R.I.P. Phil May (Pretty Things)
Another death of another great rocker…Phil May, singer for The Pretty Things, has died after complications following surgery at the age of 75.
Listen: 13th Floor New Music Show – May 15th
Listen in as Marty Duda brings you the best of this week’s new releases.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Ben Harper – Don’t Let Me Disappear
Welcome to Level 2! To celebrate, we bring you a brand new song from Ben Harper.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: The Beths – I’m Not Getting Excited
Here’s something worth getting excited about…new music from The Beths.
NZ Music Month Summit Heads Online
The 2020 Official NZ Music Month Summit It’s All Local Support Local. Stream Local. Follow Local. Buy Local The MMF NZ and the NZ Music Commission, in association with Auckland Council Creative Communities and APRA AMCOS NZ, are thrilled to announce the return of The Official NZ Music Month Summit, which will take place as […]
Auckland City’s Cultural and Sport Icons Set to Reopen
Regional Facilities Auckland is looking forward to reopening the doors of its iconic Auckland spaces over the coming weeks, adhering to strict COVID-19 Alert Level 2 guidelines.
R.I.P. Betty Wright
Here’s more bad news…Betty Wright, the soulful singer whose recording of Clean Up Woman was a massive hit in 1971, has died at age 66.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: The Streets – Where The F*& K Did April Go
Asking the musical question many of us have…here’s The Streets with another new song, Where The F*& K Did April Go.
R.I.P. Little Richard
Oh, no…what terrible news to wake up to. Little Richard, “the innovator, the originator, the architect of rock & roll” has died at the age of 87.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Nicole Atkins – Mind Eraser
Nicole Atkins’ new album, Italian Ice has been pushed back, but here is another new track to tide you over.
More New Bob Dylan: Listen To False Prophet
We can only speculate what Bob Dylan has been doing during lockdown, but here he is with a third new song and the announcement of a new album.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Odds & Ends – Don’t Look Down
Hey hey, our friends in Odds & Ends have just released a new song.
T-Shirt Day Set to Round Out NZ Music Month
NZ Music T-Shirt Day is a nationwide celebration of the music of Aotearoa and the power music has to make a positive difference in our lives. Raising funds for MusicHelpsLive, an appeal launched by the MusicHelps charity to directly help those working in the New Zealand music industry, Kiwis are encouraged to don their favourite […]
Listen: 13th Floor New Music Show: May 8, 2020
Listen in as The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda hosts a show featuring 10 new songs released today from 10 new albums.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Nick Lowe – Don’t Be Nice To Me
With all the bad news floating around, here’s a little something to cheer you up…its a new song from Nick Lowe with the unlikely title of Don’t Be Nice To Me.
R.I.P. Florian Schneider (Kraftwerk)
We are sad to report another death of another very influential musician…Florian Schneider, a founding member of Kraftwerk, has died, age 73, from cancer.
R.I.P. Millie Small (of My Boy Lollipop Fame)
Jamaican singer Millie Small has passed away at the age of 73.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Fontaines D.C. – A Hero’s Death
Direct from Dublin, here are Fontaines D.C. with their new song, A Hero’s Death, the title track to their upcoming album due out July 31st.
Marlon Williams Premieres Live Concert Film This Weekend
Marlon Williams will premiere the full live concert film from his acclaimed 2019 release Live at Auckland Town Hall this weekend, sharing the 109 minute show for free across YouTube and Facebook, followed by a live Q&A with fans.
Someday Stories 2020: 6 Short Films by Young Filmmakers
Someday Stories 2020: Six new short films by young filmmakers will emerge post-lockdown. The collection of short sustainability-focused films that will form the fourth series of New Zealand’s Someday Stories, scheduled to be released at the end of this year, have been announced today.