Voom, Reb Fountain & Vera Ellen The Powerstation June 2, 2024 (Concert Review)
Voom, Reb Fountain and Vera Ellen closed out their 4-date tour at Auckland’s Powerstation keeping the spirit of New Zealand Music Month alive for an extra day or two.
Boom! Boom! Deluxe – Sugar: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Prepare to be rocked to your pancreas as Boom! Boom! Deluxe, auteurs of New Zealand’s retro rock scene, unleash their latest single, Sugar.
Dion Lunadon – Goodtimes: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
The 1st single from Dion Lunadon and his forthcoming mini album, MEMORY BURN, is out and is called GOODTIMES.
Anna Coddington – Mōhou Rā: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
One of Aotearoa’s most acclaimed musicians, Anna Coddington announces her funk-filled new album, TE WHAKAMIHA a bilingual body of work in te reo Māori and English. The album’s release on June 28 coincides with the Matariki holiday, which celebrates the new year according to the maramataka (the Māori lunar calendar).
Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga – Dir: George Miller (Film Review)
It’s a tall order to follow Mad Max: Fury Road, one of the most celebrated films of the 21st century. Yet, George Miller, the mad genius behind the Mad Max franchise and family film favourites Babe and Happy Feet, has dared to dream bigger. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga may not be as lean as […]
Congratulations to 13th Floor Photographer Brenna Jo Gotje!
So many awards! Last night we covered the AMA Ceremony, but we also learned that our photographer, Brenna Jo Gotje won a well-deserved award for music photography present by Image Auckland.
New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks: May 31, 2024
New Music Friday is here again…the last one for New Zealand Music Month so the new Crowded House album was a no-brainer, but what else has been released today that deserves your attention? We are here to help!
Aotearoa Music Awards: 13th Floor Report
The 2024 Aotearoa Music Awards (AMAs) were handed out last night at the the Viaduct Events Centre in Auckland, just as New Zealand Music Month was coming to an end. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda had a front row seat to the show and spoke to the quite a few of the winners. Its all […]
Brother Sister – Fantasy: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Aotearoa electro synth-pop sibling’s Brother Sister have today shared their hot new bop, ‘Fantasy’ – complete with epic music video!
Jon Cleary and the Absolute Monster Gentlemen – Tuning Fork: May 29, 2024
It was a dark and stormy night…but that didn’t stop Jon Cleary and his band from bringing a taste of New Orleans to Auckland as they closed out their tour with style and funk…lots of funk.
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Frogs: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Listen to Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds’ new single, Frogs, from their upcoming album, Wild God, and watch the full lyric video now.
Tinariwen – Powerstation: May 29, 2024: (13th Floor Concert Review)
Tinariwen is not desert rock, as in Yawning Man, Kyuss and QTSA, but desert blues, a synthesis of traditional West African music, funneled through guitar-fusion, with an influence of blues and Americana.
Lone Justice – Teenage Kicks: 13th Floor New Cover Of The Day
80s alt country punk outfit, Lone Justice, with Maria McKee, Ryan Hedgecock, Marvin Etzioni and Don Heffington are in full flight with the release of a brand new 7” ‘Teenage Kicks” / “Nothing Can Stop My Loving You” available digitally from 28th May and physical release 12th July.
Nathan Haines – Come Into The Light: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Musician/composer/producer Nathan Haines has released his new single, Come Into the Light, featuring rising Auckland-based vocalist La Coco, the first single from his highly anticipated 11th studio album.
Lehali Performs Venus and the Moon at The 13th Floor (Singles Session)
Lehali is Rosalie Norton a 19-year-old singer/songwriter from Hamilton who was in Auckland for Youth Week. We were lucky enough to have her up to our studio to hear her perform her song Venus and the Moon.
Neil MacLeod – Tunnel Vision: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Neil MacLeod is an artist who is steadfast in their vision. He releases new single, Tunnel Vision, the follow up track to Fear, a watershed moment in the ongoing artistic evolution of the 24-year-old Ōtautahi / Christchurch born New Zealand singer-songwriter, producer, engineer, and artist.
Amy Shark Announces The Sadness Tour
One of Australia’s premier pop successes, 8 x ARIA Award winner Amy Shark, has today announced The Sadness Tour – a headline tour of Australia and New Zealand in October and November that will follow the August 16 release of her upcoming third studio album ‘Sunday Sadness’.
PRINS NZ/AU WINTER TOUR 2024
Prins, NZ’s latest Pop Sensation Returns from LA, European Tours, and KPOP Stardom to Rock Australia and New Zealand
Sparta with Bad Jones and Miinds – Whammy Bar: May 26, 2024 (Photo Gallery)
Sparta brought their Wiretap Scars 20 Year Celebration Tour to Auckland’s Whammy Bar last night. Our reviewer pulled a sickkie, but 13th Floor photographer Azrie was all over it.
Michèle Ducray – Madame: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Ōtautahi-based Aotearoa dark-pop star Michèle Ducray has today unleashed her empowering new single, Madame.