Powers, Opus & Fifi – Audio Foundation: March 28, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
A break, a reprieve from the rock n roll experience. The Audio Foundation, located in a basement of a building, on Poynton Terrace, is a place, an opportunity, a refuge for the adventurous, visioned, critical and genre-bashing, offers such. Armed with giant cans of Sapporo, a crisp twenty-dollar note (always supporting the locals)13th Floor pundit […]
BLACK ANGELS ADDED TO THE STRANGE UNIVERSE WINTER 2026 LINEUP
Now that Banished Music and Strange News have pulled down the shades on an epic Strange Universe Autumn, it’s time to drop the first new addition to the already mind-meltingly great line-up for Strange Universe: Winter.
Matt Sephton – Sound Weaving In Samoa: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Coromandel-based electronic artist Matt Sephton has just released a new album titled, Vā, 11 tracks made from field recordings, found sounds, hydrophone experiments, collaborations with the land and people and bass heavy electronic production.
Tim Rogers (You Am I) Announces Solo Auckland Show
After wowing Wellington earlier this year, Australian Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame inductee Tim Rogers has announced a special Auckland show on his extended Le Charme Defensif tour – at the Tuning Fork on Thursday 30th July.
The Sour – Your God & Mine: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Tāmaki Makaurau-based four-piece The Sour are a band of badass wāhine bonded by a shared love of grunge, punk, and all things loud and heavy. With two pervious singles having already made noise across Aotearoa’s alternative scene, the group now prepare to release their debut EP Daughters, due out in May 2026.
Mikey Videotape Quartet – St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church- March 28, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Auckland artist Mikey Videotape paid tribute to the songs of Radiohead last night at St. Luke’s Church with the help of a string quartet. The results were nothing short of heavenly.
Ladytron – Paradises (Nettwerk) (13th Floor Album Review)
Ladytron, the lauded English electronica group formed in Liverpool in 1999, known for synthesizing EDM, shoegaze, and 70s new wave with a synth focussed approach. Now consisting only of trio Helen Marnie, Mira Aroyo, Daniel Hunt, since longtime member Reuben Wu left in 2023.
Lee Martin – 5 Year Plan: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Christchurch-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Lee Martin today releases 5 Year Plan, the second single from her upcoming fourth studio album, set to drop in May.
José González – Against The Dying Of The Light (City Slang) (13th Floor Album Review)
José González’s Against The Dying Of The Light arrives after another measured gap, shaped between touring, soundtrack work, and his band Junip, and carries the sense of something considered rather than accumulated.
Bic Runga – Te Paepae Theatre NZICC : March 27, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Bic Runga brought her Red Sunset Tour to Auckland’s Te Paepae Theatre at NZICC on Hobson Street..for many it was their first time at the new venue and the first time in a while hearing Bic perform live.
Erase Everything & Swallow The Rat – Whammy Bar: March 27, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
A formidable smorgasbord of Aotearoa Alt-Music beckoned this tonight, a night stacked with post-punk, post hardcore and noise. Erase Everything frontman – Angelo Munro is fronting the door, a quick chat, we know each other. He used to listen to me on 95bFM, and I attended his Bleeders gigs. It’s quiet, and he reflects “Why […]
Electric Six – Tuning Fork: March 27, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
If there is one band that understands the very fine line between precision and chaos, it’s those crazy dudes of Electric Six. Twenty-plus years and thirteen albums on from the 2003 breakout Fire, the Detroit disco-techno-punk-rockers remain gloriously committed to the cause: sharp suits, sharper riffs, knowingly tongue in cheek lyrics, and a live show […]
The Beths – The Powerstation: March 26, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Both The Beths and their fans braved a torrential downpour to celebrate their latest album, Straight Line Was a Lie, at Auckland’s Powerstation.
Black Label Society – Engines Of Demolition (Spinefarm) (13th Floor Album Review)
This isn’t just another release – Engines Of Demolition reinforces what makes Black Label Society unique: gritty groove metal, soaring solos, and bluesy, introspective ballads.
Deva Mahal – Future Classic Vol II: Future (13th Floor EP Review)
Aoetearoa’s soul singing globe trotter Deva Mahal has built her reputation on vocal power and emotional depth, and her new EP, Future Classic Vol II: Future, shows an artist expanding her creative universe with confidence.
Courtney Barnett – Creature Of Habit (Fiction) (13th Floor Album Review)
Heft in simplicity is how I’d describe Courtney Barnett’s fourth studio album, Creature of Habit. It’s weighty in its emotion, purity, and honesty, which qualities are given breathing space amidst (often) lean instrumentation and straightforward song structure.
Gut Health – Whammy Bar: March 26, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Naarm/Melbourne-based ensemble Gut Health showcased their unique brand of hypnotic dance-punk, no wave, and musical soundscapes to a gratefully gyrating Whammy Bar audience last night. It was the first stop of their debut tour of New Zealand, and they certainly cemented their place within Whammy Bar’s walls.
Melissa Etheridge – Rise (Sun Records) (13th Floor Album Review)
Newly-signed to Sun Records, Melissa Etheridge teams up with producer Shooter Jennings to make a record where she says, “sometimes you’re gonna taste the dirt, but then you’re gonna rise”.
Matt Sephton – Vā (13th Floor Album Review)
Some music is made to entertain; other music engages deeply and takes the listener places. Vā is definitely in the latter camp. This album by the Coromandel based producer and sound explorer Matt Sephton has its origins in his 2025 residency at the Tiapapata Art Centre in Samoa.
They Will Kill You – Dir: Kirill Sokolov (13th Floor Film Review)
Last week I reviewed a film about two estranged sisters despatching the members of a Satanic cult. This week I bring you… a review of a film about two estranged sisters despatching the members of a Satanic cult.