New Song Of The Day: Gramsci – Excuse Me, Mr. Jones
Paul McLaney & Gramsci present this loving tribute to one D. Bowie on the fifth anniversary of his death.
Festival Review: Bay of Islands Music Festival – Kainui Vineyards, Kerikeri January 8, 2021
Benee. Dave Dobbyn. The Beths. Melodownz. Benee headlined a magnificent afternoon of some of the cream of New Zealand’s artists. An undeniable charisma on stage that had rapturous response from a large number of the young audience who attended this festival. Not to exclude us older groups right up to the Boomers. She was an […]
Still Missing Bowie: Two recently unearthed tracks and a Livestream Tribute
After spending last night spinning David Bowie discs at Whammy, this morning we thought we’d share these two rarities with you on this, the fifth anniversary of the great man’s death.
Concert Review: Cloudy Single Release Party – Wine Cellar January 8, 2021
Cloudy with a chance of good musical vibes…that was the forecast as we headed on down to The Wine Cellar on this Friday night in Auckland.
Tonight at Whammy: Bowie Night!
Its was five years ago that David Bowie passed away after releasing one last masterpiece, his album, Blackstar. Now, tonight join Tina Turntables, Pennie Black, Kailee Raven and The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda as we spin nothing but Bowie all night long at Whammy Bar.
Concert Review: Michael Morris & The Slow Loris – Whammy Bar January 7, 2021
The sun went down, the wind kicked up and a slight drizzle trickled down on Auckland’s K-Rd as Michael Morris & The Slow Loris brought their Pseudoephedrine Single Release Tour from Dunedin to Auckland.
New Song Of The Day: Kings Of Leon – The Bandit
Kings of WHO??? Oh, yeah, The Kings Of Leon. Looks like they are back with a new single and an album on the way.
Film Review: The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart Dir: Frank Marshall
The title says it all. Out of the dozens of hits The Bee Gees racked up over the years, 1971’s How Can You Mend A Broken Heart captures the mood of this otherwise pedestrian documentary as sole surviving Gibb brother Barry remembers his three fallen brothers.
New Song Of The Day: The Weather Station – Atlantic
Here’s new music from The Weather Station, aka Canadian songstress Tamara Lindeman. Atlantic is taken from her/their forthcoming album, Ignorance.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Passenger
There’s a new album on the way! The new Passenger record, Songs For The Drunk And Brokenhearted is out Friday. But we bring Passenger to The 13th Floor today.
New Song Of The Day: The Melvins – Caddy Daddy
Here’s a slice of Northwestern sludge for you in the form of this new song from The Melvins.
New Song Of The Day: Hailey Whitters – Fillin’ My Cup ft. Little Big Town
Yeee-haaw! Check out this new tune from Nashville singer-songwriter Hailey Whitters as she teams up with Little Big Town on Fillin’ My Cup.
Watch: In The Shallows at The 13th Floor
What better way to spend a lazy summer’s day than with Wellington duo In The Shallows as they visit The 13th Floor Studio.
Album Review: Steve Earle – J.T. (New West)
With the new year kicking in, we at The 13th Floor are determined to cover as much new music as possible. Our first entry is this new album by Steve Earle titled J.T.
13th Floor Top Interviews of 2020
Thanks to Covid and Zoom we here at 13th Floor were able to connect with almost 200 artists for in-depth interviews, both locally and internationally throughout 2020. So, here is a round-up of highlights in case you missed them.
13th Floor’s Top 10 Albums of 2020
The new year has just begun, so what better way to spend New Years’ Day than to ruminate over last year’s best music?
New Song Of The Day: Cornell & Carr – What Kind Of World
Its a new year, a new day and here’s a new song from Australian country duo Matt Cornell and Mike Carr asking the musical question, “What Kind Of World?“.
13th Floor Top 10 Concerts of 2020
Its been a wild, strange year and finally 2020 is over. With Covid breathing down our necks the live music scene in New Zealand is still alive but struggling without any overseas artists allowed in the country.
Marianne Faithfull’s Tribute To Patti Smith
Today in NY time Patti Smith is celebrating her 74th birthday. Words cannot describe the influence Patti has had on both rock and roll.
CONGRATULATIONS DAVE DOBBYN!!!
We here at The 13th Floor are thrilled to learn that Dave Dobbyn has been knighted.