Springboard – Seconds To Midnight Tour Featuring Cassie Henderson, Frankie Venter & Max Allais Touring NZ This Nov!
The Edge, Spark and Eccles Entertainment bring you Springboard: Seconds To Midnight Tour, a brand-new series of gigs giving up and coming New Zealand artists the opportunity to tour not just the main centres, but all of Aotearoa.
Ra Charmian – Big Fan October 5, 2024 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Ra Charmian celebrated the release of their Waiata Wairua album with a feel-good show at Auckland’s Big Fan.
Andy Summers – Auckland Town Hall: October 3, 2024
ANDY SUMMERS rocked back into Auckland last night to present his solo show, The Cracked Lens + A Missing String. The Police-man delivered an arresting set of music, stories and photographs. The 13th Floor’s Carin Newbould was there to review.
Lee Martin – Last October: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Aotearoa’s indie-soul sweetheart Lee Martin releases her deeply emotive new single, Last October. With its strong folk feel and melancholic undertones, the song weaves a haunting narrative of reflection and loss, capturing the experience of feeling discarded and used.
Mindy Smith Is Coming Back To Quiet Town: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Its been a dozen years or so since Nashville-based singer/songwriter Mindy Smith has released a new album. But now we have Quiet Town, 12 new songs that she calls “a meditation on overcoming adversity”.
New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks: October 4, 2024
New Music Friday is with us once more. Sure there are new albums by Coldplay and The Smile…but we here at The 13th Floor are here to turn you on to the good stuff that might get lost in the shuffle.
The Others Way Festival Full Lineup is Finally Here!
The Others Way Festival second lineup announcement has arrived. Loaded full of vigour, promise and musical mystery, the countdown is on for Auckland’s favourite street party on Saturday, November 30.
Slimivich & Throng- Wound Tight: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Sit back and let deep reaching bass, over saturated synth, strings and slick lyrical licks wash over you as Ōtautahi’s finest Grim Hop heads Slim Jenkins of Slimivich and Aaron Hogg of Throng serve up their inaugural collaborative audio visual track, Wound Tight.
Joker: Folie á Deux Dir: Todd Phillips (13th Floor Film Review)
The Joker is back! Despite intentions to the contrary, the 2019 film has a sequel. That’s what happens when a film makes over $1 billion. Everyone wants more.
Modern English Is Finally Stopping Their World in New Zealand: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Modern English formed in 1977, signed to 4AD and hit it big in 1982 with I Melt With You. The original band is back together and they’ve done just about everything over the past 40 years except perform in New Zealand.
Mindy Smith – Quiet Town (Compass) 13th Floor Album Review
Mindy Smith’s Quiet Town is a reflective and personal album shaped by her Christian upbringing. Known for blending Americana, folk, and country, Smith’s work often revolves around themes of faith, love, and resilience.
Michael McDermott – Lighthouse On The Shore/East Jesus (Pauper Sky)
Chicago’s Michael McDermott has been making records for more than 30 years with no signs of slowing down. In fact, he’s just released two full-length albums.
Damien Rice Announces Return To Australia & NZ With Theatre Shows For January-February 2025
Following an incredible sold-out tour in May 2023, prolific Irish singer-songwriter Damien Rice returns to Australia for an extensive series of theatre shows, plus a long-awaited visit to New Zealand in January and February 2025.
VENDOR – An Unconventional Album Launch With GOODSPACE
The 13th Floor’s Shamin Yazdani checks out the grand opening of VENDOR by Goodspace– An unconventional album release and interdisciplinary installation reimagining the artist as vendor, album as the menu and music as the meal.
Shemekia Copeland Blames It On Eve: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Blues belter Shemekia Copeland is back with Blame It On Eve an album she calls, “a vacation from all the heaviness” of the trilogy of records that preceded it.
The Bug Club On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
The Bug Club are a three-piece band from Wales who have been described as sounding like the Modern Lovers meet Nuggets-style garage rock. We think they just rock and so do the good folks at Sub Pop who have just released their new album titled, On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System.
Kris Kristofferson Has Died At The Age of 88: R.I.P.
Kris Kristofferson, singer/songwriter/actor has died at the age of 88 at his home in Maui, California. No cause of death has been given.
Burton Cummings A Few Good Moments (JoJo Productions) 13th Floor Album Review
There are more than just a few good moments on this, the first Burton Cummings solo album in well over a decade.
Molly Payton Is On Her Own and Doing Fine: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Kiwi singer-songwriter Molly Payton is now living in London where we found her after coming off a European tour promoting her debut album, YOYOTTA, or You’re On Your Own This Time, Again.
Loading Docs Showcase: Season 10
This year marked the 10th anniversary of Loading Docs, an initiative dedicated to platforming emerging and established filmmakers from Aotearoa to produce resonant documentary shorts that challenge and inspire.