T. Hardy Morris – Artificial Tears and Real Emotion: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
T. Hardy Morris has just released his new solo record, Artificial Tears, twelve original songs crafted and collaborated with My Morning Jacket’s Carl Broemel in Nashville.
Margaret Gordon – Making Life In One Chord: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Film maker Margaret Gordon is anticipating the World Premiere of her music doco, Life In One Chord, based, in part, on Shayne Carter’s memoir, Dead People I Have Known.
Butter Wouldn’t Melt…But The Roots Grow Deep: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Wellington’s Butter Wouldn’t Melt has grown from a duo to a quartet and they have a new album, Where The Roots Grow Deep, to prove it.
Hannah Virk Is Checking Her Pocket Clocks: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Wellington-based artist Hannah Virk releases her second album, Pocket Clocks, today and we’ve got questions!
The Response Has A Novel Idea: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Christchurch electro-pop duo The Response have just released their new album, Novel Idea…this after collaborating with Goodshirt’s Rodney Fisher.
Gordi’s New Album Is Like Plasticine: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Australian indie artist Gordi is about to release her third studio album, a John Congleton-produced affair titled Like Plasticine.
Don and The Divorcees – Bit Players Brought Together: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Don and The Divorcees are a Wellington-based folk trio who have just released their debut album, Bit Players.
Travis Roberts Picks His Rebel Rose: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Texas-raised country-rocker Travis Roberts has just released his debut album, Rebel Rose, on the New West label and we found him just as the record was about to “drop”.
Chris Stamey Still Believes Anything Is Possible – 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Chris Stamey, the former dB, has just released Anything Is Possible, a collection of new songs, and one cover, inspired by the golden age of Top 40 radio.
Comparing Obscure YouTube References with The Band CAMINO: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
The Band CAMINO has just released their third album, NeverAlways, one that finds the trio ‘finding the sweet spot’.
Karl Kippenberger of Shihad and the New Love Is The New Hate: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Shihad is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their bone-crunching 2005 album, Love Is The New Hate with a remastered version on vinyl.
Soft Bait – Josh Hunter’s Life Advice: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Auckland band Soft Bait have just released their second album, Life Advice, today…their first for the Flying Nun label.
Romeo & Juliet: Phoebe McKellar (Juliet) Talks To The 13th Floor (Theatre Interview)
The Auckland Theatre Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet opens this week at ASB Waterfront Theatre.
The Wildmans on Emmylou, Gram and Longtime Friend: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Aila and Elisha Wildman are The Wildmans. Born in raised in Appalachia and educated at Berklee, the siblings have just released their new album, Longtime Friend. Here they are to tell us all about it.
My Baby – Redefining A Sound With An Echo: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Dutch/Kiwi trio My Baby have just released a new album titled Echo, one that guitarist Daniel ‘Dafreez’ Johnston says, work to “redefine what My Baby is all about”.
Freya – Of Water and On Stage: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Up-and-coming Auckland singer/songwriter Freya releases her debut album, Of Water today and there’s an album release show at Ponsonby Social Club tonight.
Shedheads – Spilling Big Milk in Nelson: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Shedheads are three young lads from Nelson who are making a big noise on their debut album, Big Milk, where they mix rock and funk with a bit of reggae and prog to come up with something distinctly their own.
10CC’s Graham Gouldman – Making The Original Soundtrack: 13th Floor MusicTalk
With 10cc’s Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour just days away, here is singer/songwriter Graham Gouldman to take us, track by track, through the making of their classic album, The Original Soundtrack, 50 years after its release.
Pan Amsterdam – Confines, Hip-Hop and Iggy Pop: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Pan Amsterdam is the artist formerly known as Leron Thomas…jazz trumpet player, rapper and bandleader for Iggy Pop. Here he is to talk about his new album, Confines.
Lucius – After The Gold Rush Tour: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
The story of Lucius comes full circle on their new self-titled and self-produced album. The band is now on the road with their Gold Rush Tour.