Fastball Takes Us To The Sonic Ranch: 13th Floor Interview
The Austin-based trio Fastball has been together for over 30 years and today they release their new album, Sonic Ranch. Like Abbey Road, this is a record named after the studio it was recorded in.
Jenny Don’t and The Spurs Are Broken Hearted Blue: Interview
Jenny Don’t and The Spurs are in the middle of a coast to coast tour promoting their new album, Broken Hearted Blue. We caught up with them in…New Jersey.
The Hollywood Stars Are Still Starstruck: 13th Floor Interview
The Hollywood Stars formed in 1973 thanks to rock ‘n roll Svengali Kim Fowley. Kim is long gone, but the band is back and with a new album titled Starstruck. Here are Scott Phares and Jeff Jourard to get us up to speed.
Georgia Lines And The Rose Of Jericho: 13th Floor Interview
Georgia Lines has just released her debut album, The Rose Of Jericho and its a beauty.
John Grant And The Art Of The Lie: 13th Floor Interview
John Grant is about to release his new album, conspicuously titled The Art Of The Lie. Here he is, an American in Iceland commenting and singing about the state of the union of both his native country and his own family.
Jesse Dayton and The Hard Way Blues: 13th Floor Interview
Jesse Dayton follows his critically acclaimed album with Samantha Fish with a set of hard rocking tunes produced by Shooter Jennings called The Hard Way Blues.
Logan Lynn Is Not Just Taking Up Space: 13th Floor Interview
Logan Lynn is something of a modern-day renaissance man…a musician, writer, producer, filmmaker, television personality, mental health advocate, and LGBT activist. His new album, SOFTCORE, has just ben released along with an accompanying film.
Mel Parsons on Sabotage: 13th Floor Interview
Mel Parsons is just about to release her new album, titled Sabotage and we thought we’d take the opportunity to talk to Mel about how it came to be.
Park Rd On Writing and Releasing The Novel: 13th Floor Interview
West Auckland band Park Rd have just released their debut album titled The Novel and we caught up with front man Tom Chamberlain on release day!
Vera Ellen Talks About Her Heartbreak For Jetlag: 13th Floor Interview
Vera Ellen has just released her new EP, Heartbreak For Jetlag on Flying Nun and she’s set to go on tour with Reb Fountain and Voom. So, it seems like a good time to catch up with Vera here at The 13th Floor.
Pissed Jeans Are Scratching That Seven-Year Itch: 13th Floor Interview
Pissed Jeans have just released their first album in seven years. Its called Half Divorced and direct from Philadelphia, PA, here is frontman Matt Korvette to tell us what took so long.
Shannon and The Clams and Why The Moon Is In The Wrong Place: 13th Floor Interview
Shannon and The Clams have just released their 7th studio album, The Moon Is In The Wrong Place, produced by The Black Keys’ Dan Auerbach and released on his Easy Eye label. But as you’ll hear, there was nothing easy about making this record.
Mick Harvey Presents Five Ways To Say Goodbye: 13th Floor Interview
Mick Harvey is on a roll! Just months after releasing Phantasmagoria In Blue with Amanda Acevedo, here he is again with another album. Five Ways To Say Goodbye finds the former Bad Seed covering Neil Young and Lee Hazelwood alongside his own original compositions.
Greta Van Fleet: Sam Kiszka on Wardrobe, Nashville and Touring Down Under: Interview
Greta Van Fleet has announced that their Starcatcher World Tour will head down under with shows in Australia and New Zealand in August.
Eric Bibb Is Ridin’ Down Under, Solo Style (Interview)
Eric Bibb is an American blues singer and songwriter based in Stockholm, Sweden. Eric is on his way down under with his first stop in Auckland on May 9th at The Tuning Fork.
Claire Rousay Talks About sentiment and Being a “Lifer” (Interview)
Claire Rousay has just released sentiment, a collection of compositions and field recordings that finds the ambient improvisor breaking new musical ground.
El Hula Hides No More – Blair Jollands Is Back: 13th Floor Interview
El Hula is Kiwi musician Blair Jollands. Now based in London, Blair is back in New Zealand to play a string of solo dates throughout the country.
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.
Torrey Talking: Ryann Gonsalves and Bay Area Dreampop: Interview
Torrey have just released their self-titled second album today. Hailing from the San Fran bay area here is Ryann Gonsalves, one half of the Torrey creative team that includes her brother Kelly.
The Dandy Warhols Are Coming And They Are Bringing Their Rockmaker: Interview
The Dandy Warhols hit the road in March, bringing their show to New Zealand’s premier music venue, The Powerstation, in April.