Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Sex & Food (Jagjaguwar)
The Nielson brothers are New Zealand music royalty. After finding initial success with post-punk group the Mint Chicks, Ruban and Kody have carved successful careers for themselves with the former perhaps gaining even more success than his old group with Unknown Mortal Orchestra.
New Song Of The Day: Jed Parsons – Everybody’s Stupid
Here’s another tasty pop morsel from Jed Parsons…it’s his new single, Everybody’s Stupid.
The Extraordinary Union of Leisure and the APO
It is not every day you get to see a pop group play with a full orchestra inside a great hall. But that was exactly what an audience of around twelve hundred or so got to witness at the Auckland Town Hall on April 6th 2018, as supergroup Leisure became the latest to partner with […]
New Song Of The Day: Eels – Bone Dry
Eels just released their new album, The Deconstruction, and with it comes this new video clip for the song Bone Dry.
Audience Member Cuts Rag’n’Bone Man To The Bone
An Audience member cuts Rag’n’Bone man to the bone at his Auckland concert in Spark Arena… But the booming baritone shut the heckler down like a boss. Perhaps it was a premonition of sorts when, upon entering the evening’s venue, the arena had been halved. Alas, one could argue that a more intimate space was precisely […]
New Song Of The Day: Wye Oak – Lifer
Indie rock duo Wye Oak release their new album, The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs, today.
Real Groovy Record Store Day!
Here’s what Real Groovy has planned for Record Store Day 2018…
Hockey Dad – Meow April 6, 2018
New South Wales duo Hockey Dad brought an energetic set of summery garage rockers with them to Wellington last night, making up with conviction what they occasionally lacked in originality.
Shania Twain – Announces Second Auckland Show
FRIDAY APRIL 6, 2018 – The world’s top-selling female country artist of all time, SHANIA TWAIN, has confirmed she will play a second and final Auckland show when her NOW Tour comes to Australia and New Zealand this December – marking her long awaited, highly anticipated first ever New Zealand concert dates during her expansive […]
Review of Dixie Chicken by Little Feat 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.
MARLON WILLIAMS | Second Christchurch show announced. First Auckland show sold out.
Adding to a string of sold out New Zealand shows this May, Heartstop Music and Eccles Entertainment have now added a second show at Christchurch’s Foundry on Monday 21st May. Tickets for this new Christchurch show are on sale at midday today from Ticketmaster!
Christchurch To Fill With Sounds Of Jazz & Blues This May
New Zealand’s biggest combined jazz and blues event, the Cavell Leitch New Zealand International Jazz and Blues Festival returns to Christchurch for its 23rd year, with over 30 shows across five days starting on 23 May.
Record Store Day At Southbound Records April 21st 2018
Record Store Day is fast-approaching. Here’s what the folks at Southbound Records have in store…
The Disappointments Announce Album & Concert
The Disappointments are following up the release of their stonking debut single ‘Blue Paradise’ with a full-length self-titled album, which they’ll celebrate in true rock ‘n’ roll fashion with a ‘Buck A Head’ concert on Anzac Day (Wednesday, April 25).
New Song Of The Day: John Prine – Knockin’ On Your Screen Door
It’s not every day we get a new song from John Prine, but this is one of those days.
Guns N’ Roses Drummer Steven Adler (and his Mum) To Play Powerstation
Former Guns N’ Roses drummer and co-writer Steven Adler is igniting his Adler’s Appetite band and has today announced an Australasian tour, with a very special one-of-a-kind ‘one night only’ show at the Powerstation in Auckland on Thursday, May 24.
Watch: Hockey Dad at The 13th Floor
Just before playing to a sold-out audience at Auckland’s Whammy Bar, Australia rock duo Hockey Dad stopped in to The 13th Floor Studios to talk to Marty Duda.
Biffy Clyro: The 13th Floor Interview
Scottish rockers Biffy Clyro are coming to Auckland for a one-off show at Spark Arena on Tuesday, April 24th. As it turns out, this is a rare show for the trio, who only have a handful of dates planned for 2018. Instead they plan to spend most of the year in the studio, working on […]
New Song Of The Day: Carb On Carb – Nicole’s Express
Today we have new music from Carb On Carb!
Belphegor + Wiegedood NZ Tour May 2018
The dark days of winter are approaching as European troop BELPHEGOR plant a signpost to Hell upon New Zealand dirt. These Austrian Occult metallers are well-known for their glorious, ritualistic live performances that summon the Dark Lord himself, and will be gracing our shores for the very first time to unleash hell.