13th Floor MusicTalk

Tracy Nelson has just released her first new album in 10 years. Featuring the likes of Willie Nelson, Irma Thomas and Charlie Musselwhite we think you'll find it was worth waiting for.

Marty Duda spoke to Tracy Nelson who was home in Nashville where she's ready, willing and able to talk about how this new record came together. At age 78, Tracy's been making records since the 1960s when she started out with San Francisco band Mother Earth working with Mike Bloomfield, Boz Scaggs and Al Kooper.

Happy Mondays are heading down under in February. Shaun Ryder tells us what to expect when the 24 Hour Party People hit town.

Sarah Mary Chadwick releases her eighth album titled Messages To God. We found the New Zealand-born artist at home in Melbourne ready to talk about anxiety, art and Drinking On A Tuesday.

Deeper is a band formed out of the fertile Chicago indie scene and has just signed to Sub Pop where they’ve released their third album, Careful! inspired by bands like Neu! and Can and Berlin-era Bowie.

 Marty Duda spoke to Nic Gohl and Drew McBride about going Deeper into a new musical direction.

Low Cut Connie has just released his new album, ART DEALERS and, as always, he's ready to talk...about Lou Reed, Grace Jones, Ronnie Spector and Whips & Chains.

Marty Duda spoke to Adam Weiner aka Low Cut Connie just before he released ART DEALERS on an unsuspecting public. We find Adam in South Philly where tell tells us who he thinks the "biggest artist in the world" is, what his favourite record in his collection is and who inspired ART DEALERS the most.

Cautious Clay (aka Joshua Karpeh) has just released his new album, titled Karpeh, on Blue Note Records.

Marty Duda spoke to Joshua who was in his adopted hometown of New York City. Joshua talks about collaborating with Immanuel Wilkins, Ambrose Akinmusire and Julian Lage and explains how his family history is tied up in this new music.

Lloyd Cole is on his way to New Zealand with a 4-date tour beginning December 1. Here is Lloyd with an update on what to expect.

Marty Duda spoke to Lloyd Cole who was in his attic studio in Western Massachusetts. Lloyd gives us some insights on his latest album, In Pain, along with a few stories about Bowie, Iggy and Tracey Thorn. 

The Kennedys have just released their new album titled Headwinds and here are Pete and Maura Kennedy, direct from Tarrytown, NY, to tell us all about it.

The Paper Kites are releasing ar new album titled At The Roadhouse. Here is bandleader Sam Bentley to tell us how they built their own American-style Roadhouse in rural Australia.

The result is an album brimming with 16 new songs...with more in the can...and there is a feature length film not far behind.

Marshall Crenshaw has just released his 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition of his second album, Field Day, originally released on May 25th, 1983.

Marty Duda found Marshall at home in Rhinebeck, New York (not far from Woodstock) where he celebrates acquiring the rights to his classic recordings and reminisces as to how they where made.