Mack Hughes

Local Produce: the pink opaque

Posted 12:08pm Sunday 20th September 2026

Crushingly loud and with a sparkling intensity, the pink opaque (all lowercase – it’s intentional) is one of Ōtepoti’s most sonically lush bands – their swirling guitars and blown out layers of fuzz a force to behold live. Critic Te Ārohi met with Kim (she/her), Read more...

Local Produce: Sogg

Posted 4:01pm Saturday 8th August 2026

Off the back of their second proper EP, teenage noise-rockers Sogg have confidently asserted themselves as one of the most exciting and interesting bands in the Ōtepoti music scene. Their sound is explosive, sonically tending toward the crushingly loud, heavy and dense. Ollie (vox, guitar, and Read more...

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