13th Floor MusicTalk

George Ducas  was born in Galveston, Texas and now lives in Southern California. We found him in Nashville, Tennessee, waiting for the release of his latest album, appropriately titled,  Long Way From Home . Marty Duda  spoke to George just before release day and found a man very excited about his new record, recording with producer  Pete Anderson  and making Honky Tonk Mu...

The Austin-based trio Fastball has been together for over 30 years and today they release their new album, Sonic Ranch . Like Abbey Road , this is a record named after the studio it was recorded at. Marty Duda spoke to Fastball vocalist/guitarist/songwriter Miles Zuniga about what brought them out to remote West Texas to record at Sonic Ranch and how he and his two bandmates have held it together...

Jenny Don't and The Spurs are in the middle of a coast to coast tour promoting their new album, Broken Hearted Blue . We caught up with them in...New Jersey. Marty Duda spoke to Jenny and Kelly Halliburton   as they spread the good news about their new album, Broken Hearted Blue . Marty was thrilled to see Kelly sporting a House Of Guitars T-Shirt as he worked at the Rochester, NY music landm...

Madeline Hawthorne  has just released, what she calls, “the perfect road trip record”. It’s called  Tales From Late Nights and Long Drives. Marty Duda  found Madeline at home in Bozeman, Montana where she and her husband set up housekeeping after their own long drive together.  Madeline tells us about making this, her second long player, and why she has a soft spot for Pit...

The Hollywood Stars formed in 1973 thanks to rock 'n roll Svengali Kim Fowley . Kim is long gone, but the band is back and with a new album titled Starstruck. Here are Scott Phares and Jeff Jourard to get us up to speed. Marty Duda spoke to original lead singer Scott Phares and former Motels and Tom Petty guitarist Jeff Jourard about their long and winding history...from working with Kim and Kiss...

John Grant is about to release his new album, conspicuously titled The Art Of The Lie . Here he is, an American in Iceland commenting and singing about the state of the union of both his native country and his own family. Marty Duda spoke to John about making The Art Of The Lie and about what happens when he goes back "home" after living abroad for some many years.

Jesse Dayton  follows his critically acclaimed album with  Samantha Fish  with a set of hard rocking tunes produced by  Shooter Jennings  called  The Hard Way Blues. Marty Duda  found Jesse in Austin, Texas where he was more than willing to talk about Shooter, Waylon, Boyd,  ZZ Top, Uriah Heep  and a certain newly-convicted felon.

Logan Lynn is something of a modern-day renaissance man...a  musician, writer, producer, filmmaker, television personality, mental health advocate, and LGBT activist. His new album, SOFTCORE , has just ben released along with an accompanying film. Marty Duda spoke to the Portland, Oregon resident who we found down the road apiece in Boise, Idaho. Speaking to us on the eve of the release of SO...

Bonny Light Horseman is Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson,  and  Josh Kaufman. Together they have made a double album titled Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free.  Marty Duda spoke to Anaïs and Josh about how and why they recorded this collection of new songs in an old pub in Ireland.

Pissed Jeans have just released their first album in seven years. Its called Half Divorced and direct from Philadelphia, PA, here is frontman Matt Korvette to tell us what took so long. Marty Duda  spoke to Matt about the new reality of post-COVID touring along with the quality of food on the road. Roadkill aside, Matt and his band have created a record that makes up for lost time.

Shannon and The Clams have just released their 7th studio album, The Moon Is In The Wrong Place, produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach and released on his Easy Eye label. But as you'll hear, there was nothing easy about making this record. Marty Duda spoke to vocalist/bassist and chief songwriter Shannon Shaw along with guitarist/singer/songwriter Cody Blanchard about making this album so soon...

Marty Duda spoke to Eric Earley , the main creative force behind Blitzen Trapper . Eric reveals how he went from majoring in math to making music and who the band is that he loved the most growing up.  Blitzen Trapper is about to release their 11th studio album titled 100's of 1000's, Millions of Billions a collection of songs inspired by Ancient Buddhist texts and an abandoned box of audio t...

