13th Floor MusicTalk

Odie Leigh has just released her debut album, titled Carrier Pigeon ...10 new songs done up in a style that can be called as unique as her name. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Odie just after she released her Carrier Pigeon to the world. Odie is a Louisiana native who has recently moved to Detroit, Michigan  where she's busy "not experiencing sadness anymore". The 10 songs on Carrier Pi...

Color Green is a Los Angeles psych-rock quartet who have just released their second album, Fool's Parade. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to founding members Noah Kohll and Corey Madden about the journey from their debut to their sophomore effort, one that found them picking up two new bandmembers along the way.

Hugh Cornwell,  founding vocalist and guitarist for  The Stranglers  is bringing his show back to New Zealand later this month. With a live album in the can, he and his band are on a hot streak. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to Hugh who was taking a break from preparing the live album, recorded from shows earlier this year. We found him in the West Country ready to talk ab...

Cody Dickinson has just released his debut solo album titled Homemade. We found the North Mississippi All Star on the road in Canada ready to talk about making Homemade.  The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Cody about making the move from drummer to front man, about recording at home with two kids running around the house and about The Beatles, Spin Doctors and taking the show on the road.

Fan Club is a rock and roll band based in Auckland, New Zealand...two guys, two gals all teenagers with ages ranging from 16-19. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to the band just as their debut EP, Towards The Sun, was about to be released. With a gig just around the corner, there was plenty to talk about.

Cassandra Jenkins is back with her third long player, a collection of meditations on life's rich pageant titled My Light, My Destroyer. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Cassandra ahead of the album's release, finding her in upstate New York, wrapping a video shoot. Here is Cassandra to explain how Lucinda Williams , Wayne's World and William Shatner all figure in to this stunning new record.&n...

James Bishop has spent the past five years making his debut album, Bodybound , a record that was made completely by found sounds recorded on his phone. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to James who was in his home studio in San Diego, California where he spent years turning the sounds he recorded in the wild on the Pacific Crest Trail into the songs that make up his soon-to-be-released album. Wat...

Buffalo Tom have just released their 10th studio album, titled Jump Rope . Here is bass player Chris Colburn to tell us why, even tough "nobody cares about our new record" they do! And so do we... The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Chris about how these same three musicians have managed to stay together (on and off) for almost 40 years. And we dive deep into the music, touching on R.E.M., Neil Y...

Redd Kross has been rocking audiences for over 40 years now. Brothers Jeff and Steve McDonald are keeping the flame alight with their new. self-titled double album...and there's a film and a memoir on the way as well. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Steve McDonald just ahead of the release of Redd Kross, the album.  Steve had plenty to say about working with his brother, opening for Blac...

Rory Block is an American blues guitarist and singer who has been making records since the late 1970s. Her latest is a tribute to another up-and-coming songwriter who used to hang out in her dad's shop in NYC...a guy who called himself Bob Dylan. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Rory who now lives in upstate New York with husband and co-producer Rob Davis . Over the years Rory has paid tribute...

Aaron Frazer has just released his second solo album, titled Into The Blue and here he is to tell us how he mixes classic Philly soul with hip hop beats to come up with his own sound. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke with Aaron who is now living in California after a breakup in New York that inspired the songs that make up Into The Blue. Aaron also fills us in on his future plans with Durand Jone...

Sean Cunningham has just released his debut solo album, Whatever That Is . Based in Nashville, Kiwi music fans may remember Sean as the charismatic frontman for the record-setting band Atlas. But as they say, that was then and this is now. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Sean about the journey, both literal and figurative, that he made to get to the point where he finally was able to make thi...

The Decemberists  have just released  As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again , their 9th studio album overall and first since 2018. Here is front man  Colin Meloy  to tell us why he thinks every Decemberists album could be their last.

The Dirty Three  have just released  Love Changes Everything . Here is  Jim White  to tell us how and why he,  Warren Ellis  and  Mick Turner  reunited to make this, their first new album in 12 years. Marty Duda  spoke to drummer  Jim White  who is on the road with  Dirty Three  in Adelaide. Not only is there a new Dirty Three album,...

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...