13th Floor MusicTalk
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!
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 383
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
The Kennedys face Down Headwinds and an angry Possum
The Kennedys have just released their new album titled Headwinds and here are Pete and Maura Kennedy, direct from Tarrytown, NY, to tell us all about it.
The Paper Kites Tell Us What They Got Up To At The Roadhouse
The Paper Kites are releasing ar new album titled At The Roadhouse. Here is bandleader Sam Bentley to tell us how they built their own American-style Roadhouse in rural Australia.
The result is an alb…
Marshall Crenshaw Celebrates 40 Years of Field Day
Marshall Crenshaw has just released his 40th Anniversary Expanded Edition of his second album, Field Day, originally released on May 25th, 1983.
Marty Duda found Marshall at home in Rhinebeck, New Yor…
Hiss Golden Messenger Jumps For Joy
Hiss Golden Messenger main-man M.C. Taylor took time out on release day to talk to MusicTalk about how new album, Jump For Joy, came together.
Marty Duda found Taylor at home in North Carolina eager t…
Daryl Mosley Looks Back On A Life Well Lived
Daryl Mosley is a simple man who sings a simple song. Those songs can be found on his latest album, A Life Well Lived.
Marty Duda spoke to Daryl not long after the album was released to find out what …
Teddy Thompson Talks About His Love Of Country
Teddy Thompson loves Country Music and his new album, My Love Of Country is his second to feature all Country Classic Covers, including one written by his dad, Richard Thompson.
Jill Andrews Enters The Modern Age
Jill Andrews is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who is just about to release a new album titled Modern Age.
Marty Duda spoke to the self-described 80’s Baby about making Modern Age, a collection o…
Cable Ties' Jenny McKechnie Tells Us All Her Plans
Cable Ties have just released their third album, titled All Her Plans. Here is vocalist/guitarist Jenny McKechnie to tell us how those plans came together.
Rain Parade Discuss The Last Rays Of A Dying Sun
Rain Parade were one of the finest Paisley Underground bands of the early 80s until they split in 1985. Now they are back with a new album titled Last Rays Of A Dying Sun. Here are Matt Piucci and St…
Ziggy Alberts Rewinds Around The World
Marty Duda spoke to Ziggy, who was in West Hollywood, California, having just played with his buddy Jack Johnson in France. Ziggy shares a few insights on how the tour is going and what to expect onc…
Julie Byrne Remains On The Edge Of Mystery
Julie Byrne releases her long-awaited third album, The Greater Wings, tomorrow. Its been six long years in the making, with tragedy striking along the way.
Marty Duda spoke to the Buffalo, NY native …
sparkle*jets u.k. are still Best Of Friends
sparkle*jets u.k. are a band from LA who were (and are) part of the LA Pop Scene that grew in the late 90s along with bands like The Wondermints and Candypants.
Their new album, Best Of Friends, is fi…
The Baseball Project's Steve Wynn Celebrates The 4th Of July and Grand Salami Time
The Baseball Project is a supergroup featuring members of R.E.M., The Dream Syndicate and Young Fresh Fellows...among others. The new album, Grand Salami Time, is just released and here is Steve Wynn…
Bettye LaVette Talks About Her Most Daring Album In Years
Veteran soul singer Bettye LaVette, has, at age 77, released what is being called her most daring album in years. The title is LaVette!
Bettye has once again teamed up with producer Steve Jordan, who…
Brigid Mae Power Is Dreaming From The Deep Well
Brigid Mae Power is an Irish singer/songwriter who is about to release her new album, Dream From The Deep Well. Here she is, direct from Ireland, to tell us all about it.
Marty Duda spoke to Brigid ju…
Youth Lagoon Is Back and finds Heaven Is A Junkyard
Youth Lagoon is the musical project of Trevor Powers, at least it was until 2016. Then he retired the name and kept a low profile.
Now Youth Lagoon lives again! The new album, Heaven Is A Junkyard has…
Fenne Lily Gives Us The Big Picture
Fenne Lily is getting rave reviews for her third album, the recently-released Big Picture. The UK-born, New York-based artist recorded it in North Carolina with producer Brad Cook.
The 13th Floor’s Ma…
Bruce Cockburn Is On A Roll With O Sun O Moon
Veteran Canadian singer-songwriter Bruce Cockburn has celebrated 50 years of making music with his new album O Sun O Moon.
Marty Duda spoke with Bruce Cockburn shortly after O Sun O Moon, his 35th al…
Baxter Dury: Facile Dance Music For Old People
Baxter Dury has just released his seventh album, I Thought I Was Better Than You. We find him home in West London pondering the result.
Marty Duda spoke to Baxter (the 51-year-old son of Ian Dury) abo…
Jon Cleary is So Swell In New Orleans
Jon Cleary has released his latest album, So Swell, and we go way down yonder to New Orleans to talk about it.
Marty Duda spoke to Jon, who was home in New Orleans to find out why a record that took t…