UrbanTramper At The Golden Dawn
Wellington’s UrbanTramper hiked up to Auckland to play a set at The Golden Dawn. The trio has just released their new album, Internet Freedom Is Love. The 13th Floor caught some of the action. Watch UrbanTramper perform at The Golden Dawn here: [wpvideo EgcHclyK]
Adios BDO: Don't Look Back In Anger
Noel Gallagher closed out the (reportedly) last Big Day Out to be held in Auckland with the very appropriate Oasis chestnut Don’t Look Back In Anger. Click here to watch the final performance of the final Big Day Out: [wpvideo gmwH4b6J]
Adios BDO: Don’t Look Back In Anger
Noel Gallagher closed out the (reportedly) last Big Day Out to be held in Auckland with the very appropriate Oasis chestnut Don’t Look Back In Anger. Click here to watch the final performance of the final Big Day Out: [wpvideo gmwH4b6J]
Dum Dum Girls Disappoint
The Dum Dum Girls performed at Auckland’s Kings Arms this Friday night. Having been a big fan of their second album, Only In Dreams, I was looking forward to the show. Unfortunately, the band did not live up to expectations. Lead singer and guitarist Kristen Gundred, aka Dee Dee’s, vocals were buried in the mix, awash […]
Black Joe Lewis At The Powerstation
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears turned out a heady mix of Texas-style blues and soul last night at The Powerstation. The 7-piece band, complete with 3-man horn section helped the crowd work up the first serious sweat of the summer. Watch Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears perform at The Powerstation here: [wpvideo VRVo9OqN]
Pajama Club Play At Kings Arms
Well, better late than never. The Pajama Club (Neil & Sharon Finn, Sean Donnelly & Alana Skyring) finally performed at Auckland’s Kings Arms Sunday night (the original date was postponed because of illness). The band was sounding pretty loose, with Neil Finn obviously having fun stretching out on guitar. Other than Suffer Never (a Finn […]
Jordie Lane Makes His NZ Debut
Australian folk singer Jordie Lane performed for the first time in New Zealand at Auckland’s Wine Cellar. He is here in support of his latest album, Blood Thinner. Joining him on his NZ tour are Kiwi singer-songwriters Mel Parsons and Matt Langley. Here is a taste of what went down at the Wine Cellar. Listen […]
Southern Fried Sunday at the Kings Arms
Things were hopping at Auckland’s Kings Arms. This was the second week of their Southern Fried Sundays series hosted by Bernie Griffen. Three country-fried acts played and The 13th Floor was there for all the action. First up was The Bads. Dianne Swan and Brett Adams haven’t played live for quite a few months, but […]
Rare Neil Young Video
The 13th Floor will be featuring video content. This means our extensive collection of rare and exciting music videos can now be shared. We’ll also start to review current feature films and will be able to present you with trailers, interviews, EPKs and whatever else the studios have to offer. To try things out, here’s […]
Happy 70th Bob Dylan
It’s hard to believe, but Bob Dylan is 70 years old. In order to help you celebrate this milestone, we here at The 13th Floor have made available a rare Dylan recording. Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue rolled into Rochester, New York on November 17, 1975. They played two shows at the Rochester War Memorial […]
Tour Announcement: Steely Dan & Steve Winwood To Tour NZ
After dazzling audiences with their first ever New Zealand shows in 2007, jazz rock icons STEELY DAN are returning for an encore tour in November. And in a real treat for music lovers, legendary British vocalist STEVE WINWOOD will be the special guest in his first ever visit to New Zealand. To read the […]
Tour Announcement: Steely Dan & Steve Winwood To Tour NZ
After dazzling audiences with their first ever New Zealand shows in 2007, jazz rock icons STEELY DAN are returning for an encore tour in November. And in a real treat for music lovers, legendary British vocalist STEVE WINWOOD will be the special guest in his first ever visit to New Zealand. To read the […]
Queens Of The Stone Age In Auckland
Well, Josh Homme and band rolled into Auckland for their first show since October. Activities got underway early in the day. At 12:30 they gathered at Real Groovy Records for a press conference. All five members of the band were sitting at a table while about 20 “journalists” and a crowd of fans asked […]
Melvins Live At The Kings Arms, Auckland
The tiny Kings Arms was packed to the rafters on this hot, humid Saturday night as The Melvins rocked the crowd of just under 700 fans. It’s been a while since the veteran sludge-metal band toured New Zealand and they’ve gone through a few changes since they were last here. Singer/ guitarist Buzz Osborne […]
Ian Hunter Interview
As many of you know, my all-time favourite band is Mott The Hoople. So one of my biggest musical thrills was travelling to London in October of 2009 to witness the 5 Mott reunion shows at the Hammersmith. Just before the reunion I had a chance to talk to Mott front man Ian Hunter. Listen […]