13th Floor New Song Of The Day: The National – Day I Die
The National’s eagerly-awaited seventh album is due out on September 8th. The band has already release three songs from Sleep Well Beast to the world, and now comes a fourth.
The Original Wailers Announce Exclusive Auckland Show
Reggae Royalty, Jamaica’s THE ORIGINAL WAILERS return to perform one Exclusive NZ show in Auckland. THE ORIGINAL WAILERS will perform the iconic BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS album ‘LEGEND’ in Full, plus a special encore of Greatest Hits.
Watch: Bill Direen’s 13th Floor Video Session!!
Dunedin-based musician, writer, poet and all-around artist Bill Direen was in Auckland recently to celebrate the reissue of his classic Flying Nun album Beatin Hearts and to attend the New Zealand International Film Festival. Simon Ogston’s documentary A Memory Of Others, which explores Bill Direen’s creative life was playing at the festival and Bill participated […]
Bootleg Rascal Return To New Zealand This September
Hot on the heels of their Sticky Fingers support slot in New Zealand over summer, Bootleg Rascal return to our shores next month for a four-date tour.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Eddie Vedder – Out Of Sand
I hope you’ve been watching the new season of Twin Peaks, its been one of the most bizarre and thrilling things on television lately.
Sneaky Feelings: The 13th Floor Interview
Those Feelings are back again. After what seems like an eternity. The positively George St. Boys are back with a new album, finally, and the promise of a tour. Tim Gruar talks to founding member Matthew Bannister.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: The Killers – Run For Cover
The Killers are back and here is the second single from their soon-to-be-released new album, Wonderful, Wonderful.
Christopher Cross: The 13th Floor Interview
Christopher Cross arrives In New Zealand this week to perform two shows. The first is tomorrow, August 29th in Wellington at The Opera House and then the following night at the Auckland Town Hall. Cross is known for his flurry of hits that saturated the radio in the early 1980s…Ride Like The Wind, Sailing, Arthur’s […]
Kane Strang – Whammy Bar August 26, 2017
Last night’s performance from Kane Strang, Girlboss, The Beths and Eyes No Eyes at Whammy last night proved not only the enduring importance of guitars in modern music, it also brought together some of the best talent within local indie pop.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Tori Amos – Reindeer King
The second track from Tori Amos’ upcoming album, Native Invader, has just been released and its a doozy.
Moon Lander – Moon Lander (Bandcamp)
Wellington singer/songwriter Anthony Lander has found a way to turn a mucus-plagued afternoon into inspiration for a collection of ironic songs that both mock and celebration self-loathing in equal measures.
Taylor Swift – Look What You Made Me Do (Universal)
The 13th Floor’s Kate Powell weighs in on the new Taylor Swift single… With her first solo single since 1989, Taylor Swift’s Look What You Made Me Do is the unfortunate result of what happens when bad blood sinks down into the bone marrow.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: The Bads – Losing Heroes
The Bads released their latest album, Losing Heroes, a few weeks ago, so the title track isn’t exactly new, but the video clip is.
Friday Jams Live | New Zealand’s biggest ever RnB party is coming to town!
Illusive Presents, Frontier Touring and ZM are proud to present, for the first time ever in New Zealand, a brand new RNB party: the colossal FRIDAY JAMS LIVE is heading our way for one massive show in October! *AIRHORN*
Watch: Grawlixes 13th Floor Video Session
Coming to you from Dunedin by way of Wellington, here are Grawlixes at The 13th Floor. The band has just released their new album, Set Free. Here are Robin Cederman and Penelope Esplin performing three songs from the album and chatting with Marty Duda.
13th Floor New Song Of The Day: Beck – Dear Life
Beck is planning to unleash his 13th album, Colors, on the world on October 13th. With all those 13s, it’s only right and just that The 13th Floor feature the latest track to be released from the upcoming album.
Iron & Wine: The 13th Floor Interview
A brand new Iron & Wine album is released today. Beast Epic is the first new material from Sam Beam in four years. During that period, Sam recorded an album with Jesca Hoop and moved his family to Durham, North Carolina.
Grizzly Bear – Painted Ruins (RCA)
Grizzly Bear has always been one of those bands that have been recommended to me by friends and that I have listened to intermittently on my generic MP3 player without fully engaging in their musical journey. But in a musical world saturated with disposable pop “talent”, it becomes instantly obvious from opener Aquarian that you […]
Stone Sour – Spark Arena August 23, 2017
It was time to wave those horns and pump those fists as Stone Sour barrelled in Auckland’s Spark Arena, urged on by a sea of black T-shirt, metal-loving fans.
UNKLE: The 13th Floor Interview
The new UNKLE album, The Road Pt.1 has just been released and it signals a very different musical direction for the band. Perhaps “band” is the wrong word, as the composition of the act has whittled down to one…founding member James Lavelle. Although LaVelle is man in charge, he has surrounded himself with an impressive array […]