13th Floor MusicTalk

Jenny Don't and The Spurs are on their way to New Zealand. We found them in Australia where they were taking a day off to lay down some new tracks.

Marty Duda spoke to Jenny and Kenny about the band's unique brand of "Turbo Country", about the legacy of Northwest country and rock (they are from Portland, Oregon) and how they are dealing with the tragic loss of their drummer Sam Henry.

Betty Boo was ruling the dance/hip hop charts in the UK in 1990. Then she disappeared from the music scene. Now she’s back with new album, Boomerang and here to tell her story.

Marty Duda spoke to Betty about making Boomerang with Chuck D and David Gray and how she influenced/inspired The Spice Girls.

Luke LeBlanc has just released his fourth album, Fugue State. We found him in the state of Minnesota, Minneapolis actually, where he tells us about making the new record.

Marty Duda spoke to Luke just as Fugue State was about to be released. Luke’s chatted with us before so its good to catch up and talk about the new music he’s been making.

Little River Band have just released two new compilations: Ultimate Hits Collection and Masterpieces. Here’s original LRB man Graeham Goble to take us through them.

 Marty Duda spoke to Graeham Goble about the three biggest hits he wrote for the Little River Band: It’s A Long Way There, Lady and Reminiscing.

Nothing More has just released their 6th album, Spirits. It harder, louder more ferocious than anything they’ve done before. Here’s bass player Dan Oliver to explain.

Marty Duda spoke to Dan on the day Spirits was released. This after a long, frustrating 5-year gap between albums. Previous album, Stories We Tell Ourselves was nominated for 3 Grammys, so expectations are high. Dan tells us how the band deals with those expectations along with insights into their creative process and ice hockey.

 Marty Duda spoke to front man Baden Donegal and guitarist Mitch Galbraith about making Ocean Alley’s new album, Low Altitude Living. Here they are to tell how the 6-piece band comes together as one.

Lauren Monroe has just released her third album, Messages From Aphrodite. A teacher of the Healing Arts, Lauren’s music comes along just when we need it.

Marty Duda was in Nashville when he spoke to Lauren who is based in California with her husband Rick Allen, who you may know as the drummer for Def Leppard. Rick can be spotted in the video for Lauren’s song, Void Of Course. Listen and watch as Lauren talks about working with producer Jim Scott and covering Lucinda Williams. 

Marty Duda spoke to Dave Faulkner about the Hoodoo Gurus' long-awaited return to NZ, their rotating drummer situation and whether or not rock & roll is still a young man’s game.

Marina Allen is back with a brand new album. It’s called Centrifics and we found her in Maine where she kindly took time to tell us about making it.

Marty Duda spoke to Marina about making Centrifics whose songs were written during a self-imposed 6-month seclusion in Northern California. The result was both explorative and focused.

Air Waves, aka NYC musician Nicole Schneit, has just released a new album, The Dance, on Fire Records. Its the first for Nicole since 2018.

Marty Duda spoke to Nicole who was home in Queens, trying to keep cool. Here she is with stories about the songs, which definitely are cool.