Hanging In There With Amy Rigby: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Amy Rigby has just release a new studio album. Its titled Hang In There With Me and it was made with her husband Wreckless Eric.
Ema l’u – Blame Game: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
EMA I’U releases her new single, Blame Game! Based in Tāmaki Makaurau, EMA I’U (pronounced Emma ee ‘u) aka Ema Barton is a performer with a powerful presence, undeniable skill as a vocalist and talent as a songwriter and screen arts creative.
Dionne Warwick: Legendary Songstress Returns to Australia & NZ For the One Last Time Tour – January 202
MG Live, Frontier Touring and Arena Touring are delighted to welcome five-time Grammy Award-winning music legend Dionne Warwick back to Australia and New Zealand for the ‘One Last Time Tour’ next January.
Why Don’t You Smile Now: Lou Reed at Pickwick Records 1964-65 (Light In The Attic)
Some fans of Lou Reed will be vaguely aware of his pre-Velvets stint as a writer-for-hire at Pickwick Records, and some may have even heard The Ostrich, sung by Lou with his “band” The Primitives. Now, here is the rest of that story.
Reb Fountain Announces Two Single Release Shows In Wellington & Auckland
Acclaimed New Zealand singer-songwriter Reb Fountain enters a new dawn with the release of her new single, Come Down, an unapologetic haunting down tempo ballad with a refrain for the ages.
In The Shallows – Do You Feat. Module: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Paekākāriki based ‘In the Shallows’ featuring Welsh singer-songwriter Danni Davis, hits home in the punchy new track ‘Do You’ – an ode to the shared experience of what it is to be human.
Having A Rave-Up! The British R&B Sounds Of 1964 (Grapefruit/Cherry Red)
Here ya go! Four hours of some of the rawest, most blueswailing tracks to be recorded in the UK in 1964 now spread over 3 CDs…91 songs in all.
Jerry Phillips Is Capturing The Feel For The Universe: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
At age 75, Jerry Phillips has just released his debut album. Jerry is the son of Sun Records founder Sam Phillips and his album, For The Universe, captures the feel of rock & roll as it was born, because Jerry was there at the beginning.
John Cale – Ship Of Fools: The Island Albums (Esoteric Recordings)
Arguably John Cale’s finest work, these three albums were released during a creative spurt lasting from late 1974 through to November 1975…three albums in just over one year!
Brant Bjork And Once Upon A Time In The Desert: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
The Brant Bjork Trio have just released their debut album titled Once Upon A Time In The Desert. Here is Brant, direct from California, to tell us how he and his new bandmates…who are also old friends…made this thing happen.
Georgia Lines – Powerstation: September 20, 2024 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Georgia Lines pulled out all the stops during her “monumental” show at Auckland’s Powerstation, with bubbles, guests, audience participation, a great band, a cool cover, costume changes and, best of all, Georgia’s own voice and songs.
The Beths with Great South – Hollywood Avondale: September 20, 2024
Earlier in the day I was asked what I was up to tonight. ‘Reviewing The Beths’. ‘Easy’ I was told ‘Just write ‘The Beths show was glorious, joyous and wonderful’. End of review, enjoy the rest of the show’. Tempting and accurate. But I had a hunch there’d be more to say. There was.
Louisa Nicklin + GroopChat & Green Grove – Double Whammy: September 20, 2024
Even though Louisa Nicklin has been playing (and releasing) since at least 2019, she had not touched on my temporal world until I was fortuitous to see her opening for Princess Chelsea late last year. I was taken by what I heard and saw.
New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks: September 20, 2024
Its another New Music Friday and another chance for us here at The 13th Floor to share the best of this week’s new releases with you, including new albums from Joan As Police Woman, Steve Forbert and more!
Brant Bjork Trio – Once Upon a Time in the Desert (Duna Records) 13th Floor Album Review
For almost four score years Brant Bjork has been part of such acts as Kyuss, Fu Manchu, The Desert Sessions and most recently Stöner, emanating from a scene sometimes referred to as the Palm Desert scene.
Underwire – Greener: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Wellington’s Underwire release their sixth single today, titled Greener, it calls out green-washing, after the devastation of Cyclone Gabrielle across New Zealand in 2023, where massive damage by forest slash highlighted the folly of carbon trading schemes without actual environmental care, and the downside of the culture of profit before people.
Steve Forbert On Making Daylight Savings Time: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Steve Forbert has just released Daylight Savings Time an album that touches on the changing of the seasons. “It’s all about time” Steve tells us.
Colin James Is Chasing The Sun: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Blues-rocker Colin James has just released his new album, Chasing The Sun, for Stoney Plain Records. We caught up with Colin last month just as he was about to celebrate a birthday and a release day.
Joan As Police Woman – Lemons, Limes and Orchids (PIAS) 13th Floor Album Review
Three years after her last album, The Solution Is Restless, Joan As Police Woman (Joan Wasser) returns with Lemons, Limes and Orchids. While her previous collaboration with Tony Allen and Dave Okumu had an Afrobeat influence, this new album takes a different turn. Collaborating once again with Benjamin Lazar Davis, with whom she previously worked […]
Luke Combs to Headline Stadiums Across New Zealand & Australia in January & February 2025
Global superstar Luke Combs is heading back to New Zealand and Australia in January and February 2025 and is set to break records as the first country artist to headline a full stadium tour down under.