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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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15:39

The Bats Take Another Corner Coming Up

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/10/23

The Batshave just released their 11th studio album, a little beauty titledCorner Coming Up.The 13th Floor’s Marty Dudaspoke to Bat ManRobert Scottabout making the record and keeping the legacy alive.

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14:07

Adam Hattaway Takes Two Roads To Auckland

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/10/20

Adam Hattaway stopped by The 13th Floor while he and his band, The Haunters were in Auckland to play at Whammy Bar.Marty Duda sat down with Adam to discuss what road he and his band would take next after their Hot Variety Tour comes to a close.

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14:05

Freak Slug - Welcome To New Zealand!

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/10/19

Freak Slug is here! The Manchester-based artist also known as Xenya Genovese makes her NZ concert debut in Wellington at San Fran.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Xenya as she was acclimating to the windy weather. With a new EP, Loose Tooth And A Short Skirt due out on November 7th, fans are bound to hear some new tunes mixed in with favourites from last year's debut album, I Blow Out Big Candles.

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30:51

The Dream Syndicate - A New, Expanded Medicine Show

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/10/19

Paisley Underground pioneers The Dream Syndicate celebrate the 40th anniversary of their second album, Medicine Show, with an expanded 4-CD reissue featuring 42 previously unreleased tracks.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to band leader Steve Wynn to find out what kind of hidden gems they dug up and why this album was so different from their first.

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13:03

The Beatniks - Talk About Today & Tomorrow

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/10/17

Dunedin band The Beatniks stop by The 13th Floor Studio to talk about their new EP, Today/Tomorrow.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to vocalist Sam Charlesworth and lead guitarist Logan Edwards about the always changing, always vibrant Dunedin music scene and how they fit in.

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16:58

Kris Angelis Lets Out Le Sigh

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/10/16

California-based singer/songwriter Kris Angelis has released her sixth album, Le Sigh, on Blue Élan Records.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Kris in Carmel, California just ahead of release day and talked to her about making an album where, “the original concept for the record was unsent letters, the things you want to say to people you really can’t.” That and Elton John.

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22:07

Kim Paterson Takes Us To Lake Rd

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/10/15

Veteran Kiwi jazz trumpeterKim Patersonhas just released a new album titledLake Rd…a collaboration with theMike Nock Trioand featuringNathan Haines.The 13th Floor’s Marty Dudaspoke to Kim about makingLake Rd, his early years in the 1960s NZ and Australian jazz scenes and how an Indian guru saved his life.

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18:28

Echomatica - Its Been A Month Of Sundays

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/10/09

Echomatica is a synth-rock four-piece based in Auckland who have been together for seven years, but only now have released their self-titled debut album.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Charlie, Matt and Scott...three-quarters of Echomatica...about their long and winding road to release day.

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22:24

Laveda - Taking Love, Darla On The Road

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/10/06

New York based noise-rockers Laveda have just released their third album, Love, Darla, their first for new label, Bar None.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda tracked down the band as they drove from Las Vegas to Long Beach. Founding members Jake Brooks and Ali Genevich talk about their move to the Big Apple, but more importantly about the connection Jake has to Kim Gordon, Lydia Lunch and Genny Creme Ale.

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14:37

Supersuckers Unleash Liquor, Women, Drugs & Killing

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/10/03

Supersuckers founding member Eddie Spaghetti explains why rock & roll is not a young man's game anymore on the eve of the release of his band's latest album, Liquor, Women, Drugs & Killing.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Eddie ahead of release day and found out, among other things, what was the record that blew young Eddie's mind and set him on a life-long course to make his own brand of rock & roll.

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20:33

Nicki Bluhm Saddles Up at Rancho Deluxe

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/10/02

Nicki Bluhmreleases her new album,Rancho Deluxe…recorded at her home studio Madison, Tennessee which is where we found her getting ready for release day.The 13th Floor’s Marty Dudaspoke to Nicki about making this record near the banks of the Cumberland River with her producer, co-writer and partnerJesse Noah Wilson.

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21:05

The Autumn Defense's Pat Sansone is Here and Nowhere

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/10/01

Patrick Sansone formed The Autumn Defense with fellow Wilco bandmember John Stirratt over 20 years ago, but its been a while since their last album. But fans can rejoice as Here And Nowhere is about to drop.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Pat about the long gestation period that finally spawned Here and Nowhere. Watch and listen as Pat explains how the two songwriters work together and apart from their other projects.

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21:56

Rachael Yamagata On Creating Starlit Alchemy

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/09/30

Rachael Yamagata is just about to release her fifth studio album. Starlit Alchemyis the triumphant result of hard-earned clarity and recalibration.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Rachael, who was home in Woodstock, NY, about making Starlit Alchemy, a record she calls "a collaborative listening experience".

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19:16

Baxter Dury - Allbarone and No Baloney

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/09/29

Baxter Dury has just released his latest album...and talking about Allbarone finds the son of Blockhead Ian Dury as straight-up and no-nonsense as he's always been. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Baxter about working with Grammy-winning producer Paul Epworth (Adele/Florence and The Machine) and his early days as an aspiring filmmaker.

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21:08

The Far West Gives Us Everything We Thought We Wanted

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/09/27

The Far Westis an LA-based Americana band that has been “on hiatus” for over a decade. Finally, we have their third studio album,Everything We Thought We Wanted.The 13th Floor’s Marty Dudaspoke toRobert BlackandLee Brianteabout the band’s new album, long gestation period. This from a band who claims to make “horribly painful songs that you can dance to”.

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23:58

Donny McCaslin and His Lullaby For The Lost

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/09/26

You may know Donny McCaslin as the sax player and bandleader on David Bowie's Black Star or as a musical artist in his own right...as you'll find on his new album, Lullaby For The Lost.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Donny at home in Brooklyn and talked to him about making this new album with the help of producers Tim Lefebvre and Dave Fridmann. And of course, we couldn't help but talk about David Bowie along the way.

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18:13

Kaylee Bell - Keeping Her Cowboy Up

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/09/25

Kiwi Country star Kaylee Bell has just released her new album, Cowboy Up.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Kaylee about splitting her time between New Zealand and Nashville (and Australia) along with the joys of motherhood and the friendship of Tami Neilson.

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18:56

Scarlet Rae – No Heavy Goodbyes

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/09/24

In addition to being Slash’s stepdaughter, 23-year-old Scarlet Raeproves to be a talented artist and songwriter in her right, with the 5 songs that make up herNo Heavy GoodbyesEP all the proof she needs.The 13th Floor’s Marty Dudaspoke to the transplanted Californian, now living in New York City. Scarlet’s older sister died tragically last year and Scarlet is coming to terms with that loss by writing and recording these songs. As you’ll see, Scarlet is quite open and honest about an event that

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19:39

Neko Case - Neon Gravy, Midnight Green and Making Soup

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/09/23

Neko Case is just about to release Neon Grey, Midnight Green, her first new studio album since 2018.During that "down" time, Neko wrote her memoir, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You, and then wrote more songs. The fruits of that labour can be heard all over this new record.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Neko, who was home in Vermont, and started out by asking the obvious question...

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19:13

The Pink Stones - Thank The Lord & Cry In Your Beer

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2025/09/19

The Pink Stones have just released Thank The Lord...It's The Pink Stones, 11 new Country weepers that have you crying in your beer.Marty Duda spoke to bandleader Hunter Pinkston about sad movies, Robert Redford, pressing records and that 1960's era of Classic Country songs.

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