The Others Way 2023 – Various K Road Venues: December 1, 2023 (Pt.2)
The Others Way returned and we were there! This year’s festival was so big we had two 13th Floor reporters there to cover all the action.
The Others Way returned and we were there! This year’s festival was so big we had two 13th Floor reporters there to cover all the action.
Demons of Noon, matured under four lockdowns, inspired by Black Sabbath, Mazzy Star and evincing a similar approach to music as the Melvins. Demons of Noon have, after a steady stream of digital singles, cracked the big one with a full-length album, not just in digital format, but also on vinyl.
The Cosmic Psychos are the legendary antithesis of The Birthday Party, where The Boys Next Door went fucking arty (as TBP), the Spring Plains (TCP earlier incarnation) went ‘fuck this arty shit’ and the motor-cituy guitar-driven punk sound that has stayed forever with The Cosmic Psychos was born.
Brian Jonestown Massacre returned to Auckland’s Powerstation last night and we sent Simon Coffey and Brenna Jo Gotje to cover the big event.
Happy Mondays returned to Auckland’s Powerstation last night. The 13th Floor’s Simon Coffey watched and listened while Brenna Jo Gotje shot photos. Here’s what they delivered.
What better way to spend a Sunday night in Auckland than with Napalm Death? The 13th Floor’s Simon Coffey thought so. Here is his report.
Tāmaki Makaurau post-punk outfit Swallow the Rat, just back from a handful of shows in Naarm/Melbourne, and with a new album, South Locust, under the belt, were primed and full of promise for tonight’s show, the first show in a tactical tour of the upper Te Ika-a-Māui.
Eagles Of Death Metal rocked Auckland’s Powerstation last night. The 13th Floor’s Simon Coffey and Brenna Jo Gotje were there to cover this momentous event.
Ringlets played Auckland’s Whammy Bar, celebrating their new album and The 13th Floor’s Simon Coffey was on the scene. Here is his report.
Auckland’s Ringlets have just released their debut album and The 13th Floor’s Simon Coffey is all over it. Here are his thoughts…