Karl Kippenberger of Shihad and the New Love Is The New Hate: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Shihad is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their bone-crunching 2005 album, Love Is The New Hate with a remastered version on vinyl.
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Soft Bait – Josh Hunter’s Life Advice: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Auckland band Soft Bait have just released their second album, Life Advice, today…their first for the Flying Nun label.
Billy Strings – Spark Arena: July 22, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Billy Strings was a pickin’, and we were a grinnin’ as he and his four compadres treated a nearly-full Spark Arena to nearly two and a half hours of primo Bluegrass music.
Ozzy Osbourne: Black Sabbath Frontman & Prince of Darkness Has Died Age 76 – R.I.P.
We here at The 13th Floor are reeling from the news that Ozzy Osbourne has died, age 76, just weeks after his historic reunion with his Black Sabbath bandmates.
One To One: John & Yoko Dir: Kevin MacDonald & Sam Rice-Edward (13th Floor NZIFF Review)
Think you know everything about Beatle John? Even if you do, One To One: John & Yoko is a film that will stand as a stark reminder of just how passionate and important his and Yoko’s activism was in the early 1970s.
Osheen Performs Highlife: 13th Floor Singles Session
Direct from Whangārei its Osheen, one of Northland’s most promising new singer/songwriters….here in Auckland to perform his latest single, Highlife, at The 13th Floor.
Romeo & Juliet: Beatriz Romilly Talks To The 13th Floor (Theatre Interview)
The Auckland Theatre Company’s production of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet opens this week at ASB Waterfront Theatre.
The Wildmans on Emmylou, Gram and Longtime Friend: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Aila and Elisha Wildman are The Wildmans. Born in raised in Appalachia and educated at Berklee, the siblings have just released their new album, Longtime Friend. Here they are to tell us all about it.
My Baby – Redefining A Sound With An Echo: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Dutch/Kiwi trio My Baby have just released a new album titled Echo, one that guitarist Daniel ‘Dafreez’ Johnston says, work to “redefine what My Baby is all about”.
Freya – Of Water and On Stage: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Up-and-coming Auckland singer/songwriter Freya releases her debut album, Of Water today and there’s an album release show at Ponsonby Social Club tonight.