More and more, bands from New Zealand are creating ripples thousands of miles away from the remote island. No longer known for Crowded House and Keith Urban, the late-blooming kiwi pop scene is alive, thriving, and coming to a mainland near you. Here's how they did it.
When you make the far-flung continent of Australia look somewhat centrally located, you've got a serious case of geographic isolation going on. But New Zealand, whose popular music scene didn't take root until well after the British Invasion hit its shores in the mid-'60s, has made up for a late start in joining the global pop-music party. And the...