13th Floor ace photographer Michael Flynn is in New Plymouth and already he’s coming up with some stunning images from Day 1 of this year’s WOMAD Festival. Additionally, Tim Gruar is on the ground and reporting back with his reviews from each night. Here is Tim’s report from Day 1 followed by Michael’s photos.
St Patrick’s Day at Auckland’s Powerstation brings Scottish musician and former Ultravox frontman Midge Ure to town…his second of a seven-date New Zealand tour.
WOMAD is just getting underway in New Plymouth and we have 14-year old music journalist McKenzie Jennings-Gruar on site to talk to the artists. First up is Welch band and Realworld recording artists 9Bach. Listen in as McKenzie talks to founding members Lisa Jen and Martin Hoyland:
Mexrrissey, for those who aren’t familiar, play their own Mexican versions of songs by Morrissey and The Smiths. They hail from Mexico, and sing in Spanish. If you’re in any doubt as to how this might work, take a listen to their version of ‘Suedehead’ and you’ll get the idea. These aren’t just covers, they’ve […]
The Soil are a three-person vocal group from Soweto, South Africa and are making their New Zealand performing debut at this year’s WOMAD Festival. Before heading down to New Plymouth, the trio, Buhlebendalo “Soil Sister” Mda, Ntsika “Fana-tastic” Ngxanga, Luphindo “Master P” Ngxanga, stopped by the 13th Floor studios to perform three songs and talk to […]
After 4 albums crafting a unique path through a folk rock tradition that is sometimes weighed down by its relationship to its own past, Hurray For The Riff Raff have hooked up with producer Paul Butler (Who did such a great job with Michael Kiwanuka’s last album) and produced a “concept album”. Now before you […]
Swamp music king Tony Joe White returns to Auckland for two shows at The Tuning Fork on April 9th and 10th. The Polk Salad Annie hitmaker is no stranger to New Zealand having played here on numerous occasions and always leaving an indelible memory on those who have seen him. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda […]
Bonnie Raitt and her stellar band return to New Zealand at the end of March for two shows as part of her Dig In Deep Tour. Bonnie’s been making music for well over 40 years and she seems to just get better and better. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Bonnie Raitt recently about […]
The Documentary New Zealand Trust presents: Doc Edge International Film Festival (Doc Edge) Wellington, 10 – 21 May / Auckland, 24 May – 5 June Hoka Hey: A Good Day to Die
Let’s start with some personal context: Gorguts are a very big deal for me. They’re one of Those Bands, the ones your mates know will always come up eventually in drunken music discussions or late night YouTube searches. Their album Obscura changed my whole perception of extreme metal, and it’s hard to say if I’d […]