13th Floor MusicTalk

Willie Watson left Old Crow Medicine Show in 2011 and has released three solo albums since then. He latest, a self-titled affair, is the one closest to his heart as it is the first to feature his own songs.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda found Willie in California where he was more than keen to talk about making this new record, reuniting with his old band and celebrating with Ringo Starr. 

Soul Asylum have just released their 13th solo album titled Slowly But Shirley and here his front man Dave Pirner to tell us all about it.

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda tracked down Dave Pirner in Columbus, Ohio, where he and the band were about to play a show. Watch, listen and learn how the new album was produced by a Rolling Stone and find out who Shirley is. 

Soccer Mommy, aka Sophie Allison, has just released her fourth album, Evergreen, one in which she calls a sonic return to her roots.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Sophie, who was home in Nashville, just days before the record was released. We asked her about those sonic roots, which, by the look of her new video for Abigail, might be the colour purple.

Iain Matthews has been making music for almost 60 years...as a founding member of Fairport Convention, scoring a hit with Woodstock with his band Matthews Southern Comfort and releasing somewhere between 40-50 solo albums.

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found the British-born singer/songwriter at home in The Netherlands where he's been based for about 20 years. Here he is to tell us about his new album, How Much Is Enough, his admiration for Crowded House and what it was like to be produced by a Monkee. 

Lone Justice sprang out of the fertile LA "cowpunk" scene of the 1980s that also spawned bands like Rank & File, Social Distortion and The Blasters and distinguished themselves with the powerful pipes of vocalist Maria McKee. The band split after releasing just two albums...now there is a third.

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to bassist, songwriter and producer Marvin Etzioni about how this unlikely reunion album, titled Viva Lone Justice, came together, given that drummer Don Heffington died a few years ago. It turns out that Mark is a an enthusiastic storyteller, so sit back as he tells us how Lone Justice helped create alt.country while leaving just a little blood on the saddle. 

Tess Liautaud is about to release her second album, titled Blue Mind. Here is Tess, direct from Christchurch, by way of Paris and New York to tell us about it.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Tess on the eve of the release of Blue Mind, a record made with the help of fellow Christchurch-based artists such as Adam Hattaway and Elmore Jones of The Haunters and Jess Shanks of The Eastern.

The Buzzcocks are returning to Auckland for a 3-date tour in November. Founding member Pete Shelley died in 2018, but fellow-founder Steve Diggle is keeping the music alive.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Steve about “moving over to the middle”, respecting the band’s legacy and making new music.

Phoebe Rings re-release their self-titled debut album today with added bonus track Daisy. Why the reissue? And is there a full album on the way. Crystal Choi tells all right here right now.

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Crystal who was in Hobsonville prepping for the band's Australian shows happening this weekend. Crystal reveals why the EP has been reissued and why she considers herself a "harmony nerd".

Mousey is the nom-de-plum of Christchurch-based artist Sarena Close and she is just about to release her very personal third album, The Dreams Of Our Mothers' Mothers!

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Mousey, who stopped in to our 13th Floor Studio while in Auckland to perform with the Exploding Rainbow Orchestra. This 8-song collection addresses issues that are very close to Sarena such as family dynamics, identity and breaking generational cycles.

You may know Caleb Landry Jones for his work as an actor in films like Dogman, American Made and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. But have you heard his music? Turns out Caleb is a man of many talents.

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Caleb about his latest album, Hey Gary, Hey Dawn, originally released in April, but fortified with 11 more songs last month. We found Caleb in LA and talked to him about his music, his latest film, the upcoming Dracula: A Love Tale directed by Luc Besson and learned more about his most acclaimed role, that of Australian mass murderer Martin Bryant in the 2021 film Nitram for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor.