Features Lists News 5 Boutique Audio Manufacturers from New Zealand by Dan Shaw Though a nation with a small population, New Zealand has had an outsized impact on the music world. Ergo, they have quite a knack for crafting tools for high quality…
Features Lists News New Zealand’s 10 Best Albums of 2019 by Dennis De Caires As a nation, Australia has developed something of a knack for claiming esteemed New Zealand musical talent as its own. Call it the ‘Crowded House Effect’, if you will. Therefore,…
Music WATCH: B O K E H – Options by Happy The multi-talented B O K E H has just unveiled Options, a dark pop hit infused with rhythmic beats and bass for days. Check out the new single, alongside a self-directed…
Music Foley explode with colour on their dynamite new single Can’t Help The Way by Happy New Zealand pop duo Foley are on a roll-y. Their latest single is full of colour, optimism, and hooks that’ll latch onto you like two-sided sticky tape. Can’t Help The…
Music WATCH: Rhian Sheehan – Last Time We Spoke by Happy New Zealand’s Rhian Sheehan has unveiled a visual accompaniment to Last Time We Spoke, a track off his latest album The Quiet Divide. The geometric, trippy visual was put together by Simon Rycroft at…
Music LISTEN: Broods – Hospitalized by Happy NZ power pop duo Broods have released Hospitalized, their first new track of 2019. These folks are still hitting some of the best hooks in the Pacific – make sure you…
News As heart-warming as it is heart-wrenching, Optimistic is the new single from Lontalius by Lara Smetannikov “I’m ambitious and I’m optimistic, but I’m not pretty and I’m not realistic.” Optimistic, the new single from Lontalius, is as heart-warming as it is heart-wrenching. It explores youth, the fear…
Music WATCH: Mel Parsons – Just ‘Cause You Don’t Want Me by Happy Mel Parsons and her clones channel Fleetwood Mac on Just ‘Cause You Don’t Want Me, a beautiful new single from her upcoming album. Listen below. Catch Mel Parsons launching her…
Features Lists News 10 Essential New Zealand Artists to Watch by Tom Cameron Presented by NZ On Air, here are 10 essential New Zealand artists to watch. The past seven days have marked Happy Mag’s inaugural NZ Week, an initiative spotlighting New Zealand…
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Arts Lists News 5 of New Zealand’s Brightest Visual Artists by Happy Presented by NZ On Air, here are 5 of New Zealand’s Brightest Visual Artists. When an Australian like myself thinks of New Zealand, there’s a tendency for words like ‘kiwi’…
Lists News New Zealand’s 10 Best Community Radio Stations by Freya McGahey Presented by Young Henrys, here are New Zealand’s 10 best community radio stations. Similar to North America, New Zealand is a land of community radio stations, a brotherhood of local…
Lists News 10 Incredible Female Artists from New Zealand by Happy Presented by Young Henrys, here are 10 incredible female artists from New Zealand. New Zealand is so much more than Lorde, and with the next wave of women coming into…