Call Me Spinster  are three sisters from Chattanooga, Tennessee who have just released a new album titled  Potholes  and are new ready to spill the beans on recording in Athens and living in Chattanooga. Marty Duda  spoke to  Amelia, Rachel and Rosie  about making potholes with the help of various husbands, partners and children along with note Athens producer  D...

Mick Harvey  is on a roll! Just months after releasing  Phantasmagoria   with  Amanda Acevedo , here he is again with another album.  Five Ways To Say Goodbye  finds the former  Bad Seed  covering  Neil Young  and  Lee Hazelwood  alongside his own original compositions. Marty Duda  spoke to  Mick Harvey  ahead of the releas...

Veteran Scottish punk rockers  The Skids  are touring New Zealand for the first time in their 45 year career. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to Richard Jobson about all things punk

Big/Brave is a Montreal-based noise band fronted by Robin Wattie and signed to Thrill Jockey Records. Their new album is an aural feast entitled A Chaos Of Flowers. Marty Duda spoke to Robin about making A Chaos Of Flowers in the unlikely town of Pawtucket, Rhode Island and how Levon Helm and The Band became unlikely inspirations for a record that that, as Robin puts it, "features a selection of a...

Marty Duda  spoke to bass player (and fashion-slave)  Sam Kiszka  about what fans can expect when he and his brothers head down under on their Starcatcher World Tour

Eric Bibb is an American blues singer and songwriter based in Stockholm, Sweden. Eric is on his way down under with his first stop in Auckland. Marty Duda spoke to Eric about making his new album, Live At The Scala Theatre and how he views the current US political landscape from his perspective as an ex-pat raised by a civil activist.

Ian Hunter , former  Mott The Hoople  front man, has just released a new album titled  Defiance Part2: Fiction. Super-fan  Marty Duda  manages to catch his breath and get Ian talking…not only about the new album, but career highlights such as meeting  Bob Dylan,  idolizing  Jerry Lee Lewis  (and  Sonny Bono ), working with  Guy Stevens  a...

Marty Duda spoke to Claire, who was home in LA, waiting for sentiment to "drop". The album is Claire's first for the Thrill Jockey label and seems like a match made in heaven. Tune in as we discuss the making of sentiment along with Indie Rock Dads, Nico, Jeff Tweedy and performing at the Flow Festival with Blur. 

Scott H. Biram has just released his new album on Bloodshot records titled The One & Only Scott H. Biram and so we tracked down the Dirty Old One Man Band to find out all about it. Marty Duda found Scott in Morro Bay, California, preparing for his next One Man Band Show and happy to talk about making this, his 13th album and 9th for the Bloodshot label.

Ride has been making music on and off since 1988. The Oxford shoegazers' new album is called Interplay and here is vocalist/guitarist Mark Gardener to tell us how and why this is their most collaborative album to date. Marty Duda spoke to Mark who was in his OX4 Sound Studio where Interplay began to take shape. Its the day before release day and Mark has been up since early morning, talking to BBC...

Alex Jordan is a Bay Area musician who has just released his new album titled Queen Kerosene and is now playing to audiences up and down the California coast. Marty Duda caught up with Alex just after he and an expanded band played an album release show in Mill Valley. Alex has been a hard working sideman for years, but as you will see and hear, he's enjoying his time in the spotlight with a littl...

Marty Duda spoke to Corin Tucker about the making of Little Rope and touring the US in such a politically-charged climate. The band is trying to get the vote out even as they rock the clubs.

Marty Duda spoke with Pearl Harbour who was in California, counting down the days until the reissue of her 1980 solo album, Don't Follow Me, I'm Lost Too, hits the streets. That day is March 22, 2024. You may remember Pearl Harbor & The Explosions, the punk/new wave outfit from San Francisco. After one well-received album, Pearl left the band, moved to London, added a U to her Surname and marr...