Lucy Gray – Pull Out Mattress: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Lucy Gray releases Pull Out Mattress…fresh, fun and confessional, like you’re part of an inside joke. That’s how brand-new, breakout pop-rock track Pull Out Mattress from Lucy Gray feels to listen to.
Opeth – Trusts Arena: November 14, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Progressive metal band Opeth last visited New Zealand in 2017, the five-piece lineup—Mikael Åkerfeldt (guitar, vocals), Martín Méndez (bass), Fredrik Åkesson (guitar, backing vocals), Joakim Svalberg (keyboards, backing vocals), and Waltteri Väyrynen (drums)—returned after eight years with their critically acclaimed album, The Last Will and Testament. The show was originally scheduled for Auckland Town Hall, but overwhelming demand pushed it to Trusts […]
More Sound Thinking Today: New Podcast Episode Is Ready Now!
Sound Thinking with Graham Reid and Marty Duda is back with another episode.
The Running Man Dir: Edgar Wright (13th Floor Film Review)
I was 14 years old when I read Stephen King’s The Running Man and it blew my teenage mind.
THE WATERBOYS Announce May 2026 New Zealand Tour
THE WATERBOYS make their long-awaited return to Australia and New Zealand in May 2026 their first tour in over a decade!
Dick Move Wants You To Dream, Believe, Achieve: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Auckland punk band Dick Move has just released their third album, Dream, Believe, Achieve, 13 songs in 25 minutes recorded at Roundhead Studios.
Deva Mahal – Till The Morning Comes: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Deva Mahal delivers again! The Wellington-based powerhouse has today released Till The Morning Comes – a dreamy three-and-a-half minute journey that awakens the senses.
Ny Oh And Her Journey to Wildwood: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Ny Oh is UK-born, NZ-raised, LA-based artist Naomi Ludlow, formerly of Neon Gru collaborator with Margo Price and Harry Styles.
Pavement – PAVEMENTS OST (Matador) (13th Floor Album Review)
Legendary indie-rockers Pavement have made their way to the silver screen with the Alex Ross Perry directed experimental-musical-concert-biopic film Pavements. While the soundtrack has been floating around on streaming services for a few months, it is making its eventual release to LP and CD this Friday.
The Saints – ’73-’78 – Live Nights In Venice Vol. 1 (In The Red) (13th Floor EP Review)
The Saints ’73–’78 is an initiative driven by Ed Kuepper, focusing on the first three albums and debuting in Australia in November 2024.
Life On A Loop – Q Theatre: November 11, 2025 (13th Floor Theatre Review)
Life on a Loop brings theatre icon Ellie Smith back to the local stage for the first time in 17 years with her award-winning solo show, direct from London, throwing us with humour and heart straight into a care home. And if you’re in the right demographic, it zings!
Dick Move – Dream, Believe, Achieve (1:12 / Flying Nun Records) (13th Floor Album Review)
Unfiltered, Explosive, Political, Punk. Dick Move’s latest album Dream, Believe, Achieve, is a giant fuck you to the current political climate in Aotearoa and beyond.
Amamelia – Summerlong: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Just as the weather warms Amamelia graces us with Summerlong. Following 2025’s The Floating Opera, this is the second single from a new album due for release in 2026.
PUSH PUSH Anniversary Tour Announced
Plus1 is thrilled to announce four North Island shows for Push Push to celebrate 35 years of Trippin’ and their upcoming five-track EP.
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Tuning Fork: November 11, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah played the Tuning Fork last night along with opener Beth Torrance…The 13th Floor’s Lawrence Mikkelsen files this report along with Brenna Jo Gotje’s photo.
Bugonia Dir: Yorgos Lanthimos (13th Floor Film Review)
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos, Bugonia stars Emma Stone, Jesse Plemons, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone, who makes the absolute most of her limited screen time.
Highly Suspect Return, Tadpole Reunite For Live at The Domain With Good Charlotte & Yellowcard
One of New Zealand’s favourite US Rock bands HIGHLY SUSPECT and one of our most influential NZ rock bands TADPOLE will be joining already announced headliners in multi-platinum pop-punk rock royalty, GOOD CHARLOTTE, and beloved American pop-punk, alt-rock royalty YELLOWCARD on FEBRUARY 27, 2026 at Auckland’s Domain.
Marcus King Band – The Darling Blue Tour 2026
Bringing the spirit of Bluesfest to stages across New Zealand, Bluesfest Tours is proud to present one of this year’s most anticipated Bluesfest artists – Marcus King Band, who will perform one exclusive New Zealand sideshow next April.
Sabine McCalla – Don’t Call Me Baby (Gar Hole) (13th Floor Album Review)
Sabine McCalla released her debut album Don’t Call Me Baby last week. Released on the independent US label Gar Hole Records, the LP is a remarkable statement of multi-genre American roots music.
Bic Runga – Paris In The Rain: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Its another new tune from Bic Runga…this one is called, Paris In The Rain.