13th Floor MusicTalk

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 Newpor...

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...

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!

David Newbould's new album is Power Up! Here he is in Nashville to tell us how it all came together. MusicTalk's Marty Duda spoke to David on the day his latest single and video called Peeler Park was released.  Power Up! contains 11 new songs inspired by the likes of John Prine, Neil Young and David own personal journey.

Joe Bouchard  was the bass player for  Blue Oyster Cult . Now he’s making his own music with his latest album,  American Rocker , just released. Here’s Joe to tell you about it. Marty Duda  spoke to Joe Bouchard who was home in Connecticut steaming oysters (what else?) and ready to talk about making  American Rocker . Not only do we go deep into the new disk, but Joe opens...

Wallis Bird  releases her new album,  Hands , on May 27th. Find out the significance of that date and the inside story of  The No Pants Dance  here! Marty Duda  spoke to the Berlin-based Wallis Bird ahead of the release of  Hands . Wallis is clearly excited about this new collection of songs, calling the creative process, “50 weeks of pleasure”. Now the pleasure is al...

Marty talks to Steve Earle about his new album, Jerry Jeff, a tribute to an old friend. Sadly, Steve has had to pay tribute to a few folks close to him over the past few years. Yet, we find Mr. Earle cautiously optimistic in his new home in Battery Park, New York.

John Doe  has a folk trio! Not only is he a member of one of THE great punk bands,  X , but he’s just about to release  Fables In A Foreign Land . Here he is to tell us all about it. Marty Duda  spoke to John, who is at home in Austin, Texas, where he, drummer  Conrad Choucroun  and bassist  Kevin Smith  have laid down 13 new folk songs all of which take pla...

Seth Walker  is about to release his 11th album,  I Hope I Know  and we’ve got him on the blower to tell us why he made the move from Nashville to Asheville. Marty Duda  spoke to Seth, just days away from the album release. Seth was in Dallas getting ready to play a few dates in support of the record. Like a lot of new releases, this one was “years in the making” for various re...

Jenny Berkel  is a Canadian poet, singer & songwriter, part of a tradition that includes names like Mitchell, Young, Cohen and Lightfoot. Here she is to tell us about her new album,  These Are The Sounds Left From Leaving . Marty Duda  spoke to Jenny, who is in Nova Scotia, about making this haunting new album and how she has experimented with strings to enhance her folk songs.

Katie Henry  is a blues/rock guitarist/singer/songwriter/vocalist based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Here she is to tell us about making her new album,  On My Way . The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to Katie recently, although the new album has been out since January. But, as you’ll see, it’s never too late to hop on the blues train.

The former  American Idol  contestant has released his debut album, naturally titled,  Miller Time . Marty Duda spoke to Alex who was in Lancaster, Kentucky. Miller Time has only just been released but songs like Don’t Let The Barn Door Hit You and I’m Over You, So Get Over Me will have you either dancing the two-step or crying in your beer.,

Marty spoke to Lzzy Hale ahead of the release of  Back From The Dead . The band’s fifth album is their most personal after emerging from a dark place during lockdown. Now they are ready to rock! Halestorm  have risen from the ashes of the COVID pandemic and releaser their new album,  Back From The Dead.   Here is  Lzzy Hale  to tell us what that feels like.