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This feature is part of a new Scene Report on <\/em>Dunedin. Check out the series here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n Here\u2019s an industry secret I probably shouldn\u2019t write down: you end up listening to more bad bands than good bands as a Rolling Stone writer. (I\u2019m looking at you, major labels.) A lot more. Way more. Like, the odds are stacked against the good ones.<\/p>\n Which is why when a good band \u2014 a really good band \u2014 cuts through the noise, it means something.<\/p>\n The fact that two of these such bands \u2014 Dale Kerrigan and Pearly* \u2014 have been quickly followed by another from the same city, Dunedin, highlights the current strength of the city\u2019s music scene.<\/p>\n U-NO JUNO are Stefan, Ramona, and Jack, three musicians entrenched in their tight-knit alternative music community. In typical Dunedin fashion, they lend their talent to other bands and projects \u2014 Stefan, for example, also plays in The Pink Opaque \u2014 but the noise-punk trio have landed on a formidable sound together.<\/p>\n Like Horse Jumper of Love, or Horsegirl, or MJ Lenderman<\/a>, their sound primarily harks back to the \u201990s, particularly cited influences Unwound and the Pixies,\u00a0but it never comes across as a cheap retread; instead, U-NO JUNO\u2019s version of punk-meets-post-hardcore sounds fresh and alive, not stale.<\/p>\n In the grand tradition of \u014ctepoti rock bands, you really need to hear U-NO JUNO live to get the full effect.<\/p>\n Get your daily dose of everything happening in Australian\/New Zealand music and globally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n If you\u2019re unable to get down to the South Island city, WarPossumTV<\/a> has the next best thing.<\/p>\n WarPossumTV is a new series started by local musician Tane Cotton, himself no stranger to a cool live session: he\u2019s the multi-hyphenate artist behind post-punk project Sivle Talk, whose filmed Pioneer Hall set was named an Album You Need to Know<\/a> for our Dunedin series.<\/p>\n WarPossumTV kicked off this week with a five-song set from U-NO JUNO, and the series is set to host live sessions from different local bands every month.<\/p>\nLove Music?<\/h2>\n