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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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22:14

Crack Cloud and Why The Medium Is Still The Message

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/07/27

Crack Cloudis a (mostly) Canadian music collective formed in 2015 byZach Choy. They have just released their 3rd album,Red Mile, recorded (mostly) at Joshua Tree in the Mojave Desert.The 13th Floor’s Marty Dudaspoke to Zach along withBryce CloghesyandAleem Khanabout free flying over the desert, whyMarshall McLuhanis still relevant and the power of sincerity.

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22:58

Kiely Connell Is Enjoying Her Own Company

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/07/26

Kiely Connell is a Nashville-based, rustbelt-born Country singer who has widened her musical horizons by recording her new album, My Own Company in Portland, Oregon with producer Tucker Martine.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Kiely about what drew her to work with Tucker, about how her theatre background informs her music and how she separates the artist from the art.

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27:43

Kyle Daniel Is Mining Some Kentucky Gold

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/07/23

Kyle Daniel is a journeyman country rocker who, at age 38, has finally released his debut album titled Kentucky Gold.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Kyle in his home town of Bowling Green, Kentucky where he was ready to talk about the town's rich musical history, the long gestation period needed for his first album and his love of Gregg Allman.

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15:37

The Menzingers Are Coming To New Zealand...Finally

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/07/22

The Menzingers were originally meant to play their first NZ shows back in 2020, but we all know what happened then. Now, four years later the Pennsylvania rockers on on their way.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Menzingers' front man Greg Barnett about how the band has evolved over the intervening years and we also discuss The Replacements, Black Sabbath, baseball and being a left-handed guitar collector.

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20:23

Bette Smith: Talkin' 'Bout That Goodthing

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/07/19

Bette Smith has just released her third album, appropriately titled Goodthing.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found the soulful singer in Brooklyn and managed to spend a few minutes with Bette to talk about working with British producer Jimmy Hogarth, her reaction to being compared to the likes of Betty Davis, Mavis Staples and Macy Gray and thoughts on Einstein's Theory Of Relativity.

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18:48

Bones Owens On Making Love Out Of Lemons

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/07/18

Nashville rockerBones Owenshas just released his second album titledLove Out Of Lemons.The 13th Floor’s Marty Dudaspoke to the soft-spoken, hard rocking Bones who, indeed, was in Nashville and ready to talk about working with producerPaul Moak, writing for film and touring on his Harley.

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23:01

Odie Leigh And Her Carrier Pigeon

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/07/17

Odie Leigh has just released her debut album, titled Carrier Pigeon...10 new songs done up in a style that can be called as unique as her name.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Odie just after she released her Carrier Pigeon to the world. Odie is a Louisiana native who has recently moved to Detroit, Michigan where she's busy "not experiencing sadness anymore". The 10 songs on Carrier Pigeon reflect this new lease on life. So, here is Odie Leigh, a singer-songwriter with a filmmaking degree and a

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14:12

Color Green Is On A Fool's Parade

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/07/16

Color Green is a Los Angeles psych-rock quartet who have just released their second album, Fool's Parade.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to founding members Noah Kohll and Corey Madden about the journey from their debut to their sophomore effort, one that found them picking up two new bandmembers along the way.

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18:00

Hugh Cornwell Asks Who Wants The World

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/07/14

Hugh Cornwell,founding vocalist and guitarist forThe Stranglersis bringing his show back to New Zealand later this month. With a live album in the can, he and his band are on a hot streak.The 13th Floor’s Marty Dudaspoke to Hugh who was taking a break from preparing the live album, recorded from shows earlier this year. We found him in the West Country ready to talk aboutNosferatu, Captain Beefheartand his old friend,Steve Albini.

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21:11

Cody Dickinson Is Taking Homemade On The Road

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/07/12

Cody Dickinson has just released his debut solo album titled Homemade. We found the North Mississippi All Star on the road in Canada ready to talk about making Homemade.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Cody about making the move from drummer to front man, about recording at home with two kids running around the house and about The Beatles, Spin Doctors and taking the show on the road.

