Interviews Music News The Hives talk Cats, Dogs, History, Math, and their New Album with Happy! by Happy The Hives Declare Their Eternal Status with New Album and Monumental Shows Playing what they call “the biggest shows they’ve ever done,” Swedish garage-rock icons The Hives are solidifying their…
Books Music News Jens Lekman on love, weddings, and his new project Songs for Other People’s Weddings by Tammy Moir I’d consider getting married just to hear Jens Lekman live in Sydney Longtime Jens Lekman fans have been counting the days since he stole our hearts with Night Falls Over…
Music News Weird Would you give a Kidney to see Charli XCX? Now you can… by Alex Cooper This festival is testing loyalty, literally. Gothenburg’s Way Out West festival is sold out, but desperate fans can still snag a pass by pledging something unexpected: a kidney. Well, sort of….
News Morrissey vs. The Machine: Star Cancels Show, Blames Music Industry ‘Abandonment’ by Alex Cooper Yep, it’s happened again. Morrissey’s Stockholm concert collapsed under the weight of exhaustion and industry neglect, as the iconic singer cancelled his June 23 show at Hovet Arena, lamenting his…
Music WavyLand 7th Anniversary: A Sonic Storm of Light and Energy by Alex Cooper A rare fusion of artistry and anarchic energy. The Joan Sutherland Theatre at the Sydney Opera House transformed into a pulsating heart of alternative euphoria for WavyLand’s 7th Anniversary, a night…
Music Vendela unveils the “full demon” lore behind her dark-pop persona by Tom Disalvo With her latest single Dead or Something as evidence, it’s clear that Swedish musician Vendela revels in the dark parts of herself In promotional materials for the single — a…
Music Vendela talks new single ‘Dead or Something’ and creating her “demon” persona by Happy “Music is like a best friend who’s always there with a shoulder for you to cry on,” Vendela says of the force behind her artistry. Brooding piano and reflections on…
Music Premiere: Vendela can’t catch feelings on new single ‘Dead or Something’ by Tom Disalvo Brooding piano and reflections on apathy define Dead or Something, the new single from Swedish musician Vendela. Vendela has contemplated her mortality on Dead or Something, a brooding ballad that…
News World Sweden and Finland agree to apply for NATO membership as Putin’s nightmare continues by Lochie Schuster According to reports, both Sweden and Finland could submit applications for Nato membership as early as mid-May. As the possibility of Russian attack looms, Sweden and Finland are both looking…
Features Pro Audio The Teenage Engineering OP-1: a tale of innovation in sound and aesthetic by Happy Teenage Engineering created an icon in the worlds of music and design with a unique innovation, the OP-1 synth and sampler. by Oliver Newland and Josh Clarke The OP-1 has…
Music Video WATCH: Viagra Boys – ‘Ain’t Nice’ by Luka Simonetti Viagra Boys have announced their new album, Welfare Jazz, set for release early next year (January 8). In anticipation, the Swedish post-punks have dropped Ain’t Nice as a single alongside…
News World Anonymouse: the art group making cozy houses for mice around their city by Mary Ali Anonymouse is the Swedish art group that’s creating little homes for mice around the city, and it’s absolutely adorable. If you’ve ever been in Sweden, you may have spotted some…
News ABBA will be releasing new music this year, says Björn Ulvaeus by Emily Elvish ABBA fans have been waiting for a long time; since December 2018 when two new promised singles never surfaced, since the ’80s when the band was last officially in the…
