Shedheads – Spilling Big Milk in Nelson: 13th Floor MusicTalk
Shedheads are three young lads from Nelson who are making a big noise on their debut album, Big Milk, where they mix rock and funk with a bit of reggae and prog to come up with something distinctly their own.
Tami Neilson – Neon Cowgirl (Neilson Records)
Tami Neilson proves that blood, sweat, tears, talent and tenacity pay off as she releases an album that makes her troubled trip worthwhile and sets a new standard along the way.
Wet Leg – moisturizer (Domino) (13th Floor Album Review)
On their 2022 debut, Wet Leg made a splash with slacker wit, post-punk cool, and a deadpan sense of fun. With moisturizer, Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers return, but this time, the songs are about love, and Wet Leg now sound like a tight, fully formed band.
Tami Neilson – Neon Cowboy ft. Neil Finn: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Tami Neilson, a Canadian native who calls New Zealand home, teams up with fellow Kiwi and Crowded House frontman Neil Finn for the fourth single from her upcoming album, NEON COWGIRL, her highly-anticipated follow up to Kingmaker.
10CC’s Graham Gouldman – Making The Original Soundtrack: 13th Floor MusicTalk
With 10cc’s Ultimate Greatest Hits Tour just days away, here is singer/songwriter Graham Gouldman to take us, track by track, through the making of their classic album, The Original Soundtrack, 50 years after its release.
Bloodbags – Bloodbags (Kato) (13th Floor Album Review)
Makin’ dirty mischief since at least 2012, releasing dirty records since 2016, Bloodbags the scion of past outfits Bloody Souls and The Dirtbags, after releasing wha 7”s and a split LP with US band Brain Bagz have finally released their debut album – Bloodbags.
Lewis Capaldi Announces 2025 New Zealand Tour Dates
AUCKLAND, NZ (July 7, 2025) – After two years away from the spotlight, global superstar Lewis Capaldi is well and truly, back. Back in the charts with his huge new single Survive, back in the headlines after his surprise and magnificent return to Glastonbury Festival and, this November and December, back on tour in New Zealand […]
Made You Look – Sweater: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Aotearoa’s rising alt-pop duo Made You Look, comprised of Drummer-Producer Shelton Woolright and Vocalist-Producer Alex Thompson, unleash bold new track, Sweater – a catchy, pop and emotionally charged ear-worm.
Jurassic World: Rebirth Dir: Gareth Edwards (13th Floor Film Review)
Jurassic World: Rebirth is the seventh incarnation of the franchise and it delivers blockbuster action and strong performances from its core cast—but ultimately, it is more sad than exhilarating.
Shedheads – Big Milk (13th Floor Album Review)
Nelson trio Shedheads introduce themselves with Big Milk, a debut album that barrels out of the gate with intent, throwing funk, rock, and noise into a blender. Across ten tracks they make noise, play fast, and say a lot. Whether every moment lands is debatable, but there is no doubting their skills, ambition, or energy.
Ladi6 – Hollywood Avondale: July 5, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Last night the party was in Avondale…at the classic Hollywood cinema to be specific…where Ladi6 celebrated her “comeback” album, Le Vā in front of an audience that had, indeed, come to party.
Valere – I’ll Tell You When I Know: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Valere (Shana Graham) has geared up for a new vibrant sound with her latest single, I’ll Tell You When I Know.
Grapehouse, Groopchat & Castlegarden -Small Gods Taproom: July 4, 2025
Small Gods Taproom: Hidden near the Powerstation. below towering apartments, accessible by steep hills and pathways.
Freya – Of Water (13th Floor Album Review)
Freya (Alice Freya Delargey Jones), an Auckland singer-songwriter, delivers an assured debut album with Of Water, a seven-track collection of sparse, slow-burning folktronica.
Sheep, Dog & Wolf – Sound of a Distant Wave: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Sheep, Dog & Wolf, aka Daniel McBride, releases his “first new single for a while”, Sound Of A Distant Wave.
The Reds, Pinks and Purples – The Past Is a Garden I Never Fed (Fire)
There’s a special kind of romance in Glenn Donaldson’s work that explores the understated ache that sits between moments. This might be in the quiet indignities of creative life, the drift of friendships, or the daily performance of holding yourself together. Under his long-running project The Reds, Pinks and Purples, Donaldson has, over the last half-decade, […]
Theia – Hoki Whenua Mai (Return The Land): 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Award-winning singer and songwriter Theia delivers a scathing haka on her hard-hitting new bilingual waiata, Hoki Whenua Mai (Return The Land) – the new single from her upcoming debut album.
Pan Amsterdam – Confines, Hip-Hop and Iggy Pop: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
Pan Amsterdam is the artist formerly known as Leron Thomas…jazz trumpet player, rapper and bandleader for Iggy Pop. Here he is to talk about his new album, Confines.
THROWING MUSES Announce First NZ Tour In 31 Years!
Throwing Muses‘ Aotearoa tour is an exciting part of NZ promoter Plus1 Touring’s 25th anniversary celebrations (more info soon).
Click The Link Below Dir: Audun Amundsen (13th Floor/Doc Edge Film Review)
The award-winning Norwegian director of Newtopia and Help, I’ve gone Viral!, Audun Amundsen’s latest documentary Click the Link Below, takes us on a ride down the online rabbit hole inhabited by those hyped up, self-proclaimed business rock stars, who have recently come to be known by the term ‘contrepreneurs’.