New Song Of The Day: Estère – Into The Belly Of Capricorn
From her new album, Archetypes, just released today, here is a brand new video from Estère of her song Into The Belly Of Capricorn.
Film Review: Penguin Bloom Dir: Glendyn Ivin
Starring Naomi Watts, Andrew Lincoln, Jacki Weaver, Rachel House Warning! This Australian film has all the trappings of a disease/movie of the week…a paralyzed mum, three young children, a benign dad and a bird. Fortunately the mum is played by Naomi Watts and that magpie can really act!
New Song Of The Day: Monowhales – Out With The Old
After watching the news this morning we say, “Out With The Old!” and so do Monowhales.
Film Review: Dawn Raid Director: Oscar Kightley
Featuring the music of: Adeaze, Aaradhna, Savage, Mareko, Deceptikonz The documentary of Dawn Raid Entertainment is at its heart the story of Andy Murnane and Danny “Brother D” Leaosavai’i who met at a business college and went on to found a successful Hip-Hop music production and clothing business in 1999 in Papatoetoe, South Auckland.
Auckland Fringe Programme Announced
Kicking off on Valentine’s Day with over 100 events across three weeks, 2021 is set to be the biggest Auckland Fringe yet. This year’s programme is packed full of energetic, urgent and innovative works that will burst Tāmaki Makaurau at its seams with accessibility, eccentricity, identity and everything in between.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with The Dirty Nil
Canadian punk/pop trio The Dirty Nil released their new album, Fuck Art on the first day of the new year. Here is vocalist/guitarist Luke Bentham talking to The 13th Floor.
Low Cut Connie to Perform at Inauguration
One of our favourite discoveries of 2020 was Low Cut Connie, righteously rocking, piano-pounding – the best band we’d never heard of. But we Zoomed with him back in October and he’s become a real friend of the 13th Floor. So we were thrilled to hear he’ll be performing at Pennsylvania’s Inauguration celebration.
New Song Of The Day: Goat Girl – Badibaba
We’ve got new music from Goat Girl today! The song is Badibaba and it is taken from forthcoming album, On All Fours, due out January 29th.
Delaney Davidson & Barry Saunders Hit the Road!
Smashing the songs that took out the Country Music Artists of 2020 Award with their infectious combination of rockin’ country and swaggering, stomping shanty Delaney Davidson and Barry Saunders serve up another smoking hot serving of good time tunes alongside their band.
Shakespeare in the Park 2021 Launches This Weekend
A Shakespearean summer under the stars. Shoreside Theatre presents Shakespeare in the Park 2021: Hamlet & Much Ado About Nothing, January 23 – February 20, 2021
Basement Theatre Presents Digging to Cambodia
Multi-Award winning writer and actor Sarita Keo Kossamak So will be shaking up the floors of Auckland in March at Basement Theatre with her latest show Digging to Cambodia. Smashing together text, movement, AV and karaoke, this contemporary performance finally makes it’s Auckland premiere following from it’s critically acclaimed sell out season at Kia Mau […]
Snow Machine Festival Coming to NZ
After an enormously successful debut in Japan in 2020, Snow Machine is thrilled to expand to the premier alps of Queenstown, New Zealand for four snow-filled days of music and adventure across September 8th – 11th, 2021.
2021 Pride & Fringe at Basement Theatre
Basement Theatre kicks off 2021 with an exciting Auckland Pride Festival and Auckland Fringe Festival programme full of hilarious, heartfelt and experimental works. Oh, and a whole lotta cake.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Luke LeBlanc
Our MusicTalk Series rambles on! Today we take you to Minneapolis, Minnesota to meet singer/songwriter Luke LeBlanc.
New Song Of The Day: John Grant – The Only Baby
A downbeat song from an artist who is feeling uneasy about his country’s state of the union. It’s John Grant with The Only Baby.
R.I.P. Phil Spector
Legendary producer and convicted murderer Phil Spector has died at age 81 from COVID-related complications.
Concert Review: Colette Rivers – Wine Cellar January 16, 2021
In an intimate below-ground venue in the heart of Bohemian Auckland, Colette Rivers unpacks a powerful voice, the second in the series of live shows promoting her just-released debut album Memory Lake. Country Americana at its core but packed full of hooks and effects.
Concert Review: Come Together- Neil Young’s Live Rust – Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre January 16, 2021
They say Rust Never Sleeps…it was awake and loud last night in Auckland as an all-star Kiwi band set Neil Young’s music on fire and let it burn.
New Song Of The Day: Indigo Sparke – Everything Everything
This one is perfect for a Sunday morning coming down…it’s Indigo Sparke with a luminous new song Everything Everything.
Concert Review: Tony Daunt & the Dauntless, Wine Cellar, 15 January 2021
Tony Daunt is onstage, slicked-back hair, Gretsch guitar and wearing an iconic black Country and Western patterned shirt. The five-piece band has more beards than the Twitter boardroom. They run through a nice Country Americana set with the tone on downbeat and melancholy.