Paul Kelly On Seventy: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Paul Kelly is Seventy and so is his new album. The veteran Australian singer-songwriter celebrates the big 7-0 with a dozen or so new songs.
Dave Khan & Dave Ward Making Music To Read By: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Dave Khan & Dave Ward perform a one-hour ambient piece at the re-opened Point Chev Library on Saturday, November 8th.
Mundi – Bringing Fusion To Ponsonby Social Club: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Mundi is coming to Ponsonby! Here is flautist, dancer and vocalist Tamara Smith to tell us what to expect when the band returns to Auckland.
Trick or Treat with Lou’ana and Disco Witch: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
It’s Halloween and what better way to spend the day than with Lou’ana and her new album, Disco Witch.
Harper Finn – From Silo Park to NYC: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Harper Finn releases his debut album, Silo Park, today and we have him here at The 13th Floor to tell us how it all came together.
St. Paul & The Broken Bones – Resetting At Fame: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
St. Paul & The Broken Bones have just released their 6th studio album, a self-titled affair that finds the big band making a big sound in Muscle Shoals.
Great Barrier – Repetition and Reunions: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Great Barrier is a (mostly) Kiwi trio based in Germany. Drummer Constantine “Dino” Karlis describes their sound as, “Can fronted by a disoriented Keith Jarrett“.
Jonny Fritz On Debbie Downers and PG Tips: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Jonny Fritz is back! The Country Music eccentric took time off from music to become, of all things, a real estate agent. His new album is Debbie Downers.
Underwire Talk About A State Between: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Wellington band Underwire have released their debut album, State Between, after years of life getting in the way of art.
The Bats Take Another Corner Coming Up: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
The Bats have just released their 11th studio album, a little beauty titled Corner Coming Up.
Adam Hattaway Takes Two Roads To Auckland: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Adam Hattaway stopped by last weekend while he and his band, The Haunters were in Auckland to play at Whammy Bar.
Freak Slug – Welcome To New Zealand! 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Freak Slug is here! The Manchester-based artist also known as Xenya Genovese makes her NZ concert debut tonight in Wellington at San Fran.
The Dream Syndicate – A New, Expanded Medicine Show: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Paisley Underground pioneers The Dream Syndicate celebrate the 40th anniversary of their second album, Medicine Show, with an expanded 4-CD reissue featuring 42 previously unreleased tracks.
The Beatniks – Talk About Today & Tomorrow: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Dunedin band The Beatniks stop by The 13th Floor Studio to talk about their new EP, Today/Tomorrow.
Kris Angelis Lets Out Le Sigh: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
California-based singer-songwriter Kris Angelis releases her sixth album, Le Sigh, today on Blue Élan Records.
Kim Paterson Takes Us To Lake Rd: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Veteran Kiwi jazz trumpeter Kim Paterson has just released a new album titled Lake Rd…a collaboration with the Mike Nock Trio and featuring Nathan Haines.
Echomatica – Its Been A Month Of Sundays: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Echomatica is a synth-rock four-piece based in Auckland who have been together for seven years, but only now have released their self-titled debut album.
Laveda – Taking Love, Darla On The Road: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
New York based noise-rockers Laveda have just released their third album, Love, Darla, their first for new label, Bar None.
Supersuckers Unleash Liquor, Women, Drugs & Killing: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Supersuckers founding member Eddie Spaghetti explains why rock & roll is not a young man’s game anymore on the eve of the release of his band’s latest album, Liquor, Women, Drugs & Killing.
Nicki Bluhm Saddles Up at Rancho Deluxe: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Nicki Bluhm releases her new album, Rancho Deluxe, today…recorded at her home studio Madison, Tennessee which is where we found her getting ready for release day.