Paul Kelly – Life Is Fine (EMI)

Not drowning but waving.  The cover of Aussie singer-songwriter Paul Kelly’s new album indicates that he’s back in safer waters with a revisit his 1990s pop repertoire.   These are the waters that vividly recall his surging pop-rock fortunes of the Nineties.   Literally, that’s true.  With longtime backing vocalist Linda

The Black Seeds: The 13th Floor interview

Originally published:  https://www.13thfloor.co.nz/the-black-seeds-the-13th-floor-interview/ The 13th Floor’s Tim Gruar talks to The Black Seeds’ Barnaby Weir in anticipation of the release of the band’s new album, Fabric, due out this Friday. Having just arrived back from a 10-date US and Canadian tour, Barnaby Weir, founding member and one of the main songwriting forces behind

Ane Brun – Leave Me Breathless (Balloon Ranger Records)

Leave Me Breathless is the seventh studio release from Norwegian born, Stockholm based musician Ane Brun.  Brun is usually known for dark, introspective brooding work that challenges us and changes our perception.  So what possessed her to take on a collection of covers, half of which are the some of the

Groove Book Report – Roots, Radicals and Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World – Billy Bragg (Faber)

Originally appeared on http://www.groovefm.co.nz and 13thfloor.co.nz “Skiffle is a music genre with jazz, blues, folk and American folk influences, usually using homemade or improvised instruments. Originating as a term in the United States in the first half of the 20th century, it became popular again in the UK in the

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