Interview: Trumpet Player Ambrose Akinmusire Talks About His New Album, Released Today
Releasing on Blue Note today is Oakland-based trumpet player Ambrose Akinmusire’s 5th album for the label, On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment.
Interview: MusicTalk With Eden Mulholland
Kiwi musician/dancer Eden Mulholland (ex-Motocade) is now based in Australia where he has established himself as one of that countries premiere composers for dance.
Interview: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Mild Orange
The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda talks with Kiwi quartet Mild Orange about their just-released second album.
Interview: Talking Texas With Sarah Jarosz
Grammy award winning Americana artist Sarah Jarosz has just released her fifth album, World On The Ground.
Interview: 13th Floor MusicTalk With Mark Olson & Ingunn Ringvold
The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda talks to Mark Olson and Ingunn Ringvold about their brand new album, Magdalen Accepts The Invitation.
Interview: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Dixon Nacey
It was just announced this weekend that Kiwi guitarist Dixon Nacey was awarded at Tui for “Best Jazz Artist”.
Interview: MusicTalk With Dion Lunadon
Earlier today we brought you a new song from Dion Lunadon (D4, A Place To Bury Strangers) and Kate Clover.
Interview: 13th Floor MusicTalks with Randy Randall of No Age
It’s been a busy day at the 13th Floor and here is the third of our interviews with overseas artists touting a new album this week.
Interview: 13th Floor MusicTalk With Joe Louis Walker
Bluesman Joe Louis Walker has accumulated a bevy of very talent friends over his 70 years and many of them appear on his new album, Blues Comin’ On, due out this Friday.
Interview: 13th Floor MusicTalk with Michael McDermott
Yesterday we told you about Michael McDermott’s incredibly relevant new song, What In The World. Today, Michael McDermott tells us about the entire album, due out this Friday.
13th Floor Interview: Lockdown With Harper Finn
With New Zealand Music Month doing its best to thrive during these tough times, the 13th Floor’s Marty Duda has been talking to some of NZ’s finest talents.
Interview: Lockdown With Tami Neilson
As part of New Zealand Music Month, the 13th Floor’s Marty Duda checks in with Tami Neilson to see how the Canadian/Kiwi singer is dealing with lockdown. With a couple of youngsters, a hubby who is working through the crisis, and her own career to worry about, Tami has her hands full. In addition to […]
Track By Track: Reb Fountain Takes Us Through Her Brilliant New Album
Auckland-based singer/songwriter Reb Fountain releases her new, self-titled album today and its a beauty.
Interview: Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson Talks To The 13th Floor
It’s very possible that, if you live in Auckland, the last show you saw before lockdown kicked in was Sleaford Mods at The Powerstation at the end of February. Now the dynamic duo of Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn are back…kind of…with a new compilation album, titled All That Glue, due out May 15th. The […]
Interview: NZ Country Singer Grace Kelly
Releasing your EP on the first day of the Covid lockdown may not be the best marketing ploy, but that’s what happened to 17-year-old Grace Kelly. Not to be confused with the iconic film star, Kelly has spent time growing up between New Zealand and the US. She’s back in Auckland now just in time […]
The Inside Story Of The Rolling Thunder Revue as told by Rob Stoner: Part 3
Last year Martin Scorsese’s film, Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story, made its debut, briefly in selected cinemas and on Netflix. The film featured stunning live footage of Dylan during the 1975 concerts, but it also included segments that were complete fabrications. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda tracked down band leader and bass player […]
The Inside Story Of The Rolling Thunder Revue as told by Rob Stoner: Part 2
Last year Martin Scorsese’s film, Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story, made its debut, briefly in selected cinemas and on Netflix. The film featured stunning live footage of Dylan during the 1975 concerts, but it also included segments that were complete fabrications. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda tracked down band leader and bass player […]
The Inside Story Of The Rolling Thunder Revue as told by Rob Stoner: Part 1
Last year Martin Scorsese’s film, Rolling Thunder Revue: A Bob Dylan Story, made its debut, briefly in selected cinemas and on Netflix. The film featured stunning live footage of Dylan during the 1975 concerts, but it also included segments, presented as a “documentary” that were complete fabrications, such as a story of how a teen-age […]
Interview: Donita Sparks (L7)
Pioneering Riot Grrrl band L7 is back together and were planning to visit New Zealand in May with shows in Wellington and Auckland.
Interview: Creed Bratton (The Grassroots & The Office)
As far as we know, Creed Bratton is still coming to New Zealand in June.