The Situations & The Transistors – Golden Dawn (Concert Review)
As Golden Dawn sheds it golden hue on the evening it’s clear that there’s great comradery between the bands on tonight’s bill. That spirit is carried through the evening as The Situations, The Transistors and The Low Fidelity play the third of the their four gig NZ tour supporting the release of The Situations’ new […]
The Phoenix Foundation – Powerstation (Concert Review)
An album-release show —and, let’s face it, that’s what the Phoenix Foundation played at Auckland’s Powerstation last night — is not the moment to win new converts. And, to be fair, much of the Phoenix Foundation’s music takes repeated listens, ideally over headphones in a darkened room in a questionably-enhanced frame of mind; it’s not the […]
Darlene Love – Clermont Performing Arts Center (Concert Review)
Vocalist on hundreds of classic sessions including lead turns with The Crystals, Darlene Love proves, at age 74, that she’s still got what it takes, belting out her old hits and featuring new tunes written by the likes of Costello, Springsteen and Webb. Despite the somewhat ironic title of her new, Steven Van Zandt-produced album, […]
Tami Neilson – The Tuning Fork
Silver Scroll winner Tami Neilson bursts onto stage in a sparkling gold wiggle dress, her hair piled in a high beehive and her rhinestone earrings gleaming under the coloured lights. She stands in front of four male musicians, each dressed in their best suits as though auditioning to be her prom date. They are gathered […]
Watch Skyscraper Stan’s 13th Floor Video Session
Skyscraper Stan and his band The Commission Flats are due to kick off this year’s Southern Fork Americana Fest at Auckland’s Tuning Fork on Saturday, October 10th. Stan and his musically-adept cousin, Oskar Herbig recently stopped by The 13th Floor studio to play a few tunes and have a good ol’ chin-wag with Marty Duda. Among […]
We’ve got our winners of 5 double passes to London Road!
Congrats to Robin Kearns, Jay Vivian, Tania Stiles, Peter Harwood and David Lloyd who all knew that London Road is in Ipswich!
Sunken Seas: Crisper & Sharp Around The Edges (Interview)
New Zealand band Sunken Seas are about to release their latest album, Glass. The group has gone through a few changes since their previous release, 2013’s EP, Cataclysm, moving base from Wellington to Auckland and changing personnel, expanding to a four-piece. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke with band leader Ryan Harte about the making […]
Watch Eb & Sparrow at The Wine Cellar
The 13th Floor gathered up their video gear and trekked on down to The Wine Cellar to catch up with Eb & Sparrow. The group is in the middle of a nationwide tour to promote their new album, Sun/Son. Watch as Marty Duda chats to Ebony Lamb and the band and then check out their […]
Watch Don McGlashan Give A Lesson In Kiwi Songwriting
Don McGlashan’s speech at this year’s APRA Silver Scroll Awards ceremony was the high point for many in attendance so we thought we’d share it with you here. Watch as Don demonstrates what makes Kiwi songwriting unique…inspiring and educational!
Watch The 13th Floor’s 2015 Silver Scroll Video Report
The 2015 APRA Silver Scroll Awards ceremony took place at Auckland’s Vector Arena on Thursday, September 17th. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda was there and files this report including interviews with the nominees and the winners including Mel Parsons, Kody Nielson, Anthonie Tonnon, Marlon Williams, and members of The Clean, The Swingers and Blam Blam […]
Luna – The Tuning Fork September 19, 2015 (Concert Review)
Luna finally made it to Auckland for their first-ever NZ show. The reunited 1990’s dream-poppers are led by New Zealand native Dean Wareham, and on this night also featured original bass player Justin Harwood who resides in Piha. Fazerdaze The crowd arrived early to The Tuning Fork on this Saturday night. Maybe it was to […]
Eb & Sparrow – The Wine Cellar (Concert Review)
It’s a dark and stormy night, and the line of people queuing for tickets winds right through the labyrinth that is the Wine Cellar. Inside, Port Chalmers resident and APRA Silver Scroll nominee Nadia Reid, transports the crowd with her hypnotic folk songs. The last song, the newest, is also the muscliest. In it, she […]
Hello Sailor’s 40th Anniversary Concert: A Tribute To Mr B – Powerstation (Concert Review)
The Powerstation was packed with fans and musicians alike, ready to pay tribute to the late Graham Brazier and the music he made with Hello Sailor. As Peter Urlich stated at the start of the evening, “We want to join everybody together and make this an unforgettable night.” Mission accomplished! The festivities began just after […]
Tuxedo – The Studio (Concert Review)
There was a touch of class on K Road Friday night as Tuxedo hit the Studio for the launch of Splore 2016. The side project of Grammy-nominated soul singer Mayer Hawthorne and Hip Hop producer Jake One, Tuxedo is the result of an exchange of 80’s boogie funk mixtapes in 2006. The two realised […]
Cats – Civic Theatre September
Andrew Lloyd Webber, it turns out, anticipated the World Wide Web and its greatest preoccupation. Following the criminally underrated Variations, and shortly before he lost the plot and decided that trains on rollerskates would make a compelling theme for a musical, Lloyd Webber recognised the world’s fascination with cats, and one of the West […]
Watch Ha The Unclear’s 13th Floor Video Session
Four-piece pop-rockers Ha The Unclear made the move from Dunedin to Auckland a few months ago. Now they are about to head back to their home town to kick off a 5-date nationwide tour beginning September 18th and finishing at Auckland’s Whammy Bar in October. The band stopped by The 13th Floor studios to talk […]
People Places Things
Starring: Jemaine Clement, Regina Hall, Jessica Williams Flight Of The Conchords’ Jemaine Clement tries his hand as the lead in a romantic comedy set in New York…keeping his Kiwi accent intact. The romantic comedy is a peculiar beast. If done well, it feels easy and natural, but so often it fails thanks to a weak […]
Watch Ha The Unclear Perform at The 13th Floor
Here’s more exclusive music for you recorded at The 13th Floor studios. The band is Ha The Unclear…originally from Dunedin, now based in Auckland. They will perform tonight at the Portland Public House along with Dictaphone Blues before setting off for a nationwide tour later this month. We’ll have the entire video session ready soon, […]
Watch Electric Wire Hustle’s 13th Floor Video Session
Electric Wire Hustle have just released their new EP, Aeons. The duo consists of Mara TK and Taay Ninh and they have enlisted the assistance of Kimbra for their new single, Broken Sun. Mara TK stopped by The 13th Floor studios to chat with Marty Duda, show off their new line of infused gin and […]
Imagine Dragons – Vector Arena (Concert Review)
Imagine Dragons have been touring, almost continuously, for nearly seven years, Dan Reynolds told last night’s Vector Arena audience. They’ve only managed to record two albums in that time, but they have honed their live act into a tight, sharp and utterly superb performance. The evening began with a reasonable, but not especially inspiring, opening […]