The Stones

New Zealand band Stones are best known for appearing on the influential 1982 Flying Nun release Dunedin Double, which also featured songs by the Chills, Sneaky Feelings, and the Verlaines. Formed by vocalist/guitarist Wayne Elsey, who had just left his band Bored Games in search of a band that sounded like the Clean, bassist/vocalist Jeff Batts, and drummer Graeme Anderson, the trio played their first show in 1981. Though slightly scruffier and rougher around the edges than most New Zealand bands at the time, they found themselves playing with the Chills, Verlaines, and the Cl...