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.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with John Dwyer of Osees
With the band’s 23rd album just released we talk to John Dwyer of Osees (or The Ohsees, The Oh Sees, Thee Oh Sees, or Oh Sees) to discuss Panther Rotate, released hot on the heels of the band’s previous album, Protean Threat, just out in September.
New Song Of The Day: Isla Noon – Summer In August
Better late than never! Things are a bit slow on the new music front so we thought we’d bring this little gem to your attention that was released a couple of weeks ago. Its Summer In August and it is by Auckland’s Isla Noon.
Film Review: The Dry Dir: Robert Connolly
Starring: Eric Bana, Genevieve O’Reilly, Keir O’Donnell Perhaps not the feel-good film folks may be looking for to start the new year with…The Dry brings us a world of dust, death, deceit and disillusion.
New Song Of The Day: Radio Days – I Got A Love
We continue to scour the planet for the best new music. Today, it’s over to Milan, Italy where Radio Days have just released I Got A Love.
Watch: Good Habits at The 13th Floor
Amanda Palmer isn’t the only overseas artist to be stuck in New Zealand. Here are UK alt-folk duo Good Habits who have been in NZ since early this year.