13th Floor MusicTalk

Tav Falco, he of Panther Burns, is about to release Desire On Ice, a new collection of old favourites "reinterpreted in new and unlikely ways".

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Tav in Thailand where he's been living since Covid hit. Tav and his guitar-slinging partner Mario Monteroso set up shop at Sam Phillips Studio in Memphis and "reimagined" a dozen tunes with the help of friends like Kid Congo Powers, The Rev. Horton Heat, Bobby Gillespie, Nicole Atkins, Ann Magnuson, Chris Spedding and many more. Tav's got plenty to say about music, politics Alex Chilton and...Kim Dotcom.

Ed Kuepper co-founded The Saints in 1973 and made music history with debut single, I’m Stranded in 1976. Now Ed has formed The Saints ’73-’78 along with drummer Ivor Hay and ringers Mick Harvey (Bad Seeds) and Mark Arm (Mudhoney).

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Ed about those early days and about what to expect when The Saints ’73-’78 take to the road in 2025.

SunYears is the current solo project by Peter, Bjorn and John’s Peter Morén. Or is it? Here is Peter to tell us if SunYears is an alter ego or a band.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Peter, who was home in Stockholm, Sweden, about his new musical identity, one that he shares, on this album, with Lisa Hannigan, Sam Genders and Nicole Atkins, among others.

Bluesbreaker Walter Trout has just released a new album, Sign Of The Times, his third in the past four years.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda asked the former member of Canned Heat and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers why he’s so prolific and why he’s freaked out by AI.

Tami Neilson has had quite a year…touring with Willie and Bob and releasing her critically acclaimed Neon Cowgirl album along with playing with Neil Finn and Kaylee Bell at Roundhead Studios.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Tami during her “down time” between the Infinity Session and her upcoming NZ Tour dates. Here she is, “celebrating where I am and how far I’ve come”.

Grant-Lee Phillips has just released his latest album titled In The Hour Of Dust, and here he is to explain what it all means.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Grant-Lee Phillips at his home in Nashville about making In The Hour Of Dust with Jay Bellerose, Jennifer Condos and Patrick Warren.

Margo Price has just released her new album, Hard Headed Woman, touted as "a return to Country Music"...but on her terms.

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Margo shortly after release day and talked about...Bob Dylan, Sinead O'Connor, Kris Kristofferson and her memoir, Maybe We'll Make It.

Dunedin indie-rockers Pearly* have just released their debut album, Not So Sweet, immediately garnering rave reviews.

Marty Duda found Joel Field and Phaedra Love having a cold one at their local, Pearl Diver Pub, celebrating release day and talking to The 13th Floor.

Coyle Girelli has just released a new solo album...a collaboration of sorts, with the late, great Mac Davis (Suspicious Minds/Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me) called Out Of This Town, on Sun Records!

Marty Duda spoke to the British singer-songwriter, and former indie-rocker about his relationship with one of America's great songwriters and the resulting album that features his interpretations of 11 songs he and Davis wrote and a coda by the late singer that was lifted from a voice memo he sent to his writing partner.

New Math were one of the first punk/new wave/post-punk bands to emerge from Rochester, New York,, a city that, until then was known for Chuck Mangione, Lou Gramm and Eastman Kodak Company.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to newly-reunited Gary Trainer and Roy Stein of New Math to talk about old times (they played at his wedding) and the reissue of their “lost” album, Gardens.