The Besnard Lakes Are The Ghost Nation: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
With their neighbour to the South threatening to turn them into the 51st State, Canadian band The Besnard Lakes have good reason to feel like they live in a ghost nation.
The Salt Collective – A Brief History Of Blindness (Propeller) (13th Floor Album Review)
Power-pop supergroup The Salt Collective are due to release their sophomore album A Brief History of Blindness this week. With as many special guests on this release as there are tracks (if not more), you’ll hear collaborated guitar pop songs on here that might just give you a familiar taste of days come before.
Jenni Smith – Shopping: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Jenni Smith is a 25-year-old singer-songwriter who proudly embodies the ‘girl next-door’ trope with her romantic, and personal songwriting style. Her new single is Shopping.
Tom Cunliffe Performs The Diabolical Hippies Of Manor House: 13th Floor Singles Session
Here is Tom Cunliffe with an exclusive live performance of his latest single, the intriguingly titled, The Diabolical Hippies Of Manor House.
The Bros. Landreth – Dog Ear (Birthday Cake) (13th Floor Album Review)
On Dog Ear, The Bros. Landreth continue their growth from a technically gifted roots outfit into something warmer, wider and more generous.
Deftones Return to Australia & New Zealand in May 2026
Live Nation has announced multi-platinum GRAMMY® Award-winning Sacramento band Deftones will bring their immersive, genre-defying live performance to Aotearoa for an explosive headline arena show for the first time in nearly 10 years, with special guests Interpol and Ecca Vandal.
HOOP – End Before The Start: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
hoop. release reflective new single End Before the Start — the second offering from upcoming mini-album Wrap Me Up in Winter.
The New Existentialists And Bad Astrology: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
George D Henderson, the driving force behind 90s Dunedin icons The Puddle, celebrates 50 years of underground rock with the vinyl debut of his latest project, The New Existentialists.
Pearly* & Awning – Goblin: November 15, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
With their debut album Not So Sweet, causing a splash amongst those that know, Pearly* have product to pedal, and even though they are soon to be seen at The Other’s Way Festival at the end of the month.
alayna – Hold Me: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Critically acclaimed Rotorua artist, alayna, showcases the power and the depth of her songwriting on the heartbreaking new single, Hold Me, from her upcoming sophomore album Set Her Free.
The Avett Brothers & Mike Patton — AVTT/PTTN (Thirty Tigers) (13th Floor Album Review)
Some collaborations feel engineered. Some feel accidental. AVTT/PTTN by The Avett Brothers & Mike Patton feels like a doorway opening between two worlds that never expected to meet. It is the kind of project that sounds improbable until you hear it, and then it feels strangely inevitable.
Lenny Kravitz – Spark Arena: November 15, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Lenny Kravitz brought his Blue Electric Light Tour to New Zealand last night. It was the veteran rocker’s first show in Aotearoa in a career that reaches back almost 40 years.
Mundi – Ponsonby Social Club: November 15, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
On a cool spring evening in Tamaki Makaurau, a city rocked by a malaise that’s heightened by the sudden change in weather, Mundi, the world fusion outfit hailing from Lyttleton, is hoping to bring some warmth to the Ponsonby Social Club.
John McFee on Jackdawg and Music Without Any Rules: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
John McFee has played with everyone from Van Morrison to Elvis Costello to Rick James…but have you heard of Jackdawg?
Lucy Gray – Pull Out Mattress: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Lucy Gray releases Pull Out Mattress…fresh, fun and confessional, like you’re part of an inside joke. That’s how brand-new, breakout pop-rock track Pull Out Mattress from Lucy Gray feels to listen to.
Opeth – Trusts Arena: November 14, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Progressive metal band Opeth last visited New Zealand in 2017, the five-piece lineup—Mikael Åkerfeldt (guitar, vocals), Martín Méndez (bass), Fredrik Åkesson (guitar, backing vocals), Joakim Svalberg (keyboards, backing vocals), and Waltteri Väyrynen (drums)—returned after eight years with their critically acclaimed album, The Last Will and Testament. The show was originally scheduled for Auckland Town Hall, but overwhelming demand pushed it to Trusts […]
More Sound Thinking Today: New Podcast Episode Is Ready Now!
Sound Thinking with Graham Reid and Marty Duda is back with another episode.
The Running Man Dir: Edgar Wright (13th Floor Film Review)
I was 14 years old when I read Stephen King’s The Running Man and it blew my teenage mind.
THE WATERBOYS Announce May 2026 New Zealand Tour
THE WATERBOYS make their long-awaited return to Australia and New Zealand in May 2026 their first tour in over a decade!
Dick Move Wants You To Dream, Believe, Achieve: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Auckland punk band Dick Move has just released their third album, Dream, Believe, Achieve, 13 songs in 25 minutes recorded at Roundhead Studios.