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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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23:54

Ali Whitton On Making Music Between The Forest And...

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/04/15

After just entering his 40s, Ali Whitton has released his debut solo album today, titled Between The Forest And The Stars…10 original songs co-produced by Dave Khan and Reb Fountain.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Ali from his home in Wellington, just before the big day, and found out that the Kiwi/Brit was thinking about throwing in the towel and concentrating on gardening. Fortuately for us, he had a change of heart. Watch and listen to find out why.

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19:39

Ron Mael - Sparks At Age 8o: Ludicrous and Surreal!

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/04/12

Sparks is coming to New Zealand for the first time in their 55+ year career...how and why have the Mael Brothers covered so much musical territory and managed to remain vital? Ron Mael tells all. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda has been a fan of Sparks since he saw them in concert in 1975. So he had a lot of questions for older Mael brother Ron. At age 80, and with no sign of slowing down, Ron fields questions about aging, seeing The Beatles (twice), working with Georgio Moroder and admiring Muhammad

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18:46

Mike Scott of The Waterboys insists, “We’re A Rock &...

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/04/10

With The Waterboys slated to start touring in May with dates throughout New Zealand and Australia, we figured it was time to catch up with head Waterboy Mike Scott. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda found Scott in Dublin where he had plenty to say….about Dennis Hopper, Steve Earle, Fisherman’s Blues and trolling through 80 reels of tape. Be sure to catch the band on tour…they are on fire!

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31:38

Harold Bronson On Mogan David, Rhino Records and Wild...

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/04/07

Are you ready for Mogan David and The Winos? The band was formed in LA over 50 years ago by a group of University students who would become movers and shakers and the music biz. Now, their own music is available on Liberation Hall and its called, Savage Young Winos.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Harold Bronson who, in addition to being a founding member of the Winos, co-founded Rhino Records with Richard Foos…another Wino…and has also become a respected music journalist. Other members of the

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23:36

Matt Sephton – Sound Weaving In Samoa

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/03/29

Coromandel-based electronic artist Matt Sephton has just released a new album titled, Vā, 11 tracks made from field recordings, found sounds, hydrophone experiments, collaborations with the land and people and bass heavy electronic production.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda found Matt at home on the eve of release day and talked to him about how he has become a “sound weaver”.

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44:05

J Callander - Outlaw Space Rock From Dunedin

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/03/23

Veteran Dunedin artist J Callander (Jeremy to his friends) has just released Shadows In The Shade, an impressive collection of original music he calls, "Outlaw Space Rock".The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Jeremy in his music room in Dunedin ready to talk about writing and recording Shadows In The Shade and how he turned Bob Dylan and Simon & Garfunkel into Outlaw Space Rock.

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18:19

Voxtrot - Dreamers Back From Exile

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/03/15

Texas-based band Voxtrot is back with their second album in just two decades. What have they been doing all that time? Bandleader Ramesh Srivastava is here to explain all.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Ramesh just as the new album, Dreamers In Exile, was due to be "dropped". Ramesh was home in Lockhart, Texas, the self-proclaimed "BBQ Capital Of Texas", where he opens up about how this long-awaited second album finally came to be.

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34:25

The Long Ryders’ Sid Griffin And His High Noon Hymns

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/03/13

Veteran Americana band The Long Ryders have just released their new studio album, High Noon Hymns.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to founding member Sid Griffin about a range of subjects…everything from politics to mortality to rock & roll cliches to becoming Vanilla Ice.

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17:18

Em Beihold: Confessions Of A Failed Shapeshifter

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/02/25

Em Beihold is finally about to release her debut album, Tales Of A Failed Shapeshifter, nine long years her debut EP. Along the way there have been some ups and downs.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Em a few days before Tales Of A Failed Shsapeshifter was about to drop. Here she is explaing why the process took so long, how she dealt with writer's block and why she enjoys a bit of monobob.

