Large – Marine Life (German Turnip) (13th Floor Album Review)
Israeli/Canadian songwriter Jamie Hilsden (Man Alive) is releasing his solo album Marine Life under the difficult to find on Google band name, Large (seriously, Google it and see the abundance of blue whales that come up!). The project is a catchy, folky journey which is showered in optimism and top-notch guitar work.
The Gemini Effect – Drop The Needle: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
The Gemini Effect finally get around to releasing Drop The Needle as a single!
The Human League Announce NZ Tour
Following on from their fantastic shows in 2024, the timeless Synth-Pop geniuses of The Human League will return to New Zealand in February 2027 with their highly anticipated Generations: The Greatest Hits Tour, bringing decades of iconic hits to fans nationwide.
It Was Just an Accident – Dir: Jafar Panahi (13th Floor Film Review)
Covertly filmed on the bustling streets of Tehran, the stirring, Palme d’Or-winning and Oscar nominated It Was Just an Accident is the latest outing from the legendary Iranian director and democracy campaigner Jafar Panahi.
Dani Larkin And Her Next Of Kin: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Belfast-based singer-songwriter Dani Larkin is about to release Next Of Kin, an album that blends traditional Irish ballads with a taste of the 21st century.
John Craigie – Edna Strange: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Beloved modern-day troubadour John Craigie has shared his new single, Edna Strange, available now at all streaming services.
Della Mae – Magic Accident (Compass Records) (13th Floor Album Review)
Are we bluegrass? YES. Folk? YES. Americana? YES. So say Della Mae. What are genres anyway but to box artists in. So here we have Magic Accident, their sixth album, a gorgeous celebration of life underwritten by a plea for a better world.
Wheatus – The Tuning Fork : January 27, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Wheatus, the long-running New York alt-rock oddballs best known for the inescapable Teenage Dirtbag and their delight in never playing the same set twice in a row, rolled into Auckland last night with a show that felt equal parts power-pop time capsule, fan-service jukebox, and communal therapy session.
Muroki – Chillin’ Under Amber Skies: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Berlin-based Kiwi Muroki is about to release his long-awaited debut album, Amber Skies.
Yumi Zouma – No Love Lost To Kindness (Nettwerk) (13th Floor Album Review)
Four cities, three continents, one band, one fifth studio album. Yumi Zouma have mastered long-distance band polymerization, turning geographic separation into creative fuel.
Candice Milner – Milk In The Sun: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Indie-folk-rock songwriter Candice Milner returns with her new single Milk in the Sun, out today.
Park Rd – Double Whammy: January 25, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Aucklanders celebrated the holiday weekend with one of the cities’ finest…Park Rd performed in front of a sold-out audience at Double Whammy ahead of their move to Sydney…or is it Melbourne?
Planet Hunter – Soothsayer (Sharkhound) (13th Floor Album Review)
Aotearoa’s cosmic misfits (how come every rock band is using space or cosmic to describe their music these days?) Planet Hunter are back with their second album, Soothsayer. The album is marketed as a distillation of life in the nation’s capital.
The Milk Carton Kids – A Friend Like You: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Here are The Milk Carton Kids with a new song…”A Friend Like You, is about desperately trying to stay a little longer inside a fragile moment. You know it can’t hold, but if you can just keep the car wheels rolling, you can pretend it might last forever — that nothing has to change,” shares […]
Pan Amsterdam – Tuning Fork: January 25, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
On a whim, thanks to the wonder of the web, Pan Amsterdam turned out to be a musical odyssey. Pan Amsterdam is a construct, an alter ego for Houston born, NYC trained, Jazz trumpeter Leron Thomas, whose resume includes collaborations with Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Robert Glasper, and yes, Iggy Pop.
Floyd Marsden – What Does It Mean? (13th Floor Album Review)
What Does It Mean? is the third studio album from Kiwi singer-songwriter Floyd Marsden, following on from her debut Open Your Eyes in 2022 and 2024’s The Disco Lizards.
Holly Humberstone – To Love Somebody: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Holly Humberstone announces her highly anticipated second album Cruel World, to be released on 10 April 2026, and releases her new single, To Love Somebody.
Iggy Pop + Joan Jett & The Blackhearts – Taupō Ampitheatre: January 24, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Iggy Pop, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, The Hoodoo Gurus and ZED descended upon Taupō yesterday to kick off Greenstone Entertainment’s Summer Concert Tour 2026. The 13th Floor’s Ming Lyu was on the scene…here is his report and his photos.
GUITAR WOLF – More Jet Album Tour – Aotearoa February / March 2026
CLEAN DiRT knows you couldn’t get enough – Guitar Wolf return to NZ this March for more Jet Powered Rock and roll with a new album!
Repulsive Woman – Whammy Bar: January 21, 2026 (13th Floor Photo Gallery)
Repulsive Woman is the solo project of Millie Lovelock, one half of much-loved Dunedin two-piece, Astro Children.