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13th Floor MusicTalk

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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38:50

Willie Watson Clears The Slate

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/10/30

Willie WatsonleftOld Crow Medicine Showin 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 Dudafound Willie in California where he was more than keen to talk about making this new record, reuniting with his old band and celebrating withRingo Starr.

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16:04

Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner Talks Slowly But Shirley

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/10/28

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 Shirley is.

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14:26

Soccer Mommy – An Evergreen Sonic Return To Her Roots

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/10/26

Soccer Mommy, akaSophie Allison, has just released her fourth album,Evergreen,one in which she calls a sonic return to her roots.The 13th Floor’s Marty Dudaspoke 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 forAbigail,might be the colour purple.

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24:36

Iain Matthews Asks How Much Is Enough

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/10/24

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 20 years. Here he is to tell us about his new album, How Much Is Enough, his admiration for Crowded House and what it was like to be produced by a

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35:42

Viva Lone Justice! Marvin Etzioni Reassembles The...

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/10/22

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, songwriter and producer Marvin Etzioni about how this unlikely reunion album, titled Viva Lone Justice, came together, given that drummer Don Heffington died

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15:15

Tess Liautaud – Sleepless in Christchurch

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/10/21

Tess Liautaudis about to release her second album, titledBlue Mind. Here is Tess, direct from Christchurch, by way of Paris and New York to tell us about it.The 13th Floor’s Marty Dudaspoke to Tess on the eve of the release ofBlue Mind,a record made with the help of fellow Christchurch-based artists such asAdam HattawayandElmore JonesofThe HauntersandJess ShanksofThe Eastern.

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14:18

Buzzcocks' Steve Diggle On Moving Over To The Middle

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/10/19

The Buzzcocksare returning to Auckland for a 3-date tour in November. Founding memberPete Shelleydied in 2018, but fellow-founderSteve Diggleis keeping the music alive.The 13th Floor’s Marty Dudaspoke to Steve about “moving over to the middle”, respecting the band’s legacy and making new music.

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14:51

Phoebe Rings Prepare For World Domination

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/10/17

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 has been reissued and why she considers herself a "harmony nerd".

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17:16

Mousey And The Dreams Of Our Mothers' Mothers!

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/10/15

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 addresses issues that are very close to Sarena such as family dynamics, identity and breaking generational cycles.

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26:05

Caleb Landry Jones: Hey Gary, Hey Dawn, Hey What a...

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/10/13

You may knowCaleb Landry Jonesfor his work as an actor in films likeDogman, American MadeandThree Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.But have you heard his music? Turns out Caleb is a man of many talents.The 13th Floor’s Marty Dudaspoke to Caleb about his latest album,Hey Gary, Hey Dawn,originally released in April, but fortified with 11 more songs last month. We found Caleb in LA and talked to him about his music, his latest film, the upcomingDracula: A Love Taledirected byLuc Bessonand learned

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21:32

The Half_Cubes Show Off Their Pop Treasures

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/10/10

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 spoke to Gary and Tommy about making Pop Treasures with the help of fellow power-pop legends such as members of The Sighs, The Sinceros, The Rubinoos and

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20:12

Los Bitchos Talkie Talkie With The 13th Floor

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/10/08

Los Bitchoshave released their second album, titledTalkie Talkie, and here is guitaristSerra Petaleto tell us how the band has evolved since their acclaimed debut disc.The 13th Floor’s Marty Dudaspoke 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 collection of exotic instrumentals.

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17:05

Jon Toogood On The Last Of The Lonely Gods

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/10/06

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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24:31

Mindy Smith Is Coming Back To Quiet Town

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/10/04

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 her Blue Ridge/Appalachian Mountain roots.

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15:39

Modern English Is Finally Stopping Their World in New...

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/10/01

Modern Englishformed in 1977, signed to 4AD and hit it big in 1982 withI 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 Dudaspoke toModern Englishfront manRobbie Greyabout what we can expect when the band finally gets here for three shows in November, opening forThe Buzzcocks.

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12:08

Shemekia Copeland Blames It On Eve

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/09/30

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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18:49

The Bug Club On The Intricate Inner Workings Of The...

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/09/29

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 Harris in South Wales and talked to them about James Bond, long lunches and war movies.

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21:55

Molly Payton Is On Her Own and Doing Fine

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/09/28

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 by her manager and label and why she's obsessed with Neil Young

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23:39

Randall Bramblett and His Paradise Breakdown

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/09/26

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 playing and writing for the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Gregg Allman Steve Winwood and Bettye LaVette, along with his own impressive solo career, Randall's

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19:17

Ash Front Man Tim Wheeler Takes Us On The Singles Tour

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/09/25

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 Garbage took them under their wing when Ash were getting their own Teenage Kicks.

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