Mim Jensen Reveals Her Shadow Of The Gift – 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Kiwi alt-indie artist Mim Jensen has just released her second EP, a six-track affair titled Shadow Of The Gift.
Billy Strings Sends His Highway Prayers Down Under: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Bluegrass sensation Billy Strings is heading down under for his first shows in New Zealand and Australia this coming July.
Kayleb Duckett on Speechless Housefire: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Here is Kayleb Duckett, direct from New Plymouth to tell us about his new album, Speechless Housefire.
Miki Berenyi Talks Tripla: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
With the debut album from the Miki Berenyi Trio just days away, here is the former Lush vocalist to tell how this new band and album came together.
Anglebox Talks About Dark Days In The Sun: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Anglebox is a new band from Christchurch made up of seasoned veterans and led by Ian Cartwright. Their debut EP is titled Dark Days In The Sun.
Stand Together With Aloe Blacc: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Aloe Blacc has just released Stand Together…12 songs that he hopes will encourage open engagement with others.
The Chills Talk About Making Springboard: The Early Unrecorded Songs – 13th Floor MusicTalk
Following the death of Chills leader Martin Phillipps and the release of Springboard: The Early Unrecorded Songs, Chills drummer Callum Hampton and bass player Todd Knudson talk about making this very moving new record and the legacy Martin Phillipps left behind.
Alison Krauss Talks to The 13th Floor About Making Arcadia and Reuniting with Union Station
Alison Krauss & Union Station are about to release their first new album in over a decade. It’s called Arcadia and its the first to feature new member Russell Moore.
Art d’Ecco Confronts His Serene Demon: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Art d’Ecco has just released his new album, Serene Demon, a feisty mix of funk, rock, disco, soul and, dare we say…glam?
My Morning Jacket – New Music and a New Producer: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Today My Morning Jacket release their 10th studio album titles, is. Produced by Brendan O’Brien (Pearl Jam/Soundgarden), it marks the first time in their 27 year career that the band has agreed to “give over control” to an outsider.
Matthew Bannister and The Dark Backward: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Matthew Bannister, he of Sneaking Feelings and Dribbling Darts, has just released The Dark Backward, a collection of songs that he calls, “a musical journey back and forth across decades”.
The Tubs – Following Dead Meat with Cotton Crown: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
London-based Welsh rockers The Tubs have followed up their highly-acclaimed debut album, Dead Meat, with another beauty titled Cotton Crown.
Kristin Hersh – Throwing Muses and Moonlight Concessions: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Kristin Hersh is on her way to New Zealand for a series of solo shows, just as the new Throwing Muses album, Moonlight Concessions, is being released.
Womb – One Is Always Heading Somewhere: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
They say two out of three ain’t bad…here are two members of sibling trio Womb to tell you about their new album, One Is Always Heading Somewhere, released today in Flying Nun.
Guitar Wolf – Motorcycles, Girls & UFOs: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Guitar Wolf have invaded New Zealand! We caught up with founding member Seiji just as he was about to depart Tokyo.
Sola Rosa and New Tomorrows: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Sola Rosa has just released a new EP titled New Tomorrows and Andrew Spraggon is already thinking about what will come next.
Aaron Dowdy of Fust and the Big Ugly: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Fust have just released their new album titled Big Ugly and bandleader Aaron Dowdy is with us to tell us how he is making sense of The South.
Reb Fountain – Explains How Love Bends: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Reb Fountain releases her new album, How Love Bends today along with a stunning new video directed by her daughter Lola.
Watch: Belle – A Performance Of Air Director Malia Johnston: 13th Floor Interview
Belle – A Performance Of Air opens tonight at Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre in Auckland.
Annie DiRusso on Party July, Post-Tour Depression and Possums: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Indie rocker Annie DiRusso is on the verge of releasing her debut album. Super Pedestrian has been a long to coming, but the New York native is beaming with the knowledge that she’s made something that is at times loud, crunchy and raw and has helped her become “more present”.