Category: Music Features

‘Ka Whawhai Tonu’: Inside the ‘Unworldly’ Sound of the New Māori-Led Film
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By Fiona Connor
Tiki Taane, Arli Liberman, and Louis Baker reveal how they created the right music for Michael Jonathan's historical epic about the battle of Ōrākau
JessB Wanted to Kick Off Her Debut Album in Style. That’s Where Sampa the Great and Sister Nancy Came in
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By Jessica Lynch
JessB tells Rolling Stone AU/NZ about the making of her debut 'Feels Like Home', which lives up to the hype
Song You Need to Know: Emily Wurramara ft. Tasman Keith, ‘Lordy Lordy’
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By Matt Slocum
Wurramara announced her second studio album this week
Excerpt: What Really Happened in the Radio Birdman Story
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By Conor Lochrie
Coinciding with their special 50th anniversary tour, iconic Australian rock 'n' roll band Radio Birdman are the subject of a detailed new biography
Song You Need to Know: Arahi, ‘We’ve Seen Better Days’
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By Sarah Downs
The Aotearoa singer-songwriter returns with his first solo release since his 2022 debut EP
How Fred again.. Pulled Off His First-Ever Stadium Show
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By Jeff Ihaza
The musician and his team explain how they transformed the massive venue into the kind of intimate rave setting his fans have come to expect
Inside Australia and New Zealand’s Reissue Record Label Scene
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By Martyn Pepperell
Meet the passionate music fans on an obsessive quest to dig deep into the record crates and unearth forgotten gems
Best Australian Music of the Week: June 24th-June 30th
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By Sarah Downs
Stay up to date with all the standout tracks released last week with Rolling Stone AU/NZ’s weekly roundup
In Defense of Camila Cabello — and Letting the Pop Girlies Try New Things
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By Tomás Mier
The pop cycle pushes women artists to rebrand at every album turn. On 'C, XOXO,' Cabello embraced an authentic part of her identity we simply hadn't met yet.
Song You Need to Know: REED., ‘Murimuri Aroha’
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By Sarah Downs
The Tāmaki Makaurau-based producer and musician created the soulful waiata entirely in te reo Māori