Music Needle In The Hay News Needle In The Hay 2026 early bird entries are open now! by Tammy Moir The wait is over, early bird entries have now opened for Needle in the Hay 2026! Dreaming of seeing your music etched into vinyl and scoring a share of over…
News Zenith Records : Australia’s Vinyl Legends Just Got Supersized by Tammy Moir For almost 20 years, Zenith Records has quietly been the backbone of Australia’s vinyl scene. Based in Brunswick East, Melbourne, Zenith is where independent artists, labels, and collectors go when…
Music News Announcing the winners and prizes for Needle In The Hay 2025: Wild Gloriosa, Lemonsuckr, BADASSMUTHA & Hope D by Tammy Moir The 2025 winners and prizes for Australia’s rowdiest emerging music competition are in. Needle In The Hay (NITH) has been shaking up the local scene since 2017, spotting new talent…
News Entries for this years Needle In The Hay are closing soon by Tammy Moir Submissions for Happy Mag’s Needle in the Hay (NITH) 2025 are closing soon. Happy’s annual music comp has long been a platform for emerging artists in Australia and New Zealand,…
Music Needle In The Hay News Needle in the Hay Spotlight: Cheeky Leash by Tammy Moir Cheeky Leash step into the Needle in the Hay spotlight with a jangly indie anthem There’s a certain charm to a band that doesn’t take itself too seriously – until…
Music Needle In The Hay News The lineup for the NITH 2024 Finalists Party at Lady Hampshire is locked in, and it’s killer by Happy Join Joan & The Giants, FVNERAL, Yasmina Sadiki, and Noah Vernon for a FREE party July 12th at the Lady Hampshire Join us on July 12th at the Lady Hampshire…
News Announcing the NITH Prizes for the winners and finalists for 2024 by Happy A huge congratulations to Joan & The Giants, Siobhan Cotchin, and South Summit, and to all the talented finalists who brought their A-game to the comp Before we celebrate the…
Music News Announcing the Needle In The Hay Finalist’s for 2023! by Tammy Moir Hand-picked from over 1600 entries, here are the 40 finalists who made the final cut in our Needle In The Hay vinyl competition Our latest Needle In The Hay vinyl…
Needle In The Hay News Vinyl Announcing the winners of the 2022 Needle In The Hay vinyl competition! by Happy After much deliberation, Happy Mag are proud to unveil the cohort of 30 Needle In The Hay Finalists for 2021!
Lists Music News Bold, daring and sometimes bizarre, here are our favourite band names by Tammy Moir Great band names are imaginative, bold, and memorable, reflecting the unique perspective and artistic vision of the musicians behind them. In the cutthroat world of indie music, a band’s name…
Needle In The Hay News The Second round of Needle In The Hay prizes announced by Tammy Moir Needle In The Hay is Australia and New Zealand’s largest independent music competition that could get your music pressed to vinyl BUT… did you know there are a stack of…
Needle In The Hay News Vinyl The first round of Needle In The Hay prizes have been announced! by Chloe Maddren Needle In The Hay is Australia and New Zealand’s largest independent music competition that could get your music pressed to vinyl BUT… did you know there are other prizes on…
Music Needle In The Hay News Vinyl Needle In The Hay early bird entires closing soon by Chloe Maddren Do you want your music pressed to vinyl? Enter our Needle In The Hay vinyl comp before early bird entries close for a cheaper entry fee. Every year, Happy Mag…
