Album Review: Maceo Parker – Soul Food: Cooking With Maceo (The Funk Garage/Mascot)
Its time to get on the good foot! JB may be gone, but Maceo Parker is still blowing up a storm.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Soft Plastics – My World/Your Girl
This just in! A new song by Wellington’s Soft Plastics.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Semisonic – You’re Not Alone
Remember Closing Time? Remember 1998? Well Semisonic is back with a brand new song.
Album Review: Neil Young – Homegrown (Reprise)
It’s been a long wait, but after coming this close to being released in 1975, Neil Young’s Homegrown is finally out.
Interview: 13th Floor MusicTalks with Sit Down In Front
Sit Down In Front are four young whippersnappers from Gisborne.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Hanna Ashcroft – Everywhere
Here’s a new one from Hanna Ashcroft, who, according the the press release below, is based in Auckland.
Album Review: Liam Gallagher, MTV Unplugged Live at Hull City Hall (Warner Records)
Liam Gallagher’s live show, recorded in August 2019, enters the UK charts at number one, three in a row for him. It is also the biggest selling of the Unplugged series since Nirvana in 1994.
Interview: MusicTalk With Paul McLaney of Gramsci
We here at 13th Floor are very excited about the new release from Gramsci, titled Inheritance, released today.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Melody Gardot – From Paris With Love
There’s plenty of new music out today (check out the 13th Floor New Music Show Podcast), but here is a bit of mellowness from Melody Gardot.
Listen: The 13th Floor New Music Show June 26, 2020
We’ve got a tonne of new music to share with you this Friday.
Concert Review: Tami Neilson & Dave Khan – Freida Margolis, 24 June 2020
On a wet, wild, Wednesday evening, where better to be than in the cosy confines of the Freida Margolis corner bar in Grey Lynn, gathered around for a double helping of two of Auckland’s finest – Dave Khan and Tami Neilson? What a treat!
Tui time: Nominations open for the 55th New Zealand Music Awards
Nominations have opened for the 55th New Zealand Music Awards. The ceremony is confirmed for November and a brand new Tui has been announced.
BENEE Announces second Spark Arena date, five sold-out shows nationwide
The ‘Supalonely’ Singer Announces 2020 New Zealand Tour Dates Five sold out dates nationwide, second Auckland Spark Arena date announced
Concert Review: Pumice, Wine Cellar, 24 June 2020
An evening of Skronk. Noise into beauty. Art from chaos. From Pumice and opening act Oksun Ox and my first time seeing both.
Watch: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Homer Steinweiss & Paul Spring of Holy Hive
The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda takes to Zoom to talk to Homer Steinweiss and Paul Spring about their new bad, Holy Hive.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: H.C. McEntire – Time, On Fire
Check out this new tune by former Angel Olsen backing vocalist, H.C. McEntire.
Interview: Christian Lee Hutson Talks Songwriting With The 13th Floor
Hailing from Los Angeles, singer/songwriter Christian Lee Hutson has just released his third album, titled Beginners, produced by the much-talked about Phoebe Bridgers.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: The Texas Gentlemen – Train To Avesta
Today’s new song comes to you courtesy of The Texas Gentlemen…their tune is Train To Avesta.
NZTrio Returns with Show at The Concert Chamber
After their April concert series was cancelled, the masterful NZTrio returns with a newly rescheduled date at the Auckland Town Hall’s Concert Chamber. The first concert in their 2020 programme Origins will now take place on 5 July, with new dates and locations for their InterFusions and Constellations concerts to be announced.
Album Review: Beginners, Christian Lee Hutson (Anti Records)
Christian Lee Hutson hails from Los Angeles and maintains a low profile. He’s collaborated with Phoebe Bridger on her well received Folk Americana albums of recent times. She plays some keyboards and piano on Beginners. And he sounds like Paul Simon, especially on the opening track, Atheist. But that’s all I really know about him.