Belly – Dove (Belly Touring LLC)
It’s been 23 years since Tanya Donelly and crew walked away from their highly successful indie pop venture, Belly. Finally, they’ve found the guts to return, bringing with them a sweet but mature version of their younger selves that’s way more than just simply palatable. It’s like they never left.
A Place To Bury Strangers – Pinned (Dead Oceans)
Maybe being labelled “the loudest band in New York” could be a curse in disguise. Under the weight of an expectation like that, you have to make sure there’s still something of substance present in your music when extreme volume is out of the equation. A Place To Bury Strangers have done well to ensure […]
R.I.P. John “Jabo” Starks
He was James Brown’s other funky drummer. John “Jabo” Starks has died at the age of 79.
Royal Blood – Logan Campbell Centre May 1, 2018
It was a night of raging riffs and pummeling percussion as English rock duo Royal Blood took charge of Auckland’s Logan Campbell Centre.
New Song Of The Day: Ha The Unclear – Wallace Line
Kiwi quartet Ha The Unclear celebrate the announcement of their impending new album with new video clip.
Public Service Broadcasting Play First NZ Headline at Auckland Powerstation
Solid Entertainment is thrilled to announce the brilliant London-based band PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING for their first solo headline show in New Zealand. This is an unmissable chance to immerse yourself in the PSB rollercoaster of sound & vision.
Huawei NZ Successfully Hosts Music Festival in Auckland
On Friday 13th April 2018, telecommunications giant Huawei hosted a free music festival at Auckland’s Federal Street. Marty Duda spoke with Huawei NZ Marketing Manager, Louie Hu, about Huawei’s aim and plans to act locally with artists and communities while celebrating the launch of the new P20 and P20 Pro smartphone.
Review of No Secrets by Carly Simon on RadioLIVE by Marty Duda
Each Monday night, founder of The 13th Floor, Marty Duda, is a guest on RadioLIVE to share and chat about classic albums from the past. On this occasion, Marty and Mitch Harris check out the 1972 album No Secrets by Carly Simon, which features the worldwide smash hit ‘You’re So Vain’.
Sandy Mill – A Piece of Me (Independent)
A Piece of Me feels like a celebration and, dare I say it, a little bit of a relief for singer songwriter Sandy Mill. This is the first time she has stepped up to the microphone in her own right and taken the spotlight, and in my opinion it’s about time. You may not immediately recognise […]
Shakey Graves – Can’t Wake Up (Dualtone)
You know you need to take a second look at your musical choices when you finally give in to ‘the Tonight chorus’ – a soaring hand-on-heart chorus beginning with the word “Toniiiiight”. It is one of popular musics’ strongest signifiers of blandness, and it’s exactly what we get on Counting Sheep, the opening track of […]
The DMA’s: The 13th Floor Interview
Australian rockers The DMA’s have just released their second album, For Now. The band’s three core songwriters, Matt Mason, Tommy O’Dell, and Johnny Took have been holed up in the studio with producer Ken Moyes sweating over the 12 tracks that comprise For Now. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to guitarist/keyboard player Johnny Took about […]
New Song Of The Day: Parquet Courts – Mardi Gras Beads
Parquet Courts’ new album, Wide Awake! is due later this month, but today you can hear a new track, Mardi Gras Beads.
Mantle – A Sandcastle, A Wave (Independent)
In December 2017, Wellington-based ambient producer Mantle (George Johnston) released his fourth EP A Sandcastle, A Wave and it’s taken me this long to process the quiet brilliance of this latest offering.
Second Show Confirmed for Kendrick Lamar in Auckland!
Tickets to Kendrick Lamar’s Auckland show at Spark Arena on Thursday, July 19 went on sale at midday today selling-out at meteoric speed – 24 minutes! Due to demand from Lamar’s fans, Live Nation has confirmed a second and final Auckland show on Friday, July 20 at Spark Arena.
Sleeping With Sirens share Gossip, Madness and more at the Powerstation
After 2 stalwart support sets from The Faim and Lower than Atlantis, blimey-Charlie, it’s only just turned quarter to 8. Here come Sleeping with Sirens, bounding out of the traps with We like it Loud. It’s clear that the band are sticking to their harder sound pallet that punctures its way through Powerstation in Auckland, NZ. […]
Janelle Monáe – Dirty Computer (Bad Boy Records)
Janelle Monáe’s new album Dirty Computer is firmly rooted in Sex and Politics and I love it. For months, I have been wondering how and what would it take to outdo and outperform Monáe’s Electric Lady in 2013. As I watched and listened to each new single, my apprehension grew until I finally heard Dirty Computer in its […]
Leon Bridges – Good Thing (Columbia Records)
Three years ago, Texan soul man Leon Bridges arrived on the scene with a beautiful retro soul album Coming Home which took things back to basics in a glorious fashion. For his second album Good Thing, Bridges has undertaken a massive transformation moving away from Sam Cooke and Otis Redding as primary influences towards a more contemporary […]
Eilen Jewell’s Singin’ The Blues (Interview)
Boise, Idaho’s finest, Eilen Jewell, returns to Auckland’s Tuning Fork on Saturday, June 2nd.
Post Malone – Beerbongs & Bentleys (Republic)
2018 sees the genre Trap, one developed in the late 1990s to early 2000s from Southern hip hop in the US, still exerting its hold and remaining loud and dominant.
Album Review of No Secrets by Carly Simon on Monday Night RadioLIVE!
Marty Duda will be talking about Carly Simon‘s No Secrets album on Monday night April 30 2018 on RadioLIVE with Mitch Harris. Tune it to the show at 10pm and rediscover the magic of this phenomenal classic album.