Wet Denim – Living Room: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Wellington’s rock quartet Wet Denim are back and ready to rock with new single Living Room out now.
The Long Ryders – High Noon Hymns (Cherry Red) (13th Floor Album Review)
The Long Ryders return with High Noon Hymns, a country rock album that begins with the feeling of walking into a bar mid-set.
A Place in the Sultan’s Kitchen (or How to Make the Perfect One-Pot Chicken Curry) – Q Theatre: March 12, 2026 (13th Floor Theatre Review)
A Place in the Sultan’s Kitchen starts with the personable Josh Hinton recounting his journey of discovery about himself, his culture, and his place in the world — and ends with a good feed of One-Pot Chicken Curry. Hard to complain really, unless you’re the one vegetarian in the audience who’d like just a little […]
Cut Worms – Transmitter (Jagjaguwar) (13th Floor Album Review)
Transmitter is Cut Worms’, aka Max Clarke, fifth foray into the recordsphere that includes three long players – Hollow Ground (2018), Nobody Lives Here Anymore (2020), and a self-titled album in 2023, with debut EP, Alien Sunset, released in 2017.
The Sophs – GOLDSTAR (Rough Trade) (13th Floor Album Review)
LA-based newbies, The Sophs are sending us on a guitar-driven journey (of which, you might recognise some of the spots they visit on the way) on their debut album GOLDSTAR. It’s loud in all the right places and is loquacious in its lyrical delivery.
Stereolab Announce Two New Zealand Shows – June 2026
The panic is over! Banished Music and Strange News are impossibly excited to be hosting iconic Anglo-French avant-pop group Stereolab for two very special shows in Aotearoa this June.
BANISHED MUSIC PRESENTS THE VEILS FRAGILE WORLD AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND TOUR 2026
Following the critically acclaimed release of Asphodels in 2025, The Veils quickly return with a bold and invigorated new album titled Fragile World, out June 19 on V2 Records. Today The Veils alongside Banished Music announce a 10-date New Zealand tour including 6 band shows featuring the closing show of Strange Universe: Winter in Auckland, and 4 solo […]
Sparks Announce First Ever NZ Shows!
The legendary US art pop icons, Sparks, are coming to New Zealand for the very first time this May!
Jake Baxendale – Waypeople (Earshift) (13th Floor Album Review)
Jake Baxendale’s Waypeople opens with the bright shimmer of a guzheng cutting cleanly through the silence, its plucked strings gliding outward before saxophone, piano and drums gather around them.
Vera Ellen – When It’s Over (ft. Hemi Hemingway): 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Today, Aotearoa Music Award and Taite Prize winning artist Vera Ellen shares When It’s Over – the second single from her upcoming album Heaven Knows What Time.
Dry Cleaning Announce Australian and New Zealand Tour
UK art-rockers Dry Cleaning today announce their long-awaited return to Australia and New Zealand this May and June, bringing their acclaimed live show back for a run of major festival appearances and special headline shows.
Handsome Tours Present The National’s Matt Berninger | Sydney & Auckland Solo Shows
Matt Berninger – the unmistakable frontman and lyricist of The National – will make his Australian and New Zealand solo debut performing at the Sydney Opera House on 28 May for Vivid LIVE and Auckland’s stunning Holy Trinity Cathedral on 5 June, presented by Handsome Tours.
The Monochrome Set – Lotus Bridge (Tapete Records) (13th Floor Album Review)
The Monochrome Set, somewhat memorable for two albums and two singles from their late 70s, early 80’s period, as they trail blazed UK post-punk. The single The Jet Set Junta from their third album Eligible Bachelors was a hipster (before they were called hipsters) badge of honour. Through almost 50 years of break-ups and reformations, […]
The Biggest Names in Books are Coming to AWF26!
It’s here! The 2026 Auckland Writers Festival Waituhi o Tāmaki programme is live and ready to browse. Read on for a small selection of highlights and make sure you click through to the full programme to plan your #AWF26 schedule.
Anna van Riel Explains Her Wooden Leg: 13th Floor MusicTalk Interview
From the deep South emerges Anna van Riel and the Gothic-Folk stylings of her new album, Wooden Leg.
Ty Segall &, Guitar Wolf – Powerstation: March 10, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Here, three years ago, in Aotearoa, Tamaki Makauarau infact, Ty Segall wowed at the Avondale Hollywood. Then they did it again at Whammy Bar the next night. So, in the wake of 2025’s corker of an album – Possession, show anticipation ran hot. Hotter still with the addition of Japanese garage rockers Guitar Wolf to […]
Ali Whitton – Forever: 13th Floor New Song Of The Day
Indie-folk singer-songwriter Ali Whitton has today released Forever – the third single from his forthcoming debut album Between the Forest and the Stars, due out in mid 2026.
Fun Lovin’ Criminals – Powerstation: March 8, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
FUN LOVIN’ CRIMINALS brought their unique musical fusion to The Powerstation, providing fans with a funky trip down memory lane. The 13th Floor’s Carin Newbould was there, along with Leonie Moreland taking pics.
Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – Powerstation: March 8, 2026 (13th Floor Concert Review)
The blues were alive and well at Auckland’s Powerstation Sunday night as Christone “Kingfish” Ingram closed out a two-week run of shows Down Under with a blistering display of technique and showmanship.
The Bride Dir: Maggie Gyllenhaal (13th Floor Film Review)
Written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. Starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale alongside Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Penélope Cruz.