Needle In The Hay News We’re invading Oxford Art Factory for a huge Needle In The Hay finalists’ party! by Happy In case you haven’t heard… twice a year we put on a huge competition called Needle In The Hay, where we scour through the best music currently being made across…
Music LISTEN: Sophisticated Dingo – Yuppies by Happy Doggo duo Sophisticated Dingo have today dropped Yuppies, an anthem against, you guessed it, young professionals. If you’re into garage rock with a cheeky side, don’t sleep on this one. Catch…
Live The 80s haven’t gone anywhere, and GL turned Oxford Art Factory into one giant disco to prove it by Dani Hansen The GL sound is a mess of neon synths, breezy vocals, funky percussion and loads of attitude adding up to one thing: a hell of a party. The 80s were…
News Volumes Festival is back in 2017 for a massive 3-venue event celebrating Australia’s best emerging talent by Molly Ulm Volumes Festival is back this year across three epic Sydney locations on August 19. This year’s event will celebrate more than 50 of the most exciting and interesting emerging artists, labels…
Live Kirin J Callinan didn’t even have to get naked to put on a pornographic Sydney show by Dani Hansen There’s no doubt Kirin J Callinan has overcome any second guessing, emerging as a holy grail of absolute self-expression and individualism. It’s been a while since Kirin J Callinan has…
Music Candy Air are tearing up Aussie stages with fresh indie rock, and they haven’t even finished school yet by Isabella Moore If you’re an underage music lover in Sydney at the moment, things are probably less than ideal for you. With most shows accessible to a minor crowd being larger headline…
Arts Isolation, introversion and intoxication: traverse the surrealist dreamworlds of Harrison Earl by Jacinta Rets Born and raised in Sydney’s Western suburbs, Harrison Earl is a visual artist making a name for himself thanks to his love of comic books, anime and 90s alternative rock…
News PREMIERE: Are you a naughty lad? Slim Jeffries celebrate your chaotic lifestyle on Bad Behaviour by Happy Slim Jeffries have just pulled out a track with everything a no-good, punk loving hedonist could ever ask for. Bad Behaviour is a national anthem for walking against the grain, for following…
News Would you publish your group messages? Lamalo and Kim Ven would, for some reason by Happy Lamalo and Kim Ven are fresh out of dropping their latest EP Sunrise. They’re feeling the love, literally hitting the #1 spot on the triple j Unearthed charts with the EP’s title track. But they’re also…
Live The Pinheads and The Murlocs played Oxford Arts on the weekend and we’re still fucking hurting by Dani Hansen Flying spit, boots hitting the ceiling and enough sound to shatter safety glass: we challenge you to find a more potent live combo than The Murlocs and The Pinheads. After…
Live Hard, fast and vicious, Polish Club roared as loud as rock music should at Oxford Art Factory by Dani Hansen At Oxford Art Factory, Polish Club were a roaring testament to the hurtling power of what a thrashing beat, homespun chords and sweeping vocals can achieve. If loud, unbridled, howling rock…
News PREMIERE: Need to cut loose? Flip out in a shed with Jack Millar and his debut single Mind Reader by Happy You ever have that feeling that you just need to go beserk, head bang the night away and not give a fuck about the world while you’re at it? It’s…
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…