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14:06

Iron & Wine – Hen’s Teeth and Grace Notes

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/02/23

Iron & Wine are about to release a new album titled Hen’s Teeth and play dates in Australia and New Zealand.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Sam Beam about making Hen’s Teeth simultaneously with his previous album, about writing Grace Notes and what we can look forward to when the live show comes down under.

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19:47

Hemi Hemingway Takes Flight on Wings Of Desire

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/02/21

Ex-pat Kiwi singer/songwriter Hemi Hemingway has just released his second album, Wings Of Desire, and moved back to New Zealand after an extended stay in London.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Hemi on release day and asked what brought him back, what inspired his musical evolution and what he plans next.

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19:20

Bic Runga: Red Sunsets and Apocalyptic Nursery Rhymes

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/02/13

Bic Runga has just released her first new album in 15 years. It's called Red Sunset, and this time around the 20-time Tui Award winner has made a record with "modest expectations".The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Bic on the eve of release day and just after a Lorde concert. Listen as Bic reviews Lorde and tells us about her "new stage in life", her musical beginnings as a drummer and...Alice Cooper's makeup.

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17:12

alayna Sends Love Letters To The World

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/02/10

alayna, the critically-acclaimed singer-songwriter who hails from Rotorua, is preparing to release her highly-anticipated second album, Set Her Free.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to alayna in the middle of “Album Week” to find out more about this collection of original songs that she calls, “a series of love letters”.

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17:44

Six60 Talks Right Here Right Now

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/02/07

Here is Six60 guitar and bass man Marlon Gerbes to tell us all about their new album, Right Here Right Now and how they are preparing to open Auckland’s newest venue, Te Paepae Theatre/NZICC.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Marlon about how they recorded this new album, “live in the studio” in just three days, while breaking in new drummer Damian Graham. And why they choose to collaborate with overseas songwriters. All that and more!

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23:06

Gary Young & Pavement Were Louder Than You Think

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/01/31

Louder Than You Think: A Lo-Fi History Of Gary Young & Pavement is a documentary film about the band’s “eccentric” first drummer, Gary Young.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to two of the film’s producers, Jeffrey Clark and Brian Thalken, just as the Soundtrack album is released on Independent Project Records.

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17:01

Natalie Del Carmen Finding Pressure In The Pasture

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/01/30

Her hometown is Los Angeles, but her musical heart is in Nashville...meet Natalie Del Carmen and hear about Pastures, her second album...the one she considers her real debut.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to the young singer/songwriter and talked to her about her great-grandad's banjo, her inability to whistle and her ability to write songs that address the unique trials of finding yourself in your twenties.

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20:36

Dani Larkin And Her Next Of Kin

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/01/27

Belfast-based singer-songwriter Dani Larkin is about to release Next Of Kin, an album that blends traditional Irish ballads with a taste of the 21st century.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda found Dani at home in Belfast and they talked about how this album is the culmination of three years’ of work and a lot of passion.

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18:31

Muroki - Chillin' Under Amber Skies

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/01/26

Berlin-based Kiwi Muroki is about to release his long-awaited debut album, Amber Skies.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Muroki holidaying on the Coramandel just ahead of release day and the beginning of his NZ tour. Here he is to tell us how his time in Berlin, New Zealand, Portugal and Kenya influenced what we hear on Amber Skies.

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17:15

Sophie Gault Is Unhinged

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/01/20

Nashville-based Americana rocker Sophie Gault is about to release her third studio album, titled Unhinged. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Sophie about covering Robert Johnson, recording with Gurf Morlix and sailing the Outlaw Cruise.

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22:18

Melody Guy Riding That Train To Dreamland

13th Floor MusicTalk ·

2026/01/18

Nashville-based singer/songwriter Melody Guy has just released her new album, Train To Dreamland.Marty Duda spoke to Melody on the eve of release day to find out where that train took her. Turns out its be quite a journey, one that has included domestic abuse, being kidnapped at gunpoint and singing at McDonalds.

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