Aussie punk pioneers The Saints, led by vocalist Chris Bailey, recorded one last album before his death in 2022, now titled, Long March Through The Jazz Age.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to late-era Saints drummer Peter Wilkinson about the making of this poignant final album and what his friend, Chris Bailey would make of all this.
Kirsten Morrell releases her new single, Hoping & Wishing (Robin’s Song)…with an album in the works and a show coming up at Big Fan.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda invited the former Goldenhorse vocalist to The 13th Floor to talk about her new music, her return to New Zealand and what to expect at her solo shows.
Weaving post-rock, dream pop and indie rock, Wellington’s Hail, Meteor! have released Nearer, an album of delicate vastness.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to guitarist David Coventry and John Kingston to find out exactly what that means.
Rhett Miller, founding member and front man for The Old 97’s, has released his 10th solo album, A Lifetime Of Riding By Night.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Rhett who had vocal chord surgery immediately after recording his vocals for the album. Rhett’s recovered and singing better than ever! So we talk about making this very personal album as he takes a day off from touring…
Wellington band Dropper has just released their debut album, Be A Little Kinder, borne out of frontman Jude Savage’s previous band, Bleeding Star.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Jude just before release day and his 20th birthday and found out how a new collaboration with River Hann-Ellen of Debt Club reignited his creative spark.
The Salt Collective is a collaborative musical project led by French songwriter-guitarist Stéphane Schück.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Stéphane about how and why he travelled from Normandy to North Carolina to work with his heroes from The dBs along with a cast of collaborators that includes Mike Mills (R.E.M.), Andy Partridge (XTC), Amiee Mann (Til Tuesday), Jason Faulkner (Jellyfish), Mitch Easter (Let’s Active), Matthew Caws (Nada Surf) and many more…
Erase Everything features members of Pluto, Bleeders, Shitripper, Fever Lake & Crap Date and their new EP is called Glass Souls. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Angelo Munro (also of The Bleeders) about how he and his new bandmates reconnected with their formative years, being "Children of the '90s". Erase Everything is: Angelo Munro, Milan Borich, Matthew Berry, Grant Sowerby and Jon Ropiha.
With their neighbour to the South threatening to turn them into the 51st State, Canadian band The Besnard Lakes have good reason to feel like they live in a ghost nation.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to bandleader Jace Lasek about making a more “playful yet thoughtful” record in these uncertain times.
George D Henderson, the driving force behind 90s Dunedin icons The Puddle, celebrates 50 years of underground rock with the vinyl debut of his latest project, The New Existentialists.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to George about making his new album, Bad Astrology and his formative years with Shayne P. Carter in The Puddle.
John McFee has played with everyone from Van Morrison to Elvis Costello to Rick James…but have you heard of Jackdawg?Jackdawg was the band John formed in 1990 along with fellow ex-Doobie Brother Keith Knudsen and former CCR-man Stu Cook. Their one album sank without a trace in 1990, but know its got a second life after a reissue…on vinyl for the first time.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to John McFee about making that album, and his time spent in England in the 1970s, where his band, Clover, was hugely respected, so much so that they backed Elvis Costello on his debut album, My Aim Is True.
Auckland punk band Dick Move has just released their third album, Dream, Believe, Achieve, 13 songs in 25 minutes recorded at Roundhead Studios.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to lead singer Lucy Suttor about their duty to respond to the social and political landscape and, at the same time, offer a glimmer of hope.
Ny Oh is UK-born, NZ-raised, LA-based artist Naomi Ludlow, formerly of Neon Gru collaborator with Margo Price and Harry Styles.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Ny Oh about the musical journey that brought her to finally making her debut album, Wildwood, one she calls, “a journey of self love through different lenses“.
Australian indie-pop songstress Hatchie has just released her latest album, a tasty little number called Liquorice.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda found Hatchie in her adopted home of Los Angeles where she and her husband and collaborator Joe Agius made Liquorice along with drummer Stella Mozgawa (Warpaint) and co-producer Melina Duterte (aka Jay Som).
Invercargill-raised, Auckland-based troubadour Sam Cullen has finally released his self-titled debut album. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Sam about the long road to this record and how he plans to now take that show on the road.
Em is Auckland-based indie singer/songwriter and sound engineer Emily Wheatcroft-Snape and her second album, Move, is out now.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Em shortly before release day and talked to her about balancing her time as an artist and as an engineer.
Christchurch-based musician, songwriter and podcaster Blair Morgan has just released his new album, Sunday River.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Blair about hiking in New England and being inspired by John Prine and Warren Zevon.
Enigmatic NZ-born, LA-based Theia is about to release highly anticipated debut album, Girl, In A Savage World.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Theia who was in L.A., where she resides just under the famous Hollywood sign.
Paul Kelly is Seventy and so is his new album. The veteran Australian singer-songwriter celebrates the big 7-0 with a dozen or so new songs.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Paul about the significance of that age and what he’s looking forward to.
The 13th Floor's Marty Duda talked to the two Daves about how they connected with their "inner Eno" to create this unique body of work.
Mundi is coming to Ponsonby! Here is flautist, dancer and vocalist Tamara Smith to tell us what to expect when the band returns to Auckland.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Tamara, who was home in Christchurch, about how Mundi fuses Celtic, Latin, Brazilian and African sounds into something uniquely…Mundi. And speaking of unique…Tamara demonstrates her one-of-a-kind Mayan Temple Flute!