News Announcing the second round of artists playing Happy Mag’s Issue 11 Launch! by Happy In case you haven’t heard, this year we’re throwing a huge party on the opening night of VIVID Sydney. Taking over all three levels of the Marlborough Hotel in Newtown, the Happy…
News Announcing the first artists playing Happy Mag’s Issue 11 Launch! by Happy In case you haven’t heard, this year we’re throwing a huge party on the opening night of VIVID Sydney. Taking over all three levels of the Marlborough Hotel in Newtown,…
Interviews Fighting the good fight: a chat with the organisers of Bad Vibrations Fest by Happy Since 2010 Dave Couri has been running a festival with a few ideals in mind; inclusivity, accessibility, transparency, and at the core of it all – incredible live music. What…
News Robert Smith confirms The Cure’s new album is finished by Mia Hull The Cure frontman Robert Smith has confirmed that the band’s 14th studio album is finally finished. It’s the first new music we’ve had from the iconic UK outfit in more…
News Join us at VIVID 2019 for the Happy Mag Issue 11 Launch by Happy The cat’s out of the bag; once again we will be joining the VIVID Sydney festivities by launching Issue 11 of Happy Mag on Friday May 24th. We’ll be taking…
News Vivid Sydney’s huge 2019 program has arrived! by Happy This May, Sydney’s annual light, music and art festival Vivid will return… and this morning, they’ve unveiled their absolutely huge 2019 program. So prepare yourselves, bcause a bunch of the globe’s…
News The Cure revealed as first headline act for Vivid 2019 by Molly Lasker In celebration of the 30th anniversary of their magnum opus Disintegration, new wave legends The Cure are returning Down Under for a string of shows at the Sydney Opera House as part…
Music News Watch Good Pash tear through a ripper new track live at Enmore Audio by Happy Good Pash are top notch. The four-piece hailing from Sydney have been up on our radars for quite some time now, even knocking out a set at our riotous Issue…
Features News PREMIERE: Shining Bird unveil episode 1 of new tour doco From Austinmer To Alice by Tom Cameron If you’re a fan of Shining Bird, you’ll know things have been somewhat quiet lately. Since releasing their acclaimed 2016 record Black Opal and heading on tour to celebrate, the band…
News Photography Happy Mag and the Australian Centre for Photography present: The Parlour Group Photo Exhibition by Happy If you haven’t caught it already, we’re having our next Mag Launch at VIVID 2018. On June 16th we’ll be bringing six bands, a host of DJ chops and live…
News Close VIVID 2018 in style: Announcing the full lineup for our Issue 8 Launch by Happy In case you missed it, Issue 8 is well on its way. On June 16th, on the last night of VIVID 2018, we’re inviting some of our best mates to…
Magazine News Want your shots to feature in Happy Mag’s inaugural photo issue? Now’s your chance! by Bill Robinson This June, for the first time ever, Happy Mag will be launching a dedicated photo issue, showcasing and celebrating the next wave of Australian visual talent. This means no feature articles…
News The Vivid Sydney 2018 program has been announced – and we’ve got a surprise for you by Happy Sydney’s yearly light, music and art festival Vivid has unveiled its full program for 2018. Come May, the city will be awash with colour, not to mention appearances from some…
