Johnny Delaware – Para Llevar (Normaltown/New West) (13th Floor Album Review)
At a time of year when big, year-end releases are scrambling for your attention comes a small, but perfectly-formed album from one Johnny Delaware.
November 2024
Heilung: Return To Australia and play NZ For The First Time In Nov 2024 with Special Guest Eivør
HEILUNG, the ground-breaking collective renowned for their captivating performances, announce their highly anticipated rituals across Australia and New Zealand. This marks the debut of their mesmerizing rituals in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Auckland and their return to Sydney and Melbourne.
Al Anderson of The Original Wailers Tells It Like It Was: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Al Anderson first recorded with Bob Marley on his Natty Dread album in 1974, playing on classics like Lively Up Yourself, No Woman No Cry and Revolution and performing with Bob at Western Springs in 1979.
Beth Torrance Performs Tiny Flowers & Ankle Socks at The 13th Floor: Singles Session
Beth Torrance, the Tāmaki Makaurau based artist, has just released her second E.P. titled Tiny Flowers and here she is to sing and play a couple of songs from the E.P. here at The 13th Floor.
Talk Talk It’s My Life” 40th Anniversary Half-Speed Master (Parlophone)
Talk Talk is a band whose reputation has grown exponentially over the past 30 years thanks in part to the genre-busting album Spirit Of Eden and the tragic death of main-man Mark Hollis in 2019.
Chelsea Wolfe Announces May 2025 New Zealand Tour
Three years after her sold out tour, Chelsea Wolfe, the Queen of Darkness, will bring her visceral, vivid live performance back to Wellington and Auckland touring alongside experimental Australian artist UBOA.
Nathan Haines – Powerstation: November 2, 2024 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Nathan Haines took over Auckland’s Powerstation with an 11-piece band, all in support of his new album, Notes. The 13th Floor’s Monique Perera and Den O’Keeffe were there to bring you the pictures and the words.
Sarah Blasko Just Needs To Conquer This Mountain: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Australia’s Sarah Blasko returns with her 7th solo album titled I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain. And while it sounds like hard work, she says its “the most relaxed and free-wheeling album I’ve made”.
It’s Getting Late For The Fleshtones But They Are Still Rockin’: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
The Fleshtones release their new album, It’s Getting Late (…and More Songs About Werewolves) today and we have spoken to front man Peter Zaremba about Werewolves, The Cramps, Chicago Pizza and The Saints.
LIPS, The Golden Geese & Mammalien – Neck of the Woods: October 31, 2024
On a night of terror and tawdriness (Halloween), intrepid concert reviewer Simon Coffey braved the dangers lurking on every street corner of Tamaki Makaurau infamous K Rd, to help LIPS aka Steph Brown, Fen Ikner with friends, celebrate the release of their new single The Wolf.