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.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Bryan Beller of The Aristocrats
Last year jazz/rock/prog/fusion trio The Aristocrats were frenetically trying to outrun the impending pandemic as the toured Europe. This year they have released a live album capturing that tour.
ELEMENTAL NIGHTS Returns For 2021
Following the success of 2020’s inaugural festival, Live Nation in association with Auckland Unlimited, is proud to present Elemental Nights 2021 as part of Elemental AKL.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Lips – Your Deodorant Doesn’t Work
The title of this new song by Lips, Your Deodorant Doesn’t Work, may not be something you want to hear, but we think you’ll feel different about the song.
Watch: 13th Floor MovieTalk: Conor & Jake Allyn of No Man’s Land
With the feature film No Man’s Land opening in cinemas on Thursday here are brothers Conor and Jake Allyn, director and actor/screenwriter of this powerful film.
Movie Review: Son of The South Directed by Barry Alexander Brown
Son of The South opens with a limp-footed, bloodied Bob Zellner (Lucas Till) dragged toward a noose while he summarises the climate of racial hatred in 1960s Alabama through an emotionless voiceover.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: deepState – Fortune
Let’s get ambient! Today we bring you new music from deepState. The song is Fortune.