Squid – On Cowards And Cannibals: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Squid are a five-piece “post-punk” band formed in Brighton in 2016 and are releasing their third album, Cowards, today.
Welcome Home Dion Lunadon of The D4: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Dion Lunadon of The D4 has touched down in Auckland just in time to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the band’s second album Out Of My Head and to hit the road with his old mates, starting tomorrow.
Lilly Hiatt Talks About Forever: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Lilly Hiatt is about to release Forever, her first new album in four years and also the first since she moved and got married. That’s a lot of change and its reflected in the songs that make up Forever.
Early James Is Serving It Up Medium Raw: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Early James has just released Medium Raw, a collection of emotional blues-rockers produced by The Black Keys Dan Auerbach, recorded at Buddy’s Honky Chateau and sitting atop the US Blues Album Chart.
Sophie Jamieson Still Wants To Share: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Sophie Jamieson releases her new album, I Still Want To Share, today and we spoke to Sophie on the eve of this momentous occasion.
Victoria Canal Reveals Her Unapologetically Chaotic Debut Album: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Singer/songwriter and sometime actor Victoria Canal is about to release her debut album, Slowly, It Dawns and we caught up to her in Seattle after she escaped LA and the brushfires that threatened her and her home.
TT Gets A New Lease On Life With His Man On The Corner: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
TT is Todd Tappin, a songwriting troubadour who is just about to release his debut album, Man On The Corner, one that was written and recorded after receiving some very drastic new from his doctor.
Sean Cunningham – Old Friends and New Shows in New Zealand: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Former Atlas frontman Sean Cunningham is returning to New Zealand after over a decade’s absence. Sean with tour the country with old friends like Rodney Fisher, Moses Emmanuel and Emla Palmer beginning next weekend.
Billie Marten on Her New Album and Her First Trip Down Under: 13th Floor MusicTalk
British singer-songwriter Billie Marten has just landed in Auckland where she will headline her first New Zealand concert at The Tuning Fork Tonight.
Opeth Bring Their Last Will And Testament Down Under: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Opeth bring their unique brand of prog/metal to New Zealand and Australia next year when the Swedish quartet plays 7 shows featuring 2 hours plus sets including landmark masterpieces and songs from Opeth’s darkest and heaviest album in decades – the critically acclaimed concept album, The last WILL and TESTAMENT.
Search For Yeti – Three Cool Cats: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Search For Yeti are a Wellington-based trio who have just released their debut album, Dark So Soon, and make music that finds inspiration from such disparate acts as Sigor Rós, Bright Eyes and Frank Turner.
Mt Eden Returns With Venom: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Mt Eden is the electronic music man Jesse Cooper’s alt-ego. You probable know him for his Dubstep classic, Sierra Leone. Now, get to know him again with his new EP, Venom.
A Few Good Moments With Burton Cummings: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Burton Cummings, charismatic front man and songwriter, formerly of The Guess Who, has just released his first solo album in over a decade…17 songs he calls A Few Good Moments.
David Grubbs on Squanderers and Snakes: 13th MusicTalk Interview
Underground experimentalist David Grubbs (Squirrel Bait/Gastr del Sol) meets with The 13th Floor to talk about making music with The Squanderers and his own upcoming solo album.
Julian Taylor Taking Pathways: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Julian Taylor is a Canadian roots/folk artist who has just released his latest album, Pathways and then shared a stage with Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Lucinda Williams, Mavis Staples and a host of others.
PRINS – Heaven or Hell or A New Era? 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
PRINS has announced her Heaven or Hell Tour coming to New Zealand in April. The Kiwi electro-popper reveals to the 13th Floor what this “New PRINS Era” will look and sound like.
Sally Stockwell – Pulling Little Triggers: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Sally Stockwell is a singer/songwriter/actor/theatre maker who is about to release her new album, Little Triggers, to the world.
Sam Fowles Is Going Deep After Dark: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Sam Fowles is a Wellington-based musician who has just released his debut album titled After Dark…produced by The Black Seeds’ Barnaby Weir.
Dean Wareham on Uncollected Noise and The Cure: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Dean & Britta are on their way to New Zealand, touring the South Island for the first time and playing Galaxie 500 tunes at The Others Way Festival.
Adam Hattaway Gets On His High Horse: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Adam Hattaway releases his new album, High Horse, this Friday. Although it a solo record, his bandmates from The Haunters are all over it along with a few other friends and producer Marlon Williams.