Tattletale Saints Winner
Congratulations to Steven McGrath, who correctly named Nashville as the US city that Tattletale Saints call home when they are overseas. Steven has won two passes to see Tattletale Saints tomorrow night at Auckland’s Tuning Fork.
Clearing The Clutter With Sharon Van Etten (Interview)
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten has become one of the most critically acclaimed indie artists around thanks to albums such as Epic, Tramp and her latest, Are We There? Since moving to Brooklyn she has assimilated into the local music scene making friends and collaborating with the likes of TV On The Radio, The National […]
Tattletale Saints Ticket Giveaway
Tattletale Saints are performing at Auckland’s Tuning Fork this Saturday, February 14th. Its a perfect way to spend Valentine’s Day and we here at The 13th Floor are here to help. Just be the first person to correctly name the US city that Cy and Vanessa of Tattletale Saints reside when they are not in […]
Ruth Moody Ticket Winner!
Congratulations to Andrea Lowe…winner of two tickets to see Ruth Moody this Friday night at Auckland’s Tuning Fork. Ruth Moody is a member of the Canadian group The Wailin’ Jenny’s. We’ll have more tickets to giveaway soon…so keep checking back to The 13th Floor.
Watch The New Waterboys Video Here
The Waterboys have released the official video for new single ‘Beautiful Now’. It debuted Monday 2nd February on the US website, Entertainment Weekly. Catch them on the New Zealand leg of their international tour on 31st March at ASB Theatre, Auckland Click here to read or listen to The 13th Floor interview with The Waterboys’ Mike Scott.
Ruth Moody Ticket Giveaway
There are quite a few concerts on the horizon and in addition to reviewing as many as we can, we here at The 13th Floor want as many of you to enjoy them in person as well. To that end we have lined up a series of ticket giveaways over the next few weeks to […]
Judas Priest: Redeemers Of Rock (Interview)
Heavy metal legends Judas Priest are due to make their very first New Zealand appearance when they play at Auckland’s Westfest show on March 3rd at Mt Smart Stadium. The band was formed way back in 1969, with the one constant member being bass player Ian Hill. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Ian […]
CJ Ramone – The Kings Arms (Concert Review)
Presenting himself as something like “the last man standing” (with apologies to Marky Ramone), CJ Ramone paid tribute to his fallen band mates with a solid, if somewhat predictable, set of Ramones tunes, peppered with a few of his own. I was at the Vector Arena earlier in the evening to review Roxette, so when […]
Roxette – Vector Arena (Concert Review) 7 February 2015
Yes, they’ve still got the look, but do they have the sound? Swedish popsters Roxette blew into town last night giving audience members reason to wallow in a bit of nostalgia. As it turned out, it didn’t matter how they sounded as the fans did a fair share of the singing. With most of their […]
NZ Metal round up Feb 6th 2014
Well, it’s Waitangi day and already the Prime Minister has declared his envy of the dictatorial powers of Frank Bainimarama, the south island is on fire, and it snowed overnight on the desert road. I’ve been pretty absent for a while now, because of issues far too boring to discuss, yet it’s soon to be […]
Passenger Records New Video In New Zealand
Passenger was in New Zealand last week performing two shows in Auckland and Wellington. You can check out The 13th Floor review of the Auckland show here. While in the country, Passenger’s Mike Rosenberg recorded a music video for his song And I Love Her.
Punch Brothers: Basking In The Glow (Interview)
The Punch Brothers have been described as a “progressive bluegrass band. Armed with banjos, fiddles, mandolins and guitars and led by Nickel Creek’s Chris Thile, the quintet blends elements of country, folk, mondern classical, jazz and bluegrass into a sound that is truly unique. The band recently headed into the studio with producer T Bone […]
Passenger – Civic Theatre (Concert Review) 30 January 2015
“You might have thought Passenger were a band,” Michael Rosenberg told Auckland’s Civic last night. “Auckland, it’s just you, me and a guitar. Is that OK?” The two-thousand strong audience certainly seemed not to mind. Rosenberg, performing since 2009 as Passenger following the breakup of the band of the same name, opened with Rolling Stone, […]
Paul Simon & Sting Vector Arena (Concert Review) 30 January 2015
There were enough musical instruments on stage to stock a good-sized shop as the somewhat unlikely pair of Paul Simon and Sting joined forces (and bands) to sing their own and each other’s songs to a sold-out crowd at Auckland’s Vector Arena. Judging from the smile of Paul Simon’s face as he and his new […]
Peter Davison and the Dr Who Symphonic Spectacular (Interview)
The 13th Floor has hooked up Professor Matthew R.X. Dentith, author of the book The Philosophy Of Conspiracy Theories with former Dr Who, Peter Davison. The two recently spoke ahead of Davison’s appearance at the upcoming Symphonic Spectacular, which he will be the MC. Here is Prof. Dentith’s report: Surely you’ve heard of Peter Davison? […]
Laneway Update
Mayor Len Brown is just introducing Mac Demarco as I make my way to the media area to file this report. I’ve just seen Connan Mockasin, Angel Olsen and Courtney Barnett. I’ve gotta say Connan was a bit of a disappointment. His neo-psychedelic noodlings were long and aimless. Much more focussed was Angel Olsen. The […]
Laneway Is Underway!
Auckland’s Laneway Festival has just begun. The sold-out show will be running all day down at Silo Park. The 13th Floor has already scored an interview with Courtney Barnett. You’ll be able to watch Courtney talk about her highly-anticipated new album soon on The 13th Floor. Here’s a photo of Tiny Ruins looking resplendent in […]
Watch My Baby’s 13th Floor Video Session
Things have been hopping up at the 13th Floor studio this new year. The latest band to stop by and record a video session is Amsterdam’s My Baby. The three-piece consists of Kiwi Daniel Johnston on guitar along with the Dutch brother and sister team of Joost and Cato van Dyck. Cato sings and Yoost […]
The Waterboys: Still Flying Their Freak Flag High (Interview)
The Waterboys are about to release their new album, Modern Blues, tomorrow. Many fans of the Celtic rockers will remember their sizzling show at Auckland’s Civic Theatre in January of 2013 when Mike Scott and the boys made their first-ever stop in New Zealand. Modern Blues is being hailed as The Waterboys’ best album since […]
Devilish Mary and the Holy Rollers’ 13th Floor Video Session
Devilish Mary and the Holy Rollers are the latest act to emerge from the fertile Lyttelton music scene. The band consist of Anita Clark (vocals & fiddle), Ben Woolley (vocals & double bass) and Simon Gregory (guitar & vocals). They’ve just released their self-titled debut album and are currently touring New Zealand. Anita, Ben and […]