13th Floor MusicTalk is just that...Marty Duda, award winning New Zealand-based music journalist and founder of music and arts website The 13th Floor talks to the world's premiere music makers about their art. From up-and-comers to crusty old veterans, from rock & roll to country, soul and pop, its all here!
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Auckland-based music journalist Marty Duda speaks to Kiwi musicians about their latest releases.
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A Few Good Moments With Burton Cummings
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Burton Cummings, charismatic front man and songwriter, formerly of The Guess Who, has just released his first solo album in over a decade...17 songs he calls A Few Good Moments. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Burton in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (of course) when he was ready to talk about his 60 years in show biz including stories about driving for…
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David Grubbs on Squanderers and Snakes
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Underground experimentalist David Grubbs (Squirrel Bait/Gastr del Sol) meets with The 13th Floor to talk about making music with The Squanderers and his own upcoming solo album. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda found David in Berlin on the day that his new solo track, The Snake On It’s Tail was released. We were looking for him because he, and Kramer (G…
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Julian Taylor Is Taking Pathways
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Julian Taylor is a Canadian roots/folk artist who has just released his latest album, Pathways and then shared a stage with Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Lucinda Williams, Mavis Staples and a host of others. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda found Julian in his car in Toronto with his dog Cathy. Julian was gracious enough to spend some time with The 13th F…
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PRINS - Heaven or Hell or A New Era?
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PRINS has announced her Heaven or Hell Tour coming to New Zealand in April. The Kiwi electro-popper reveals to the 13th Floor what this "New PRINS Era" will look and sound like. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to PRINS, who was in Manchester, just after celebrating her birthday. Although PRINS has only released one song over the course of the yea…
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Sally Stockwell Is Pulling Little Triggers:
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Sally Stockwell is a singer/songwriter/actor/theatre maker who is about to release her new album, Little Triggers, to the world. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Sally in her new home in Christchurch where she lives with her two daughters. Motherhood is a prevalent theme throughout the 11 tracks that Sally created along with producer Eden Mulholla…
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Sam Fowles Is Going Deep After Dark
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Sam Fowles is a Wellington-based musician who has just released his debut album titled After Dark...produced by The Black Seeds' Barnaby Weir. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda caught up with Sam in Wellington just prior to release day and talked to him about working with Barnaby and "going deep" with his mentor, Warren Maxwell of Trinity Roots.…
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Dean Wareham on Uncollected Noise and The Cure
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The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Dean Wareham, who happened to be out in the desert at Joshua Tree, just days before the US Presidential election. Yes, politics were discussed, but so were The Rutles, The Cure and the legacy of Galaxie 500Von Marty Duda
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Tom Irvine Reveals What's Under The Wharf
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The Tom Irvine Band releases their new album, Under The Wharf, tomorrow and Tom Irvine was at the 13th Floor studio yesterday to tell us how he and producer/guitarist Dylan Storey put the record together. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda sat down with Tom for a chat about the band, the album and the songs and how Lowell George and Little Feat made a mar…
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Adam Hattaway Gets On His High Horse
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Adam Hattaway releases his new album, High Horse, this Friday. Although it a solo record, his bandmates from The Haunters are all over it along with a few other friends and producer Marlon Williams. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Adam just days before release day and found him at home in Christchurch having just had a good run...gotta stay in…
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Dawes – Mister Los Angeles Speaks Up!
