13th Floor MusicTalk

Portugal. The Man have released their 10th studio album, titled Shish, after Shishmaref, Alaska.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to bandleader John Gourley who is a proud Alaskan native. He found John at home in Portland, Oregon and talked about making Shish, growing up in Alaska and being chased by ICE agents in Portland.

Season Of The Peach is the 10th studio album from Black Lips, a record they call a “rock & roll odyssey”.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to founding member Jared Swilley about a musical odyssey that takes us from punk to doo-wop to gospel to Sardinia.

Juliana Hatfield releases her latest solo album, Lightning Might Strike, in just a few days.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Juliana about making a record that, “captures a period of change”. Along the way we discuss the life changes that come with aging and the joys of R.E.M.

Sax man Dave McMurray has just released I Love Life (Even When I’m Hurting) on Blue Note Records.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Dave, who was in his hometown of Detroit, the inspiration for the album and the place where he first met friend, collaborator and, now head of Blue Note, Don Was. Dave recounts those days in Detroit and where he’s at now.

Liberation Hall Music has just reissued American Music and Non Fiction, the first and third albums by The Blasters.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Blasters bass player John Bazz about those heady times in the late 70s and early 80s when he, Phil & Dave Alvin and the rest of the band were crossing Chuck Berry with The Clash to make something uniquely their own.