Interview: Justin Townes Earle – “Time has passed. Shit has happened. You don’t like it – go f**k yourself”
In just a couple of weeks, Justin Townes Earle will return to New Zealand for a 3-date tour.
Track By Track: Albi & The Wolves – This Is War
We here at 13th Floor were thrilled when we learned that Albi & The Wolves were releasing their new album, This Means War. To find out more about the album, we invited Albi guitarist and vocalist Chris Dent over to take us through the record song by song, track by track.
Track By Track: Lake South Takes Us To Wellington
Wellington singer-songwriter Lake South has just released his second album titled Wellington/Te Upoko O Te Ika.
Interview: Postmodern Jukebox’s Aubrey Logan Is A Triple Threat
She sings, she write songs and…she plays the trombone! Is there nothing Aubrey Logan can’t do?
NZIFF 51: Watch Thom Zimny Talk About Johnny Cash & Bruce Springsteen at 13th Floor
Acclaimed music documentary director Thom Zimny stopped by The 13th Floor to discuss his new film, The Gift: The Journey Of Johnny Cash, with Marty Duda.
Track By Track: Old Loaves’ Ben Ward Takes Us Through Banks
After a seven year hiatus, Kiwi metal band Old Loaves has finally released their second album, titled Banks.
Track By Track: Leisure Takes Time To Talk Twister
Leisure is not a band. They prefer to think of themselves as a musical “collective”. Whatever they want to call themselves, the five members of Leisure have been acting like a band…signing with a major international label (Nettwerk) and recording a new album (Twister). They are even playing a concert this Friday at The Powerstation. […]
NZIFF 51 Interview: Photograph Director Ritesh Batra
Following up on his festival fave, The Lunchbox, director Ritesh Batra returns with Photograph, a charming romance set in the middle of bustling Mumbai.
NZIFF 51: Watch: Simon Coldrick Discusses By The Balls at The 13th Floor
Simon Coldrick has already put together an impressive list of Kiwi documentaries he’s either directed or edited, including David Farrier’s Tickled, The Day That Changed My Life, which covered the Christchurch earthquakes, and Erebus: Operation Overdue.
NZIFF 51: Watch Ant Timpson Discuss Come To Daddy at The 13th Floor
Ant Timpson has been a mainstay on the New Zealand film scene for years, having founded both the Incredibly Strange Film Festival and the 48 Hour Film Challenge.
Track By Track: Skyscraper Stan Unravels Golden Boy Vol. l & ll
Kiwi native, now Aussie resident Skyscraper Stan Woodhouse is on his way back to New Zealand to perform 4 show during August. Stan released his new album, Golden Boy Vol l & ll just a few weeks ago. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Skyscraper Stan recently and went through the album track by […]
Watch: Director Justin Pemberton Discusses ‘Capital in the 21st Century’
Kiwi director Justin Pemberton dropped in to The 13th Floor to talk about his new film, Capitalism in the 21st Century, which is premiering at the New Zealand International Film Festival.
Track By Track: Villainy’s Neill Fraser Takes Us Through ‘Raised In The Dark’
Today, Villainy release their highly-anticipated third album, Raised In The Dark. The 13th Floor is excited to bring you an exclusive track-by-track rundown of the new album by lead vocalist Neill Fraser. Listen in as Neill gives Marty Duda the back story behind all 10 tracks that make up Raised In The Dark.
Interview: Devin Townsend “I Find That I Answer A Lot Of My Own Questions”
Canadian guitarist Devin Townsend is bringing his “An Evening With Devin Townsend” show to Auckland’s Hollywood Cinema on Friday, September 6th. The show with include an all acoustic set from Devin, plus a Q&A segment where fans can query the guitar-slinger in this very intimate of settings. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda got Devin on […]
Track By Track: Troy Kingi Takes Us Through Holy Colony Burning Acres
This Friday Troy Kingi will release a new album titled Holy Colony Burning Acres. Following on from 2017’s Shake That Skinny Ass All The Way To Zygertron, this is the third instalment in Troy’s 10/10/10 series, where he plans to release 10 albums in 10 years in 10 different genres. This is Troy’s reggae album […]
Track By Track: Hobnail’s Rob Joass On Boots And All
Kiwi Celtic Country Folk band Hobnail is celebrating their 25th anniversary with a nationwide tour and a new compilation album titled Boots And All. Band member and chief songwriter Rob Joass spoke to The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda and took him through the stories behind every one of the 16 tracks that comprise the new […]
Track By Track: Roland Rorschach of The Hallelujah Picassos Takes Us Through Voices of Exhuberant HellHounds
With a career spanning more than 30 years, Hallelujah Picassos are the stuff of legend. They’ve just released a stunning new album, “Voices of Exuberant HellHounds.” Songwriter and frontman, Roland Rorschach stopped up the to 13th Floor for a track by track discussion with Marty Duda.
Track By Track: Scott Mannion Goes Deep Inside “Loving Echoes”
After over 15 years away from making music, Scott Mannion has emerged with the 10 psychologically-scarred new songs that make up his solo debut, Loving Echoes.
Interview: Miss June Reports In From New York!
We here at 13th Floor were thrilled when we heard that Auckland band Miss June had been signed to a label and was touring overseas.
Track By Track: Louis Baker’s Commentary On His New Album, Open
After years of gigging and fine-tuning his sound…while constantly writing songs, Wellington’s Louis Baker is finally ready to release his debut album.