Mason Jennings Shows Us His Real Heart: Interview
Mason Jennings celebrated the release of his new album, Real Heart, by talking to The 13th Floor just as the record was being released worldwide.
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Forenzics – Shades And Echoes (Warner Bros)
Forenzics is Tim Finn and Eddie Rayner who, along with a few friends, have sieved through classic Split Enz tunes and created 14 new tracks that are incredibly fresh and vibrant sounding.
Belfast – Dir: Kenneth Branagh
Belfast is a semi-autobiographical comedy/drama set in 1969 Northern Ireland where a family struggles to survive in the city they love. Starring: Jamie Dornan, Judi Dench, Caitriona Balfe, Jude Hill
Greensky Bluegrass – Stress Dreams: Album Review
Greensky Bluegrass are Bluegrass practitioners in a parallel world from which they seem to have become a Grateful Dead hybrid. The core trio, Paul Hoffman mandolin, Dave Bruzza guitar and Michael Bont banjo came together in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 2000. Essentially an American string band, they honed their craft through countless open mike sessions. At […]
South For Winter – From Nashville To Christchurch: Interview
South For Winter are Nick and Dani Stone + Alex Stradal. Nick and Dani are in Christchurch at the moment while Alex is back in Nashville watching the dog.
Lady Wray – Piece Of Me: 13th Floor Interview
Lady Wray is back with Piece Of Me, a sizzling blend of hip hop, r&b and soul cooked up in New York and served up in Altanta.
North Mississippi Allstars – Set Sail: Album Review
North Mississippi Allstars – Set Sail This album appealed to me from the get-go having lived in the Mississippi hill country when I was 17. It’s a rolling landscape of pine trees, occasional cotton fields, muddy slow-moving rivers and tangles of kudzu vines. And a fraught history. The North Mississippi Allstars invoke this country in […]
Adam Shoenfeld & All The Birds Sing: Interview
Adam Shoenfeld is in Nashville where he has just released All The Birds Sing. This is the debut solo album for this very busy Nashville cat.
Grace Cummings – Storm Queen: Album Review
Grace Cummings is a Folk singer from Melbourne, and with her sophomore album Storm Queen she will slay you with her vocal power. Freakish deep tones of Helen Shapiro combined with the angry passion of Odetta. She has a softer side and can rise up into high soprano in a flash. Joni Mitchell’s presence of […]
Cy Winstanley – Freida Margolis January 26, 2022
Cy Winstanley steps out on his own with a little help from Dave Khan to keep live music alive as Auckland rides out the red zone.