Its just days before his 20th birthday, but already Jake Bugg has made his mark on the music scene with two Brit Awards nominations and a Mercury Prize nomination for his 2012 self-titled debut album. Jake has already performed in New Zealand, playing a memorable set last July at Auckland’s Powerstation. Now, with a new […]
Lionel Richie is due to tour New Zealand in March, sharing a bill with John Farnham. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to the former Commodore recently and discovered that Lionel is busy working on his first album of new, original material since 2006. He also found Mr. Richie to be a very easy-to-talk-to, engaging […]
The 13th Floor is pleased to be co-presenting the Bobby Keys concert at The Powerstation on April 4th. Bobby Keys, of course, is the sax player who has been touring and recording with The Rolling Stones for over 40 years. So, before he takes the stage with The Stones at Mt Smart Stadium, Keys and […]
The Autumn Defense was formed by two members of Wilco as an outlet for their late 60s/early 70s-inspired power pop and folk-rock tunes.
Taite Prize winner SJD, aka Sean Donnelly, is on the bill at this weekend’s Music At Matua festival along with Trinity Roots, Joseph & Maia and Laughton Kora. This seems a good a reason as any to give Sean a call and see what he’s been up to. As it turns out, quite a bit. […]
The 13th Floor spoke to Queens Of The Stone Age bass player Michael Shuman just a few days after their truncated appearance with Trent Reznor on the Grammy Awards broadcast. As you will hear, Michael is still sore about the way they were treated by the show’s producer…but he is excited about touring here with […]
Auckland band, The Means, recently stopped by The 13th Floor to perform three songs and have a chat with Marty Duda. Along with core members Abraham Kunin (guitar), Tom Broome (drums) and Marika Hodgson (bass), the band brought along featured vocalist Esther Stephens. In addition to performing two songs from their latest EP, The Ends, […]
Buika is part of this year’s WOMAD lineup that also includes Kimbra, Pokey LaFarge, Femi Kuti, Arrested Development and a host of other local and international acts. Born in Spain, of African parents and now living in Miama, Florida, Buika’s latest album, La Noche Mas Larga, has been getting rave reviews and her live performances […]
Missy Suicide, co-founder of SuicideGirls, explains how tattoos, burlesque and Planet of the Apes go together, and reveals whether she thinks whether Bret or Jemaine is the sexiest Flight of the Conchords singer. SuicideGirls is described as ‘the alternative beauty’s largest online community of pinup models’, but the truth’s a little more complex than that. […]
After a punishing Australian and japan tour, Primate arrived in New Zealand amid a earthquake; bringing Kevin’s bad luck with them! A earthquake was a fitting arrival, as they shook the kings arms up and woke Auckland out of its rainy monday night stupor. I interviewed them before the show, and am happy to report […]