Sleater-Kinney Is On The Road And In Your Head: 13th Floor Interview
With new album, Little Rope, freshly minted, Sleater-Kinney is on the road with a show scheduled at Auckland’s Powerstation on May 15th.
Welly – Shopping: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
On their first official single, Shopping, Welly set out their blueprint for pop on a budget: Shopping collides passions ranging from the indie, suburban storytelling of Blur or the arch electronica of Pet Shop Boys to kitchen-sink maximalists like Girls Aloud, but is rooted in the deeply human need to always want more than you […]
Paul Kelly – Hollywood Avondale: March 22, 2024 (Concert Review)
Paul Kelly along his nephew Dan, performed, what was billed, as an acoustic show at Auckland’s Hollywood Avondale, but the atmosphere was electric, especially when a “special guest” was introduced.
Ella Minehan – Read Reciepts: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Exuberant, groovy and bright; dive into the radiant energy of Ella Minehan and her new single ‘Read Receipts’, the first release of her forthcoming debut EP set to arrive in 2025.
Machine Head + Fear Factory – Powerstation: March 21, 2024 (Concert Photos)
Machine Head closed out their Slaughter The Martour tour with help from Fear Factory and a sold out crowd of metal-loving Kiwis.
Sound Thinking Ep9: We Review The Jesus and Mary Chain, Delaney Davidson, Kaylee Bell & Adrianne Lenker
Sound Thinking Ep9 is here featuring the same team as last week: Graham Reid, Andra Jenkin, Chris Warne and Veronika Bell reviewing 4 of this week’s hottest new releases.
Ms. Mia – Going For The Kill: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Manila-born, Tāmaki Makaurau-based artist Ms. Mia (Mia Caintic) has today released her punchy new single ‘Going For The Kill’ – ahead of her upcoming debut EP LIVING IN THE SHADOWS!
New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks: March 22, 2024
New Music Friday is here and what a bounty of musical riches we have for you today! We’re finding it difficult to whittle it down to just 5 new releases to recommend, but here they are.
DEVILSKIN ANNOUNCE WE RISE 10th ANNIVERSARY TOUR
Multi-platinum NZ rockers DEVILSKIN are revving up and getting ready to hit the road this May in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of their ground-breaking debut album WE RISE.
Remember Pearl Harbour and Her Album, Don’t Follow Me, I’m Lost Too: Interview
Pearl Harbour reissues her 1980 solo album featuring 3/4 of The Clash along with Wilko Johnson, Steve New and BJ Cole, remastered and with plenty of extras.
Seafarer Fables – Stanislaw Lem: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Melbourne-based, Aotearoa indie-artist Seafarer Fables has returned from his music-release hiatus with an exciting, narrative-driven, syncopated folk single ‘Stanislaw Lem’.
The Jesus And Mary Chain And Glasgow Eyes: 13th Floor Interview
The Jesus And Mary Chain are just about to release a new album titled Glasgow Eyes…incredibly 40 years after they formed in Glasgow. We found guitarist Jim Reid in Glasgow where he is happy to tell us how the record came together seven long years after their previous long player.
AIGA – Touch Compass Theatre, dir. by Moana Ete, Te Pou Theatre, Henderson March 20-24
AIGA is Sāmoan for family/whānau. Family is what Lusi Faiva (Lusi’s Story, Tuapou, Mr & Mrs Jones) almost lost, as a child institutionalised with cerebral palsy, then rediscovered. It’s the support of her theatre family now that lifts her up, works with her, helps her tell her story.
Japes – Doom: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Now signed to Sunreturn, Japes releases the new single Doom, along with a visualizer animated by Otis Rayner. To celebrate, Japes will perform Newtown Community Center on March 30, tickets are available now from Undertheradar.co.nz.
Halestorm – Auckland Town Hall : March 18, 2024 (Concert Review)
Halestorm blew into town Monday night and turned the Auckland Town Hall into their own Church with the assembled congregation throwing horns and worshiping at the altar of this very loud quartet from Pennsylvania.
Fin Rah Zel – Unity: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Rising Taranaki band FIN RAH ZEL release feel-good single ‘UNITY’, an infectious pop-reggae track infused with their signature honeyed melody and soulful groove.
Ella Minehan Performs Read Receipts at The 13th Floor: Singles Session
Ella Minehan treats us to a sneak preview of her up-coming new single, Read Receipts with this exclusive semi-acoustic live performance and interview.
Ride – Monaco: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Ride release ‘Monaco,’ the latest offering from their forthcoming seventh studio album, Interplay, out Friday, 29 March via Wichita Recordings / PIAS. The track follows the previously released, BBC Radio 6 Music A-listed ‘Peace Sign’ and, most recently, ‘Last Frontier.’
Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well (MCA Nashville) (Album Review)
Kacey Musgraves proves she’s still a little bit country on Deeper Well, her sixth studio album, but only just a little.
CH!EF – Love You Like I Should: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Fijian-born, Ōtautahi-based RnB artist CH!EF (Ratu Cokanasiga) has today released his feel-good new single ‘Love You Like I Should’.