Sadsmiles – Eyes Over There (Songbroker) (13th Floor Album Review)
On their quietly assured debut album Eyes Over There, Sadsmiles, the collaborative project of Mahoney Harris and Wayne Bell, offer a collection of songs that reward stillness and attentiveness. With Harris on lead vocals and Bell playing every instrument, the album is a notebook of understatement: poetic, emotionally intelligent, and beautifully unhurried.
Leisure – Dominoes: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Today, Auckland’s soul-electronic collective LEISURE share their new single, Dominoes, a catchy beat-driven track that ignites like the spark of falling in love.
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet – ASB Waterfront Theatre: July 17, 2025
William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has been done so many times in so many ways it has almost become a cliché. Almost. Almost. We’ve seen Baz Lurhmann do it as a brawl on Venice Beach, and Leonard Bernstein take it to a Westside Story. I’ve seen many different interpretations myself—but I’ve never seen it done as a […]
Romeo & Juliet: Beatriz Romilly Talks To The 13th Floor (Theatre Interview)
The Auckland Theatre Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet opens this week at ASB Waterfront Theatre.
The Bats – Lucky Day: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Today The Bats have shared their brand new video single Lucky Day. New Zealand indie rock royals, The Bats, have recently had their heads down recording new music and have also announced their 11th full-length album, Corner Coming Up, out on October 17th via Flying Nun Records.
The Ballad Of Briar Grant – Basement Theatre: July 15, 2025 (13th Floor Theatre Review)
The Ballad of Briar Grant is a slightly surreal mystery with a story about personal change. It’s an ambitious piece of writing with some vignettes of brilliance, delivered confidently by director Lia Kelly and a theatre team who know what they’re about. And it does have a real ballad.
Lachie Hayes – Subsatellite (Massav) (13th Floor Album Review)
Southland’s own Lachie Hayes returns with his long-awaited sophomore album Subsatellite, released today—and it’s clear from the first track that the alt-country-blues troubadour has leveled up: in storytelling, in sound, and in soul.
Romeo & Juliet: Phoebe McKellar (Juliet) Talks To The 13th Floor (Theatre Interview)
The Auckland Theatre Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet opens this week at ASB Waterfront Theatre.
Suicidal Tendencies Announce Headline Tour Dates While In Australia & NZ with Metallica
Exactly two years since their last visit, Suicidal Tendencies return in late 2025 with a series of firsts, which is not something often associated with a band well into their fifth decade!
Matt Langley – Would You Like To Be Friends?: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Silver scroll nominee and APRA award winning song-writer Matt Langley announces the release of his new single, Would You Like To Be Friends?, released today.
Awning – Awning (13th Floor Album Review)
Awning is Christian Dimick, originally based in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, where Dimick was, not only making music, but also working part-time making coffee, toasting sandwiches, and studying Fine Art. All the while releasing songs on Bandcamp since 2023, before moving to Tamaki Makaurau and releasing the magnificent Gold Star EP in 2024.
Bret McKenzie – Freak Out City: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Today, Bret McKenzie is sharing a new video for “Freak Out City,” the title track from his forthcoming sophomore album, out Friday, August 15th worldwide from Sub Pop.
The Wildmans on Emmylou, Gram and Longtime Friend: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Aila and Elisha Wildman are The Wildmans. Born in raised in Appalachia and educated at Berklee, the siblings have just released their new album, Longtime Friend. Here they are to tell us all about it.
Victoria Perry – Every Wish: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Victoria Perry is a singer-songwriter based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa (Auckland, New Zealand) and her debut single release, Every Wish, and has already gained radio airplay in both New Zealand and Australia.
10cc and Georgia Lines – Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre: July 12, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
10cc brought their Ultimate Ultimate Hits Tour to Auckland last night and The 13th Floor’s Robin Kearns took to the ferry to find out if one original member makes a band. Chris Zwaagdyk provides photographic evidence.
My Baby – Redefining A Sound With An Echo: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Dutch/Kiwi trio My Baby have just released a new album titled Echo, one that guitarist Daniel ‘Dafreez’ Johnston says, work to “redefine what My Baby is all about”.
Story The Crow Told Me – Ketch Secor (Equal Housing Records)
This is no ordinary country album. But we should expect nothing less from Ketch Secor: writer, archivist, public speaker, multi-instrumentalist and founder of Old Crow Medicine Show.
Delaney Davidson – Double Whammy: July 11, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Delaney Davidson is a well-dressed figure in Noir’ Country Music, as a troubadour he acts in the shadows, alone, in collaboration and as a guiding muse, creating music which reeks of theatre, vaudeville and infective uneasiness.
alayna – Mother’s Mother: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
After delighting followers on social media with hints of new music on the way, alayna has revealed an exquisite new single Mother’s Mother.
Mark Stewart – The Fateful Symmetry (Mute) (13th Floor Album Review)
Mark Stewart was a giant of an artist (stature as well) vocalist for agit-pop anarchists The Pop Group, an English group that in four short years (1977-1981) traversed punk with dub, jazz and funk creating a sound that impressed Nick Cave, Mike Watt (Minuteman) and gained fans afar a field as Matt Groening (the creator of […]