Conor Oberst – Salutations (Nonesuch)
What’s the best way to come back from the dead? Answer: Remake your own requiem and dress the corpse in the clothes of The Pogues, Neil Young, Crowded House and Bob Dylan.
Tim Gruar
Sleaford Mods – English Tapas (Rough Trade)
England’s not burning, they’re drowning in lard and apathy. That’s the main premise behind the duo’s new English Tapas – a bitter, sludgy tasting plate of modern life in Blighty.
WOMAD 2017: Day 3 – Photos & Review
Here are The 13th Floor’s Tim Gruar with words and Michael Flynn with pictures to let you know how Day 3 of WOMAD 2017 went down… Final day. Sunday started a little later after a good sleep in. It was a bit blustery overnight and there were initial concerns of high winds for the campsite […]
WOMAD Interview: Bebel Gilberto
Her father is Brazilian musical legend Joao Gilberto, now Bebel Gilberto is making her own brand of bossa nova music and bringing it to the world…including New Zealand.
WOMAD 2017 – Day 2: Photos and Review
Here’s the 13th Floor coverage of Day 2 of WOMAD 2017. There are scores of new photos from Michael Flynn and words by Tim Gruar… Saturday started with a perfect salmon-coloured sunrise. I clamoured up to the top of the stand to a view of the campsite which covered the entire racecourse. This is by […]
WOMAD Interview: Tim Gruar Talks To Tago
Here’s another interview with one of the international artists performing at WOMAD this weekend. The 13th Floor’s Tim Gruar talks to members of South Korean drum ensemble Tago who give him a demonstration of a few of their traditional instruments.
WOMAD 2017 – Day 1: Photos & Review
13th Floor ace photographer Michael Flynn is in New Plymouth and already he’s coming up with some stunning images from Day 1 of this year’s WOMAD Festival. Additionally, Tim Gruar is on the ground and reporting back with his reviews from each night. Here is Tim’s report from Day 1 followed by Michael’s photos.
French For Rabbits – The Weight Of Melted Snow (Southbound)
Singer/Songwriters Brooke Singer and John Fitzgerald began writing and demoing on Lo-fi equipment down at Waikuku Beach back in 2011. Back then they were a team – both in their personal life and in music. Over time they’ve grown up and out. Their project has now morphed from a duo to a party of […]
Noveller – A Pink Sunset For No One (Fire Records)
Noveller is the solo project of Brooklyn-based guitarist and filmmaker Sarah Lipstate. Lipstate started out playing in bands while at college. It was while she played guitar in an Austin experimental duo One Umbrella (with synth/electronics partner Carlos Villarreal) that she developed her grounding in the ambient cinematic, ‘chillscapes’ she now currently makes. Even […]
Fiery Tongues – Bats Theatre February 24, 2017
It’s been a long time since I was at Bats Theatre, at least in the audience. Like Taika Waititi and Jermaine Clement I grew up on the concrete floor of that small but perfectly cramped stage sweating blood for my art. The big difference, of course is they went on to make it big as […]