Music Heart Shaped Aces dive into their sonic direction and recording tracks at Grandma’s house by Cooper Marix-Evans Alternative gloom-rock duo Heart Shaped Aces allow us to gain introspect into their influences, challenges and unique recording techniques If The Smiths’ melodic lyrics had a baby with New Order’s…
Music Guilty Sleep on ‘Seeds’, channelling heartbreak, and the onset of the emo shoegaze revival by Tom Disalvo A palpable emo spirit and affinity for shoegaze defined ‘Seeds’, the latest EP from Canadian band Guilty Sleep. The three-track project, the first in what will be a trilogy of…
Music Interview: Pati AF’s unapologetic approach to music and life by Tammy Moir With her latest single ‘Acceptance’, Pati AF has once again proven herself to be a masterful storyteller, weaving introspective lyrics with soaring melodies. But there’s more to this Aotearoa musician…
Music News Fanning Dempsey National Park: Inside the Making of The Deluge by Tammy Moir Paul Dempsey and Bernard Fanning are no strangers to creating magic, both as solo artists and in their previous collaborations With their new project, Fanning Dempsey National Park, the two…
Lists Music Stitcher share their Top Five most Influential Interviews of all Time by Happy From The Beatles to Nigel Tufnel of Spinal Tap, here are Stitcher’s Five Most Influential Interviews Growing up, we spent a lot of time watching band and musician interviews. Listening…
Music News Prior to making their Vivid LIVE debut we caught up with rising rockers South Summit by Tammy Moir Hailing from Perth, Western Australia, South Summit are taking the music scene by storm Their infectious blend of roots, reggae, blues, and alt-rock has garnered them a loyal following and…
Music Groove Incorporated chats ‘Band of Gold’, discipline and reggae history by Tom Disalvo “It is a lot of hard work involving a lot of discipline,” Groove Incorporated says of the process behind new single ‘Band of Gold’ Last month, we were treated to…
Magazine Music From The Archives: Debut Happy Mag cover star Courtney Barnett by Tom Disalvo Celebrate the tenth birthday of Happy’s print magazine with a look back at one of our starriest covers. We’re nearing the ten-year anniversary of Happy’s print magazine, which is nothing…
Arts Tattoo artist Todd Bailey talks tattoo trends, inspirations and finding his style by Tom Disalvo “I’m seeing that becoming a trend — pulling away from social media, and seeking inspiration from real people in real time,” iconic tattooist Todd Bailey tells us With almost…
Music JAEZI talks ‘ELEV8’, Tomorrowland, and the power of “a good sleep in” by Happy Earlier this month, we shone a spotlight on the sunlit nostalgia that is ‘ELEV8’, the 2022 single from EDM artist JAEZI. The high-energy and propulsive track instantly recalls the bygone…
Music Artist on Artist: Milky Chance and The Beaches by Tom Disalvo Milky Chance and The Beaches swing by Happy for an Artist on Artist interview, fresh off the release of their collaborative single ‘Living In A Haze. Last month, Milky Chance…
Music Modern Life Elixir talk new album, Y2K revival and lotto tickets by Tom Disalvo We catch up with Canadian band Modern Life Elixir fresh off the release of their latest album ‘You Don’t Have To Shovel Sunshine’ By now we hope you’re all up…
Music Dan Maher chats life as a session guitarist and the one solo that “changed my life” by Tom Disalvo Life as a session guitarist requires versatility, dedication, and an ability “to take direction constructively,” at least according to seasoned professional Dan Maher. Over the course of his illustrious career,…
