Category: Music Features

Fans Love Machine Head’s Later Albums. But Robb Flynn Doesn’t Want ‘to Go on Forever’
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By Sosefina Fuamoli
Machine Head are still finding ways to engage with metal in ways that, for better or worse, stoke flames of discussion within their fanbase
‘The Spirit Is Strong’: Make Them Suffer Are Excited for Their Next Chapter
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By Sosefina Fuamoli
Nick McLernon and Alex Reade reflect on a whirlwind chapter for the metalcore favourites following the release of their fifth studio album.
Garbage’s Shirley Manson on What Drives the Band Forward: ‘For the First Time in My Life, I’m Really Aware of My Own Mortality’
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By Sosefina Fuamoli
Shirley Manson and Butch Vig contemplated reinvention and the future of Garbage while at Good Things 2025 in Melbourne
Kesha Has Learned to Love ‘Tik Tok’: ‘That Was Just Me!’
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By Brian Hiatt
Kesha used to worry about the impression her debut conveyed: "For the whole world to think I couldn't sing and I was stupid? That was hard."
‘I Went Back to My Roots with This Album’: Alison Wonderland Tells Us About the Rejuvenating ‘Ghost World’
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By Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone AU/NZ caught up with one of Australia's most successful electronic exports to chat all things 'Ghost World' and much more
How Lady Gaga Found Herself Again: ‘I Feel Lucky to Be Alive’
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By Brian Hiatt
How Lady Gaga returned from the brink, found love, and made one of her greatest albums with 'Mayhem'
Why Do Pop Stars Keep Threatening to Quit Pop Stardom?
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By Brittany Spanos
Charli XCX, Selena Gomez and Ariana Grande have all expressed a lack of interest in pop stardom. What's going on?
‘This Is F*cking Surreal’: How RÜFÜS DU SOL Went From Aussie Favourites to One of the World’s Biggest Acts
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By Neil Griffiths
Rolling Stone AU/NZ sits down with RÜFÜS DU SOL during the group's record-breaking tour of Australia and New Zealand
How a Grammy Win Let Cassian ‘Pursue Being an Artist in My Own Right’
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By Lauren McNamara
We caught up with the Sydney-born producer and DJ ahead of his appearances at Wildlands and Beyond the Valley
Best New Zealand Music of the Week: November 24th-30th
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By Rolling Stone
Stay up to date with all the New Zealand music releases from last week with Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s weekly roundup