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Presenting the best Australian and New Zealand songs of the 21st century so far.
We finally settled on a top 300 - read the full list now at the Rolling Stone AU/NZ website!
We finally settled on a top 300 - read the full list now at the Rolling Stone AU/NZ website!
December 10, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Presenting the best Australian and New Zealand songs of the 21st century so far.
We finally settled on a top 300 - read the full list now at the Rolling Stone AU/NZ website!
We finally settled on a top 300 - read the full list now at the Rolling Stone AU/NZ website!
Some of the great records that made our Best New Zealand Albums of 2025 list.
December 7, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Some of the great records that made our Best New Zealand Albums of 2025 list.
It’s been such a great year for New Zealand music.
Our editorial team spent longer than usual debating our favourite local albums of 2025
Check out the full list below! (And please feel free to tell me how wrong we got it...)
#newzealand #nzmusic
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Our editorial team spent longer than usual debating our favourite local albums of 2025
Check out the full list below! (And please feel free to tell me how wrong we got it...)
#newzealand #nzmusic
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The 50 Best New Zealand Albums of 2025
Our ranking of the best New Zealand albums of 2025, featuring Lorde, BENEE, The Beths, Kaylee Bell, and more.
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December 5, 2025 at 5:25 AM
It’s been such a great year for New Zealand music.
Our editorial team spent longer than usual debating our favourite local albums of 2025
Check out the full list below! (And please feel free to tell me how wrong we got it...)
#newzealand #nzmusic
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Our editorial team spent longer than usual debating our favourite local albums of 2025
Check out the full list below! (And please feel free to tell me how wrong we got it...)
#newzealand #nzmusic
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"I don’t know if I would’ve been a musician without a computer."
Multi-award-winning electronic artist Ninajirachi chatted with @babyzionov.bsky.social, in advance of her return to NZ this summer — playing the all-star SLACKBARN fest at Black Barn Vineyards!
Get tickets while you can via UTR 💻 🌞
Multi-award-winning electronic artist Ninajirachi chatted with @babyzionov.bsky.social, in advance of her return to NZ this summer — playing the all-star SLACKBARN fest at Black Barn Vineyards!
Get tickets while you can via UTR 💻 🌞
Interview: Ninajirachi (AUS) - SLACKBARN! Festival
Performing with an all star lineup at Black Barn Vineyards in Hawke's Bay on 10th January.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:50 PM
"I don’t know if I would’ve been a musician without a computer."
Multi-award-winning electronic artist Ninajirachi chatted with @babyzionov.bsky.social, in advance of her return to NZ this summer — playing the all-star SLACKBARN fest at Black Barn Vineyards!
Get tickets while you can via UTR 💻 🌞
Multi-award-winning electronic artist Ninajirachi chatted with @babyzionov.bsky.social, in advance of her return to NZ this summer — playing the all-star SLACKBARN fest at Black Barn Vineyards!
Get tickets while you can via UTR 💻 🌞
Big news for my adopted hometown! Six60 and Synthony are coming together for the first-ever live concert at Christchurch’s new stadium.
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Six60 and Synthony to Open New Christchurch Stadium
Two of New Zealand's biggest live acts will host the first-ever live concert at Christchurch's new stadium.
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December 3, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Big news for my adopted hometown! Six60 and Synthony are coming together for the first-ever live concert at Christchurch’s new stadium.
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We’re very proud of Lewis Capaldi in Scotland - and for good reason.
I covered the first show of his long-awaited New Zealand and Australia tour for @rollingstoneaus last night.
Read the full review at the link below.
#lewiscapaldi #scotland
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I covered the first show of his long-awaited New Zealand and Australia tour for @rollingstoneaus last night.
Read the full review at the link below.
#lewiscapaldi #scotland
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Lewis Capaldi New Zealand Tour: Live Review
Lewis Capaldi made his long-awaited return to New Zealand in an emotional Christchurch show.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
We’re very proud of Lewis Capaldi in Scotland - and for good reason.
I covered the first show of his long-awaited New Zealand and Australia tour for @rollingstoneaus last night.
Read the full review at the link below.
#lewiscapaldi #scotland
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I covered the first show of his long-awaited New Zealand and Australia tour for @rollingstoneaus last night.
Read the full review at the link below.
#lewiscapaldi #scotland
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Dick Move earned a Taite Music Prize nomination for their second album 'Wet'. Don't bet against them repeating the feat next year for their excellent new record 'Dream, Believe, Achieve'.
Lucy Suttor says awards recognition is significant to her being the singer in a female-fronted punk band.
Lucy Suttor says awards recognition is significant to her being the singer in a female-fronted punk band.
November 28, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Dick Move earned a Taite Music Prize nomination for their second album 'Wet'. Don't bet against them repeating the feat next year for their excellent new record 'Dream, Believe, Achieve'.
Lucy Suttor says awards recognition is significant to her being the singer in a female-fronted punk band.
Lucy Suttor says awards recognition is significant to her being the singer in a female-fronted punk band.
Jim Nothing is one of New Zealand’s best indie musicians.
I caught up with him ahead of The Others Way!
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I caught up with him ahead of The Others Way!
