Voom, Reb Fountain & Vera Ellen Join Forces For Four Date Tour This Winter
This winter, indie pop perennials Voom, collide with the spellbinding magnetic folk rock prowess of Reb Fountain and join forces with beguiling indie rocker Vera Ellen; hitting the road for four unmissable shows throughout New Zealand. Three of Aotearoa’s finest live acts, on one bill, playing their own sets for what promises to be a […]
Beyoncé – Cowboy Carter (Columbia) Album Review
Beyoncé has unleased Cowboy Carter on the world and not everyone has been roped in by its charms, which are many.
Pearl Jam – Dark Matter (Monkeywrench/Republic) Album Review
Pearl Jam’s 12th studio album DARK MATTER is a brighter affair than the artwork and lead single suggested; a buoyant effort bristling with the band’s signature chemistry and dynamic. In part a natural extension of the sonic territories explored on 2020’s Gigaton, other parts a conscious effort to harness the elements of their sound that […]
Scott H. Biram – The One And Only 13th Floor Interview
Scott H. Biram has just released his new album on Bloodshot records titled The One & Only Scott H. Biram and so we tracked down the Dirty Old One Man Band to find out all about it.
Greg Johnson – Q Theatre March 30, 2024 (Concert Review)
Greg Johnson closed out his 1000 Miles Tour at Auckland’s Q Theatre with two sets of songs that solidified the singer/songwriter’s place as one of New Zealand’s finest.
Jenny Don’t And The Spurs – Pain In My Heart: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Hailing from the wilds of Oregon, raucous Country Western honky-tonkers JENNY DON’T AND THE SPURS have announced the June 14th 2024 release of their new album Broken Hearted Blue and released the new single and video “Pain in my Heart”.
Ride’s Mark Gardener on Interplay and A Veteran Band That’s Still Hungry: 13th Floor Interview
Ride has been making music on and off since 1988. The Oxford shoegazers’ new album is called Interplay and here is vocalist/guitarist Mark Gardener to tell us how and why this is their most collaborative album to date.
Big Sima & Boomtown – Aotearoa: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Big Sima & Boomtown release inspiring anthem, Aotearoa, celebrating unity and progress.
New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks: March 29, 2024
New Music Friday and Good Friday! Sure Beyoncé has a new album out. But while you’re line-dancing to Texas Hold ‘Em, give a listen to these 5 new albums also out today.
Sam Bambery – The Burnout: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Hot on the heels of the release of his hit debut single ‘Parasite’ Ōtautahi/Christchurch artist Sam Bambery releases ‘The Burnout’.
bar italia First Ever NZ Show Sunday 2 June Neck Of The Woods, Auckland
Strange News Touring & Banished Music proudly present an intimate one-off show for UK indie darlings bar italia, playing Sunday 2 June at Karangahape Road’s underground haunt Neck of the Woods.
Dylan – Tuning Fork: March 27, 2024 (Concert Review)
Dylan is the 24-year-old up-and-coming English pop star, not the 82-year-old living legend and she brought her Rebel Child Tour to Auckland’s Tuning Fork last night.
Beth Torrance – Tiny Flowers: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Beth Torrance now presents her latest offering, the first single and titular track off her upcoming EP, Tiny Flowers.
TWENTY ONE PILOTS ANNOUNCE MASSIVE GLOBAL HEADLINE TOUR
MARCH 28, 2024: – GRAMMY® Award winning duo Twenty One Pilots have announced details of their massive global headline The Clancy World Tour and shared “Next Semester,” a new song from their highly anticipated forthcoming album, Clancy, which will be released May 17th via Fueled By Ramen [album artwork / tracklist below]. Watch the Reel Bear Media directed music video for “Next Semester” HERE.
Alex Jordan Crowns His Queen Kerosene: 13th Floor Interview
Alex Jordan is a Bay Area musician who has just released his new album titled Queen Kerosene and is now playing to audiences up and down the California coast.
Joe Ghatt – Always Remember: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Five years on since his impressive debut, Third Eye Stimuli Records is thrilled to welcome back our beloved Aotearoa-based psychedelic surf and garage rock artist, Joe Ghatt with new single Always Remember and the announcement of his forthcoming sophomore album, Caper — set for release on June 14th via TESR, Echodelick Records (USA) and Six Tonnes de […]
Sierra Ferrell – Trail Of Flowers (Rounder Records) (Album Review)
Sierra Ferrell is ‘feeling nostalgic for the past, but excited about the future’ on her new album, Trail Of Flowers.
Philadelphia Punk Legends The Menzingers are Heading to New Zealand!
The Menzingers fans rejoice! The Philadelphia-based punk band has announced they are coming to New Zealand, performing Tuesday, August 20 at Valhalla, Wellington, and Wednesday, August 21 at Whammy Bar, Auckland.
Black Smoke Trigger – K.M.T.L. : 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
New Zealand’s rock powerhouse Black Smoke Trigger release an undeniably anthemic rock radio banger with new single K.M.T.L., a superb track accompanied by an equally dynamic music video that perfectly captures the song’s raw intensity.
JENNY MITCHELL UNVEILS NORTH ISLAND TOUR AHEAD OF HEADLINING COUNTRY FESTIVAL IN BAY OF ISLANDS
This Autumn, Wellington based songwriter Jenny Mitchell is set to play a string of intimate shows in Auckland, Wellington, Palmerston North and Whangārei before headlining Paihia’s Bay of Islands Country Rock Festival (May 10th – 12th).