November 2025

16/11/2025

alayna – Hold Me: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day

Critically acclaimed Rotorua artist, alayna, showcases the power and the depth of her songwriting on the heartbreaking new single, Hold Me, from her upcoming sophomore album Set Her Free.

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16/11/2025

The Avett Brothers & Mike Patton — AVTT/PTTN (Thirty Tigers) (13th Floor Album Review)

John Bradbury

Some collaborations feel engineered. Some feel accidental. AVTT/PTTN by The Avett Brothers & Mike Patton feels like a doorway opening between two worlds that never expected to meet. It is the kind of project that sounds improbable until you hear it, and then it feels strangely inevitable.

16/11/2025

Lenny Kravitz – Spark Arena: November 15, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)

Marty Duda

Lenny Kravitz brought his Blue Electric Light Tour to New Zealand last night. It was the veteran rocker’s first show in Aotearoa in a career that reaches back almost 40 years.

16/11/2025

Mundi – Ponsonby Social Club: November 15, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)

Alex Robertson

On a cool spring evening in Tamaki Makaurau, a city rocked by a malaise that’s heightened by the sudden change in weather, Mundi, the world fusion outfit hailing from Lyttleton, is hoping to bring some warmth to the Ponsonby Social Club.

15/11/2025

John McFee on Jackdawg and Music Without Any Rules: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview

Marty Duda

John McFee has played with everyone from Van Morrison to Elvis Costello to Rick James…but have you heard of Jackdawg?

15/11/2025

Lucy Gray – Pull Out Mattress: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day

The 13th Floor

Lucy Gray releases Pull Out Mattress…fresh, fun and confessional, like you’re part of an inside joke. That’s how brand-new, breakout pop-rock track Pull Out Mattress from Lucy Gray feels to listen to.

15/11/2025

Opeth – Trusts Arena: November 14, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)

Ming Lyu

Progressive metal band Opeth last visited New Zealand in 2017, the five-piece lineup—Mikael Åkerfeldt (guitar, vocals), Martín Méndez (bass), Fredrik Åkesson (guitar, backing vocals), Joakim Svalberg (keyboards, backing vocals), and Waltteri Väyrynen (drums)—returned after eight years with their critically acclaimed album, The Last Will and Testament. The show was originally scheduled for Auckland Town Hall, but overwhelming demand pushed it to Trusts […]