JD Clayton – Dragging Southern Rock into the 21st Century: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
JD Clayton has just released his second album, titled Blue Sky Sundays. The son-of-Southern preacher man muses on the premise that, perhaps, “Rock is a sub-genre of Country, now”.
Chaka Khan – The Civic: April 16, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
American soul/disco/funk diva Chaka Khan packed Auckland’s The Civic on Wednesday night, drawing a crowd made up largely of smiling folks well into their 50s, 60s and 70s. Although there were a few younger fans sprinkled across the grand venue’s red seats, I was – at 52 – one of the least-seasoned patrons.
Fly My Pretties & RIIKI REID – Share Your Luv: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Ahead of their new album, ELEMENTAL, Fly My Pretties release Share Your Luv, a track featuring lead vocals from Wellington-based solo pop artist RIIKI REID.
An Evening Without Kate Bush – TAPAC: April 18, 2025
An Evening Without Kate Bush is very much an evening with Sarah-Louise Young. The multi award winning performer is on stage and in perpetual motion for the full 90 minutes of this entertaining and involving cabaret.
Emma Dilemma And Her Good Friday Surprise: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Direct from Christchurch, it’s Emma Dilemma, here to talk abut her new, “surprise” EP, titled Ouch My Head Hurts.
New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks: April 18, 2025
A good New Music Friday to you! And we’ve got the good new music to go with your holiday weekend…five new releases including new music from Taylor Rae, Peter Holsapple and Emma Dilemma.
Yumi Zouma – Bashville On The Sugar: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
International alt-pop act Yumi Zouma is back, delivering their first new music in nearly a year and a half with the electrifying single, Bashville on the Sugar, out today via Nettwerk (Vacations, Panchiko).
Taylor Rae – The Void (Missing Piece) (13th Floor Album Review)
Before diving into the introspective themes of her sophomore album The Void, singer-songwriter Taylor Rae had already established herself as a rising force in the Americana scene.
Sinners – Dir: Ryan Coogler (13th Floor Film Review)
The Cotton Club crossed with from Dusk to Dawn…the bodacious, bold, and brilliant Sinners will pull you in and whirl you around the juke joint, leaving you breathless, blood spattered and extremely satisfied.
Peter Holsapple Presents The Face Of 68: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
A stalwart of the fertile North Carolina music scene that bred the likes of Don Dixon and Chris Stamey, Peter Holsapple is a founding member of The dBs and the Continental Drifters. His latest solo album, due out tomorrow, is The Face Of 68.
Bad Manners – Tuning Fork: April 16, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
50 years! Well the genesis was there in 1976, however their first live show wasn’t until 1978. But really, that’s just splitting hairs (pun intended) Bad Manners were a 100+ weeks feature in the British Singles Charts in the early 1980’s, with their take on two-tone and ska. While the onward decades have seen breakup, […]
Warfare – Dir: Alex Garland (13th Floor Film Review)
Warfare is director Alex Garland’s latest boots on the ground account of a Navy seal operation gone awry, based upon the memories of Iraqi veteran and co-director Ray Mendoza, its an endurance test that lacks emotional payoff.
Danica Bryant – Buzz: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Te Whanganui a Tara indie-pop sweetheart Danica Bryant has today shared her latest banger Buzz – a delectable taster off her debut album FEAST – out August 1!
Icelandic Electronic Duo Kiasmos Announce New Zealand Show
A new chapter is on the horizon for the highly influential electronic duo Kiasmos. Consisting of longtime friends and collaborators Ólafur Arnalds and Janus Rasmussen, their seminal self-titled debut album was released to critical acclaim in 2014, followed by a series of EPs which have since continued to find fans all around the world.
Drop – Dir: Christopher Landon (13th Floor Film review)
Drop picks you up and carries you along for the ride dragging your reservations about all those yawning plot holes behind you.
Nadia Reid – Enter Now Brightness New Zealand & Australia 2025
This December acclaimed songwriter Nadia Reid journeys back to New Zealand and Australia in celebration of Enter Now Brightness; her critically lauded fourth album which was released on Chrysalis in February 2025.
People Of The Sun – Last Song (Keep Burning): 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
People of the Sun deliver a unique sound for Aotearoa with their soulful second single, Last Song (Keep Burning).
jasmine.4.t Transitions To A Pop Star: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
jasmine.4.t is a trans woman who has just made an album with Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus and Julien Baker, aka boygenius.
The Penguin Lessons – Dir: Peter Cattaneo (13th Floor Film Review)
In The Penguin Lessons, The Full Monty’s Peter Cattaneo helms a sweet natured tale of redemption via Penguin set against a backdrop of political unrest.
Voom Announce Something Good Is Happening NZ Tour
Auckland indie-rock legends Voom — after years of slow-burning genius, cult-adored releases, and sporadic-yet-memorable live performances — are finally back with their long-awaited new album, Something Good Is Happening, out Friday 16 May via Flying Nun Records. To celebrate, the band have announced a four-date New Zealand tour, taking their new songs (and some beloved classics) on the road for the ‘Something […]