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10:50

Talking To The Real Teenage Fan Club

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/07/10

Fan Club is a rock and roll band based in Auckland, New Zealand...two guys, two gals all teenagers with ages ranging from 16-19.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to the band just as their debut EP, Towards The Sun, was about to be released. With a gig just around the corner, there was plenty to talk about.

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25:20

Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/07/09

Cassandra Jenkins is back with her third long player, a collection of meditations on life's rich pageant titled My Light, My Destroyer.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Cassandra ahead of the album's release, finding her in upstate New York, wrapping a video shoot. Here is Cassandra to explain how Lucinda Williams, Wayne's World and William Shatner all figure in to this stunning new record.

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26:06

James Bishop Is Bodybound on the Pacific Crest Trail

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/07/07

James Bishop has spent the past five years making his debut album, Bodybound, a record that was made completely by found sounds recorded on his phone.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to James who was in his home studio in San Diego, California where he spent years turning the sounds he recorded in the wild on the Pacific Crest Trail into the songs that make up his soon-to-be-released album. Watch and listen as James explains how and why he set out on this exhausting project.

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27:10

Buffalo Tom: Nobody Cares About Our New Record!

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/07/05

Buffalo Tom have just released their 10th studio album, titled Jump Rope. Here is bass player Chris Colburn to tell us why, even tough "nobody cares about our new record" they do!And so do we...The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Chris about how these same three musicians have managed to stay together (on and off) for almost 40 years. And we dive deep into the music, touching on R.E.M., Neil Young, The Stones, The Kinks and the Flying Nun sound along the way.

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28:18

Redd Kross Are Back With Double The Fun

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/07/03

Redd Kross has been rocking audiences for over 40 years now. Brothers Jeff and Steve McDonald are keeping the flame alight with their new. self-titled double album...and there's a film and a memoir on the way as well.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Steve McDonald just ahead of the release of Redd Kross, the album. Steve had plenty to say about working with his brother, opening for Black Flag, listening to Kiss and the "Get Back experience".

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33:14

Rory Block Takes Us To Positively 4th Street

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/07/02

Rory Block is an American blues guitarist and singer who has been making records since the late 1970s. Her latest is a tribute to another up-and-coming songwriter who used to hang out in her dad's shop in NYC...a guy who called himself Bob Dylan.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Rory who now lives in upstate New York with husband and co-producer Rob Davis. Over the years Rory has paid tribute to blues greats like Son House, Bessie Smith and Rev. Gary Davis. Now Rory puts her stamp on the songs of

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13:39

Aaron Frazer Goes Into The Blue

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/07/01

Aaron Frazer has just released his second solo album, titled Into The Blue and here he is to tell us how he mixes classic Philly soul with hip hop beats to come up with his own sound.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke with Aaron who is now living in California after a breakup in New York that inspired the songs that make up Into The Blue. Aaron also fills us in on his future plans with Durand Jones & The Indications.

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20:32

Sean Cunningham and Whatever That Is

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/06/27

Sean Cunningham has just released his debut solo album, Whatever That Is. Based in Nashville, Kiwi music fans may remember Sean as the charismatic frontman for the record-setting band Atlas. But as they say, that was then and this is now.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Sean about the journey, both literal and figurative, that he made to get to the point where he finally was able to make this new record and find his own sound. Watch and listen as Sean explains how losing his voice and his dad

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19:59

The Decemberists Return With their Longest and Finest...

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/06/26

The Decemberistshave just releasedAs It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again, their 9th studio album overall and first since 2018. Here is front manColin Meloyto tell us why he thinks every Decemberists album could be their last.

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28:41

Jim White of Dirty Three Tells Us How Love Changes...

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2024/06/24

The Dirty Threehave just releasedLove Changes Everything. Here isJim Whiteto tell us how and why he,Warren EllisandMick Turnerreunited to make this, their first new album in 12 years.Marty Dudaspoke to drummerJim Whitewho is on the road withDirty Threein Adelaide. Not only is there a new Dirty Three album, but Jim released his own solo record,All Hits: Memories, just a few months ago. So, there’s plenty to talk about, starting with the dearly-departed friend, recording engineer,Steve Albini,and

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