Concert Review: Baynk – Powerstation July 10, 2019
It was a homecoming, of sorts, for Baynk, the Kiwi producer/songwriter who got his start performing at the Laneway Festival just a few years ago.
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Interview: Devin Townsend “I Find That I Answer A Lot Of My Own Questions”
Canadian guitarist Devin Townsend is bringing his “An Evening With Devin Townsend” show to Auckland’s Hollywood Cinema on Friday, September 6th. The show with include an all acoustic set from Devin, plus a Q&A segment where fans can query the guitar-slinger in this very intimate of settings. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda got Devin on […]
Track By Track: Troy Kingi Takes Us Through Holy Colony Burning Acres
This Friday Troy Kingi will release a new album titled Holy Colony Burning Acres. Following on from 2017’s Shake That Skinny Ass All The Way To Zygertron, this is the third instalment in Troy’s 10/10/10 series, where he plans to release 10 albums in 10 years in 10 different genres. This is Troy’s reggae album […]
Album Review: Willie Nelson – Ride Me Back Home (Legacy)
Four wives, seven children, 69 studio albums and 86 years on this earth. The numbers don’t lie, Willie Nelson is an institution. And his new album proves that he just gets better with time.
Concert Review: Neil MacLeod – Lot 23 July 6, 2019
Wellington’ Neil MacLeod closed out his To Unfold Release Tour with a mesmerizing performance at Auckland’s Lot 23.
Track By Track: Hobnail’s Rob Joass On Boots And All
Kiwi Celtic Country Folk band Hobnail is celebrating their 25th anniversary with a nationwide tour and a new compilation album titled Boots And All. Band member and chief songwriter Rob Joass spoke to The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda and took him through the stories behind every one of the 16 tracks that comprise the new […]
Concert Review: Kane Strang – Whammy Backroom July 4, 2019
Dunedin’s Kane Strang dazzled Auckland fans with a set of tunes drawn mainly from his soon-to-be recorded next album.
Album Review: The Black Keys – Let’s Rock (Easy Eye/Nonesuch)
This new Black Keys album comes five years after their previous long player. Did they wait too long, or not long enough? I’m not sure.
Film Review: Yesterday Dir: Danny Boyle
Imagine there’s no Beatles, I wonder if you could. Director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, Slumdog Millionaire) has teamed up with Screenplay writer Richard Curtis (Notting Hill, Love Actually), to create a world that many music lovers would consider unthinkable. Starring: Himesh Patel, Lily James, Ed Sheeran, Kate McKinnon
Concert Review: Michael James Keane – Wine Cellar June 30, 2019
What better way to spend a cold winter’s night than with the dark, brooding music of Michael James Keane and a roomful of like-minded fans.