Asleep At The Wheel - Ian Stewart Is Riding High In Texas
Asleep At The Wheel is still going strong after 55 years with their new album, Riding High In Texas featuring newest man Ian Stewart on fiddle and vocals...and don't worry, founding member Ray Benson is still leading the pack.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Ian Stewart about his own back story and how he came to join a band that is two decades older than he is.
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BB & The Bullets - High Tide In Whanganui
Whanganui-based blues rockers BB & The Bullets release their debut album, High Tide, today...a collection of original tunes sprinkled with a few old favourites.The 13th Floor's Marty Duda gathered the three members of the band on one couch at the studio where High Tide was recorded and interrogated them about their music, their moves and their motives...
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Rhian Sheehan & Arli Liberman Creating New Worlds Together
New Zealand-based musicians, composers and producers Rhian Sheenhan and Arli Liberman have joined forces to create Traces, 8 new ambient tracks that are both immersive and intimate…futuristic and nostalgic.The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Rhian and Arli on the eve of release day and talked to them about their exclusive use of analogue instruments on this project and how AI will affect their creative process in the future.
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Tav Falco Prefers His Desire On Ice
Tav Falco, he of Panther Burns, is about to release Desire On Ice, a new collection of old favourites "reinterpreted in new and unlikely ways".The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Tav in Thailand where he's been living since Covid hit. Tav and his guitar-slinging partner Mario Monteroso set up shop at Sam Phillips Studio in Memphis and "reimagined" a dozen tunes with the help of friends like Kid Congo Powers, The Rev. Horton Heat, Bobby Gillespie, Nicole Atkins, Ann Magnuson, Chris Spedding and many more. Tav's got plenty to say about music, politics Alex Chilton and...Kim Dotcom.
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The Saints’ Ed Kuepper – Prehistoric Sounds Brought Back To Life
Ed Kuepper co-founded The Saints in 1973 and made music history with debut single, I’m Stranded in 1976. Now Ed has formed The Saints ’73-’78 along with drummer Ivor Hay and ringers Mick Harvey (Bad Seeds) and Mark Arm (Mudhoney).The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Ed about those early days and about what to expect when The Saints ’73-’78 take to the road in 2025.
13th Floor MusicTalk is just that...Marty Duda, award winning New Zealand-based music journalist and founder of music and arts website The 13th Floor talks to the world's premiere music makers about their art. From up-and-comers to crusty old veterans, from rock & roll to country, soul and pop, its all here!
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