EP Review: Hey! King – Be Still (ANTI- Records)
Hey! King are a young American couple who sing Indie Folk songs with an exhilarating intensity on their debut EP Be Still. They have been mentored by Ben Harper who produces here, as well as having them as support artists on his tours.
Ocean Alley To Premiere Live Studio Film of Lonely Diamond
Ocean Alley are proud to announce their upcoming film Lonely Diamond – Live In Studio, a live performance of their recent third album Lonely Diamond played in full. Presented in conjunction with the band’s community brand A Day For The Beaches, the film will premiere online at 10pm NZST on Friday 25 September, available for ticket-buyers to watch at any time globally for 48 […]
Joe Bonamassa Announces Worldwide Pay-Per-View Concert
The music industry has been devastated in 2020. Venues closed, concerts were cancelled. Joe Bonamassa is bringing the music back to the people in an epic VIRTUAL PAY-PER-VIEW CONCERT for one night only on Sunday, September 20, 2020. This virtual event will bring fans together around the world as Bonamassa broadcasts to their living room […]
NZTrio Embark On Nationwide Tour This October
NZTrio forges on with the second concert in their 2020 series, InterFusions. The concert will have not only two outings in Auckland – an intimate version at Pah Homestead on 3 October and a grand Concert Chamber version on 18 October – but also a whopping eight further performances around the country thanks to a […]
Interview: Rockin’ Hobart with A. Swayze & The Ghosts
Based in Hobart, A. Swayze & The Ghosts are due to release their debut album, Paid Salvation, tomorrow.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Low Cut Connie – Help Me
What? You don’t know about Low Cut Connie?? We didn’t either…but apparently Elton John, Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama are fans!
Laneway Festival Auckland Postponed Until Summer 2022
This just in from the folks at Laneway: After much deliberation, we are very disappointed to announce that Laneway Festival Auckland will not be taking place in Summer 2021. The current circumstances surrounding border closures and the unpredictability of future Covid-19 outbreaks have created an extremely tough environment for festivals. We take pride in delivering […]
Album Review: Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T.Rex (BMG)
A stellar ensemble of artists which include Nick Cave, Lucinda Williams, Todd Rundgren, Joan Jett, two sons of John Lennon amongst others, lay down a worthy and often inspired double album’s worth of classic Marc Bolan songs. Preceding his induction to the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame later in November this year.
The Cat Is Out Of The Bag – Greedy Cat Returns!
Tim Bray Theatre Company presents Greedy Cat. After COVID-19 interrupted plans for Aotearoa’s favourite cat to prowl around on stage earlier in the year, Tim Bray Theatre Company (TBTC) is delighted to finally let him out of the bag as Greedy Cat returns! Celebrating their 100th show season by taking it to both sides of […]
Auckland Museum Celebrates Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2020
Auckland Museum has created a web page dedicated to celebrating Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2020, full of events, activities, history, art and more!
Silo Theatre Presents Every Brilliant Thing
With Danielle Cormack, Anapela Polata’ivao & Jason Te Kare, Silo returns to the new normal with a deep hug of a play! Every Brilliant Thing!
Royal New Zealand Ballet’s magical The Sleeping Beauty on stages across the country from 29 October
Christmas comes early for ballet lovers this year! Looking ahead with joy and optimism to its ever-popular Christmas season, the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) will open its magical new production, The Ryman Healthcare Season of The Sleeping Beauty on 29 October.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Alecia Nugent
Returning to music after a decade-long hiatus, here’s Nashville’s Alecia Nugent to talk about her new album, The Old Side Of Town.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Sufjan Steven – Sugar
Another day and more great new music to bring you…today its something sweet from Sufjan Stevens called Sugar.
Watch: 13th Floor Video Session with Vikae
Here is something special… Vikae stopped by our studio in between lockdowns to perform a few songs for us from her EP, Finelines. For the uninitiated, Vikae comes to New Zealand via The Ukraine. Her story is unique and at times, rather harrowing. Listen in as she tells The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda about her […]
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Hawksley Workman – Dwindling Beauty (let’s fake our deaths together)
Here’s something new from someone new… Hawksley Workman brings us Dwindling Beauty, suggesting, “let’s fake our deaths together”. Let’s face it, in these strange times, that just may be a viable option! So who is this Hawksley Workman? Actually he’s not so new, having been making music since the late 1990s. He’s Canadian, been in […]
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Kate Owen
For Christchurch’s Kate Owen, today is Day One. Its the first day fans can access the short films she created to accompany the songs to her latest album, Not A Proper Girl.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Black Velvet Butterfly – We Are The Skeksis
We bring this new week in kicking and screaming with the sounds of Auckland’s Black Velvet Butterfly.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Helena Massey
Fresh from our Zoom meeting earlier today, here is Australian musician Helena Massey to talk about her new album, Brothers, Puffins & Half Skulls.
Album Review: Rumer – Nashville Tears (Cooking Vinyl)
Rumer pays tribute to Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame alumnus Hugh Prestwood. The match is like vintage whisky, or bourbon to be accurate. Glides down so smoothly and the warmth then resonates through you.