Dying Of The Light E.P. Release Party at The 13th Floor!
Auckland’s Dying Of The Light are about to release their new E.P., Monolithium. In celebration, the band will be performing at The 13th Floor on Sunday evening, December 8th and you are invited! They have also produced a video of the title track. The 13th Floor’s Metal Maven, Tove Partington, has written her impressions of […]
What Would Joey Ramone Do?
Glasgow duo The Creeping Ivies have just released a video for their song, What Would Joey Ramone Do? Look for it on their upcoming album Ghost World. In the mean time, watch What Would Joey Ramone Do? here:[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GG77615aDoo&w=560&h=315] Save
Upcoming Events November 25th-December 1st
Good morning from the 13th Floor. There are some fantastic upcoming music releases, concert performances and movies coming out in cinema and on DVD. Here are this week’s recommendations from the 13th Floor. Stuart Macadam, stuart@13thfloor.co.nz New Music Keep your eyes open for SUM/ONE, the debut album from bEEdEEgEE (aka Brian Degraw). Fusing deep synth […]
Watch The New Video From Chris Knox & Rackets
Chris Knox and Rackets have teamed up to record a new video. Trading under the name Knoxious, here is their latest offering, Slo Mo.
Cory Chisel & Robert Ellis Ticket Giveaway!!
Cory Chisel and Robert Ellis are two Nashville-based musicians who will be making their New Zealand debut at Auckland’s Tuning Fork this coming Thursday, November 14th. Chisel and his band, The Wandering Sons, released their latest album, Old Believers last year. The album was produced by Brendan Benson, Jack White’s compatriot in The Raconteurs. Listen […]
Greg Johnson: From LA To NZ (Interview)
Kiwi singer-songwriter Greg Johnson makes his home in Los Angeles these days. But he is about to return to New Zealand for flurry of activity including a nation-wide tour, a live TV broadcast and the release of a career-spanning anthology. With all of this going on it seemed only right to give Greg a call […]
The National’s Bryce Dessner’s Classical Gas (Interview)
In addition to his duties as guitarist for The National, Bryce Dessner is an accomplished classical composer. Armed with a Master’s Degree in Music from Yale University, Dessner has composed four pieces for the Kronos Quartet. Those four pieces make up the album titled, Aheym, which has been released by the Anti- label today. The […]
Robert Been of BRMC Talks To The 13th Floor (Interview)
On July 23rd, 2010, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club performed a stunning show at Auckland’s Powerstation. Less than a month later the band was shaken by the sudden death of Michael Been, father of the band’s Robert Been and former leader of The Call. He had been on the road with BRMC acting as their sound […]
R.I.P. Lou Reed
Lou Reed has passed away at the age of 71. One of the most influential artists in rock & roll history, Lou Reed founded The Velvet Underground with John Cale in 1965 and then launched his solo career in 1971. His songs…Heroin, Perfect Day, Walk On The Wild Side, Pale Blue Eyes, Rock And Roll, […]
Making Wassaic Way With Johnny Irion (Interview)
Johnny Irion and Sarah Lee Guthrie have been making music together for over a decade. Sarah Lee is the daughter of Arlo and granddaughter of Woody Guthrie, while Johnny Irion can claim a few notables in his family tree including author John Steinbeck. For their latest album, Wassaic Way, the couple has recruited a couple […]
Jimmy Rip: From Mick Jagger To Television (Interview)
Before Jimmy Rip replaced Richard Lloyd as Television’s second guitarist in 2007, he had carved out a career for himself as a session player based in New York City. Over the years Rip recorded and toured with a hundred of artists including Mick Jagger, Deborah Harry and Jerry Lee Lewis. He has also been recording […]
Prisoners
Starring; Hugh Jackman, Paul Dano, Jake Gyllenhaal, Melissa Leo If you’re after a thriller that doesn’t insult your intelligence, Prisoners will hold you captive with some cracking performances and a tightly wound plot. Click here to read the entire review and watch the film trailer.
Filmmaker Allan George: Sounds Perfect (Interview)
Chances are, as you are reading this, Allan George is winging his way to North America…and you helped send him there. Allan is an up-and-coming young filmmaker whose short film, Sounds Perfect, is being shown in Toronto and Austin. Thanks to being granted “short film travel funding” from the New Zealand Film Commission, Allan George […]
Willis Earl Beal: Talking To Nobody (Interview)
Willis Earl Beal has made one of the most stunning albums of the year with Nobody Knows (check out the 13th Floor review here). The 13th Floor had the opportunity to speak to Willis Earl Beal and discover that the man himself seems to be just as extraordinary (and outspoken) as his music. Click here […]
Cody ChesnuTT: The Final Frontier (Interview)
In 2002 Cody ChesnuTT was being hailed as the latest saviour of classic soul with his impressive double-disc debut album, The Headphone Masterpiece. He seemed well on his way to becoming one of the biggest acts of the new millennium with a collaboration with The Roots soon after, and even a trip to New Zealand […]
Check Out This Brand New Video From Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings
Sharon Jones has been taking treatment for cancer over the past few months and it seems that she is on the mend. Daptone Records have just announced a new album, Give The People What They Want, to be released January 2014. They have also released this stunning animated video for new song, Retreat. Watch the […]
Here Come The Drones (Interview)
Australian band The Drones will be in New Zealand for their first tour this month. The 13th Floor tracked down lead singer and guitarist Gareth Liddiard (aka Gaz) for a chat. He talked about touring with Neil Young, recording their new album, I See Seaweed and his hero, Johnny Thunders. You can listen to the […]
What Maisie Knew
Starring: Julianne Moore, Alexander Skarsgard, Onata Aprile, Steve Coogan Based on the Henry James novel by the same name, Masie is a 7-year-old caught in the middle of a custody battle between her mother Susanna (Julianne Moore), an aging rock star, and her art-dealer father, Beale (Steve Coogan). Click here to read the entire review […]
Dave Dobbyn & Don McGlashan – Holy Trinity Cathedral (Concert Review)
It seemed like such a natural thing, you have to wonder why it hadn’t happened before. Two of New Zealand’s most accomplished songwriters sharing the stage and their songs. Dave Dobbyn and Don McGlashan each have an incredible legacy of songs that are uniquely “New Zealand”. Those songs seemed to strike even more resonance when […]
Jacinda Ardern Hosts 13th Floor Radio Show!
Labour list MP Jacinda Ardern stopped by The 13th Floor to play some of her favourite music. The 13th Floor realised Jacinda was serious about her music when she was spotted spinning discs at Real Groovy Records on International Record Store day earlier this year.