Icehouse fans can revel in this batch of fab concert photos that photographer Michael Flynn has taken at their show at Villa Maria Winery, sharing the bill with Hall & Oates.
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Spotlight Interview: Garbage
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Garbage is back with a new album, Not Your Kind Of People. The 13th Floor spoke to Shirley Manson as Garbage hits the road for the first time in 7 years.
Click here to listen to the interview with Shirley Manson of Garbage.
Film Review: Margin Call
After the 2008 financial meltdown Hollywood seems to have produced as many corporate thrillers as political thrillers, substituting assets for bullets. Margin Call is being touted as the best of the bunch, having garnered accolades at last year’s Sundance Festival and having its screenplay nominated for an Oscar this past January.
Click here to read the entire review and watch the trailer for Margin Call.
13th Floor Streaming Radio
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Paul McLaney plays DJ for The 13th Floor
Flying Nun's Roger Shepherd Plays His 30 Fave Nun-Songs L
The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spins a few favourites.
Caitlin Smith shares some of her most-loved tunes.
Miriam Clancy spins a few tunes. Upcoming Events May 2012
***May is NZ Music Month
Big Daddy Wilson
May 9 – Tauranga – Omokoroa Boat Club
May 10 – Auckland – Juice Bar
May 11 – KeriKeri – Kerikeri RSA
May 12 – Mangawhai – Mangawhai Tavern
May 13 – Auckland – The RiverheadAnnabel Fay & Bulletproof and Jamie McDell
May 9 – Auckland – The Whiskey Bar
Kaiser Chiefs
May 10 – Auckland - PowerstationOpshop & Jonny Love
May 10 – Auckland – The Whiskey BarPeople Of Paris & Sons Of Vegas & Black White Dynamite
May 11 – Auckland – The Whiskey BarHello Sailor & Coast
May 12 – Auckland – The Whiskey BarTommy Ill Album Release Party
May 12 – Auckland – Kings Arms
Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls
May 15 – Auckland – Kings ArmsThe Revolution – NZ Music Celebration
May 17 – Auckland – 1885 BritomartThomas Oliver Band
May 18 – Auckland – Kings ArmsGoodshirt
May 19 – Leigh – Leigh Sawmill
Album Reviews
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The Jeffrey Lee Pierce Sessions
The Journey Is Long
Nick Cave, Deborah Harry, Mark Lanegan, Barry Adamson and others pay tribute to late Gun Club leader.
Keane
Strangeland British 3-piece is now a quartet on their 4th disc.
Best Coast
The Only Place
LA duo mix sunshine and shadows on second album.
Mystery Jets
Radlands
London band temporarily relocates to Texas.
Urban Tramper Internet Freedom Is Love
Wellington collective combines digital technology with songs from the woods.
Concert Reviews
Interviews
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Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon talks about his family, his songwriting and his new album, Older Than My Old Man Now.
Alec Palao
Music archivist for Ace and Rhino may have the best job on the planet.
Frank Turner
Punk poet lives for England and rock & roll.
The Sonics
Garage band legend Gerry Roslie explains why the Pacific Northwest rocks.
Big Daddy Wilson
American blues man comes to New Zealand via Germany.Reissue Reviews
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Electric Light Orchestra
40th Anniversary Edition
ELO's 1971 debut reissued with 1973 Quad mix and bonus tracks.
Fender: The Golden Age
1950-1970
Ace Records shows off the Fender guitar with tracks featuring everyone from Ike Turner to Jeff Beck.
Memphis Boys: The Story Of American Studios
Ace compilation of the best from Chips Moman's American Studios...Dusty Springfield, Joe Tex, Wilson Pickett, The Box Tops.
John Cale
Conflict & Catalysis
This collection focuses on Cale's production work from Nico to Patti to The Stooges and more.Film & DVD Reviews
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