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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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16:19

Soft Bait - Josh Hunter's Life Advice

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/07/24

Auckland band Soft Bait have just released their second album, Life Advice, today...their first for the Flying Nun label. Marty Duda tracked down front man Josh Hunter in Ponsonby and spoke to him about the band's approach to making this new album, one that fans have high expectations for. We begin with some Life Advice from Josh himself.

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22:45

The Wildmans on Emmylou, Gram and Longtime Friend

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/07/13

Aila and Elisha Wildman are The Wildmans. Born in raised in Appalachia and educated at Berklee, the siblings have just released their new album, Longtime Friend. Here they are to tell us all about it.Marty Duda spoke to Alia and Eli just as Longtime Friend was about to drop. Watch and listen as they talk about their roots, Gram and Emmylou and Floyd Fest!

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16:51

Freya - Of Water and On Stage

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/07/09

Up-and-coming Auckland singer/songwriter Freya releases her debut album, Of Water.Marty Duda caught up with Freya on the eve of the big day to find out why she's been writing heartbreaking songs since the age of eight, and what to expect from her first-ever full-band performance

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19:44

Shedheads - Spilling Big Milk in Nelson

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/07/08

Shedheads are three young lads from Nelson who are making a big noise on their debut album, Big Milk, where they mix rock and funk with a bit of reggae and prog to come up with something distinctly their own.Marty Duda spoke to JP, Shoei and Ryan about making Big Milk and what the future holds for the three musician who are still in high school.

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00:05

10CC's Graham Gouldman - Making The Original Soundtrack

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/07/07

Here is singer/songwriter Graham Gouldman to take us, track by track, through the making of their classic album, The Original Soundtrack, 50 years after its release.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Graham about this classic album. Listen and learn as Graham tells us how he, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme made their most successful record. It is the story of four very creative artists at the peak of their powers.

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24:30

Pan Amsterdam – Confines, Hip-Hop and Iggy Pop

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/07/02

Pan Amsterdamis the artist formerly known asLeron Thomas…jazz trumpet player, rapper and bandleader forIggy Pop. Here he is to talk about his new album,Confines.Marty Dudafound Leron just outside of Paris where he was about to perform withIggy Pop. Iggy has been a huge supporter of thePan Amsterdamsound, even lending that iconic voice to the new album.

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16:50

Lucius – After The Gold Rush Tour

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/07/01

The story ofLuciuscomes full circle on their new self-titled and self-produced album. The band is now on the road with theirGold Rush Tour.Marty Dudacaught up with Holly and Jess to see how things are going. Talk turns to making the new album withAdam Granduciel (War On Drugs)andTaylor Goldsmith (Dawes)and who they would drop everything to sing with. Find out!

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17:55

Fishbone Develops Stockholm Syndrome

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/06/27

Veteran ska/punk/roots/rockers Fishbone return with Stockholm Syndrome, their first new album in nearly 20 years.Marty Duda tracked down frontman and founder Angelo Moore in Albany, New York, where the band was about to headline a show there. Fortunately Angelo had to to talk about Sly Stone, being clean and sober and touring in a country that he claims is "at war, being attacked from the inside".

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25:57

Ringlets Release Day: Time For Walkies!

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/06/26

Ringlets have released their second album today...The Lord Is My German Shepherd (Time For Walkies). Here is guitarist Lázsló Reynolds to with the inside story on the new album, their first for Flying Nun.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Lázsló about rolling blunts, post-punk and This Year's Hottest Movie...

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17:15

People Of The Sun Are Psyched!

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/06/25

People Of The Sunare a pysch-rock outfitfromTaranaki,comprisedofseasoned musiciansJoseph Anderson(Guitar, Lead Vocals), Djordie Nikolic(Bass, Vocals),andTom Scrase(Drums, Taonga Puoro, Vocals).Marty Dudaspoke with Tom about how they melded the sounds ofPink Floyd, ToolandTrinity Rootsinto the seven very original tracks that make up their self-titled debut album.

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10:31

Bill Charlap – Keeping It Spontaneous with Dee Dee...

