Troy Kingi Is Ready For The AMAs: Interview
Troy Kingi is in Auckland ready to perform and (hopefully) to accept at Tui or two at tonight’s Aotearoa Music Awards ceremony. Here he is with his “thoughts and feelings”.
Boom Crash Opera – Kick It Out Live: Interview
Boom Crash Opera. There’s a blast from the past! The Aussie band is still going strong with a live EP due out in February. Here’s vocalist Dale Ryder with the lowdown.
Noise – Moving From NY To NZ: 13th Floor Interview
Noise is a Wellington-based band led by Will Marshall who has recently moved back to New Zealand after an extended stay in the US. With a new band assembled Will and his Noise are set to rock Wellington’s Meow this Friday.
Jaz Paterson – Ache: 13th Floor Interview
Jaz Paterson is a Christchurch-based artist who has just released her debut EP, titled, Ache.
Makaya McCraven – Deciphering The Message: Interview
Makaya McCraven is a jazz drummer/producer and self-described “Beat Scientist”. Here he is to tell us about delving into the Blue Note Records archive to make Deciphering The Message.
Aeon Station – Observatory: 13th Floor Interview
Aeon Station is the current project of Kevin Whelan, formerly of The Wrens. After some time away from the music biz, Kevin is back and Sub Pop is releasing his new album, Observatory, this Friday.
Boy Scouts – Wayfinder: 13th Floor Interview
Boy Scouts is/are Oakland based artist Taylor Vick. Taylor released her new album, Wayfinder, digitally a few weeks ago, now to celebrate the physical release, here she is to tell us all about it.
Andrew Gabbard – Homemade Power Pop: Interview
Andrew Gabbard is in Ohio, hunkered down and ready to release his new solo album, Homemade, to an unsuspecting public.
Single Girl, Married Girl – Three Generations Of Leaving
Single Girl, Married Girl is a band named after an old Carter Family song. Fronted by Chelsey Coy, with help from husband, Gary, they’ve just released Three Generations Of Leaving.
The Grip Weeds – DiG Deep! (13th Floor Interview)
The Grip Weeds are a rock & roll band from New Jersey whose sound is influenced by the psych-rock records of the 1960s. Now, they’ve made their own version of Nuggets, called DiG.
Kaylee Bell – Silver Linings: 13th Floor Interview
Kaylee Bell is a Kiwi Country-pop artist with a new album hot of the presses today. The album is Silver Linings, and here she is to tell us all about it.
Hayes Carll – You Get It All: 13th Floor Interview
Hayes Carll has just released his 8th album, You Get It All, and it is a beauty. He calls it a “country singer-songwriter album”. We call it one of the year’s best.
Ladyhawke – Time Flies: 13th Floor Interview
Ladyhawke (aka Pip Brown) has just released her much-anticipated 4th album, Time Flies, and here she is to tell us all about it.
Emily Scott Robinson – American Siren: Interview
Emily Scott Robinson is living high in those Rocky Mountains in Telluride, Colorado, but has come down to talk about her new album, American Siren.
Anthony Hamilton – Love Is The New Black: Interview
Anthony Hamilton’s Love Is The New Black combines the musical aesthetics of classic soul with contemporary topics and he has Jennifer Hudson along to help.
hackedepicciotto – The Silver Threshold: Interview
hackedepicciotto is the Berlin-based husband and wife duo of Danielle De Picciotto (ex-Space Cowboys) and Alexander Hacke (Einstürzende Neubauten). Here they are to tell us about their new album, The Silver Threshold.
Dion – The King Of The New York Streets Takes Us to His Stomping Ground
Dion DiMucci, the 82-year old rock & roll Hall of Famer, shows no sign of slowing down. Here he is to talk about his new album, Stomping Ground, made with help from his friends with names like Springsteen, Gibbons, Frampton and Knopfler.
Adam Hattaway Celebrates A Blood Moon with Rooster: Interview
Adam Hattaway & The Haunters release their second album of the year. It’s called Rooster and its a whopper…22 songs in all!
Sue Foley is Playing Pinky’s Blues: Interview
Sue Foley is a guitar-slinging blues singer based in Texas. Her guitar of choice is her vintage pink Fender Telecaster named Pinky. And her new album is Pinky’s Blues.
Ainslie Allen Talks About Betty: Interview
Ainslie Allen is a Kiwi Country Singer who is just about to release her debut album, Betty, named after her mum.