Teea Goans Is All Over The Map: Interview
Teea Goans is a little bit country…well actually, she’s a whole lot country with a bit of jazz, soul and rock & roll thrown in. That might be why her new album is called All Over The Map. Watch and find out.
Idles – The Beachland Ballroom: New Song Of The Day
Idles front up at The Beachland Ballroom, the first single from their upcoming album, Crawler.
Troy Kingi “Black Sea Golden Ladder” Tour Postponed
Troy Kingi with Delaney Davidson – Black Sea Golden Ladder tour has been postponed due to current COVID-19 alert level restrictions.
SPLORE 2022 – Lineup Announcement
Splore has kept things typically eclectic with its first music programme announcement which includes brass bands, sea shanties and flamenco, alongside the usual offerings of soul, hip hop, pop and electronica.
Jungle – Loving In Stereo: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Jungle have just released Loving In Stereo, their third album, and Jungle man Tom McFarland is here at The 13th Floor to tell us how it came together.
R.I.P. George Frayne aka Commander Cody Has Died Age 77
Commander Cody has taken that Hot Rod Lincoln in the sky. The Commander, aka George Frayne has died age 77.
Uptown Lowdown is Back! Episode 10 is here
Uptown Lowdown, The 13th Floor’s weekly music and arts programme is ready to rock this week with features on Blindspott, Reb Fountain, Jesse Malin, Tom Speight and much more.
Colleen Green Is Cool As: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Colleen Green has resurfaced with Cool. It’s her first album in six years and we found her parked in a car in Massachusetts.
Guns N Roses Announce First International Show at Eden Park
Guns N Roses are the first ever international act to announce a concert at Auckland’s iconic, world class stadium Eden Park. This huge news comes alongside confirmation that the biggest stadium rock tour of 2021 is moving to Summer 2022!
Tom Rodwell – Touch Me Like A Teddy Bear: New Song Of The Day
Tom Rodwell starts the new week off with his latest…Touch Me Like A Teddy Bear.
Slothrust – Parallel Timeline, a veiled mystique that’s about to explode: Album Review
Slothrust – Parallel Timeline – (Dangerbird Records) Alt-rock band Slothrust’s fifth album Parallel Timeline is finally getting noticed beyond their Boston hometown. Bandleader and songwriter Leah Wellbaum explores themes of contradiction, mirrors – the intersection between science, the whimsical and the inexplicable spaces in between.
Sticky Fingers – We Can Make The World Glow
Sticky Fingers ships this little gem to us from across the ditch. It’s called We Can Make The World Glow.
I’ll Be Your Mirror – A Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico: Album Review
I’ll Be Your Mirror – A Tribute to The Velvet Underground & Nico Various Artists (UMG Recordings, Inc). A defining moment in American music and art was the release of The Velvet Underground & Nico in 1967. Hated and ignored at the time when Flower Power and Hippie Good Vibes were ascendent. It went […]
The Bevis Frond Find Their Little Eden: Interview
The Bevis Frond may very well be the ultimate cult band. Formed in the mid-1980s, they’ve never had anything close to a hit record, yet 40 years and 22 albums later they are still at it.
The Temptations ft Smokey Robinson – Is It Gonna Be Yes Or No
The Temptations celebrate 60 years of soul with a brand new recording, Is It Gonna Be Yes Or No, featuring their old producer and Motown labelmate Smokey Robinson.
Billy Strings Renewal – a long way from traditional bluegrass
Billy Strings also known as William Apostol shows his musical and songwriting prowess as he combines bluegrass, rock, psychedelia and more to produce an hour of outstanding music on his new album Renewal (Rounder Records).
R.I. P. Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis: Sax Man Extraordinaire
It is with great sadness that we report the death of sax man Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis at age 80.
Tom Speight – Everything Is Waiting For You: Interview
Tom Speight is an English singer-songwriter releasing his new album today! It’s called Everything Is Waiting For You and here he is talking to us.
Blindspott Is Back After Resting In Pieces: Interview
Blindspott the hard-rockin’ metal band from Waitakere, are back with a new song, an album in the works and a tour on the books.
Spencer Cullum Shares His Coin Collection: Interview
Spencer Cullum has just released his first album, Spencer Cullum’s Coin Collection, a surprising mix of English Folk, Krautrock and Country made in Nashville.