Tom Scott – Civic Theatre: November 1, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
The 13th Floor’s Jeff Neems and photographer Thiago Alencar spent last night at Auckland’s Civic Theatre with Tom Scott…here is what happened.
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Tom Scott – Anitya (Years Gone By) (13th Floor Album Review)
Releasing music for the first time under his name, Tom Scott has made Anitya – born of the blood, sweat, and tears shed with Homebrew, @Peace, Average Rap Band, and Avantdale Bowling Club. The 13th Floor’s Jeff Neems has been listening (and talking) to Tom Scott…
King Missile (Dog Fly Religion) – Whammy Bar: October 5, 2025
King Missile reunited! The 13th Floor’s Jeff Neems and Chris Zwaagdyk were there to record the event for posterity!
Vernon Reid – Hoodoo Telemetry (Artone/The Players Club Records) (13th Floor Album Review)
Living Colour’s Vernon Reid is about to release a 14-track opus called Hoodoo Telemetry. Reid says it isn’t a linear piece, but a thrillingly tangled tapestry of genres, collaborators and material from different time periods. Its energy and chaos seems to reflect and challenge what Reid considers the “tumultuous”. The 13th Floor’s Jeff Neems gives […]
El Michels Affair – 24 Hr Sports (Big Crown) (13th Floor Album Review)
Leon Michels and his El Michels Affair are about to release 24 Hr Sports featuring appearances from Norah Jones, Shintaro Sakamoto, Florence Adooni, Rogê, and Dave Guy, as well as a prominent sample of the late Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Is it worth waiting for? Here is The 13th Floor’s Jeff Neems with an advance listen.
Chaos In The CBD – A Deeper Life (In Dust We Trust) (13th Floor Album Review)
With a name like Chaos In The CBD, I’d always been under the mistaken impression this group was either angry green-haired punks or an extensively tattooed heavy metal crowd.
Chaka Khan – The Civic: April 16, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
American soul/disco/funk diva Chaka Khan packed Auckland’s The Civic on Wednesday night, drawing a crowd made up largely of smiling folks well into their 50s, 60s and 70s. Although there were a few younger fans sprinkled across the grand venue’s red seats, I was – at 52 – one of the least-seasoned patrons.
Dean Wareham – That’s The Price of Loving Me (Carpark Records)
For some reason I have yet to fully fathom, Dean Wareham’s music strikes me as very seasonal.
Swervedriver – Doremi Faso Latido (Outer Battery)
The 13th Floor’s Jeff Neems finds himself, somewhat unintentionally, revisiting 90s-era Swervedriver.
Four Tet – Three (Text Records) 13th Floor Album Review)
Since first encountering his installment of the excellent DJ Kicks series released in 2006, I’ve taken a casual interest in the output of Keiran “Four Tet” Hebden.
