13th Floor MusicTalk

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...

The Jesus And Mary Chain are just about to release a new album titled Glasgow Eyes. ..incredibly 40 years after they formed in Glasgow. We found guitarist Jim Reid in Glasgow where he is happy to tell us how the record came together seven long years after their previous long player.

Torrey have just released their self-titled second album today. Hailing from the San Fran bay area here is Ryann Gonsalves , one half of the Torrey creative team that includes her brother Kelly.

The Dandy Warhols  hit the road in March, bringing their show to New Zealand’s premier music venue, The Powerstation, in April Marty Duda  found Dandy’s front man  Courtney Taylor-Taylor  down in his basement at home in Portland, Oregon, preparing for the tour and the release of the band’s new metal-infused album,  Rockmaker  featuring guest appearances from  Sla...

Nailah Hunter is an LA-based harpist and composer who has just released Lovegaze , her first album released but the folks a Fat Possum Records . Marty Duda spoke to Nailah about writing the songs for Lovegaze in England and how she weaves astrocartography and spiritual practice into her art. 

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to the " Streets Of London " singer-songwriter about his long and storied career dating back to his love of Lonnie Donegan.

James Mastro is a former Bongo and current guitarist for Ian Hunter. He has just released his new solo album, Dawn Of A New Error. We find him in Hoboken, New Jersey... Marty Duda spoke to James Mastro about making Dawn Of A New Error with a little help from his friend Ian Hunter, Produced my Tony Shanahan and inspired by Dr. Seuss and Levon Helm, James Mastro is still making passionate rock &...

The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda  spoke to Goo Goo Dolls bassist  Robby Takac  about the thriving Buffalo, New York music scene, the Super Bowl and their new single,  Beautiful Lie.

Town Mountain  have released their  Woodstock Sessions  E.P. recorded at  Levon Helm’s  studio and featuring tunes by  J.J. Cale, The Kinks  and  The Rolling Stones.  Marty Duda  spoke to mandolin player  Phil Barker , who was home in Asheville, North Carolina, about how the newly-configured band’s sound is moving forward by looking...

Graham Nash spoke to Marty's MUsicTalk ahead of his two New Zealand shows, the first of his for 2024. Find out what the former Hollie and CSNY member has in store for the new year.

Tyler Ramsey has just released his new album titled New Lost Ages , a record he describes as "an album of hope and despair. Here is Tyler to explain. Marty Duda spoke to Tyler who was at his home is Asheville, North Carolina. The former Band Of Horses guitarist is proud and excited to finally have released New Lost Ages, and with good reason.

Marty Duda spoke to Pretty Girl (aka Emilia Predebon ) about performing at Glastonbury in 2023 and making new music in 2024.