Jesse Dayton and The Hard Way Blues: 13th Floor Interview
Jesse Dayton follows his critically acclaimed album with Samantha Fish with a set of hard rocking tunes produced by Shooter Jennings called The Hard Way Blues.
Albi And The Wolves Take The Long Way Around (Tour Announcement)
Albi & The Wolves released a new album in 2023 called Light After The Dark and now they are taking the show on the road across New Zealand and Australia.
Dark Hearts 2 – Totara Street: May 31, 2024 (Mt Maunganui)
Dark Hearts 2 is the brainchild of Shane Duncan, guitarist/Vocalist for Tauranga group Stunt Clown. As the title of this ‘Good Night Out’ infers, there had been a previous incarnation in June 2023, Dark Hearts that featured Warm Leather (TM), Hoick (TGA), Stunt Clown (TGA), Static (HM) and Six Two’s (TGA). Yes! It is a […]
Revulva – Bush Bash: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Revulva is back to woo you with their new sexy track “Bush Bash” .
Logan Lynn Is Not Just Taking Up Space: 13th Floor Interview
Logan Lynn is something of a modern-day renaissance man…a musician, writer, producer, filmmaker, television personality, mental health advocate, and LGBT activist. His new album, SOFTCORE, has just ben released along with an accompanying film.
Junk Festival – Whammy, Whammy Backroom & Wine Cellar: June 7, 2024
Junk Festival 2024 is in its inaugural year, is an underground musical event of Aotearoa waiata featuring bands from Ōtepoti/Dunedin to Poneke/Wellington and Tamaki Makaurau.
Sam Fowles – Destination Unknown: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Sam Fowles has teamed up with Barnaby Weir (The Black Seeds, Fly My Pretties) to co-produce Fowles’s second single Destination Unknown. The single will be independently released via DRM.
Bonny Light Horseman See You Free: 13th Floor Interview
Bonny Light Horseman is Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson, and Josh Kaufman. Together they have made a double album titled Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free.
Castaway – Daisy: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Rising Ōtautahi pop-rock sensation Castaway returns with their latest single, Daisy. A departure from their recent high-energy releases Supernova and Satellite, Daisy showcases a more melancholic and emotive side, offering listeners a heartfelt journey through longing and connection.
New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks: June 7, 2024
Its the first New Music Friday of June and there is no shortage of new releases to sift through. After great effort and thought, here are The 13th Floor’s top 5 picks from today’s bounty of new music.
Ms. Mia – Living In The Shadows (Ms. Mia)
Ms. Mia is a Filipina singer-songwriter based in in Auckland. And, after releasing three singles, we now get her debut EP, titled Living In The Shadows.
Lime Cordiale – Cold Treatment: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
After much anticipation, Lime Cordiale announce the release of their upcoming third album, ENOUGH OF THE SWEET TALK. Hitting streets on July 26, the news comes along with a fresh and playful new single and video ‘Cold Treatment’.
Georgia Lines – The Rose Of Jericho (Nahla & Nahla) Album Review
Georgia Lines finally releases her full-length debut album and The Rose Of Jericho is very much worth the wait.
Mel Parsons on Sabotage: 13th Floor Interview
Mel Parsons is just about to release her new album, titled Sabotage and we thought we’d take the opportunity to talk to Mel about how it came to be.
Frau Knotz – Other Futures: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Aotearoa electronica artist Frau Knotz (Lauren Nottingham) has returned today with the beat-centric and uplifting new single, Other Futures. This is the second single to be released off her forthcoming debut EP Nextraterrestrial, out August 2024.
Moving Away From The Pulsebeat: Post-Punk Britain 1977-1981 – Various Artists (Cherry Red)
Moving Away From The Pulsebeat features 105 tracks from nearly as many artists culled from one of the most fertile eras in music history, compiled by a label that was there when it happened.
Ben Howard – Auckland Town Hall: June 3, 2024 (Concert Review)
Ben Howard returned to Auckland just about a decade after last selling out the Auckland Town Hall. A lot has changed since then, but has Ben?
We Will Ride Fast – Born In The Heart Of The Universe: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
We Will Ride Fast (the musical iteration of multimedia artist Kyle Sattler) today releases a new single, Born in the Heart of the Universe.
Thom Yorke: Everything Radiohead frontman announces New Zealand Tour, October 2024
Renowned British musician, visual artist and composer, THOM YORKE announces a series of international solo dates this October/November, beginning in Aotearoa on October 23. Having last visited our shores in 2012 [with Radiohead], this will be Yorke’s first ever solo tour of his enduring career offering a unique perspective on his vast body of work.
Bar Italia – Neck Of The Woods: June 2, 2024 (Concert Review)
Bar Italia are a three-piece band from London, though Nina Cristante – vocals is originally from Rome, Sam Fenton – vocals/guitar and Jezmi Fehmi – vocals/guitar who take their name from the café in Soho called Bar Italia, not the Pulp song about the café.