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Dawes has just released their new album, Oh Brother. with the band down down to the Goldsmith brothers, Taylor and Griffin. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda caught up with Taylor Goldsmith who was home in Los Angeles helping care for his new baby but happy to talk about house parties, Warren Zevon and Mister Los Angeles.…
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Al Anderson of The Original Wailers Tells It Like It Was
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Al Anderson first recorded with Bob Marley on his Natty Dread album in 1974, playing on classics like Lively Up Yourself, No Woman No Cry and Revolution and performing with Bob at Western Springs in 1979. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Al Anderson about that historic show, working with Marley in the studio and the new album he and his band ha…
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Sarah Blasko Just Needs To Conquer This Mountain
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Australia’s Sarah Blasko returns with her 7th solo album titled I Just Need To Conquer This Mountain. And while it sounds like hard work, she says its “the most relaxed and free-wheeling album I’ve made”. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Sarah just ahead of release day and discussed how she made such and accomplished, intense record in just fiv…
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It’s Getting Late For The Fleshtones But They Are Still Rockin’
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The Fleshtones release their new album, It’s Getting Late (…and More Songs About Werewolves) today and we have spoken to front man Peter Zaremba about Werewolves, The Cramps, Chicago Pizza and The Saints. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Peter just days before this new collection of SUPER ROCK classics his the stores. Peter talks about covering…
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Willie Watson Clears The Slate
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Willie Watson left Old Crow Medicine Show in 2011 and has released three solo albums since then. He latest, a self-titled affair, is the one closest to his heart as it is the first to feature his own songs. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda found Willie in California where he was more than keen to talk about making this new record, reuniting with his old…
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Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner Talks Slowly But Shirley
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Soul Asylum have just released their 13th solo album titled Slowly But Shirley and here his front man Dave Pirner to tell us all about it. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda tracked down Dave Pirner in Columbus, Ohio, where he and the band were about to play a show. Watch, listen and learn how the new album was produced by a Rolling Stone and find out who…
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Soccer Mommy – An Evergreen Sonic Return To Her Roots
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Soccer Mommy, aka Sophie Allison, has just released her fourth album, Evergreen, one in which she calls a sonic return to her roots. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Sophie, who was home in Nashville, just days before the record was released. We asked her about those sonic roots, which, by the look of her new video for Abigail, might be the col…
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Iain Matthews Asks How Much Is Enough
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Iain Matthews has been making music for almost 60 years...as a founding member of Fairport Convention, scoring a hit with Woodstock with his band Matthews Southern Comfort and releasing somewhere between 40-50 solo albums. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found the British-born singer/songwriter at home in The Netherlands where he's been based for about…
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Viva Lone Justice! Marvin Etzioni Reassembles The Classic Cowpunk Band
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Lone Justice sprang out of the fertile LA "cowpunk" scene of the 1980s that also spawned bands like Rank & File, Social Distortion and The Blasters and distinguished themselves with the powerful pipes of vocalist Maria McKee. The band split after releasing just two albums...now there is a third. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to bassist, songwri…
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Tess Liautaud – Sleepless in Christchurch
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Tess Liautaud is about to release her second album, titled Blue Mind. Here is Tess, direct from Christchurch, by way of Paris and New York to tell us about it. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Tess on the eve of the release of Blue Mind, a record made with the help of fellow Christchurch-based artists such as Adam Hattaway and Elmore Jones of T…
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Buzzcocks' Steve Diggle On Moving Over To The Middle
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The Buzzcocks are returning to Auckland for a 3-date tour in November. Founding member Pete Shelley died in 2018, but fellow-founder Steve Diggle is keeping the music alive. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Steve about “moving over to the middle”, respecting the band’s legacy and making new music.…
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Phoebe Rings Prepare For World Domination
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Phoebe Rings re-release their self-titled debut album today with added bonus track Daisy. Why the reissue? And is there a full album on the way. Crystal Choi tells all right here right now. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Crystal who was in Hobsonville prepping for the band's Australian shows happening this weekend. Crystal reveals why the EP …
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Mousey And The Dreams Of Our Mothers' Mothers!
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Mousey is the nom-de-plum of Christchurch-based artist Sarena Close and she is just about to release her very personal third album, The Dreams Of Our Mothers' Mothers! The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Mousey, who stopped in to our 13th Floor Studio while in Auckland to perform with the Exploding Rainbow Orchestra. This 8-song collection address…
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Caleb Landry Jones: Hey Gary, Hey Dawn, Hey What a Talent!
