Glass Vaults [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/g/glass-vaults]
Wellington electronic pop duo Richard Larsen and Rowan Pierce, whose albums have been released on Flying Out and UK label Melodic.

What’s new: artist profiles, Musician Index, and Radio! [https://thebigcity.co.nz/rambling/whats-new-march-2026]
A roundup of recent updates: 18 new and refreshed artist profiles, a new Musician Index under Resources, and the brand-new thebigcity.co.nz: Radio! streaming playlist.

Seth Frightening [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/s/seth-frightening]
Wellington neo-folk musician Sean Kelly, who has performed alongside Grizzly Bear and Jónsi.

Loves Ugly Children [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/l/loves-ugly-children]
Christchurch alt-rock trio active 1989–1998. Fronted by Simon Maclaren (vocals/guitar) with Angela "Floss" Leslie (bass) and Jason Young (drums). Released two Flying Nun albums — Cakehole (1995) and Showered in Gold (1997) — plus numerous EPs. Reunited in 2024; released Lost Demos 12" on Acrid Plume Records in 2025.

Model Home [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/m/model-home]
Christchurch emo and post-rock band whose 2023 album reached #8 on the NZ Albums Chart.

Supergroove [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/s/supergroove]
Supergroove formed on New Year’s Eve 1989/90 in Auckland, New Zealand, when the members were still in high school. The band began as “The Lowdown Dirty Blues Band” before transitioning to their signature funk sound. The core lineup included Karl Steven (vocals, harmonica), Joe Lonie (bass), Nick Atkinson (saxophone, keyboards), Che Fu (vocals), Ben Sciascia (guitar), and Tim Stewart (trumpet).

Thee Ideal Gus [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/i/ideal-gus-thee]
Thee Ideal Gus is a sprawling experimental collective originating from Hamilton, New Zealand, in the early 1990s. Born from the same prolific underground "gene pool" that produced acts like Pumice, Armpit, and G.Frenzy, the group is characterized by a fluid, loosely defined membership and a steadfast commitment to lo-fi, improvised, and chance-based recording.

Pumice [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/p/pumice]
The noisy, lo-fi and experimental one-man band of prolific multi-instrumentalist Stefan Neville who has been releasing DIY punky folk masterpieces since the mid 1990s (and continues today).

This Kind Of Punishment [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/t/this-kind-of-punishment]
After Nocturnal Projections went their seperate ways in the early 80s, the two Jefferies brothers formed This Kind Of Punishment, a group that expanded their song-writing capabilities, and added variety to the Joy Division-styled approach of their former group.

Cobweb Iris [https://thebigcity.co.nz/artists/c/cobweb-iris]
Cobweb Iris was a one-off 7" Peter King lathe cut release recorded in the small seaside villages of Port Chalmers and Purakanui (both near Dunedin) in August-October 1993 by a who's-who of New Zealand underground musicians - mainly Michael Morley and Bruce Russell of The Dead C along with Kim Pieters, Peter Stapleton and Danny Butt of Flies Inside the Sun and Alastair Galbraith, along with one-time Mink vocalist Margot Schweigman.