13th Floor MusicTalk

Detroit rockers The Incurables have just released a new album titled Inside Out & Backwards. Here are bandmembers Ray Lawson and Pat Kelly to tell us how and why.

Marty Duda spoke to Ray and Pat just as Inside Out & Backwards was about to "drop". The band has been around for over 30 years and they are still making vital, exciting rock & roll music. For fans of The Kinks, The Ramones, The Who and The Stooges.

Chris O’Leary is blowin’ hard on his new album, The Hard Line. This is Chris’ 6th album and his first for Alligator Records’ a label that means a lot to this former Marine and vocalist for Levon Helm’s Barn Burners.

Marty Duda found Chris in Virginia Beach just as The Hard Line was about to hit the shops. Watch and listen as Chris explains how The Band’s Levon Helm  became “the most important musical figure in my life”.

Dutch indie-rockers Pip Blom have just released their new album titled Bobbie. Here is Pip to tell just who Bobbie is.

Marty Duda spoke to Pip just after the band's third album, Bobbie was released. Pip explains why the band has a new, synth-heavy sound, how they got Franz Ferdinand's Alex Kapranos to collaborate and who Bobbie is.

Bonnie Montgomery has just released River, an album recorded on a sod farm outside Houston during the pandemic. Here is Bonnie to explain.

Marty Duda spoke to Bonnie just after Thanksgiving. Bonnie was in Fayetteville, Arkansas, not far from the river that inspired the album's title track. Watch and listen as the classically trained opera singer talks about her love of Country music. 

Heather Anne Lomax has (finally) released The Doman Tracks, a personal collection of original songs recorded with the late Michael Doman, formerly the singer-songwriter-producer of the noted ‘80s L.A. rock band Broken Homes.

Marty Duda spoke to Heather, who was in LA, to learn more about Michael and the reasons why this songs have taken so long to surface. 

Calexico is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their album, Feast Of Wire with a tour that brings them to New Zealand in February.

Marty Duda spoke to Joey Burns about what to expect for these 20th anniversary shows. Joey also pays tribute to his recently-fallen idol Shane MacGowan and reminisces about the time he toured and recorded in New Zealand with Barbara Manning. 

Acclaimed Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel is due to return to New Zealand after a 6-year absence with a 5-date tour in April.

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda caught up with Tommy in England to talk about the upcoming solo show and to dig deep into his latest album, Accomplice Two, featuring collaborations with the likes of Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle and Michael McDonald. 

Dirty Honey are back with a new, hard rockin' album, titled Can't Find The Brakes. Here are Justin Smolian and Jaydon Bean to tell you how it came to be and why Jaydon just joined the band.

Barbara Manning is about to release her first solo album in 20 years and it is titled Charm Of Yesterday…Convenience Of Tomorrow. 

Marty Duda spoke to Barbara on Thanksgiving Day where she was relaxing in her back yard with her pet tortoise, Ptolemy. Marty and Barbara discuss her strong connection with New Zealand, where she recorded her 1997 album collaborating with the likes of Chris Knox, David Kilgour, Graeme Downes and Calexico.

Foo Fighters’ guitarist Chris Shiflett will make the most of his trip to New Zealand in January with a solo gig at Auckland’s premiere dive bar, Whammy.

Marty Duda spoke to Chris just before Thanksgiving about his new solo album, Lost At Sea, his very popular podcast Shred With Shifty. So check out the interview and find out who Shifty’s favourite guitarists are.