Earth Tongue – Dungeon Vision: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Ushering in a new era, Berlin based, New Zealand heavy psych duo Earth Tongue lower the castle gates on their third album Dungeon Vision, a trove of fuzz-drenched anthems produced by garage rock luminary Ty Segall in Los Angeles.
Erase Everything Expose Their Glass Souls: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Erase Everything features members of Pluto, Bleeders, Shitripper, Fever Lake & Crap Date and their new EP is called Glass Souls.
Wicked: For Good Dir: Jon M. Chu (13th Floor Film Review)
Directed by Jon M. Chu and written by Winnie Holzman and Dana Fox, Wicked: For Good covers the second act of the 2003 stage musical — which itself was loosely based on Gregory Maguire’s novel, which was loosely based on L Frank Baum’s book… which is based on, well, Oz.
Mila Vandelle – Weathered: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Mila Vandelle releases Weathered, a reflective follow-up to her dreamy debut, July Eleven.
Metallica – Eden Park: November 19, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
There was something oddly spiritual about walking down the blocked-off roads of Kingsland amongst the horde of Metallica fans into Eden Park yesterday afternoon – that strange twilight hour that only exists before a behemoth of a band hits the stage, where Auckland feels half asleep and half feral and the clouds hang low and […]
SUMAC | NEW ZEALAND TOUR
Banished Music, Whammy Bar, and Valhalla are proud to present the long-awaited New Zealand debut of experimental post-metal trio SUMAC.
Keeper Dir: Osgood Perkins (13th Floor Film Review)
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or deep in a creepy forest with no Wi-Fi signal, you’ll be familiar with the eternal “man vs bear” question.
Suicidal Tendencies – The Powerstation: November 18, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Suicidal Tendencies led by American hardcore punk legend Mike Muir, have spent 40 years creating there own synthesis of punk, hardcore, thrash and metal, an evolving sound that has threatened singles and album charts occasionally, but never left the hearts, minds and ears of their fans, their generations of fans.
Harry Charles – Zero Zero: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Harry Charles continues his streak of releases for 2025 with the new single, Zero Zero. The second taste of his upcoming album, the track again shows Charles’ shift towards a more energetic and uplifting mood, with this track embracing all that is beautiful with a deep house vibe.
Iggy Pop and Joan Jett and The Blackhearts to Play in Auckland
The popular annual Summer Concert Tour returns in January with the recent announcement by Greenstone Entertainment of their stellar 2026 artist line-up, featuring IGGY POP, JOAN JETT and THE BLACKHEARTS, HOODOO GURUS and ZED.
The Besnard Lakes Are The Ghost Nation: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
With their neighbour to the South threatening to turn them into the 51st State, Canadian band The Besnard Lakes have good reason to feel like they live in a ghost nation.
The Salt Collective – A Brief History Of Blindness (Propeller) (13th Floor Album Review)
Power-pop supergroup The Salt Collective are due to release their sophomore album A Brief History of Blindness this week. With as many special guests on this release as there are tracks (if not more), you’ll hear collaborated guitar pop songs on here that might just give you a familiar taste of days come before.
Jenni Smith – Shopping: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Jenni Smith is a 25-year-old singer-songwriter who proudly embodies the ‘girl next-door’ trope with her romantic, and personal songwriting style. Her new single is Shopping.
Tom Cunliffe Performs The Diabolical Hippies Of Manor House: 13th Floor Singles Session
Here is Tom Cunliffe with an exclusive live performance of his latest single, the intriguingly titled, The Diabolical Hippies Of Manor House.
The Bros. Landreth – Dog Ear (Birthday Cake) (13th Floor Album Review)
On Dog Ear, The Bros. Landreth continue their growth from a technically gifted roots outfit into something warmer, wider and more generous.
Deftones Return to Australia & New Zealand in May 2026
Live Nation has announced multi-platinum GRAMMY® Award-winning Sacramento band Deftones will bring their immersive, genre-defying live performance to Aotearoa for an explosive headline arena show for the first time in nearly 10 years, with special guests Interpol and Ecca Vandal.
HOOP – End Before The Start: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
hoop. release reflective new single End Before the Start — the second offering from upcoming mini-album Wrap Me Up in Winter.
The New Existentialists And Bad Astrology: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
George D Henderson, the driving force behind 90s Dunedin icons The Puddle, celebrates 50 years of underground rock with the vinyl debut of his latest project, The New Existentialists.
Pearly* & Awning – Goblin: November 15, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
With their debut album Not So Sweet, causing a splash amongst those that know, Pearly* have product to pedal, and even though they are soon to be seen at The Other’s Way Festival at the end of the month.
alayna – Hold Me: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Critically acclaimed Rotorua artist, alayna, showcases the power and the depth of her songwriting on the heartbreaking new single, Hold Me, from her upcoming sophomore album Set Her Free.