Concert Review: Aaron Tokona Tribute Buzz, Whammy Bar, 7 August 2020
The Buzz was out in full force in sonic overdrive with pyrotechnic guitars, rhythmic thunder and soulful heartfelt vocals as musical friends and collaborators of the late and supremely talented Aaron Tokona kick off a series of tribute shows in Auckland’s sold-out Whammy Bar this Friday night.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Sam Cullen – All Night Long
Welcome to the working week! Today we start things of with a new release from Wellington via Invercargill musician Sam Cullen and his song All Night Long.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk With Jon Anderson
Its been 30 years in the making, but former Yes vocalist Jon Anderson’s album, 1000 Hands, is finally out. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda tracked down Anderson to his home in California and spoke with him about the new album and the many guests who appear with him, including Jean Luc Ponty, Ian Anderson Chick […]
Interview: Norah Jones Talks To The 13th Floor
We are very excited to bring you this exclusive interview with Norah Jones. Norah’s latest album, Pick Me Up Off The Floor, is out now and gathering rave reviews. (Speaking of rave reviews, click here to read the 13th Floor Concert Review of Norah’s show, here in Auckland last year.) A lot has happened since […]
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: The Avett Brothers – I Go To My Heart
Talk about stripped down, Here’s a new song by The Avett Brothers, I Go To My Heart, seemingly recorded in a barn with no mics.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Kylie Minogue – Say Something
Some days you just need a new song from Kylie Minogue. Well, today is one of those days, and we’ve got you covered with Say Something.
Film Review: Driveways (NZIFF 2020)
How well do we really know our family? The sibling we haven’t spent much time with in adulthood but who we think of as being the same person we knew as a child, how do we reconcile realising we don’t know much about them at all? Driveways opens to single mum Kathy (Hong Chau) and […]
Watch: Milly Tabak Gives Us A Track By Track Rundown of New Album, Honest Woman
couple of days before the release of The Miltones new album, Honest Woman, Milly Tabak popped into the 13th Floor Studio to talk to Marty Duda about the songs that make up this, her second album. So, watch and listen as Milly gives us the lowdown on each track and then performs Hey Sister live. […]
Listen: 13th Floor New Music Show August 7, 2020
Wow, its Friday once again, which means its time for another 13th Floor New Music Show.
Film Review: Tench (NZIFF 2020)
A controversial movie in that this is a sensitive portrait of a young man, Johnathan, who is physically attracted to pre-pubescent girls, and the battle he endures to keep this at bay, when a lonely ten-year-old girl moves in next door to him with her solo mum. Director: Patrice Toye Starring: Tijmen Govaerts, Julia Brown, […]
Film Review: Fritzi – A Revolutionary Tale (NZIFF 2020)
Set in East Germany in the summer of 1989, Fritzi is an animated family movie about twelve-year-old East German Fritzi, who says goodbye to best friend Sophie who is leaving for a holiday in Hungary. When Sophie does not return, or call, Fritzi begins a quest to find out where her friend is. In the […]
Watch: MusicTalk with Great Gable
Australian rockers Great Gable’s debut album, Tracing Faces, is released today. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda snagged an interview with the band’s rhythm section, Chris Bye (bass) and Callum Guy (drums) to get the inside scoop on these Perth-based rockers.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: The Rolling Stones – Scarlet
Recorded back in 1974, this is not technically a new song, but we thought you needed to hear this previously unreleased Stones track anyway.
Film Review: The County (NZIFF 2020)
“It’s the Co-op that keeps the community alive, you should know that,” states one farmer to another as they square off under the umbrella of a harsh Icelandic sky. The County tells the story of one woman’s audacity to take on the powerful who hold the means of her financial survival in their ledgers, camouflaged […]
AMPED 2020 Kicks Off this Weekend with Stunning Line-up
Robert Scott (The Clean, The Bats), Nadia Reid and Shayne Carter spearhead Dunedin’s own mentoring programme for aspiring young musicians. A free initiative open to local high school students, this year is a shorter programme, but at full capacity, as 38 band members and solo artists will attend workshops run by some of the city’s […]
Interview: Lianne La Havas Talks To The 13th Floor
Lianne La Havas has just released her third album, and it’s a beauty. The self-titled collection of songs is getting rave reviews, so we thought we would have a word with her. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Lianne, who is based in London and is currently chilling at home, riding out the Covid […]
Rod Stewart Reschedules NZ Dates to April 2022
Live Nation wish to advise due to ongoing travel restrictions and border closures in New Zealand and Australia, and the continued limitations around mass gatherings in Australia, the Rod Stewart – The Hits! 2020 tour of Australia and New Zealand, originally scheduled for November 2020, is to be rescheduled.
Film Review: State Funeral (NZIFF 2020)
An epic Iliad cinema experience at the passing of the most influential person of the twentieth century, Josph Stalin. All the glory but none of the horror. Director: Sergei Loznitza
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Bon Iver – AUATC
This Thursday brings you new music from Bon Iver (Justin Vernon) a tune called AUATC.
Interview: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Third Man Records’ Ben Blackwell
Why are we talking to Third Man Records co-founder Ben Blackwell? Because they have just found the tapes from the last show the original Stooges played at a festival in Detroit.