The Beths Return to Whammy Bar
Beloved indie band The Beths announce a very special club show at Karangahape Road’s Whammy Bar on Saturday 2 October, with support from Australian artist Stella Donnelly. Tickets go on sale today at thebeths.com. With two additional shows announced.
Friends! The Musical Parody Tour NZ in September & October
Friends! The Musical Parody, the outrageous musical that lovingly lampoons one of TV’s all-time greatest shows that we couldn’t bring you last year (because of you know what!), is going to become a reality… just like the long anticipated TV reunion.
Kim Salmon Announces Auckland Show
Australian artiste and rock and roll legend Kim Salmon will perform one solo NZ show on Tuesday 29th June 2021 at the Wine Cellar in Auckland.
Concert Review: Swerve City & Curlys Jewels – Anthology Lounge 30 May 2021
A Metal showcase tonight from the two headliners at the Anthology Lounge. Curlys Jewels brought a polar blast from home town Wellington with them and won the fans over with disciplined and relentless riffs and a totally winning and charismatic performance from singer Jel Pollock. Then Swerve City dialed up the heat of the Metal […]
R.I.P. B.J. Thomas
B.J. Thomas, the voice behind Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head, has died, age 78.
Congratulations to 13th Floor Photographer Veronica McLaughlin!
13th Floor photographer Veronica McLaughlin has won the inaugural Aotearoa Music Photography Prize for her atmospheric image of Delaney Davidson at The Wine Cellar.
Reissue Review: John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band – The Ultimate Mixes (Apple)
John Lennon’s stark, startling solo album gets the once-over 50 years after its initial release with newly-heard outtakes.
Concert Review: MEOW Showcase with The Butlers at Powerstation 22 May 2021
It was the Meow label showcase – The Butlers, Molly and the Chromatics, There’s a Tuesday & Michael James Keane. They rocked Auckland’s Powerstation, unleashing an energy and spirit that is pure New Zealand.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with And That
Today with talk to Scott Cleary, aka And That, about his new album, I Am The Mirror.
Watch: Phil & Ben of The Datsuns Go Eye To Eye at The13th Floor
With their long-awaited new album, Eye To Eye just released, here are Phil and and Ben from The Datsuns to tell us all about it.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Ladyhawke – Mixed Emotions
And today…its a new song from Ladyhawke called Mixed Emotions.
The Jordan Luck Band NZ Tour 2021
Kiwi icon’s The Jordan Luck Band are thrilled to announce their biggest tour in over a decade. Packed with all the classic Exponents hits you know & love, the Whatever Happened? NZ Tour will tear through the winter months with a whopping 28 shows over 13 weeks from June to September 2021.
EP Review: Keeley Shade Give Me Time
New artist Keeley Shade has released her debut EP. It’s a small gem of Folk Pop meditative music which also dances softly with the deeper influences of Country. All five tracks shimmer and radiate out, from slow and quiet to rise in dramatic tension.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: shannengeorgiapetersen – Home Again 4
Start your Friday with new music from Wellington. Today its shannengeorgiapetersen with Home Again 4.
Good Habits + Jenny Mitchell NZ Farewell Tour
To make their farewell tour extra special, nomadic duo Good Habits (UK) are joined by singer-songwriter Jenny Mitchell (NZ) to share their musical stories, for a series of intimate concerts.
Album Review: Tom Jones – Surrounded By Time (EMI)
One thing to be said about Surrounded By Time…this is not your mother’s (or grandmother’s) Tom Jones album.
Film Review: A Quiet Place Part II Dir: John Krasinski
Starring: Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, Djimon Hounsou, Scoot McNairy, John Krasinski A Quiet Place Part II is a masterpiece of cinematic dread, complementing and expanding on both the themes and narrative of the original film, while striking a near-impossible balance between fresh stories and new perspectives on the horror we already […]
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Reb Fountain – Heart
Whoo-hoo! A new single from Reb Fountain. This one is Heart.
Ladyhawke Announces New Album, Single and Tour!
2021 is a comeback year for Ladyhawke (‘Pip’ Brown) with her single ‘Guilty Love’, a collaboration with BROODS topping Triple J’s most played list and clocking over 1 Million streams.
WOMAD NZ Returns 18-20 March, 2022
WOMAD, the world’s festival, is delighted that following New Plymouth District Council’s announcement of a host city agreement with WOMAD International, New Zealand’s premier international festival will return to its home of the last 18 years in the stunning Brooklands Park in Taranaki in 2022. The festival dates of March 18-20 have been confirmed.