Robyn Hitchcock – Robyn Hitchcock (Yep Roc)
36 years after starting out on his solo career, Robyn Hitchcock has finally gotten around to releasing his self-titled album. Turns out it was well worth the wait.
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Watch: New Aldous Harding 13th Floor Video Session!!
Aldous Harding‘s highly-anticipated second album, Party, will be released this Friday. Just before heading overseas, Aldous stopped by The 13th Floor Studio to talk to Marty Duda and to perform two new songs from the album.
Radical Face: The 13th Floor Interview
Radical Face is the nome de plume of Florida-based musician Ben Cooper. Having just completed his epic, 3-disc trilogy, The Family Tree, Radical Face has just released his latest EP, SunnMoonnEclippse. Now, for the very first time, Radical Face will perform in New Zealand, at Auckland’s Tuning Fork, on Saturday, June 3rd. The 13th Floor’s Marty […]
Watch: The Map Room’s New 13th Floor Video Session
Here’s more excellent Kiwi music for New Zealand Music Month…Simon Gooding and Brendon Morrow are The Map Room. Together with Jared Kahi they stopped by The 13th Floor to perform three songs from their latest album, Weatherless, plus a brand new tune. Simon and Brendon also talk to Marty Duda about the making of Weatherless.
The Afghan Whigs – In Spades (Sub Pop)
This is the second installation since the rebirth of Greg Dulli’s Afghan Whigs took place in 2012. With as many members of The Twilight Singers as original Afghans on board, it’s clearly Dulli’s project all the way. This time around, he’s re-tooled the band’s sound a bit, but not the overarching, and ever-present, dark themes.
Green Day – Spark Arena May 13, 2017
At the main bridge of Holiday, Billie-Joe Armstrong screams for the lights in Spark Arena to go down, grabs a portable spotlight and strides onto the runway. “Auckland….Neeww Zeaaland!! Repeat after me!! “No Racism! No Sexism! No Homophobia!! The crowd dutifully responds before erupting into rapturous cheers.
The Chills – Kings Arms May 13, 2017
Martin Phillipps and The Chills brought their “Vigourous and Far-Reaching New Zealand Tour” to Auckland’s Kings Arms. In addition to the excellent music on offer, there was further good news from the troubled front man.
Thomas Oliver – San Fran May 13, 2017
On the eve of Mother’s Day, Wellington musician Thomas Oliver gave us all an early present (including the mums) by stopping in at his home town on his national tour. The fuss was the release of his first proper album, Floating in The Darkness.
Watch: Spanner’s 13th Floor Video Session
Most folks know about Jonathan Crayford for his incredible piano playing. But with his band Spanner he has teamed up with drummer Ross Burge (Muttonbirds, Dave Dobbyn), to show off his bass guitar chops.
The Wildbloods – All The Adversity (Wildblood)
Still pretty new to the Aussie rock scene, this four piece have just put out their first album. It’s a fairly solid affair, mainly your standard meat and potatoes rock. Good fare for those bars and clubs on the other side of the ditch but to Kiwi ears is it enough to really make us […]