Greg Fleming and The Working Poor held the release of their ninth album, Working Poor Country at the Wine Cellar in Auckland last night, to a crowd that was thinner than me. It was a crying shame there were not more people in attendance, as Fleming showcased ten songs, (from albums past and present), that […]
Galveston is the new Auckland-based band formed by former Garageland frontman Jeremy Eade. The trio is completed by bassist Sean Reid and drummer Rick McShane.
Twenty years since squaring up to the big guns of music at the time and triumphantly claiming the highly-respected Mercury Prize for best British album of 1997. Roni Size takes the anniversary of New Forms on the road with a series of Australasian dates, embracing the legacy of the album with stunning visuals to match.
Just a few days before Halloween and who rolls into town? It’s the king of shock-rock Alice Cooper!
Some crowds make you feel like a poser through nothing but sheer adoration. Such was the crowd that packed out the King’s Arms front to back last night for The Dillinger Escape Plan. For me, one those bands I’d always been aware and appreciative of, but never compelled to delve deeply into. Plonked amongst a […]
Just how much EDM can one person handle? My final question of the night and my response was barely the hour and a half II had to stand; both physically and metaphorically! For the rest of the crowd, well populated with intoxicated university students on study leave, more than three hours. The Chainsmokers delivered exactly […]
The 13th Floor’s Kate Powell spent her Sunday night with Friday Jams at Auckland’s Spark Arena. Photographer Reuben Raj provides the visuals… Philosophers suggest that nostalgia has coincided with revolution, because during a time of tumultuous change we like to cling to a never-changing past. The soft warm glow that comes with nostalgia gives us […]
Hamilton rockers Devilskin headlined a three-act bill at Auckland’s Powerstation. The 13th Floor sent Cameron Miller along to review and Ivan Karczewski to photograph…
Australian trio The DMA’s made their New Zealand live performance debut at Auckland’s Tuning Fork last night. The 13th Floor sent reviewer David Boyle and photographer Chris Zwaagdyk to the show…
The Kings Arms was packed last night as the Auckland stop of singer-songwriter Anika Moa’s In Swings The Tide 10th Anniversary Tour rolled into town.