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/06/21

Dee Dee BridgewaterandBill Charlaphave teamed up to createElemental…a spontaneous celebration of the great American composers such asCole Porter, George GershwinandDuke Ellington.Marty Dudafound pianistBill Charlapin Oakland just days after the duo performed at the famed Hollywood Bowl. Watch and listen as Bill explains how he and Dee Dee have a “serious” good time making this music together.

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16:02

Elijah Johnston - Stupid Soul and Simplified Songwriting

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/06/20

Elijah Johnston has just released his new album, Stupid Soul. Now based in Atlantic, Elijah returned to Athens to record these 12 tracks of sundrenched power pop.Marty Duda caught up with Elijah in Atlanta and talked to him about his new approach to songwriting and, what he did last summer and covering Bruce Springsteen.

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15:39

Grayson Hugh Adds Some Twang To His Blue-Eyed Soul

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/06/18

Grayson Hughhas releasedSave Your Love For Me…the new album was five years in the making, but, as you’ll hear, it was well worth the wait.Marty Dudaspoke to Grayson about makingSave Your Love For Meand how session cats likePete KennedyandTony Garnierhelped him put some twang in his soul.

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17:29

The Dead Daisies Are Lookin’ For Trouble!

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/06/08

Blues-infused hard rockers,The Dead Daisespay tribute to greats likeRobert JohnsonandJohn Lee Hookerwith a new collection of old standards calledLookin’ For Troublethat will rock your socks off.Marty Dudaspoke to Dead Daisies vocalistJohn Corabiabout the band’s pilgrimage to Muscle Shoals and their take on classics likeCrossroadsandBorn Under A Bad Sign.

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24:40

Heavenly Returns To Portland Town

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/06/06

Heavenlywere, and are again, an indiepop band from England who have just released their first new single in 29 years.Marty Dudaspoke to bandmembersAmelia FletcherandRob Purseyabout their new songPortland Town, the reissue of their 1996 albumOperation Heavenlyand another new song by offshoot band,Swansea Sound,calledOasis v Blur.

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14:22

Love Party With a Recovering Lawyer

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/06/05

Love PartyisKate YesbergandDayle Jellyman.Married for 10 years, they’ve only just formed a band and released their debut album,Wow!Marty Dudaspoke to Kate and Dayle who were home in Wellington and found out how this self-described “recovering lawyer” and in-demand musician formed a punk band and wrote and recorded 8 songs that make up a “time-stamped document of everything we’ve learned about love so far, from the romantic, to the ridiculous, to the universal.”

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34:44

David Lowery on Fathers, Sons and Brothers

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/06/02

David Lowery is the chief songwriter and frontman for both Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker, his new 'musical autobiography' is a 3-LP set titled Fathers, Sons and Brothers.Marty Duda spoke to David at length about this impressive project, his personal and musical past and Kim Dotcom and Napster (who he successfully sued). Be sure to stay with this one as David has some valuable advice for artists working in the age of streaming.

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27:10

Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill and Long After The Fire

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/05/31

What do you get when you mix a Bangle and a Cowsill? Listen toVicki PetersonandJohn Cowsill’snew album andyou’ll find it’s a little bit country and a little bit rock & roll.Marty Dudaspoke to Vicki and John, who are married and living in California where they madeLong After The Fire, an album of songs written by John’s brothers,Barry and Bill Cowsill. The project began at Sun Studios in Memphis and tookoff from there.

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20:43

Greta O'Leary Crosses The River Dark

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/05/30

Auckland-based alt.folk singer/songwriter Greta O'Leary talks to us about her long-awaited debut album, River Dark and why she calls it "spook folk".Marty Duda spoke to Greta shortly after she was forced to cancel a concert due to illness. Greta's feeling better now and so are we after listen to these nine new songs produced by a team that includes producer Jol Mulholland and ace players such as Cass Basil, Alastair Deverick, Callum Passells and Anita Clark.

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18:49

Valerie June On Owls, Omens, Oracles and Dreads

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/05/27

West Tennessee native Valerie June has released her sixth studio album. Owls, Omens and Oracles is produced by M. Ward and is "a radical statement to break skepticism, surveillance, and doom scrolling.Marty Duda spoke to Valerie who was in Memphis Tennessee preparing to take these songs of positivity and inclusiveness on the road.

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