WOMAD Interview: Tim Gruar Talks To Tago
Here’s another interview with one of the international artists performing at WOMAD this weekend. The 13th Floor’s Tim Gruar talks to members of South Korean drum ensemble Tago who give him a demonstration of a few of their traditional instruments.
WOMAD Interview: Teen Reporter McKenzie Jennings-Gruar Talks To NZ Dance Director Shona McCullagh
The New Zealand Dance Company is presenting their production of Brouhaha at WOMAD 2017 this weekend. The 13th Floor’s teen reporter, 14 year old McKenzie Jennings-Gruar spoke to Artistic Director Shona McCullagh about the show.
14-Year-Old McKenzie Jennings-Gruar Interviews 9Bach at WOMAD 2017
WOMAD is just getting underway in New Plymouth and we have 14-year old music journalist McKenzie Jennings-Gruar on site to talk to the artists. First up is Welch band and Realworld recording artists 9Bach. Listen in as McKenzie talks to founding members Lisa Jen and Martin Hoyland:
Tony Joe White: The 13th Floor Interview 2017
Swamp music king Tony Joe White returns to Auckland for two shows at The Tuning Fork on April 9th and 10th. The Polk Salad Annie hitmaker is no stranger to New Zealand having played here on numerous occasions and always leaving an indelible memory on those who have seen him. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda […]
Bonnie Raitt: The 13th Floor Interview
Bonnie Raitt and her stellar band return to New Zealand at the end of March for two shows as part of her Dig In Deep Tour. Bonnie’s been making music for well over 40 years and she seems to just get better and better. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Bonnie Raitt recently about […]
Vernon Reid: The 13th Floor Interview Part 2
Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid has been stunning fans for over 30 years with his six string sonic gymnastics. Reid and the band bring their 30th Anniversary Tour to Auckland on Thursday, May 11th. Yesterday we brought you part one of Marty Duda’s interview with Vernon Reid. Today, we bring you part two, in which […]
Vernon Reid: The 13th Floor Interview Pt. 1
Trailblazing funk/rock/metal band Living Colour is bringing their 30th Anniversary Tour to Auckland’s Powerstation on Thursday, May 11th. Along with lead singer Cory Glover, the band features guitarist extraordinaire Vernon Reid, influential bassist Doug Wimbish and drummer Will Calhoun. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to both Vernon Reid and Doug Wimbish at length recently. […]
Nadia Reid: The 13th Floor Interview Pt. 2
Nadia Reid has just released her highly-anticipated second album, Preservation. Yesterday we posted the first part of an interview The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda conducted with Nadia. (Click here to read Pt.1 of the Nadia Reid interview). Now, here is Part 2 of the interview, in which, among other things, Nadia discusses her songwriting technique.
Nadia Reid: The 13th Floor Interview Pt 1
Nadia Reid has just released her second album, Preservation. And with the global spotlight suddenly and unexpectedly on the Kiwi folk singer…there have been features in Billboard, Mojo, The Guardian…expectations are running high. Of course those who heard Nadia’s first album, 2015’s Listen To Formation, Look For The Signs, already know what the rest of […]
Windhand: The 13th Floor Interview
American doom metal band Windhand return to New Zealand later this month for shows in Wellington and Auckland. This time around, they are bringing along fellow Virginia natives Cough, with whom they share a bass player. The 13th Floor’s Cameron Miller spoke to Windhand’s Ryan Wolfe about the upcoming tour. Here’s how it went down…
Noveller: The 13th Floor Interview
Noveller is the solo electric guitar project of American musician Sarah Lipstate. As is evidence on her new album, A Pink Sunset For No One, Noveller creates stunning soundscapes that are both cinematic and emotionally bracing. Noveller spent much of last year touring as the opening act with none other than Iggy Pop, who, it […]
Jim White: The 13th Floor Interview
You probably know him as the drummer for The Dirty Three. You’ve probably heard him playing with PJ Harvey, Cat Power or Marianne Faithfull. These days Jim White has teamed up with Greek musician George Xylouris in the appropriately-named band, Xylouris White. The duo will be performing at Auckland’s Tuning Fork on Wednesday, March 8th.
Midge Ure: The 13th Floor Interview
Midge Ure has worn many musical hats over the years, and he’ll be trying them all on during his upcoming, 7-date Something From Everything New Zealand tour. In addition to his own solo work, writing the Band-Aid anthem Do They Know It’s Christmas? and his band Ultravox, Ure was a member of Slik, The Rich […]
WOMAD 2017 Interview: Inna Modja
One of the bravest, most challenging artists coming to WOMAD in 2017 is rapper, soul artist, model and human right’s activist Inna Modja. Her music covers topics like the mutilation of young women in her home country, access to clean water and the politics of its management and the plight refugees fleeing war torn Africa. […]
Jens Lekman: The 13th Floor Interview
Today marks the release of Life Will See You Now, the fourth studio album by Swedish musician Jens Lekman.
The Delta Riggs: Active & Galactic (Interview)
The 13th Floor’s Tim Gruar talks to Aussie rockers The Delta Riggs ahead of their NZ tour… Following up on 2014′s excellent Dipz Zebazios Melbourne indie-pysche funk four The Delta Riggs dropped Active Galactic (their third album) which is oozing with pop nous, cosmic punk disco tunes (check out the mirror ball helmet in their […]
Womad 2017 Interview: BAYNK
This is the second in our series on upcoming artists performing at WOMAD 2017. This time, it’s BAYNK, aka Jock Nowell-Usticke, the Kiwi university student who chucked up a song up on SoundCloud back in early 2015 while travelling around Europe and scored himself an appearance at a major local music festival (St Jerome’s Laneway), […]
Tame Impala: The 13th Floor Interview – Part 2
Yesterday we brought you the first half of our exclusive interview with Tame Impala main man Kevin Parker in which he addressed the rumours about the band’s demise and his collaboration with Lady Gaga. (Click here to read Pt 1). Now, during the second half of the conversation between Parker and The 13th Floor’s Marty […]
Tame Impala: The 13th Floor Interview, Pt 1
The headliner at this year’s Laneway Festival is Tame Impala. There has been much speculation swirling around that these shows will be the last for Kevin Parker and company…or at least the last for a long while, with a hiatus planned for the forseeable future. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda sat down with Kevin Parker […]
John Doe: The 13th Floor Interview
Imagine our surprise when we discovered John Doe, founding member of legendary LA punk band X, had been nominated for a Grammy for his book Under The Big Black Sky: A Personal History Of LA Punk. The book is something of an oral history with chapters written by LA punksters such as Henry Rollins, Dave […]