DUAL Are So Alive: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Kiwi duo DUAL release their new EP, So Alive, today.. Jamie and Maurice are on the line to tell us about it. But while Jamie is in Auckland, we find Maurice in his new home in Sydney.
Vera Ellen Talks About Ideal Home Noise (Interview)
Vera Ellen has released her new album, Ideal Home Noise, today on Flying Nun and we tracked down Vera to get the inside scoop on the new record.
PRINS – Love Of My Life: New Song Of The Day
PRINS releases uplifting new single, Love Of My Life, a heartfelt reflection on the complexities of relationships, and the struggle to open up and be vulnerable.
Guitar Wolf – Whammy Bar: March 30, 2023 (Concert Review)
Guitar Wolf, Jet Rock ’n’ Roll kings, returned to Aotearoa/New Zealand after six years to perform at Whammy Bar last night as part of a six-date tour, bringing the sound of Japanese punk, rock, rockabilly and garage to our bleeding ear-holes.
Lana Del Rey – Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Boulevard: Album Review
Lana Del Rey releases her ninth album in eleven years, a meditation and spiritual quest inside the psyche of America. Did you know there’s a tunnel under Ocean Boulevard aims high in its ambition to deliver a benediction for the country. In the wake of the moral crisis spanned by the 2008 financial disaster and […]
New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks: March 31, 2023
New Music Friday is here again! Holy moly! The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda presents 5 new albums for your consideration released today with our own Vera Ellen topping the bill.
The New Pornographers Continue As A Guest: Interview
The New Pornographers release their 9th album, Continue As A Guest, tomorrow on Merge Records. Here is bandleader A.C. Newman with the answers to all of our questions.
Jenny Lewis – Psychos: New Song Of The Day
Jenny Lewis has confirmed the release of her forthcoming album, Joy’All, arriving June 9th on Blue Note/Capitol Records. Accompanying the album’s announcement is the brand new single Psychos, available now.
Grace Cummings – The Wine Cellar: March 29, 2023
Grace Cummings transfixed fans at Auckland’s Wine Cellar with a solo show that was both intimate and explosive.
Ripe – Singing Those Bright Blues: Interview
Ripe is a band from Boston now based in LA. They’ve just released their second album, Bright Blues and here is front man Robbie Wulfsohn to tell us how it all came to be.
Pentatonix – Spark Arena 29 March 2023
Pentatonix wowed the crowd at the Spark Arena with a high-energy romp through their back catalogue and a fair number of covers.
The Beths – Watching The Credits: New Song Of The Day
The Beths release their new single Watching The Credits and you can watch their NPR Tiny Desk Concert!
Vera Ellen – Broadway Junction: New Song Of The Day
Vera Ellen takes us to Broadway Junction. It the dramatic new single released today ahead of new album, Ideal Home Noise due out Friday.
Heavy Blanket – Moon Is (Outer Battery) Album Review
Heavy Blanket, a J Mascis side project has released their 3rd album, Moon Is, inspiring our man Jeff Neems to write these words about it.
COUNTING CROWS – Wellington Show Cancelled
COUNTING CROWS – WELLINGTON CONCERT TONIGHT CANCELLED Live Nation wishes to advise it will not be possible to proceed with tonight’s COUNTING CROWS performance at Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre due to illness.
David Long – I’ll Hum The First Few Bars: New Song Of The Day
David Long releases I’ll Hum The First Few Bars today. The song is the title track from his new album which is also released today.
Mice on Stilts & Estère – Shooting Up K Road on a Saturday Night, 25 March 2023
Mice on Stilts & Estère & Kédu Carlö & Speech Act Theory & Chris Dent!!! K Road was exactly where I wanted to be last night – at Whammy and the Wine Cellar.
Counting Crows – Spark Arena, March 25, 2023: Concert Review
Counting Crows performed at Spark Arena last night with the same mastery of eclectic sound and charm they’ve shown for 30 years, delighting the audience with their soulful poetry and engaging stage presence.
The Teskey Brothers – Take My Heart: New Song Of The Day
The Teskey Brothers give us the next glimpse into their upcoming third studio album, The Winding Way, with Take My Heart.
The Proclaimers with The Bads – The Powerstation: March 24, 2023
THE PROCLAIMERS moseyed into Auckland after a pretty extensive tiki tour of NZ, with gigs in Oamaru, Blenheim and Hastings included on their schedule.