Album Review: Iron & Wine and Calexico – Years To Burn (Sub Pop)
Nearly 15 years after their first collaboration, Iron & Wine and Calexico mix it up again.
ONE LOVE 2020 Lifts The Lid On Its Most Exciting Line-Up Yet!
New Zealand’s much-loved ONE LOVE Festival will kick off a new decade with the best line-up in the festival’s history.
Track By Track: Louis Baker’s Commentary On His New Album, Open
After years of gigging and fine-tuning his sound…while constantly writing songs, Wellington’s Louis Baker is finally ready to release his debut album.
And the Winner of the David Bowie Box Set is…
Simon Sean Coffey has won the David Bowie Box Set, Clareville Grove Demos. This gorgeous box-set with three 7″ vinyl singles of Bowie’s 1969 demos, includes Space Oddity. Congratulations Simon! We asked people to tell us their favourite Bowie personae. The results: Ziggy Stardust The Thin White Duke Aladdin Sane Goblin King Halloween Jack Himself […]
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Albi & The Wolves – This Is War
Hey! Hey! It’s new music from Albi & The Wolves!
James Morrison (UK) Announces New Zealand Stop On The ‘You’re Stronger Than You Know’ Tour In September 2019
Frontier Touring are thrilled to announce iconic British singer-songwriter James Morrison will be touching down in New Zealand in September 2019 for the You’re Stronger Than You Know Tour, armed with his fifth studio album, You’re Stronger Than You Know, released in March through Warner Music New Zealand.
Aussie Legends Hermitude Drop New Banger & Announce NZ Tour
Hermitude are back with a daring new single ‘Northern Lights’ featuring Soaky Siren and Vory. The track has just premiered on tastemaker stations triple J in Australia and George FM in New Zealand.
Lloyd Cole Announces “From Rattlesnakes to Guesswork” NZ Tour
Lloyd Cole has confirmed six New Zealand concerts in November for his “From Rattlesnakes to Guesswork” tour, with Lloyd Cole and the Commotions guitarist Neil Clark joining him on stage.
Album Review: Rickie Lee Jones – Kicks (The Other Side Of Desire/Thirty Tigers)
Rickie Lee Jones turns in her fourth (count ‘em) covers collection, and it’s a winner.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Benee – Want Me Back
19-year-old Auckland sensation Benee releases her newest single, Want Me Back.
CRADLE OF FILTH Performing ‘Cruelty and the Beast In Full’ Australian and NZ Tour
In 1998 Cruelty and the Beast was released and showcased the band’s hybrid of brutality and macabre romanticism, crafting a concept album based on the life of Hungarian Countess and mass murderer Elizabeth Bathory who tortured and murdered hundreds of young women in the 16th and 17th centuries.
EP Review: Soaked Oats – Sludge Pop (Dot Dash/Rhythmethod)
Self-described Dunedin “sludge-pop” quartet Soaked Oats turn up with their third EP, released digitally and on 10’ coloured vinyl.
Win a copy of the Clareville Grove Demos – a David Bowie Box Set
#WIN! Just when we thought we couldn’t get much cooler, here’s a David Bowie Box Set to knock every collector’s socks into next week! It’s the Clareville Grove Demos. A gorgeous box-set with three 7″ vinyl singles of Bowie’s 1969 demos, including Space Oddity. To enter – go to our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/13thfloor.co.nz. Then 1) […]
Congrats to the winner of the Dylan Box
Tim Dorward is the winner of the 2-CD set of Bob Dylan’s performances on the legendary Rolling Thunder Review tour. It’s Dylan performing 22 songs live. Thanks to everyone who entered! We’ve got another amazing giveaway coming up, so watch this space. We asked people which Dylan song influenced their personal politics – here’s the […]
Dark Funeral Announce NZ Tour
DARK FUNERAL are without a doubt one of the most notorious and highly regarded acts of the Black Metal genre.
13th Floor New Song Song Of The Day: Sleater-Kinney – The Future Is Here
Here’s another track from the hotly-anticipated new album from Sleater-Kinney.
Album Review: David Bowie – Clareville Grove Demos (Parlophone)
This collection of six songs recorded as demos in early 1969 finds the young David Bowie still searching for a musical voice that will connect with an audience. That audience was just a few months away.
Concert Review: Mice on Stilts – Wine Cellar, June 14, 2019
Auckland six-piece band, Mice on Stilts, performed a deeply moving and poetic set at Wine Cellar last night, gracefully combining the rich history of Aotearoa with an unrivalled level of lyrical intimacy.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Wallis Bird – As The River Flows
Berlin-based, Irish-born Wallis Bird has just released a new single and video clip…As The River Flows.
And We’ve Got a Winner!
The winner of the VINYL double-album release of NEIL YOUNG’S 1973 Tuscaloosa Concert, is Robin Sharma! His favourite Neil Young song is Tonight’s the Night. Congratulations Robin!!!