The XX Share A Demo With The World
“Open Eyes is a demo we did whilst creating our new album, we just wanted to share it with you”. The XX It’s always nice to share… Save
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Dum Dum Girls Disappoint
The Dum Dum Girls performed at Auckland’s Kings Arms this Friday night. Having been a big fan of their second album, Only In Dreams, I was looking forward to the show. Unfortunately, the band did not live up to expectations. Lead singer and guitarist Kristen Gundred, aka Dee Dee’s, vocals were buried in the mix, awash […]
Welcome to 2012…Oh, By The Way, Rock Is Dead
Describing 2011 as the “most numbing year for mainstream rock music in history”, Jon Caramanica, in the New York Times, claims that “rock is becoming a graveyard of aesthetic innovation and creativity”. While he doesn’t quite go as far as pronouncing the genre “dead”, he does describe it as “zombified”. Caramanica sites as examples the latest releases […]
Black Joe Lewis At The Powerstation
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears turned out a heady mix of Texas-style blues and soul last night at The Powerstation. The 7-piece band, complete with 3-man horn section helped the crowd work up the first serious sweat of the summer. Watch Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears perform at The Powerstation here: [wpvideo VRVo9OqN]
Pajama Club Play At Kings Arms
Well, better late than never. The Pajama Club (Neil & Sharon Finn, Sean Donnelly & Alana Skyring) finally performed at Auckland’s Kings Arms Sunday night (the original date was postponed because of illness). The band was sounding pretty loose, with Neil Finn obviously having fun stretching out on guitar. Other than Suffer Never (a Finn […]
Jordie Lane Makes His NZ Debut
Australian folk singer Jordie Lane performed for the first time in New Zealand at Auckland’s Wine Cellar. He is here in support of his latest album, Blood Thinner. Joining him on his NZ tour are Kiwi singer-songwriters Mel Parsons and Matt Langley. Here is a taste of what went down at the Wine Cellar. Listen […]
Theatre Review: Raising The Titanics
Auckland’s new Q Theatre has flung wide its doors, and at the opening night of the first show it felt worth the fifteen year wait. The facility itself is a magnificent addition to the city, and Raising The Titanics was the ultimate debut play. The stars were clearly in alignment as the play, written by […]
Southern Fried Sunday at the Kings Arms
Things were hopping at Auckland’s Kings Arms. This was the second week of their Southern Fried Sundays series hosted by Bernie Griffen. Three country-fried acts played and The 13th Floor was there for all the action. First up was The Bads. Dianne Swan and Brett Adams haven’t played live for quite a few months, but […]
Rare Neil Young Video
The 13th Floor will be featuring video content. This means our extensive collection of rare and exciting music videos can now be shared. We’ll also start to review current feature films and will be able to present you with trailers, interviews, EPKs and whatever else the studios have to offer. To try things out, here’s […]
R.I.P Gil Scott-Heron
We’re sad to hear that musician, poet and activist Gil Scott-Heron has passed away at age 62. Details are scarce at the moment as to the cause of death. Gil Scott-Heron did the bulk of his recording in the 1970s. His “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” from 1971, is a biting commentary on racism, […]