Family Band – Large Dirt Piles: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Today Family Band share Large Dirt Piles, the first single from their debut The Dog Box (out digitally on April 30 via Sunreturn).
Sleater-Kinney Brings ‘Little Rope’ To Australia & New Zealand This May
Today, alt-rock icons Sleater-Kinney announce their return to Australia & New Zealand for the first time since 2016.
The Zone of Interest – Dir: Jonathan Glazer (Film Review)
The Zone Of Interest is the Oscar nominated Holocaust Film from master filmmaker Jonathan Glazer that is daring but ultimately underwhelming.
How to Have Sex – Dir: Molly Manning Walker (Film Review)
How to Have Sex, the assured debut feature by British director Molly Manning Walker has a candy-coloured aesthetic. Its exterior shell, desperate hedonism, and fluorescent lights conceal what is a deeply upsetting film.
General Fiyah – One True Love: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Award-winning, 18-year old Aotearoa and Tongan artist General Fiyah has today unveiled his laid-back summer anthem, One True Love.
Town Mountain And Their Woodstock Sessions: 13th Floor Interview
Town Mountain have released their Woodstock Sessions E.P. recorded at Levon Helm’s studio and featuring tunes by J.J. Cale, The Kinks and The Rolling Stones.
Eve Kelly Performs Summer Lovin’ at The 13th Floor: Singles Session
Our 13th Floor Singles Sessions continue with the brand new one from Whakatane’s Eve Kelly titled, appropriately enough, Summer Lovin’.
Mick Harvey – When We Were Beautiful & Young: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Mick Harvey has announced details of his first solo album in over 10 years, Five Ways to Say Goodbye, the final release in a series of releases that feature a blend of originals and interpretations of pre-existing songs.
Blanco White – Tuning Fork: February 16, 2024 (Concert Review)
Blanco White is a band and it is also the alter ego of Josh Edwards, a London-born artist whose musical journey has taken him to Spain, to Bolivia and finally, to New Zealand.
Romeo & Juliet, at Sky City Theatre 17-25 February, directed by David Lawrence
ROMEO & JULIET must be one of the world’s most well-known tropes. But not exactly a well-known play (spoiler alert: they both die in the end, you know). “Never was a tale of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” But before the woe we see young love, young hope, and great drama. […]
Ruby Coley – Devil On My Shoulder: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Devil on My Shoulder is the debut single from Auckland Singer/Songwriter Ruby Coley. it’s the first track from Ruby’s debut EP Eddie.
Holy Fuck – The Mothership: February 16, 2024
Holy Fuck are a Canadian four-piece, no strangers to Aotearoa/NZ having been here at least twice before, a friend described them as ‘brilliantly bonkers’ when he experienced them at the 2011 Laneway festival.
Wet Denim – Stuck With You: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Wet Denim, the ascending four-piece rock pop act hailing from Wellington’s vibrant music scene, is thrilled to announce the release of their latest single, Stuck With You.
Totally Unicorn + Twine – Whammy/Wine Cellar: February 15, 2024
A Two For One Night as 13th Floor Reviewer Simon Coffey, darted between venues, to see Totally Unicorn (AUS) + Carthage + Dick Move @ Whammy and Twine (AUS) + Swallow The Rat + Neither Do I @ The Wine Cellar on a single night in Tamaki Makaurau.
Sound Thinking Ep5: We Review IDLES, Brittany Howard, Chelsea Wolfe & The Transits
Sound Thinking Ep5 is ready and waiting. Ace NZ music journalists Graham Reid, Andra Jenkin, Chris Warne and Veronika Bell go deep into four new releases this week.
New Music Friday: 13th Floor New Album Picks: February 16, 2024
New Music Friday rears its ugly head once more! Actually, its a fine day for music lovers and we’ve selected five new releases that we think will tickle your fancy.
Graham Nash – Past, Present and Future: 13th Floor Interview
Graham Nash spoke to The 13th Floor ahead of his two New Zealand shows, the first of his for 2024. Find out what the former Hollie and CSNY member has in store for the new year.
Geneva AM – T(M)²I: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Geneva AM is the moniker of Geneva Alexander-Marsters (she/her, Ngāti Ruapani mai Waikaremoana, Ngāti Kahungunu ki Wairoa, Aitutaki, Palmerston), an award winning producer, beat maker and vocalist based in Tāmaki Makaurau.
Pop-Up Globe’s ‘Twelfth Night,’ at Sky City Theatre, 10-25 February, directed by David Lawrence
TWELFTH NIGHT brings the Pop-Up Globe’s rambunctious take on Shakespeare back to the heart of the city, and leaves the audience buzzing, if not bemused.
Avondale Spiders – Love Is Dead: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
The Avondale Spiders celebrate Valentine’s Day with their new song, Love Is Dead.