13th Floor MusicTalk

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.

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. 

In addition to being Slash’s stepdaughter, 23-year-old Scarlet Rae proves to be a talented artist and songwriter in her right, with the 5 songs that make up her No Heavy Goodbyes EP all the proof she needs.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke 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 turned out to be devastating and very public.

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...

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.

Jon Nolan & Good Co. are about to release, Slow Cooker, a new album borne out of the Say Zu Zu's front man's Slow Cooker Sessions.

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Jon, who was home in Newmarket, New Hampshire, about making Slow Cooker while living in the Between Times.

American singer-songwriter David Wilcox has released a new album titled The Way I Tell The Story made with the help of friends like Daryl Jones, Jeff Pevar, Philippe Saisse and Bill Berg.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda found David at home in Asheville, North Carolina and talked to him about how making The Way I Tell The Story helped find his “emotional buoyancy”.

Asleep At The Wheel is still going strong after 55 years with their new album, Riding High In Texas featuring newest man Ian Stewart on fiddle and vocals...and don't worry, founding member Ray Benson is still leading the pack.

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Ian Stewart about his own back story and how he came to join a band that is two decades older than he is.

Whanganui-based blues rockers BB & The Bullets release their debut album, High Tide, today...a collection of original tunes sprinkled with a few old favourites.

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda gathered the three members of the band on one couch at the studio where High Tide was recorded and interrogated them about their music, their moves and their motives...

New Zealand-based musicians, composers and producers Rhian Sheenhan and Arli Liberman have joined forces to create Traces, 8 new ambient tracks that are both immersive and intimate…futuristic and nostalgic.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Rhian and Arli on the eve of release day and talked to them about their exclusive use of analogue instruments on this project and how AI will affect their creative process in the future.