Mindy Smith Is Coming Back To Quiet Town: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Its been a dozen years or so since Nashville-based singer/songwriter Mindy Smith has released a new album. But now we have Quiet Town, 12 new songs that she calls “a meditation on overcoming adversity”.
Modern English Is Finally Stopping Their World in New Zealand: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Modern English formed in 1977, signed to 4AD and hit it big in 1982 with I Melt With You. The original band is back together and they’ve done just about everything over the past 40 years except perform in New Zealand.
Shemekia Copeland Blames It On Eve: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Blues belter Shemekia Copeland is back with Blame It On Eve an album she calls, “a vacation from all the heaviness” of the trilogy of records that preceded it.
The Bug Club On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
The Bug Club are a three-piece band from Wales who have been described as sounding like the Modern Lovers meet Nuggets-style garage rock. We think they just rock and so do the good folks at Sub Pop who have just released their new album titled, On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System.
Molly Payton Is On Her Own and Doing Fine: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Kiwi singer-songwriter Molly Payton is now living in London where we found her after coming off a European tour promoting her debut album, YOYOTTA, or You’re On Your Own This Time, Again.
Randall Bramblett and His Paradise Breakdown: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Randall Bramblett has just released his latest collection of original songs titled Paradise Breakdown.
Ash Front Man Tim Wheeler Takes Us On The Singles Tour: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Ash is coming back! The Northern Irish trio finally played New Zealand last year after a 20-year hiatus. Now they are coming back with The Singles Tour and a few tunes from their latest album as well.
Hanging In There With Amy Rigby: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Amy Rigby has just release a new studio album. Its titled Hang In There With Me and it was made with her husband Wreckless Eric.
Jerry Phillips Is Capturing The Feel For The Universe: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
At age 75, Jerry Phillips has just released his debut album. Jerry is the son of Sun Records founder Sam Phillips and his album, For The Universe, captures the feel of rock & roll as it was born, because Jerry was there at the beginning.
Brant Bjork And Once Upon A Time In The Desert: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
The Brant Bjork Trio have just released their debut album titled Once Upon A Time In The Desert. Here is Brant, direct from California, to tell us how he and his new bandmates…who are also old friends…made this thing happen.
Steve Forbert On Making Daylight Savings Time: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Steve Forbert has just released Daylight Savings Time an album that touches on the changing of the seasons. “It’s all about time” Steve tells us.
Colin James Is Chasing The Sun: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Blues-rocker Colin James has just released his new album, Chasing The Sun, for Stoney Plain Records. We caught up with Colin last month just as he was about to celebrate a birthday and a release day.
The Dip Take A Turn To The Love Direction: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
The Dip is a six-piece neo-soul/funk band based in Seattle, Washington. They’ve just released their 4 album, titled Love Direction, and here is horn man Levi Gillis to give us the inside scoop.
Crash Test Dummies – Better Late Than Never: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
The Crash Test Dummies are coming to New Zealand, finally. The Canadian band topped the NZ album charts back in 1993 but its taken until now for them to book a show in Auckland.
The Jesus Lizard Returns! But Do they Have Anything Left To Prove? – 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
The Jesus Lizard surprised everyone, including themselves, by releasing a new album 23 years after their previous record. Here is front man David Yow to try and explain just how this happened.
Tony Levin Is Bringing It Down To The Bass: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Tony Levin is one of the most recorded musicians in recent history having played on over 500 albums for the likes of John Lennon, King Crimson, Paul Simon, David Bowie, Lou Reed and Peter Gabriel. Tony has found time in his busy schedule to release a new album of his own, titled Bringing It Down […]
Ruthie Foster Is Getting Mileage In Memphis: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Ruthie Foster has just released her new album titled Mileage. Its her 10th studio album and her first for Sun Records, the Memphis-based label that put Elvis on the map.
Meet Flea Miller! An Auckland Teenager With Something To Say: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Flea Miller is a 16-year-old singer/songwriter/musician and record label owner. Flea will make his way to The 13th Floor’s performance space this Saturday, treating fans to an acoustic/spoken word set, something a little different for the young artiste.
The Deslondes Roll It Out on The 13th Floor: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
The Deslondes have just released Roll It Out, an album that captures the crackling energy of the band’s early days but also reflects the new perspective of age and maturity and a new drummer.
The Georgia Thunderbolts Rise Above It All: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
The Georgia Thunderbolts have released their new album, Rise Above It All, and here is lead singer TJ Lyle to tell you all about it.