13th Floor MusicTalk

Malice K is a New York-based project helmed by visual artist and songwriter Alex Konschuh, who was born and raised in Olympia, Washington. We found Malice in Brooklyn and got the lowdown on how and why he made his new album, Avanti.

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Alex, or Malice, about his move from Olympia to New York and about his experience attending a performing arts high school called Avanti.

Loves Ugly Children split up in 1998 after a blistering run of singles, EPs and Albums and live shows throughout the Nineties. Against all the odds, they are back.

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda invited Simon, Floss and Jason around to talk about their first show since 1998 in Christchurch and their last show, happening tonight at The Mothership in Auckland. Along the way we get tales of rock & roll debauchery backstage at the Big Day Out and on the road with King Loser.

The Softies are back with their first new album in 24 years titled The Bed I Made. 

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Rose Melberg and Jen Sbragia about touring with Elliott Smith, being part of the Riot Grrrl movement and why you shouldn't call them "Twee Pop"

Devon Allman has just released his new solo album, Miami Moon, recorded at the legendary Criteria Studio in Miami where his uncle Duane laid down Layla years earlier. Devon recruits Ivan Neville and George Porter to update the Allman legacy.

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Devon who was home in St. Louis, Missouri with his dog Franklin, keen to discuss the new record, an album that takes the legacy of his dad Gregg, and mixes it with the sounds of Curtis Mayfield, Steely Dan, Sade and The Cure.  

Scottish musician Hamish Hawk has just released his new album titled A Firmer Hand featuring a collection of original songs that he considers "a step forward".

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Hamish on the eve of the album's release and found him in his nephew's bedroom in West Yorkshire as he and his band are on tour. It turns out Hamish is a Kiwi of sorts, so we get that business out of the way and proceed to dig in to his Firmer Hand.

Jontavious Willis is just about to release his latest album titled West Georgia Blues. His mission is to reinvigorate today's blues. Let's find out how.

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Jontavious in the West Georgia town of Luthersville where he's revving up for released day on August 16th. In the meantime, listen and watch as he tells how Taj Mahal and Keb Mo put him on the path to the blues.

Bob Mould, he of Hüsker Dü and Sugar fame, is returning to New Zealand after a long absence to play a solo show at Auckland’s Powerstation. 

Bob’s last show in Auckland was at The Gluepot, so the 13th Floor’s Marty Duda thought it might be time to give Bob a call and find out what he has in store for us this time around.

Blues-rocker Amanda Fish has just released her third studio album titled Kingdom. Written over a six-year gap, its her first since 2019’s Free. 

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda found Amanda at home in St. Louis where she hunkered down to talk about making Kingdom with Paul Niehaus IV, addressing the current state of the mainstream media and realizing that there is ‘still tinder on this fire’.

American Aquarium have just released their new album, The Fear Of Standing Still. Front man BJ Barham shows no fear when expressing his opinions, be they about toxic masculinity or mayonnaise.

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found BJ at home in North Carolina enjoying a bit of domestic bliss before he and the band hit the road later this year. Despite being  a father and a husband, BJ's rock & roll heart is still beating strong as you can tell when listening to the new album or even listening to this interview. 

The Nathan Bowles Trio are three musicians based in the fertile music scene in and around Durham, North Carolina and they've just released their debut album, titled Are Possible on Drag City.

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Nathan Bowles (banjo), Casey Toll (double bass) and Rex McMurry (drums) about the making of Are Possible and how an obscure band from New Zealand may have informed what these folks sound like.