Buika – Dreaming With Her Eyes Open (Interview)
Buika is part of this year’s WOMAD lineup that also includes Kimbra, Pokey LaFarge, Femi Kuti, Arrested Development and a host of other local and international acts. Born in Spain, of African parents and now living in Miama, Florida, Buika’s latest album, La Noche Mas Larga, has been getting rave reviews and her live performances […]
R.I.P. Pete Seeger
Folk singer Pete Seeger has passed away at the age of 94. The singer-songwriter and political activist was a friend of Woody Guthrie, a member of The Weavers and the writer of songs such as Where Have All The Flowers Gone, If I Had A Hammer and Turn, Turn, Turn. Click here for more details […]
The 13th Floor Weekly Roundup
Here’s a quick guide to this week’s new films, albums, DVD and live shows. Click here to read the column.
Laneway 2014
Laneway gets underway with Vance Joy
Meet The Suicide Girls (Interview)
Missy Suicide, co-founder of SuicideGirls, explains how tattoos, burlesque and Planet of the Apes go together, and reveals whether she thinks whether Bret or Jemaine is the sexiest Flight of the Conchords singer. SuicideGirls is described as ‘the alternative beauty’s largest online community of pinup models’, but the truth’s a little more complex than that. […]
Primate in Auckland
After a punishing Australian and japan tour, Primate arrived in New Zealand amid a earthquake; bringing Kevin’s bad luck with them! A earthquake was a fitting arrival, as they shook the kings arms up and woke Auckland out of its rainy monday night stupor. I interviewed them before the show, and am happy to report […]
Listen To Karl Steven’s 13th Floor Radio Programme!
Karl Steven is not only the front man for The Drab Doo Riffs and Supergroove, he is a curator of some of the world’s most eclectic music. The 13th Floor invited him to come around and record a radio show to share some of his favourite tracks with us. He kindly obliged, and now you […]
This Week's New Music, Films & More
Good morning. Here is the 13th Floor.weekly update for all the latest events in music, film and the arts. Click here to read the full rundown of this week’s new releases and events.
Primate Talks To The 13th Floor (Video Interview)
The 13th Floor’s resident metal fiend, Tove Partington, rounded up the five members of Primate for a chat before their show at Auckland’s Kings Arms tonight. Primate is composed of Brutal Truth’s Kevin Sharp on vocals, Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher on guitar along with Mike Brennan (guitar), Dave Whitworth (bass) and Shayne Huff (drums). In addition […]
Upcoming Events 19th Jan 14
January really is picking up the pace and setting the theme for a great year, so take a look at some of the upcoming events we have in the next week, and do your best to get to as many as you can!
A Night With Malevolence (Interview)
Malevolence have been a part of the Auckland and New Zealand underground Metal scene for over 20 years now. Playing a style which incorporates Death Metal, Grindcore and crusty punk, they have remained a strong and consistent throughout their existence. Chris Rigby interviews Daryl Tapsell, the man who has been around since the beginning.
Mudhoney Photos!
The 13th Floor just received these pix of Mudhoney performing at The Kings Arms on Friday night from Keith Murdoch so we thought we’d share them with you.
Real Estate – Atlas (New Album Preview)
Atlas, the new album by New Jersey’s Real Estate, arrives through Domino/EMI NZ on February 28th 2014. A triumph of highly evocative, perceptive songwriting and graceful, precise musicianship, Atlas carefully refines, and ultimately perfects, the brilliantly distinct artistic vision that made its predecessors Days and Real Estate so beloved. Watch the video for the new single, Talking Backwards, here: Click here to […]
Foster The People – Supermodel (New Album Preview)
Foster The People are set to release their highly anticipated new album, Supermodel, on March 14. Produced by Paul Epworth, the globally influenced Supermodel is the follow-up to the group’s critically acclaimed 2011 debut Torches. Watch the video for the song Coming Of Age Click here for more info about Supermodel. Save
This Week's New Music, Concerts, Films & DVDs
Good morning from The 13th Floor. Here are this week’s highlights for music, film and the arts. New music from Bruce Springsteen, The Big Day Out, A Tom Clancy thriller and the return of Paul Walker… Click here to find out what’s happening this week.
Wild Beasts – Present Tense (New Album Preview)
The fourth album from Wild Beasts, Present Tense, will be released on 24th February 2014. The album opener, ‘Wanderlust’, will be released as the first single on the same day. Present Tense is a dramatically new album – taking cues from the most intense and effervescent of 1980s and 1990s electronic sound but rethinking and retooling […]
The Autumn Defense – Fifth (New Album Preview)
Wilco members John Stirratt and Pat Sansone are about to release a new album from their side project The Autumn Defense. Their 5th album is appropriately titled Fifth, and is due out on January 31st. You can get an idea of what to expect by watching John and Pat perform This Thing That I’ve Found […]
Metal News Jan 10th 2014
Welcome to the first Metal News of the year, horribly late. Forgive me, life does sometimes get in the way. New Zealand has some awesome events coming up, and will be trying some new things with the site. I’m also looking for some contributors from around the country, so if you have a love of […]
Upcoming Events For January 6 – 12
Greetings from The 13th Floor. We hope you all had a safe and happy holiday period. 2014 is lining up to be a good year in music, film and arts. Here are the highlights for January 6th-12th. Click here to read the entire list of new music, live music, film & DVD events.
R.I.P. Phil Everly
Phil Everly, one half of the pioneering duo The Everly Brothers has passed away at the age of 74. Together with his older brother Don, Phil created harmonies that inspired The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel and hosts of others. Just this past year two Everly Brothers tribute albums were released, one featuring the unlikely duo […]