Watch Anna Coddington & Lips 13th Floor Video Session
Auckland’s Anna Coddington has teamed up with Silver Scroll-winning Steph Brown and Lips for a 10-date tour of New Zealand this September. Brown and bandmate Fen Ikner, recently moved from Brooklyn to Arizona but are currently in New Zealand to make some music with Anna Coddington. The trio stopped by the 13th Floor studio and […]
Garageland: We Want To Celebrate! (Interview)
Garageland is reuniting to take part in The Others Way Festival happening in Auckland this coming Friday, September 4th. This will be the first time the band has played since 2007 and the first time the original lineup has been together on stage since the 1990s. The band was a student radio favourite in the […]
Jamie Lawson – The Tuning Fork (Concert Review)
Manchester singer-songwriter Jamie Lawson opened to an attentive full house in the Tuning Fork with All Is Beauty, the first of an uninterrupted string of catchy and often achingly beautiful acoustic pop songs, hitting his stride quickly and confidently. His lovelorn serenades are reminiscent of Damien Rice, although not as dark in content and tone. Indeed Lawson […]
Postmodern Jukebox – The Powerstation (Concert Review)
You wouldn’t have thought a jazz covers band would be on a 100-date tour, but thanks to YouTube, Postmodern Jukebox made their Southern Hemisphere debut at a packed Powerstation. PMJ is the brainchild of American musician Scott Bradlee, who takes pop music in a time machine back to likes of ragtime, vintage jazz, doo-wop and […]
Watch Eden Mulholland’s 13th Floor Video Session
Eden Mulholland releases his new album, Hunted Haunted today, and The 13th Floor is excited to bring you this video session recorded just a few days ago. Watch Eden as he performs acoustic versions of two songs from the new album and talks to Marty Duda about recording Hunted Haunted in the US. Save
Still Rockin’: No Tag’s Andrew Boak (Interview)
Straight outta West Auckland, 4-piece punk band, No Tag played blistering sets to super-charged fans, desperate to let off a bit of steam. But that was 30 years ago. Now, the four members of No Tag are back together, but only briefly, scheduled to play a short set at The Kings Arms along with their […]
Watch Anna Coddington & Lips Perform ‘Traces Of Teddy’ at The 13th Floor
Anna Coddington and Lips (featuring Silver Scroll winner Steph Brown) have teamed up for a NZ tour beginning September 10th in Wellington. Click here for more details about the tour. Recently they stopped by The 13th Floor studio for a video session where they spoke to Marty Duda and performed four songs. We’ll have the […]
SNFU – Whammy bar (Concert Review)
It’s nine o clock and there’s a pretty nice turn out at Whammy already, which is rad as Whammy gigs have a reputation for being late ones (although apparently they are trying to change that; so guys, turn up to gigs at Whammy on time!). There’s plenty of familiar faces, but the older faces, the […]
Watch Eden Mulholland Perform ‘Utopia’ at The 13th Floor.
Eden Mulholland is about to release his second solo album, Hunted Haunted, the follow up to 2013’s Feed The Beast. Along with his solo work, Eden is known for playing in bands Motocade and The Mots with brothers Will and Jol Mulholland. Eden stopped in to The 13th Floor studio to play a couple of […]
New Courtney Barnett Video!
Here’s what you need for a Friday afternoon…Courtney Barnett’s brand new video for Nobody Cares If You Don’t Go To The Party from her latest album, Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit. Don’t forget, Courtney will tour New Zealand later this year…click here for details. Save
Check Out This Photo Gallery From Last Night’s …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead Gig
American post-rock band …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead rocked Auckland’s Kings Arms last night. Photographer Doug Peters (www.ambientlightblog.com) was there to capture all the action and he has shared his images with The 13th Floor. So, click here to view Doug Peters’ (www.ambientlightblog.com) photo gallery of …And You Will Know […]
Hellyeah – The Studio (Concert Review)
Aww Hell No. I arrived at the Studio around 8PM for the Hellyeah gig; I was super looking forward to it, I’ve spoken to Chad Grey a few times and he is a really fuckin’ nice dude. First sign something was amiss was the chained and bolted front doors with a sign saying ‘Hellyeah […]
Watch Julia Deans Discuss Lady Sings The Blues
Kiwi songstress Julia Deans stopped by The 13th Floor to talk to Marty Duda about her involvement in the upcoming cabaret show, Lady Sings The Blues. Deans will appear along with Ladi 6, Hollie Smith, Annie Crummer, Whirimako Black, Ria Hall and Camille O’Sullivan as they celebrate Billie Holiday and the songs she sang. Additionally, […]
Lindi Ortega: Wasting Away In Faded Gloryville (Interview)
Canadian Americana artist Lindi Ortega has just released her new album, Faded Gloryville. For her latest musical offering, Lindi spent some time at the legendary Muscle Shoals recording studio in Alabama, soaking up some of the vibes left there by Southern soul greats such as Wilson Pickett, Aretha Franklin and Etta James. Lindi’s music consists […]
Watch The 13th Floor Video Report of Opening Night of The Experiment
The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda trekked on down to The Basement Theatre to check out the opening night of The Experiment, the 5-day multi-media show featuring artists, musicians, dancers, performance artists and more. With the help of his trusty iPhone (and daughter Kira), Marty put together this video report featuring performance footage and interviews with […]
Watch Chris Knox Perform With Rackets at The Experiment
The Experiment, a five-day multi-media show happening at Auckland’s Basement Theatre kicked off last night. Auckland trio Rackets were scheduled to perform and the incredible Chris Knox was there to exhibit his art. They surprised and delighted patrons by performing together, resulting in one of the most visceral performances you’re likely to see or hear. […]
Watch The New Devilskin Video Now!
Here’s something to brighten up your day…Devilskin have just released their latest video…for their newly-recorded single Mountains. Check it out…it rocks! Click here to check out the 13th Floor interview with Devilskin. Save
A Place To Bury Stranger’s Dion Lunadon: Living The Dream (Interview)
Brooklyn-based psych band A Place To Bury Strangers make a welcome return to Auckland this September after their triumphant performance at the 2013 Laneway Festival. Since then the band has released their latest album, Transfixiation and shared the bill with a reunited 13th Floor Elevators. The band is lead by guitarist/vocalist Oliver Ackermann and features […]
Watch Kevin Field’s 13th Floor Video Session
Jazz keyboard player Kevin Field has just released his third album, The A List. Recorded in Brooklyn, New York, The A List finds Kevin working with guitarist Nir Felder and ex-pat bassist Matt Penman. For this video session, The 13th Floor traveled to the Kenneth Myers Centre in Auckland where Kevin and his band were […]
The Warratahs & Swamp Thing – Tuning Fork (Concert Review)
A bill can be confusing. I read The Tuning Fork’s billing for last night’s show to mean that Swamp Thing and The Warratahs would be playingtogether; oh, what a wonderful noise that would have been. Instead, as drummer Michael Barker explained to me after the show, the idea for last night’s concert came out of […]