Underwire – Always: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Our friends from Wellington are back! Underwire release their new single Always, today.
New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks: November 29, 2024
New Music Friday is here again. New releases are at a premium today because of the US holiday weekend but we’ve still found 5 new albums for you to explore, including three from New Zealand.
NZ Born/Nashville Based Americana Alt-Country Band – South for Winter Coming to NZ in 2025
South For Winter are touring New Zealand in support of their new album, Of Sea and Sky. Tour dates are below.
Search For Yeti – Dark So Soon (13th Floor Album Review)
Search For Yeti has honed a fresh take on Aotearoa indie-rock with their new album, Dark So Soon. Te Whanganui a Tara three-piece have crafted an album that is highly enjoyable on initial listen, yet sparks the curiosity to hit repeat and go deeper into the rich instrumentation, triumphant melodies and emotional lyricism.
THE D4 Announce AOTEAROA SUMMER TOUR – FEB/MARCH 2025
Louder, wilder, and more combustible than ever, NZ’s finest punk n’ rollers, The D4, will be hitting home shores this coming February / March. They will be celebrating the FIRST EVER VINYL pressing of sophomore album Out Of My Head dropping February 7, 2025 via Warner Music.
Julian Taylor Taking Pathways: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Julian Taylor is a Canadian roots/folk artist who has just released his latest album, Pathways and then shared a stage with Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Lucinda Williams, Mavis Staples and a host of others.
Original Wailers – Powerstation: November 26, 2024
Last night the Powerstation was giddy with anticipation for The Original Wailers to play their golden anniversary. The house was full, but not uncomfortably so; there was room to dance, and Al Anderson and the rest of the crew were happy to oblige, bringing the audience a set full of some of Bob Marley’s more […]
Little Feat – Feats Don’t Fail Me Now (50th Anniversary Edition) (Warner/Rhino)
With this expanded 50th Anniversary of the band’s fourth studio album, let us pause and reflect on Little Feat, possibly the most under-rated band in rock history.
PRINS – Heaven or Hell or A New Era? 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
PRINS has announced her Heaven or Hell Tour coming to New Zealand in April. The Kiwi electro-popper reveals to the 13th Floor what this “New PRINS Era” will look and sound like.
Greg Johnson Announces Vine Street Stories 30th Anniversary Tour
Greg Johnson returns from Los Angeles in April 2025 for a six-date national tour celebrating his iconic album Vine Street Stories, originally released in 1995.
Heretic – Dir: Scott Beck & Bryan Woods (13th Floor Film Review)
Heretic is a beautifully unsettling psychological horror film by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, one that relies on flawless performances, excruciating pacing, and razor-sharp writing to create an atmosphere of dread that crawls beneath your skin and permeates relentlessly throughout the 111-minute runtime.
Dylan Storey – Prisoner: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Dylan Storey has been busy…but not too busy to write, record and release this new song, titled Prisoner.
Michael Kiwanuka – Small Changes (Polydor)
Michael Kiwanuka, a British singer-songwriter born in London to Ugandan parents, has steadily evolved his musical style since his 2012 debut, Home Again. Initially recognised for his retro-soul sound, Kiwanuka expanded his artistic horizons with Love & Hate in 2016, collaborating with producers Danger Mouse (Brian Burton) and Inflo (Dean Josiah Cover).
Bob Mould – The Powerstation: November 23, 2024
Bob Mould went solo electric at Auckland’s Powerstation last night. The 13th Floor’s Lawrence Mikkelsen reports back and Chris Zwaagdyk supplies the photos.
Squanderers – Theme For Viewer At Home: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
SQUANDERERS are the glowingly new—2024 vintage—trio of guitarists Wendy Eisenberg and David Grubbs alongside multi-instrumentalist and legendary producer Kramer. Having begun SQUANDERERS as a duo in 2023 for Kramer’s “Rings of Saturn” box set, Grubbs & Kramer now enter the arena of live performance with the addition of bona-fide guitar slayer Eisenberg, a dream of a foil to Grubbs’s […]
New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks: November 22, 2024
New Music Friday is with us once more and we have a bounty of new music to tell you about…new albums from Michael Kiwanuka, Kim Deal, Sally Stockwell, Father John Misty and The Coward Brothers (Elvis & T-Bone).
The Cult – Spark Arena: November 21, 2024 (13th Floor Concert Review)
The Cult returned to Auckland, eight years to the day after their previous show at The Powerstation putting on a show that was, in Ian Asbury’s words, “way better than last time”.
Spotlights & Threat.Meet.Protocol – Whammy Bar: November 21, 2024
Not yet of an age where seated concerts by The Cult are justifiable, youthful (in my mind) 13th Floor Reviewer Simon Coffey chose instead to hang out with the young(er) folk as American Ipecac recording artists Spotlights kicked off their debut Aotearoa Tour at Whammy. Here is Simon Coffey’s review and subpar Photos (you can […]
Andy Paley Has Died At Age 72: R.I.P.
Andy Paley, power-popper, producer and songwriter has died at the age of 72 from cancer while in hospice care in Vermont.
Highly Suspect Announces Support Acts for NZ Shows 2024
Highly Suspect support acts just revealed! Rock fans rejoice. Multi-grammy award-nominated and gold certified band HIGHLY SUSPECT are returning for one massive Arena tour of Aotearoa. Kicking off the tour in Christchurch at Wolfbrook Arena on Wednesday, 27 November 2024, the band then head to Wellington’s TSB Arena on Friday , 29 November, before wrapping […]