13th Floor MusicTalk

The Bodeans have just released 4 The Last Time. Its their 14th studio album and here is front man Kurt Neumann to tell us how it came together.

Marty Duda spoke to Kurt, who was home just outside Austin, Texas. The songs for this album were inspired by Netflix TV series The Ranch, which features quite a few BoDeans tunes. 

https://youtu.be/CeiYO-_ynko

Nina Nastasia has just released Riderless Horse, her first album in 12 years. Nina needed to get back on her horse after the tragic death of her former manager/partner.

Marty Duda spoke to Nina from her home in Vermont where we find her with a splint on her finger. So, with an album release show on the way, how’s the guitar playing looking?

Metric have just released their 8th album, Formentera, and here are Emily Haines and James Shaw to tell us how it all came together.

Marty Duda spoke to Emily and James shortly after the album’s release. Find out why they decided to start this adventurous new record with a “four-song-in-one, ten and a half-minute epic”.

Chastity Brown is on her front porch in Minneapolis, Minnesota ready to talk about her stunning new album, Sing To The Walls.

Marty Duda spoke to Chastity just after she released Sing To The Walls, an album that she started in Stockholm, Sweden with Brady Blade and finished at home with another producer/drummer, Greg Schutte.

Amanda Shires is just days away from releasing her 7th album, Take It Like A Man. Here she is to tell us how this extraordinary album came together.

Marty Duda spoke to Amanda who was at her home in Franklin, Tennessee. With her bandmate in The Highwomen, Brandi Carlisle setting the music world on fire by performing with Joni Mitchell at the Newport Folk Festival yesterday, there’s plenty to talk about. Hear how Amanda grappled with writing about her personal life and eventually came to love and accept her own voice.

Bob Burger, New Jersey rocker and member of The Weeklings, has just released a new solo album, The Domino Effect.

Marty Duda spoke to Bob on the eve of his record release show. Turns out there is a concept behind The Domino Effect, but really its all about great music, influenced by the likes of Tom Petty, The Raspberries and (of course) The Beatles.

Great Gable have just released their second album, On The Wall In The Morning Light. Here’s frontman Alex Whiteman with the stories behind the songs.

Laura Veirs has just released Found Light, her first album since splitting with producer/husband Tucker Martine. Marty Duda spoke to Laura about how she approached making music in this new, "very open" stage of her life.

Kelley Stoltz is back with another collection of his unique take on rock and pop. This new album is titled The Stylist and here is Kelly to tell us all about it.

MusicTalk's Marty Duda spoke to Kelley who was home in San Francisco with Dion, his brand new, two-month old baby daughter. Once Dion was pacified we got to talking about The Stylist and about Kelley’s first album, 2001’s Antique Glow, that was just reissued by Third Man Records.

Lettuce is a six-piece funk band based in Denver, Colorado. With a new album, Unify, just released and an appearance by funk legend Bootsy Collins, guitarist Adam Smirnoff has plenty to talk about.

Marty Duda spoke with Adam about completing the trilogy of records the band began back in 2019. So check out  as they Keep That Funk Alive!