Interviews Music Britt Daniel talks Spoon’s new album ‘Lucifer on the Sofa’, details, and the devil by Alastair Cairns Photos: Oliver Halfin Spoon’s new album, Lucifer on the Sofa, crackles and burns with undeniable rock ‘n’ roll swagger. We caught up with singer-songwriter Britt…
Music Mousey drops chilling new single, ‘My Hands Are Made of Glass’ by Manning Patston One listen of My Hands Are Made of Glass is enough to signal the haunting capabilities of Mousey’s songwriting. Sarena Close, aka Mousey, is a Christchurch-based…
Interviews Music Grace Cummings on the making ‘Storm Queen’: her raw and powerful new album by Dan Shaw All photos: Gil Gilmour Crafted under lockdown, Storm Queen doesn’t surrender to its circumstances. We chatted with Grace Cummings about the making of her sophomore…
Interviews Music “He was the fifth member of the band”: Tim Freedman on ‘Sancho’ and the return of The Whitlams by Dan Shaw The Whitlams (from left to right: Terepai Richmond, Jak Housden, Tim Freedman, and Warwick Hornby). All photos: Scott Gelston. After a 15 year hiatus, The…
Interviews Music Tim Finn on Forenzics and exploring the ‘Shades and Echoes’ of the past by Dan Shaw Together with Eddie Rayner, Tim Finn has been poring over Split Enz material in search of new inspiration. The result is the spectacular debut record…
Interviews Music Paul Kelly on family, collaboration, and his new ‘Christmas Train’ by Dan Shaw All photos: Michael Hili Paul Kelly’s music has resonated with generations of Australians. In his new release, Paul Kelly’s Christmas Train, he views this special…
Features David Bowie – ‘Hunky Dory’: Why It Mattered by Luke Saunders David Bowie’s fourth album secured his fate as a legendary songwriter. 50 years on we reflect on the making of a classic, Hunky Dory. In…
Music News Bluesfest 2022: eight international artists join the lineup by Happy Bluesfest is making a comeback in April 2022. Joining the lineup now are international legends like George Benson, Morcheeba, The Wailers, and more. After being…
Music ‘Vampires’ by Tokyo Art Museum is an ambitious indie epic by Happy Vampires, the latest single from Tokyo Art Museum, is a dizzying display of crystalline guitars and stadium-sized vocal melodies. Tokyo Art Museum is the project…
Music Gimme a great coda: Tom Hogan explains the importance of ending a song well by Happy The musical polymath Tom Hogan knows a thing or two about songcraft. Read on as he reminds us that a coda might just make or…
Music The Horrors’ ‘Against The Blade’ is a journey into industrial brutality by Dan Shaw The Horrors have always taken an experimental approach to their brand of gothic rock. On Against The Blade, they’ve tested the industrial extremes. Over their…
Music Tom Hogan’s ‘Or The Whale’ is an intimate, yet expansive collection by Happy On his new EP, Or The Whale, Tom Hogan traverses country, blues, and folk in an intimate collection of powerful musical tales. Strangely enough, when Tom Hogan…
Interviews Music Sweet Talk chat their new documentary and the beauty of danger in music by Happy Sweet Talk makes a new breed of southern boogie that you just won’t be able to resist. Read on as they chat their debut EP,…
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