Song You Need to Know: Vagina Dry, ‘Brutalised’
Posted in: Music Features
Vagina Dry do not mis their targets on the searing 'Brutalised', the first taste of a special new EP out of Ōtepoti Dunedin
4 of Dunedin’s Best Bands Are Releasing a Joint EP, Inspired by a Flying Nun Classic
Posted in: Music NewsThe release is courtesy of nascent independent label DUN Records, which gives the bands full autonomy and ownership of their music
In My Room with Emily Alice
Posted in: Music FeaturesOur Ōtepoti Dunedin series returns with a sprightly In My Room session from Emily Alice, timed perfectly for Te Marama Puoro o Aotearoa | NZ Music Month
This Year’s Biggest Aotearoa Music Awards Snubs and Surprises: Dunedin, Theia, BENEE
Posted in: Music ListsLots of excellent artists have been nominated for the 2026 Aotearoa Music Awards, but there were also some surprising choices
A DIY Noise-Rock Duo From Dunedin Is Touring China. Here’s How It Happened
Posted in: Music FeaturesHow does a DIY noise-rock duo from Ōtepoti end up touring 13 cities across China? Rolling Stone AU/NZ deputy editor Conor Lochrie chatted with two people involved in the life-changing trip to find out how it came to be.
Peter McCall Finally Went All Out With His Fazed on a Pony Project. It Resulted in His Best Album Yet
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe hard-working indie musician tells Conor Lochrie about the major life changes that led to 'swan', his chart-topping new Fazed on a Pony album
What Do Salt Water Criminals Sound Like? ‘If Phil Elverum Joined Green Day in 2001’
Posted in: Music FeaturesWe get to know the Dunedin-born, Auckland-based lo-fi rock band better
How One of the Best Books About Dunedin Music Came Together
Posted in: Music FeaturesMusic books don't come much more definitive than 'The Dunedin Sound: Some Disenchanted Evening'
Inside Andrew Wilson’s Musical Journey: Dunedin to Die! Die! Die! to Solo Music
Posted in: Music FeaturesAndrew Wilson takes us through his storied career, from his early Dunedin days to touring the world with Die! Die! Die! and going solo
A Guide to Cult Folk Musician Maxine Funke in 10 Records
Posted in: Music FeaturesThe Dunedin-based avant-garde musician pens hushed stories of the mundane and magical moments in everyday life
