Ron Sexsmith – The Last Rider (Cooking Vinyl)
Canadian tunesmith Ron Sexsmith’s latest offering, The Last Rider, is a warm collection of bittersweet pop that retains a pastoral charm despite the polished production.
Perfume Genius: The 13th Floor Interview 2017
Mike Hadreas, aka Perfume Genius, is just about to release his fourth album, titled, No Shape. Hadreas, who was in Auckland performing at The Kings Arms back in 2015, is a resident of Seattle, Washington although he and his partner Alan Wyffels have plans to move to LA, where No Shape was recorded.
Watch Mel Parsons’ New 13th Floor Video Session
Mel Parsons stopped by The 13th Floor Studios ahead of her three-date NZ tour. Mel and her full band are due to play Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch this Thursday, Friday and Saturday.
Bruno Mars To Bring 24k Magic World Tour to New Zealand
MONDAY MAY 1, 2017: – Grammy Award winner and world-renowned, multi-platinum selling singer/songwriter/producer/director/musician, BRUNO MARS is set to return to New Zealand and Australia next February and March as part his 24K Magic World Tour.
Rodney Fisher Talks About the NZ Music Month Line-up at Flight 605
Rodney Fisher and Hayley Smith, the folks behind the Kingsland Folk Club shows, have put together, what they call, a “hand-crafted lineup of musicians across a number of different genres,” to perform every Thursday at Flight 605 during New Zealand Music Month with the early start time of 6pm.
Lovely Creatures – The Best Of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds (Mute/BMG)
If he wasn’t already legend enough, Lovely Creatures: The Best Of Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds cements Nick Cave place in rock and roll history as the most exciting and most creative artist of the past thirty years.
13th Floor Sessions Now on Rialto Channel!
Its New Zealand Music Month and to help celebrate, Sky TV’s Rialto Channel will feature a different 13th Floor Video Session every night of the week all through May. Tune in at 8:00pm and catch all your favourite Kiwi artists, from Andrew Keoghan and Hopetoun Brown to Aaradhna and Lydia Cole…we’ve even got a brand […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 – Dir: James Gunn
Starring: Chris Pratt, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana The first Guardians film was yet another example of how plucking a talented passionate filmmaker from indie obscurity (James Gunn) and giving him a shot can be a big pay off for a major Hollywood studio.
Andrew Keoghan – Tuning Fork April 28, 2017
Now living in Los Angeles, Kiwi musician Andrew Keoghan has been back in New Zealand for a while now, visiting family and friends, making music and performing live. He closed out his Something Going On Tour with a show at Auckland’s Tuning Fork.
Harry Styles – Live On Tour | 2017 World Tour dates announced
Harry Styles announces his world tour for late 2017, visiting intimate venues around the world. Harry Styles – Live On Tour begins with a 13 city run of North America, which kicks off on September 19 at The Masonic in San Francisco, CA and runs through October 14 in Phoenix, AZ. The next stop is […]
Check Out The New Afghan Whigs Video
The Afghan Whigs are due to release their new album, In Spades, on May 5th. Greg Dulli and co have just released a video for the song Oriole.
Nadia Reid Announces Show At The Newly Refurbished Hollywood Cinema
Having just completed a sold out tour of New Zealand, Nadia Reid is delighted to announce she has been invited to headline a show at the very beautiful historic cinema in Avondale, Auckland – The Hollywood Cinema.
Nadia Reid – Tuning Fork April 26, 2017
18 days after we all first convened at Auckland’s Tuning Fork to witness Nadia Reid’s final show of her current tour, her faithful fans returned. Postponed first by failing health, and then a cyclone, Nadia finally got the chance to finish what she started back on April 8th.
Milky Chance – Powerstation April 26, 2017
German duo Milky Chance returned to Auckland’s Powerstation to a sold out crowd.
The Chills – San Fran April 26, 2017
The publicity for this upcoming tour read spectacularly well, like some long-lost lyrics from The Man Monster from the Id. “Out on the tar sealed and gravelly roads this April and May, legendary Dunedin pop group The Chills have announced their embarkation on a vigorous and far-reaching New Zealand tour.” And, that’s pretty much what […]
The Tuning Fork Presents Julien Baker
The Tuning Fork is proud to announce the debut New Zealand show for Memphis songstress Julien Baker at Auckland’s Great South Pacific Tuning Fork on Sunday 23 July.
Keith Sweat | R&B superstar touring NZ this July
Illusive Presents and Frontier Touring are thrilled to confirm that R&B sensation and New Jack Swing pioneer Keith Sweat will tour New Zealand for the very first time this July. In addition to performing an array of old classics, like Kiwi Top 10 singles ‘Twisted ‘ and ‘Nobody‘, he will also be celebrating the release […]
Glenn Hughes: The 13th Floor Interview
Glenn Hughes is a rock and roll survivor. In addition to forming early 70s funk-rock pioneers Trapeze, Hughes was a member of two of the biggest bands on the planet…Deep Purple and Black Sabbath. Having experienced the stereotypical rock and roll lifestyle, and lived to talk about it, Hughes is still rocking…with his own solo […]
Teeth – Teeth (Slow Boat)
Teeth, the new ‘supergroup’ comprised of former Phoenix Foundation members Lukasz Buda (guitars, vocals) and Thomas Callwood (bass), Muttonbirds’ guitarist David Long and legendary Wellington jazz drummer Anthony Donaldson launch themselves with a rapturous debut album that somehow perfectly defines them.
Watch: Paul Gurney & The DeSotos Perform Cold Wind at The 13th Floor
Here’s a taste of another upcoming 13th Floor Video Session. Paul Gurney and The DeSotos have just released their new album, Shadow Of Love.