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You may know Caleb Landry Jones for his work as an actor in films like Dogman, American Made and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. But have you heard his music? Turns out Caleb is a man of many talents. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Caleb about his latest album, Hey Gary, Hey Dawn, originally released in April, but fortified with 11…
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The Half_Cubes Show Off Their Pop Treasures
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The Half-Cubes are one half of veteran power-pop band The Flashcubes who formed in Syracuse, NY way back in 1977. The original band is still going strong while drummer Tommy Allen and bassist Gary Frenay have split off to crank out another 24 power-pop classics as The Half-Cubes on their new album titled Pop Treasures. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda s…
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Los Bitchos Talkie Talkie With The 13th Floor
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Los Bitchos have released their second album, titled Talkie Talkie, and here is guitarist Serra Petale to tell us how the band has evolved since their acclaimed debut disc. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Serra, the Australian member of the quartet, who is in London to reveal how she and her bandmates added a new, “sparkly edge” to this collec…
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Jon Toogood On The Last Of The Lonely Gods
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Shihad frontman Jon Toogood is just days away from releasing his first solo album, Last Of The Lonely Gods. Jon visited The 13th Floor and shared his thoughts and insights on making this very personal record. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Jon about the 'personal carnage' that motivated the songwriting behind this record…
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Mindy Smith Is Coming Back To Quiet Town
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Its been a dozen years or so since Nashville-based singer/songwriter Mindy Smith has released a new album. But now we have Quiet Town, 12 new songs that she calls "a meditation on overcoming adversity". The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Mindy about making Quiet Town, a record that was informed by her meeting of her birth family and discovering h…
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Modern English Is Finally Stopping Their World in New Zealand
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Modern English formed in 1977, signed to 4AD and hit it big in 1982 with I Melt With You. The original band is back together and they’ve done just about everything over the past 40 years except perform in New Zealand. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Modern English front man Robbie Grey about what we can expect when the band finally gets here f…
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Shemekia Copeland Blames It On Eve
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Blues belter Shemekia Copeland is back with Blame It On Eve an album she calls, "a vacation from all the heaviness" of the trilogy of records that preceded it. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Shemekia somewhere in California where she was quite happy to talk about working with Will Kimbrough, Luther Dickinson and Alejandro Escovedo.…
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The Bug Club On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System
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The Bug Club are a three-piece band from Wales who have been described as sounding like the Modern Lovers meet Nuggets-style garage rock. We think they just rock and so do the good folks at Sub Pop who have just released their new album titled, On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The System. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Sam Willmett and Tilly H…
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Molly Payton Is On Her Own and Doing Fine
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Kiwi singer-songwriter Molly Payton is now living in London where we found her after coming off a European tour promoting her debut album, YOYOTTA, or You're On Your Own This Time, Again. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Molly who was up early...7am with a cup of tea... with plenty to talk about including how she rebounded after being dropped b…
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Randall Bramblett and His Paradise Breakdown
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Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Randall Bramblett has just released his latest collection of original songs titled Paradise Breakdown. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Randall in his home studio in Athens, Georgia and talked to him about songwriting, aging, politics and anything else that came to mind. With a 50 + year career in music …
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Ash Front Man Tim Wheeler Takes Us On The Singles Tour
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Ash is coming back! The Northern Irish trio finally played New Zealand last year after a 20-year hiatus. Now they are coming back with The Singles Tour and a few tunes from their latest album as well. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Ash front man Tim Wheeler about the band's favourite singles...both their own and by others....and how the band …
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Hanging In There With Amy Rigby
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Amy Rigby has just release a new studio album. Its titled Hang In There With Me and it was made with her husband Wreckless Eric. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Amy about making music post-covid, aging, Dylan, bangs and baseball. All the pressing topics of the day!Von Marty Duda
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Jerry Phillips Is Capturing The Feel For The Universe
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At age 75, Jerry Phillips has just released his debut album. Jerry is the son of Sun Records founder Sam Phillips and his album, For The Universe, captures the feel of rock & roll as it was born, because Jerry was there at the beginning. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Jerry Phillips about making his album with the help of his daughter Holley …
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Brant Bjork And Once Upon A Time In The Desert
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The Brant Bjork Trio have just released their debut album titled Once Upon A Time In The Desert. Here is Brant, direct from California, to tell us how he and his new bandmates...who are also old friends...made this thing happen. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Brant about making this new music with bass player Mario Lalli and drummer Ryan Güt.…
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Steve Forbert On Making Daylight Savings Time
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Steve Forbert has just released Daylight Savings Time an album that touches on the changing of the seasons. "It's all about time" Steve tells us. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Steve Forbert just ahead of the release of Daylight Savings Time. We found Steve on the Jersey Shore where he was happy to share his insights into the songs that make …
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Colin James Is Chasing The Sun
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Blues-rocker Colin James has just released his new album, Chasing The Sun, for Stoney Plain Records. We caught up with Colin last month just as he was about to celebrate a birthday and a release day. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Colin James at home in Vancouver, British Columbia, having just finished a string of live dates before releasing Cha…
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The Dip Take A Turn To The Love Direction
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The Dip is a six-piece neo-soul/funk band based in Seattle, Washington. They've just released their 4 album, titled Love Direction, and here is horn man Levi Gillis to give us the inside scoop. Marty Duda spoke to Levi a couple of months after Love Direction was released and wanted to know, among other things, how the response has been to their uni…
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Crash Test Dummies - Better Late Than Never
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The Crash Test Dummies are coming to New Zealand, finally. The Canadian band top the NZ album charts back in 1993 but its taken until now for them to book a show in Auckland. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to lead singer Brad Roberts about the reason that led to their 30+ year delay. Along the way we find out the truth about Talking Head Jerry H…
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The Jesus Lizard Returns! But Do they Have Anything Left To Prove?