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Jim Nothing Discusses AMAs Win, The Others Way and More
We caught up with the Auckland indie musician ahead of his appearance at The Others Way 2025.
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November 27, 2025 at 6:29 AM
Jim Nothing is one of New Zealand’s best indie musicians.
I caught up with him ahead of The Others Way!
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I caught up with him ahead of The Others Way!
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Dick Move are one of the best punk bands in the game. Read all about them in my interview with frontwoman Lucy Sutton at the link.
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Dick Move Discuss Their New Album 'Dream, Believe, Achieve'
Dick Move have supported Foo Fighters and been nominated for prestigious awards. But they'll always be a DIY punk band at heart.
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November 21, 2025 at 1:43 AM
Dick Move are one of the best punk bands in the game. Read all about them in my interview with frontwoman Lucy Sutton at the link.
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Bic Runga's new album, Red Sunset, recorded in Paris, will be released on Friday, February 13. It's her first collection of original material since 2011’s Belle. The title track 'Red Sunset' is out today, and The Red Sunset Tour... www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/bic-...
Bic Runga - AudioCulture
With her four studio albums of singer-songwriter pop, Runga has straddled the line between auteur and commercially successful pop star well. She is part of New Zealand’s music establishment, one of ou...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Bic Runga's new album, Red Sunset, recorded in Paris, will be released on Friday, February 13. It's her first collection of original material since 2011’s Belle. The title track 'Red Sunset' is out today, and The Red Sunset Tour... www.audioculture.co.nz/profile/bic-...
We’re premiering the cool new single/video by Bic Runga. Watch in full at the Rolling Stone AU/NZ website!
November 20, 2025 at 5:21 PM
We’re premiering the cool new single/video by Bic Runga. Watch in full at the Rolling Stone AU/NZ website!
Theia just released one of the best NZ albums of the year.
She told me all about it for Rolling Stone.
Read below!
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She told me all about it for Rolling Stone.
Read below!
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Theia Discusses Her Debut Album 'Girl, in a Savage World'
A decade into her career, Theia finally released her debut album. She tells Rolling Stone AU/NZ about why it had to happen now.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Theia just released one of the best NZ albums of the year.
She told me all about it for Rolling Stone.
Read below!
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She told me all about it for Rolling Stone.
Read below!
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Caught up with @thebeths.bsky.social songwriter Liz Stokes to find out how they made their most beautiful record yet!
#thebeths #newzealandmusic
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#thebeths #newzealandmusic
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The Beths: Liz Stokes Discusses New Album, North American Tour
After releasing another acclaimed album, the Beths are playing their biggest shows in North America to date. But the band's primary songwriter has battled through a lot to get here.
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November 7, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Caught up with @thebeths.bsky.social songwriter Liz Stokes to find out how they made their most beautiful record yet!
#thebeths #newzealandmusic
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#thebeths #newzealandmusic
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When I was growing up in Scotland, there was no bigger band in the country than Travis.
So it was a lovely full circle moment to interview Fran Healy for Rolling Stone.
We discussed Travis’ upcoming Australia tour and much more.
Read below!
#travis #scotland
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So it was a lovely full circle moment to interview Fran Healy for Rolling Stone.
We discussed Travis’ upcoming Australia tour and much more.
Read below!
#travis #scotland
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Travis Were the Biggest Band in Britain. Why Does It Still Feel Like They're Underrated?
They toured with Oasis three times and influenced Chris Martin and Coldplay. But Travis have always just been
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October 31, 2025 at 12:35 AM
When I was growing up in Scotland, there was no bigger band in the country than Travis.
So it was a lovely full circle moment to interview Fran Healy for Rolling Stone.
We discussed Travis’ upcoming Australia tour and much more.
Read below!
#travis #scotland
au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
So it was a lovely full circle moment to interview Fran Healy for Rolling Stone.
We discussed Travis’ upcoming Australia tour and much more.
Read below!
#travis #scotland
au.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
October 18, 2025 at 1:41 AM
October 15, 2025 at 12:25 AM
A group of Australian humanitarians in the Gaza Aid Flotilla have been detained by Israel Defence Forces. Story below.
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Australians in Gaza Aid Flotilla Detained by Israel
A press statement shared with Rolling Stone AU/NZ says the activists
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October 2, 2025 at 7:32 AM
A group of Australian humanitarians in the Gaza Aid Flotilla have been detained by Israel Defence Forces. Story below.
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Well done to Gut Health for speaking up. Australia needs more principled bands like them.
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Gut Health Call Out ARIA Partnering with Spotify
Gut Health are nominated in the Michael Gudinski Breakthrough Artist category at the 2025 ARIA Awards. But the Melbourne punks have questioned ARIA's new partnership with Spotify.
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September 29, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Well done to Gut Health for speaking up. Australia needs more principled bands like them.
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This might be the best Others Way lineup yet. Connan Mockasin just added!
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The Others Way 2025: Connan Mockasin and More Join Lineup
Sharon Van Etten, Anthonie Tonnon, High Dependency Unit, Isla Noon, and more were previously confirmed in May.
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September 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
This might be the best Others Way lineup yet. Connan Mockasin just added!
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