The Beekeeper Dir: David Ayer (Film Review)
Jason Statham is on a roll with The Beekeeper clocking in as his fifth film in a year. The Beekeeper finds Jason in one of his most preposterous and entertaining films yet.
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Sprints – Letter To Self (City Slang) (Album Review)
Sprints come roaring out of the gate with a debut album that proves that there is still life in guitar-based rock, especially if it has a post-punk edge.
By A Damn Sight Perform My Bells at The 13th Floor: Singles Session
By A Damn Sight are a band from Wellington who are about to release their new album, Service Through Song.
Cash & Carter – No Use Praying (Frictionless) (E.P. Review)
Let’s start the New Year with new music from Cash & Carter. No, Johnny and June haven’t come back from the grave…this is actually Shaun and Ross.
Obituary – Galatos: January 5, 2024 (Concert Review)
Having survived the silly season, Simon Coffey got back in the saddle and checked out groundbreaking death-metal icons Obituary on their Barely Alive tour in Aotearoa, four years on from the last visit.
13th Floor Top 10 Interviews Of 2023 (Marty’s Picks)
Out of the hundreds of people we spoke to this past year, here are the Top 10 interviews we think are the most memorable, entertaining, informative, profound or just plain fun.
13th Floor Top 10 Albums Of 2023 (Marty’s Picks)
Submitted for your approval, The 13th Floor’s Top 10 Albums of 2023 as chosen by Marty Duda.
Alex Chilton – Squid: December 4th, 1995
The late, great Alex Chilton would have been 73 years old today but, sadly, he died March 17, 2010 at age 59. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda started his attempt at “music journalism” back in 1995 with this review of Chilton at Squid club in Auckland. Read it and weep…
13th Floor Top 10 Concerts Of 2023 (Marty’s Picks)
13th Floor founder Marty Duda picks his top 10 concerts from the past year. How many of these did you see?
Cowboy Dan – Wine Cellar: December 21, 2023
Local Jangle-alt-popsters Cowboy Dan, fresh back from a two-year hiatus, celebrated the release of their two previous digital-only EPs, as a single vinyl LP last night at the Wine Cellar, with guests The Changing Same. 13th Floor’s resident opportunist Simon Coffey was there for some yuletide entertainment and tasty beverages.