Iron & Wine: The 13th Floor Interview
A brand new Iron & Wine album is released today. Beast Epic is the first new material from Sam Beam in four years. During that period, Sam recorded an album with Jesca Hoop and moved his family to Durham, North Carolina. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam about Beast Epic, […]
Grizzly Bear – Painted Ruins (RCA)
Grizzly Bear has always been one of those bands that have been recommended to me by friends and that I have listened to intermittently on my generic MP3 player without fully engaging in their musical journey. But in a musical world saturated with disposable pop “talent”, it becomes instantly obvious from opener Aquarian that you […]
Stone Sour – Spark Arena August 23, 2017
It was time to wave those horns and pump those fists as Stone Sour barrelled in Auckland’s Spark Arena, urged on by a sea of black T-shirt, metal-loving fans.
UNKLE: The 13th Floor Interview
The new UNKLE album, The Road Pt.1 has just been released and it signals a very different musical direction for the band. Perhaps “band” is the wrong word, as the composition of the act has whittled down to one…founding member James Lavelle. Although LaVelle is man in charge, he has surrounded himself with an impressive array […]
Human League Coming To Auckland
40 years after forming, UK synth-pop pioneers The Human League are coming to our shores for their first ever New Zealand show this December at Auckland’s Logan Campbell Centre! The much-loved trio of Phil Oakey, Susan Ann Sulley & Joanne Catherall will be joined by special guests, Australian New Wave sensations Pseudo Echo for a special night of the hits.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Foo Fighters – The Sky Is A Neighborhood
Love ’em or hate ’em, The Foo Fighters are a force to be reckoned with. Here they are with a brand new track, The Sky Is A Neighborhood, the second single from their upcoming album, Concrete and Gold, due out September 15th.
Blackbird Ensemble Announces New Show In Honour of BJÖRK
Blackbird Ensemble, New Zealand’s most exciting chamber orchestra, is ecstatic to announce an awe-inspiring homage to the inimitable Icelandic pop artist Björk.
Katy Perry Announces Witness: The Tour New Zealand 2018
TEG DAINTY announced today that global pop superstar KATY PERRY’s WITNESS: The Tour, will come to New Zealand next August in support of her new album Witness. Last here in 2014, the 13 time Grammy nominated artist played two Auckland arena shows that were instant sell-outs.
Juan Vesuvius: I am Your Deejay – Assembly George Square Theatre, The Box Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Here’s Dedee with another report direct from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival… You may know Juan Vesuvius (as performed by NZ comedian Barnie Duncan) from his previous shows Calypso Nights and Juan, Two? where he treated audiences to a new style of performance, the Comedy DJ.
Top 5 Finalists Announced for 2017 APRA Silver Scroll Awards
Five top acts have made the shortlist for the 2017 APRA Silver Scroll Award, recognising excellence in songwriting.
Paul Kelly – Life Is Fine (EMI)
Not drowning but waving. The cover of Aussie singer-songwriter Paul Kelly’s new album indicates that he’s back in safer waters with a revisit his 1990s pop repetoire. These are the waters that vividly recall his surging pop-rock fortunes of the Nineties.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Hex – Runes/Ruins
Wellington trio Hex serve up the deliciously catchy Runes/Ruins in anticipation of their album The Hill Temple, due out soon.
The National Announce Villa Maria Winery Show February 2018
Grammy-nominated Ohio natives The National make their highly anticipated return to New Zealand for one night only at Villa Maria Winery on Sunday 25 February 2018.
This Way North – NZ Tour Sept 2017
Hailing from Melbourne, Australia, guitar/drums two-piece This Way North are Leisha Jungalwalla (Jungal) and Cat Leahy (Sal Kimber & the Rollin’ Wheel). They first met in Canada in fact; at the renowned British Columbian ArtsWells Festival back in 2013. While hanging at the festival, they discovered that their permanent homes were both north-side… Melbourne, Australia […]
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: The Darkness – Solid Gold
You gotta love The Darkness, and if you don’t, maybe this will change your mind. Solid Gold is their brand new single off their upcoming album, Pinewood Smile, due out on October 6th.
Hawthorne Heights New Zealand Tour 2017
US Post-Hardcore pioneers, Hawthorne Heights hit New Zealand for their first ever show. They will be playing their landmark first two albums, 2004’s The Silence in Black and White and 2006’s If Only You Were Lonely in full. Both of them!!
Mark Olson & Ingunn Ringvold To Tour NZ
Accomplish singer-songwriter Mark Olson, who is perhaps best known for his work with American alt-country outfit The Jayhawks, is heading to New Zealand in September for two shows with his current partner-in-crime, Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Ingunn Ringvold.
UNKLE – The Road Pt.1 (Songs For The Def)
This is a very different UNKLE from the one you met back in 1998. Gone are DJ Shadow, Thom Yorke and the hundreds of samples that comprised Psyence Fiction. Instead, trip-hop pioneer and Mo’ Wax founder James Lavelle joins forces with a whole new team of collaborators to create his latest vision for UNKLE.
Laneway Festival 2018: Mac is back + Anderson .Paak! Save the date!
St Jerome’s Laneway Festival is happy to announce the first two acts on our line-up as well as the date and venue for Laneway 2018.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Robert Plant – The May Queen
Despite his refusal to participate in any further Led Zeppelin reunions, it seems front man Robert Plant still has a bustle in his hedgerow. Witness his new single, The May Queen, a sly reference to Zeppelin’s Stairway To Heaven.