James Blunt Threatens/Promises Not To Play You’re Beautiful: “I’ve Already Got Your Money”
James Blunt – Spark Arena March 6, 2018 James Blunt is a funny guy, “If you thought 2016 was bad – I’m releasing an album in 2017,” he tweeted last year. He won over Auckland punters with his banter and cracking new sound from said album The Afterlove.
Watch: Jamie McDell Perform Tori at The 13th Floor
Jamie McDell’s new album, Extraordinary Girl is due out on May 4th. Here is Jamie performing the first single, Tori, at The 13th Floor.
New Song Of The Day: Anderson .Paak – Til It’s Over
Here’s a brand new single by Anderson .Paak wrapped in an ad for Apple’s “HomePod”.
Concert Photos: Car Seat Headrest at Auckland City Limits 2018
Will Toledo brought his Twin Fantasy album to life at Auckland City Limits accompanied by moody guitar sounds and lo-fi harmonies.
Concert Photos: The Libertines at Auckland City Limits 2018
At The 13th Floor, we are still buzzing from all the shows at Auckland City Limits! Our photographer, Reuben Raj, captured a lot of amazing photographs and so we decided to create mini galleries and share with all of you! Here’s the first set of photos showing Pete Doherty and Carl Barat showing everyone at […]
New Song Of The Day: Ciaran McMeeken – Wi-Fi
Local lad Ciaran McMeeken has just released a new single and a new video to go along with it. Wi-Fi is taken from McMeeken’s self-titled debut album.
Eilen Jewell Returns To NZ For One Show At The Tuning Fork June 2nd
The Tuning Fork and 95BFM’s Border Radio is pleased to announce the superb singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell and her band will return to New Zealand this June. Touring for the first time in two years they will perform at The Tuning Fork on June 2nd.
The 13th Floor Continues to Explore the NZ Festival
The New Zealand Festival continues this week in Wellington. Tim Gruar and Ruben Mita were there to sample some of the music and events. Highlights include: collaborations between Lawrence Arabia, Luke Buda and Sam Scott and another with Laughton Kora and Bailey Wiley; a dazzling jazz performance from American bass king Thundercat; folk by The […]
Tash Sultana Announces July New Zealand Tour
Tash Sultana returns to New Zealand hot on the heels of a stunning performance at Auckland City Limits and two previous sell-out tours of the country.
The Mockers Turn Back Time
The Mockers, The Tuning Fork, Auckland – 4 March 2018 The Mockers turned back the clock at The Tuning Fork last night and delivering a smashing performance to a packed house who danced and sang along as if the 80’s weren’t quite over yet.
The Incubus 8 Tour – Well Worth Shouting About!
Incubus – Spark Arena, March 4 2018 How do you make up for six years of absence? Well, in the case of Brandon Boyd and the boys from Incubus, you bring down the house with a crowd pleaser of a concert packed to the hilt with as many old faithfuls as you can haul before […]
Lucy Dacus: It Makes Me Want To Throw Up, & It Makes Me Want To Dance At The Same Time (Interview)
Lucy Dacus is on a roll. The Richmond, Virginia native’s 2016 debut album, No Burden, earned the singer-songwriter rave reviews and a contract with Matador Record. Now, Dacus has just released the hotly-anticipated follow-up titled Historian. It’s a highly-personalized concept album…the concept being contemporary life in America. A few days before the album’s March 2nd […]
SURPRISE!!! The D4 Play Whammy! This Wednesday For Their Final, Final Auckland Show!
Wednesday 7th March The D4 w/ Tooms and Echo Ohs Whammy! Bar Doors 8pm Tickets on sale 12pm Monday 5th March
Grizzly Bear – The Opera House March 3, 2018
Brooklyn band Grizzly Bear filled the picturesque Wellington Opera House for the first of two dates last night, as part of the New Zealand Festival. The atmospheric venue, done up with grey stage hangings, was filled to the back with an audience encompassing a diverse age range, all drawn away from a bustling Saturday night […]
Psycroptic – Whammy Bar March 3, 23018
While Auckland City Limits was winding down, Australian tech-death legends Psycroptic headed up a killer line up of local and international death metal at Whammy Bar.
Grace Stalls Then Stuns While Beck Stumbles At ACL
Auckland City Limits Western Springs March 3, 2018 Despite a brief rain shower in the morning, the city played its part perfectly for this year’s Auckland City Limits Festival. The sun shone, the bands played and the fans grooved.
New Song Of The Day: Jack White – Over And Over And Over
Post-Auckland City Limits Festival, here’s how to keep your weekend rocking…check out the new song just released by Jack White.
Billy T Jams – Q Theatre March 2, 2018
Its hard to complain about a comedy gig, especially when you and your companion leave the theatre collectively carrying close to two kilos of unsolicited mayonnaise.
The Breeders – All Nerve (4AD)
“No one’s here to stay” repeats Kim Deal a third of the way into All Nerve, The Breeders’ long-awaited new studio album. Coming over the menacing groove of MetaGoth, that sounds like it could have been recorded by the group any time since they formed in 1989, the line is a strong reminder of the […]
New Song Of The Day: A Place To Bury Strangers – There’s Only One Of Us
Dion Lunadon is a busy guy. In addition to participating in the D4 reunion, he is making new music with A Place To Bury Strangers. The Brooklyn-based trio has just released another new single (and video), There’s Only One Of Us, in anticipation of their new album, Pinned, due to be released on April 13th.