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.
Fishbone Develops Stockholm Syndrome: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Veteran ska/punk/roots/rockers Fishbone return with Stockholm Syndrome, their first new album in nearly 20 years.
Ringlets Release Day: Time For Walkies! 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Ringlets have released their second album today…The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time For Walkies). Here is guitarist Lázsló Reynolds to with the inside story on the new album, their first for Flying Nun.
People Of The Sun Are Psyched! – 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
People Of The Sun are a pysch-rock outfit from Taranaki, comprised of seasoned musicians Joseph Anderson (Guitar, Lead Vocals), Djordje Nikolic (Bass, Vocals),and Tom Scrase (Drums, Taonga Puoro, Vocals).
Bill Charlap – Keeping It Spontaneous with Dee Dee Bridgewater: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Dee Dee Bridgewater and Bill Charlap have teamed up to create Elemental…a spontaneous celebration of the great American composers such as Cole Porter, George Gershwin and Duke Ellington.
Elijah Johnston – Stupid Soul and Simplified Songwriting: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Elijah Johnston has just released his new album, Stupid Soul. Now based in Atlanta, Elijah returned to Athens to record these 12 tracks of sundrenched power pop.
Grayson Hugh Adds Some Twang To His Blue-Eyed Soul: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Grayson Hugh has released Save Your Love For Me…the new album was five years in the making, but, as you’ll hear, it was well worth the wait.
The Dead Daisies Are Lookin’ For Trouble: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Blues-infused hard rockers, The Dead Daises pay tribute to greats like Robert Johnson and John Lee Hooker with a new collection of old standards called Lookin’ For Trouble that will rock your socks off.