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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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Sax man Dave McMurray has just released I Love Life (Even When I’m Hurting) on Blue Note Records.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Dave, who was in his hometown of Detroit, the inspiration for the album and the place where he first met friend, collaborator and, now head of Blue Note, Don Was. Dave recounts those days in Detroit and where he’s at now.
Liberation Hall Music has just reissued American Music and Non Fiction, the first and third albums by The Blasters.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Blasters bass player John Bazz about those heady times in the late 70s and early 80s when he, Phil & Dave Alvin and the rest of the band were crossing Chuck Berry with The Clash to make something uniquely their own.
JJJJJerome Ellis has just released his new album, Vesper Sparrow, an album of very original music that combines “granular synthesis” with jazz and gospel.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to the songwriter, sax player and former Yale lecturer about how he turned his stutter into a musical instrument while, all the time, keeping his eye on the sparrow.
Kiwi-South Africa trio The Transits have just released their second album, titled Bleed Hope.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to vocalist and bass player Dom Antelm from his home in Auckland to find out how they keep a band, separated by thousands of miles, productive and creative.
Troy Kingi has just released his 9th album in his 10/10/10 series and Night Lords finds him collaborating with 14 of his favourite rappers.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Troy about his unique mix of hip hop and r&b, resulting in a soulful blend that will leave listeners floating on a sea of possibilities.
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.
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