Amanda Palmer – Kings Arms (Photo Gallery)
Amanda Palmer & The Grand Theft Orchestra blazed through a set at Auckland’s Kings Arms on Friday night. The 13th Floor’s Veronica McLaughlin was there with her camera and has filed a photographic report.
Check Out This Video From Jackson & His Computerband
Jackson can now share the video for new single Dead Living Things taken from his critically acclaimed second album Glow. ‘Dead Living Things’ is directed by Alexandre Courtès and is his only music video of 2013. Courtès is renowned for his interesting and conceptual music videos. His previous videos include ‘Seven Nation Army’ by The […]
Check Out New Music By The Dirtbombs
From a recent press release: It’s understandable to assume that a bubblegum record by The Dirtbombs would be cover versions by groups like the 1910 Fruitgum Company, The Ohio Express and The Archies. After all, the band already has two albums of cover songs under their belt which salute specific genres. That is not the […]
Neko Case: On Depression and Bathroom Grouting (Interview)
Neko Case releases her new album tomorrow. With the rather unwieldy title of , The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, its the follow-up to her very successful 2009 album, Middle Cyclone. As The 13th Floor discovered when we spoke to her recently, Neko has been through something of […]
ENZO Stranger Than Fiction Coming In November
On Saturday November 2, St Mary’s in Holy Trinity, Parnell, Auckland will host a unique concert experience as Eddie Rayner, the amazingly talented keyboard maestro and original member of Split Enz, presents a brand new live production… ENZO-Stranger Than Fiction. ENZO-Stranger Than Fiction will reunite five original members of Split Enz along with Eddie’s new […]
Watch Robbie Robertson Discuss New Band Reissue
Hot on the heels of Bob Dylan’s Another Self Portrait, which features his 1969 Isle Of Wight performance with The Band, comes The Band’s own multi-disc reissue of their live Rock Of Ages album recorded New Year’s Eve 1971/72 at New York City’s Academy Of Music. With the release only a couple of weeks away, […]
Japandroids Here This Week
Japandroids tour New Zealand this week. Check out the video for The House That Heaven Built: Save
Dylan Deluxe Blues
The latest installation of the Bob Dylan Bootleg series: Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) is being released today in New Zealand. Along with the standard 2-disc version which features 35 outtakes, alternate versions, demos and live tracks from the late 60s and early 70s, there is a four-disc vinyl version and a four-CD deluxe version featuring […]
Listen To This "New" Paul McCartney Song
Paul McCartney has been busy working on his latest album with producer Mark Ronson. Both this song and the album are called “New“. The “new” album is due for release on October 15th, but you can listen to the song, New, now. I think it sounds quite a bit like a band ol’ Paul was […]
Bernard Fanning: Out On His Own (Interview)
Former Powderfinger front man Bernard Fanning is about to perform at Auckland’s Powerstation in support of his solo album, Departures. As the voice of Powderfinger, Fanning was one of Australia’s most respected musicians. Now he’s out on his own and The 13th Floor tracked him down just as he was wrapping up his Australian tour. […]
Watch The New Ezra Vine Video Here
‘Celeste’, the first single from Auckland singer/songwriter Ezra Vine is an infectious celebration of anticipation, combining an army of floor toms, with Mike Snow piano clusters, and a Shins-like lilt. According to Ezra, “‘Celeste’ is a song that was written, recorded and produced by me, in my bedroom with additional production from Samuel James, mixed […]
New Music From John Cale
It’s been less than a year since John Cale released his most recent album, Shifty Adventures In Nooky Wood, but here he is with a new single. The song, All Summer Long, was recorded during the Nooky Wood sessions but not included on the album. Well, here it is, and its was worth waiting for. […]
Thomas Oliver Gets Beneath The Weissenborn (Interview)
This Friday, August 23rd, Thomas Oliver will release his solo album, Beneath The Weissenborn. As he states in the liner notes, “I wanted to explore the sonic possibilities of the instrument in the same way that I wanted to explore its harmonic possibilities. I wanted to tell a Weissenborn story”. The 13th Floor rang up […]
Bring Me The Horizon To Rock Powerstation
Bring Me The Horizon will play the Powerstation in Auckland on Wednesday 2 October. Tickets are on sale through Ticketmaster today, Friday 16 August. The Sheffield band is described as the ‘new face of British heavy metal’ with platinum selling success and huge tours to back it up. They return to New Zealand hot on the heels […]
R.I.P. Allen Lanier of Blue Oyster Cult
Allen Lanier, a founding member of Blue Oyster Cult, has died at the age of 67 from lung disease. BOC were one of the great hard rock acts of the 1970s with songs like Godzilla, Burnin’ For You, Cities On Flame With Rock & Roll and, of course, (Don’t Fear) The Reaper. Click here to […]
Matt Corby Announces Powerstation Show
Matt Corby announces “The Resolution” national Australian tour will now include a stop over in New Zealand. Matt will spend the month of October playing shows in cities across Australia finishing up the tour with a headline show in Auckland at the Powerstation on the 29th of October. This will be the first time Matt and […]
R.I.P. Jon Brookes (Charlatans drummer)
Jon Brookes, the drummer for The Charlatans has died at the age of 44 from a brain tumour. Brookes was an original member of the band that form in 1988 in Northern England. Brookes had collapsed during a performance in 2010, but had subsequently re-joined his bandmates. Click here for more details about Jon Brookes […]
R.I.P. Cowboy Jack Clement
Producer/songwriter “Cowboy” Jack Clement has passed away at the age of 82. Clement was one of the prime ingredients in the Sun Records sound. He was the first to record Jerry Lee Lewis and Roy Orbison and he wrote and arranged for Johnny Cash. Read more about Cowboy Jack Clement here. Listen to The […]
R.I.P. George Duke
Acclaimed keyboard player George Duke has died at the age of 67. In addition to his own solo career, Duke played with Frank Zappa, Michael Jackson and Stanley Clarke, among many others. George Duke had just released a new album, Dream Weaver, last month as a tribute to his wife to had died last year. […]
Only Lovers Left Alive
Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt Closing out this year’s film festival was the latest offering from director Jim Jarmusch, the romantic vampire flick, Only Lovers Left Alive. Direct from Cannes, the film is a thing of beauty, its two stars forming one of the most mesmerizing couples in film history. Click here to […]