Movie Review: The Godmother Directed by Jean-Paul Salomé
The Godmother, also known as Mama Weed and La Daronne, is a light crime-dramedy from France, starring Isabelle Huppert as a police interpreter whose compassion drives her head-first into an ever-escalating drug empire.
Concert Review: Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction Soundtracks Live at the Civic 10 July 2021
The music of Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction is brought to the live stage in spectacular fashion by a magnificent ensemble band featuring four of New Zealand’s outstanding singers. Laughton Kora, Tami Neilson, Milan Borich (Pluto) and Booga Beazley (Head Like a Hole).
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Lips – Empty Hours
Here is Lips with a brand new song to set you on your way on this fine Monday morning. It is called Empty Hours.
Watch: 13th Floor Video Session with Little Sunday
Auckland rockers Little Sunday visited our 13th Floor Studio, played a few tunes and had a chat.
Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth – Utopian Ashes (Third Man)
Forty one years ago Joy Division charted the emotions of the failing end of a relationship in their classic song Love Will Tear Us Apart and that same sad territory is mapped in Utopian Ashes by Bobby Gillespie and Jehnny Beth. On their first album together Gillespie and Beth use country and chamber pop to […]
New Song Of The Day: Black Velvet Butterfly – Baby Bat (16)
Auckland’s Black Velvet Butterfly brings you Baby Bat (16) today on The 13th Floor.
Concert Review: Flamingo Pier Galatos, Auckland 8 July 2021
Dance to the music and I want to take you higher. Flamingo Pier tap into seminal Sly and the Family Stone progressing to Seventies socially aware Soul to Disco. And generate some steam heat with the Sex Beat.
Interview: LoneLady on Former Things and Scrub Transmissions
Julie Campbell is LoneLady, a very solo artist based in Manchester who has just released her new album, Former Things.
Concert Review: Greg Johnson – Powerstation July 9, 2021
Greg Johnson and his “Time Is A Traveller” Tour warmed up a chilly night in Auckland.
New Song Of The Day: Courtney Barnett – Rae Street
With the first of three sold-out shows in Wellington under her belt, here is Courtney Barnett with a new song…Rae Street.
Gig Review: Echo Children – Whammy Backroom – July 3 2021
Echo Children released their vinyl EP ‘Toxic Happiness’ on Saturday, with a psychedelic alt-country set at Whammy Backroom and upbeat indie-rock support by Cowboy Dan.
Luke Buda with Dream Chambers, Wine Cellar 8 July
Billed as Luke Buda ‘coming out of solo retirement’, this was an evening of ethereal electronica and wry new songs.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Age Pryor – Everybody
Age Pryor leads off this new music Friday with a new song titled Everybody.
Film Review: Collective Dir: Alexander Nanau (DocPlay)
Nominated for two Academy Awards, Collective is available to stream from today on DocPlay.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Kerryn Fields
Our friend Kerryn Fields finally releases her new album, Water, tomorrow, after a year-long wait. Here she is to tell us all about it.
New Song Of The Day: Shihad – Tear Down Those Names
Here we go! New music from Shihad…the song is Tear Down Those Names and there’s a new album on the way.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Damon Albarn – Polaris
Damon Albarn gives us a peek at his upcoming solo album with live and studio versions of Polaris.
Good Habits at Guide Hall: Concert Review 3rd July 2021
Ministry of Folk transformed the Auckland Guide Centre into an intimate alt-folk hall Friday night with Bill Angus and the Mighty Ways, Hoop and Good Habits. The dimmed hall, fairy light lit stage area and your own drink of choice sets the scene for an evening of music where everyone seems to be friends, including […]
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with KC Jones
Let us take you down to Lafayette, Louisiana where KC Jones is ready to tell us all about her new album, Queen Of The In-Between.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Mako Road – Stranger Days
Stranger Days are indeed here. And here is Mako Road to tell us about it.