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The Jesus Lizard surprised everyone, including themselves, by releasing a new album 23 years after their previous record. Here is front man David Yow to try and explain just how this happened. Marty Duda spoke to David Yow just days before Rack, The Jesus Lizard’s 7th studio album, was released. David explains why it took 23 years to make the recor…
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Tony Levin Is Bringing It Down To The Bass
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Tony Levin is one of the most recorded musicians in recent history having played on over 500 albums for the likes of John Lennon, King Crimson, Paul Simon, David Bowie, Lou Reed and Peter Gabriel. Tony has found time in his busy schedule to release a new album of his own, titled Bringing It Down To The Bass. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda was lucky to…
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Ruthie Foster Is Getting Mileage In Memphis
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Ruthie Foster has just released her new album titled Mileage. Its her 10th studio album and her first for Sun Records, the Memphis-based label that put Elvis on the map. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Ruthie, who happened to be in Memphis and had just recorded at the legendary Sun Studio. Here she is to tell us how this collection of 10 songs…
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Meet Flea Miller! An Auckland Teenager With Something To Say
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Flea Miller is a 16-year-old singer/songwriter/musician and record label owner. Flea will make his way to The 13th Floor's performance space this Saturday, treating fans to an acoustic/spoken word set, something a little different for the young artiste. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Flea a few days before the event to find out what the youth…
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The Deslondes Roll It Out on The 13th Floor!
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The Deslondes have just released Roll It Out, an album that captures the crackling energy of the band’s early days but also reflects the new perspective of age and maturity and a new drummer. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to founding member Riley Downing about making Roll It Out, breaking in a new drummer and his favourite 50s rockabilly label.…
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The Georgia Thunderbolts Rise Above It All
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The Georgia Thunderbolts have released their new album, Rise Above It All, and here is lead singer TJ Lyle to tell you all about it. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to TJ, who we found in Taylorsville, Georgia (pop. 252). TJ tells us about making the new record, playing for European audiences and his love of Frankie Miller.…
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Rob Joass Is Dodging Those Faultlines
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You may know Wellington-based musician Rob Joass from his work with Hobnail or Shotband or Too Many Chiefs. Rob has just released his 4th solo album titled Faultlines and here he is to tell you all about it. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Rob about working with producer Wayne Bell, covering The Go-Betweens and singing with the Mitchell Sister…
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Zed And Their Future Memory
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Zed is back! After a 21-year “hiatus” they have just released their third album, Future Memory, and we have all four members on hand to tell you about it. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda caught up with Nathan, Ben, Adrian and Andy who were in Akaroa on release day. Find out why its taken so long to get a third album out and what they’ve got planned for…
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Elles Bailey Is Beneath The Neon Glow
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Elles Bailey has just released her fourth studio album, Beneath The Neon Glow, 10 tracks of glistening rock and soul all powered by her distinctive voice. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Elles, who was home in Bristol, about making the record, play at Glastonbury and why 1972 hold a special place in her heart.…
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Steve Wynn Will Make It Right
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Steve Wynn has been fronting The Dream Syndicate on and off since they formed in 1981. Steve also has a thriving solo career and now he's an author with new book and album just released. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Steve who was home in Queens, NY, about writing his memoir, Titled I Wouldn't Say It If It Wasn't True and his new solo album,…
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