Film Festival Diary – Day Six (23/07)
The 13th Floor’s Steve Austin has been hunkered down in cinemas around central Auckland enjoying as much of the New Zealand International Film Festival as hecan. This is a daily diary of capsule reviews of movies viewed on 23rd of July. Click here to read reviews of Frank, Killers, Leviathan, Particle Fever, Ukraine Is Not […]
Pennywise: Yesterdays And Today (Interview)
Veteran skatepunkers Pennywise have just released Yesterdays, a new album full of old, previously unreleased and newly-recorded songs that date back to when bassist Jason Thirsk was still alive and well. Thirsk died in 1996, while the band was rising to the top og the California punk scene. Longtime fans will be thrilled to know […]
Going For The One, Again: Jon Davison of Yes (Interview)
Classic prog-rock band Yes have just announced that they will be playing Auckland’s Aotea Centre on November 10th. The last time they were in town was an historic day for the band…it was the first show with lead singer Jon Davison. This was back in April of 2012. Over the course of the following two […]
AMERICAN AUTHORS BROOKLYN-BASED ALT ROCK BAND COMING IN SEPT.
Frontier Touring are excited to announce Brooklyn-based alt rock band American Authors will be returning to Australia and visiting New Zealand for the first time this year to play shows in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Auckland. Wed 24 Sep Auckland l Powerstation (All Ages) Ticketmaster.co.nz | Ph: 0800 111 999 Click here to read […]
Pulp, Jarvis Cocker & Florian Habicht (Interview)
New Zealand-raised film maker Florian Habicht is due to return to Auckland when the New Zealand International Film Festival opens later this week. The German-born Habicht has directed a clutch of quirky films including Love Story, Land Of The Long White Cloud and the unforgettable Woodenhead. Florian’s latest film, Pulp: A Film About Life, Death […]
Watch Melody Pool & Marlon Williams Perform At The 13th Floor
Australian singer-songwriter Melody Pool and our own Marlon Williams stopped by The 13th Floor for a quick interview and a couple songs before setting out on their brief tour of New Zealand. Melody’s debut album, The Hurting Scene, was recorded in Nashville and shows that Ms Pool is a songwriter to keep an eye on. […]
Listen To Rodney Fisher’s 13th Floor Radio Show
These days Rodney Fisher keeps busy both as a member of Goodshirt and as a solo performer…and he helps keep things running smoothly over at the Portland Public House in Kingsland.
Behind The Scenes With Nick Cave: The Making Of 20,000 Days On Earth (Interview)
The New Zealand International Film Festival is just around the corner and The 13th Floor is planning to give the event extensive coverage. The festival always manages to present a selection of formidable music films and this year is no exception. At the top of any music fan’s list should be 20,000 Days On Earth, […]
‘Think You’re So Free’ – The New Video From Shihad Is Out Now!
Here’s the lowdown from Warners NZ: The relentless and heavy, Think You’re So Free,is the first single from Shihad’s brand new album, FVEY (pronounced, Five Eyes), due for release on Friday, August 8. Award winning film director Sam Peacocke, also a long time visual collaborator of the band, has created a beautiful, black & white video, […]
Rediscovering Muscle Shoals (Interview)
Despite it’s isolated, rural location, Muscle Shoals, Alabama has been a hot bed of musical activity over the past 50 years with everyone from Aretha Franklin and Wilson Pickett to The Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan making their way to the tiny studios in order to get some of that Muscle Shoals mojo. In 2013, […]
Devilskin: The Family That Plays Together… (Interview)
Metal fans around New Zealand have been aware of Hamilton’s Devilskin for several years now…the band has racked up hundreds of thousands of Youtube views for its three videos. Now, the band is finally releasing its debut album. We Rise will see the light of day on July 11th and the band will set out […]
Introducing Melody Pool (Interview)
Australian singer-songwriter Melody Pool has come out of nowhere…well, actually, Kurri Kurri, in NSW…to produce a debut album of astonishing maturity. The Hurting Scene is full of beautifully intimate songs, many of which reflect Pool’s own experiences. The album was recorded in Nashville, funded by Crowdfunding and released in Australia last year. Now, on the […]
Joe Satriani’s Unstoppable Momentum (Interview)
Yesterday, it was announced that Joe Satriani’s Unstoppable Momentum Tour would be coming to New Zealand for two shows in November. Today, The 13th Floor brings you a fresh, new interview with the flamboyant axe-man. Mr Satriani has been a busy man since he was last in New Zealand with his supergroup, G3, featuring Steve […]
PNC Gives Us The Codes (Interview)
PNC (aka Sam Hansen) is well known as a talented kiwi hip hop artist, with three albums under his belt and a fourth set to drop on June 27. The Codes boasts production genius of Matt Miller, Fire and Ice and Forty One, as well as being engineered and mastered by electronic duo State of Mind. But the name-dropping doesn’t end there, as Hansen continues his penchant […]
Angie Stone On Soulfest (Interview)
R&B diva Angie Stone is just one of the artists scheduled to appear at Soulfest, a celebration of some of the finest neo-soul, jazz and hip-hop artists around including Maxwell, D’Angelo, Common, Mos Def and Anthony Hamilton, among others. The festivals takes place at Auckland’s Western Springs Stadium this coming October. In addition to her […]
Getting To The Bottom Of Earth (Interview)
Doom-metal giants Earth have been in New Zealand for a few days, getting ready for a run of shows from Dunedin to Auckland. The band is now a trio, led, as always by guitarist Dylan Carlson. As Dylan told The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda, these shows will serve as a preview to the new Earth […]
Brant Bjork – The Kings Arms June 6, 2014
Thursday night at The Kings Arms it was all about the riff as former Kyuss member Brant Bjork brought his Low Desert Punk tour to Auckland and rocked the house relentlessly. There are times when you just need to be overwhelmed by the power of two guitars, a bass and drums, and fortunately, this was […]
Watch The New Jack White Video Here
Jack White’s latest solo album, Lazaretto, is due to be released in New Zealand tomorrow. The music video for the title track has just been made available. Watch the Jonas & François directed video of Lazaretto here.Save
Globetrotting With Ladi6 (Interview)
Ladi6 has just announce her latest tour, which will take her throughout New Zealand during August along with support act Team Dynamite. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda met up with Ladi6 just before she was about to head off to tour Europe and America before returning to NZ in August. They talked about her overseas […]
Led Zeppelin Premiere New Video To ‘Whole Lotta Love’ (Rough Mix With Vocal)
PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED VERSION FEATURED AS PART OF COMPANION AUDIO FROM UPCOMING DELUXE EDITIONS OF FIRST THREE ALBUMS. MULTIPLE CD, VINYL, AND DIGITAL FORMATS, INCLUDING LIMITED EDITION SUPER DELUXE BOXED SET, AVAILABLE MAY 30. At the conclusion of last week’s Led Zeppelin listening event at L’Olympia in Paris, a new video for ‘Whole Lotta Love’ (Rough Mix […]