Moore and No Matter How Hard by Susie Garrard From dodgy global politics to poignant memes, these are tough times. It’s best not to go too far into that, suffice to say, the struggle is real. And it may…
Live They grow up so fast! Dinosaur City Records turned 1 and took it to the next level over the weekend by Dani Hansen Propelled by endless creative momentum, Dinosaur City Records are leading the charge for a deeply exciting local scene in Sydney. Born in 2016 out of an art deco building in Hurlstone Park, Dinosaur…
Lists 5 up and coming Indie labels set to change the game in 2016 by Sam Dawes Australia’s music scene, despite many recent detractors (cough…Mike) is vibrant and full and has the ability to constantly ply us lucky locals with unique, enticing and powerful new artists. We…