Best Musictalk Podcasts (2024)

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American Aquarium Face The Fear Of Standing Still 34:38

8h ago34:38

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American Aquarium have just released their new album, The Fear Of Standing Still. Front man BJ Barham shows no fear when expressing his opinions, be they about toxic masculinity or mayonnaise. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found BJ at home in North Carolina enjoying a bit of domestic bliss before he and the band hit the road later this year. Despite …

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The Nathan Bowles Trio Proves They Are Possible 22:01

6h ago22:01

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The Nathan Bowles Trio are three musicians based in the fertile music scene in and around Durham, North Carolina and they've just released their debut album, titled Are Possible on Drag City. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Nathan Bowles (banjo), Casey Toll (double bass) and Rex McMurry (drums) about the making of Are Possible and how an obscu…

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Crack Cloud and Why The Medium Is Still The Message 22:14

7h ago22:14

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Crack Cloud is a (mostly) Canadian music collective formed in 2015 by Zach Choy. They have just released their 3rd album, Red Mile, recorded (mostly) at Joshua Tree in the Mojave Desert. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to Zach along with Bryce Cloghesy and Aleem Khan about free flying over the desert, why Marshall McLuhan is still relevant and th…

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Kiely Connell Is Enjoying Her Own Company 22:58

19h ago22:58

22:58

Kiely Connell is a Nashville-based, rustbelt-born Country singer who has widened her musical horizons by recording her new album, My Own Company in Portland, Oregon with producer Tucker Martine. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Kiely about what drew her to work with Tucker, about how her theatre background informs her music and how she separate…

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Kyle Daniel Is Mining Some Kentucky Gold 27:43

13h ago27:43

27:43

Kyle Daniel is a journeyman country rocker who, at age 38, has finally released his debut album titled Kentucky Gold. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found Kyle in his home town of Bowling Green, Kentucky where he was ready to talk about the town's rich musical history, the long gestation period needed for his first album and his love of Gregg Allman.…

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The Menzingers Are Coming To New Zealand...Finally 15:37

10h ago15:37

15:37

The Menzingers were originally meant to play their first NZ shows back in 2020, but we all know what happened then. Now, four years later the Pennsylvania rockers on on their way. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda spoke to Menzingers' front man Greg Barnett about how the band has evolved over the intervening years and we also discuss The Replacements, Bl…

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Bette Smith: Talkin' 'Bout That Goodthing 20:23

5h ago20:23

20:23

Bette Smith has just released her third album, appropriately titled Goodthing. The 13th Floor's Marty Duda found the soulful singer in Brooklyn and managed to spend a few minutes with Bette to talk about working with British producer Jimmy Hogarth, her reaction to being compared to the likes of Betty Davis, Mavis Staples and Macy Gray and thoughts …

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Bones Owens On Making Love Out Of Lemons 18:48

17h ago18:48

18:48

Nashville rocker Bones Owens has just released his second album titled Love Out Of Lemons. The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda spoke to the soft-spoken, hard rocking Bones who, indeed, was in Nashville and ready to talk about working with producer Paul Moak, writing for film and touring on his Harley.By Marty Duda

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Odie Leigh And Her Carrier Pigeon 23:01

14d ago23:01

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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 s…

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Color Green Is On A Fool's Parade 14:12

17d ago14:12

14:12

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.…

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Hugh Cornwell Asks Who Wants The World 18:00

13h ago18:00

18:00

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 Wes…

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Cody Dickinson Is Taking Homemade On The Road 21:11

18h ago21:11

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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, Spi…

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Talking To The Real Teenage Fan Club 10:50

3d ago10:50

10:50

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.…

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Cassandra Jenkins - My Light, My Destroyer 25:20

4d ago25:20

25:20

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 Sha…

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James Bishop Is Bodybound on the Pacific Crest Trail 26:06

6d ago26:06

26:06

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 song…

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Buffalo Tom: Nobody Cares About Our New Record! 27:10

8d ago27:10

27:10

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 div…

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Redd Kross Are Back With Double The Fun 28:18

10d ago28:18

28:18

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 abou…

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Rory Block Takes Us To Positively 4th Street 33:14

11d ago33:14

33:14

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-produce…

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Aaron Frazer Goes Into The Blue 13:39

12d ago13:39

13:39

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 als…

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Sean Cunningham and Whatever That Is 20:32

1M ago20:32

20:32

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 t…

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The Decemberists Return With their Longest and Finest Record To Date 19:59

17d ago19:59

19:59

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.By Marty Duda

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Luna Shadows On Bathwater and Beyond 21:55

18d ago21:55

21:55

Luna Shadows is a US/NZ artist based (mostly) in LA, at least that's where we found her when we tracked her down to talk about her new album, titled, bathwater. Marty Duda spoke to Luna Shadows about making this new record under the restrictions of the pandemic, weighing the pros and cons of working with her co-producer Bradley Hale via Zoom. Our Z…

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Jim White of Dirty Three Tells Us How Love Changes Everything 28:41

26d ago28:41

28:41

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, but Jim released his own sol…

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George Ducas Is A Long Way From Home 14:51

1M ago14:51

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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 m…

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Fastball Takes Us To The Sonic Ranch 20:37

1M ago20:37

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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…

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Jenny Don't and The Spurs Are Broken Hearted Blue 13:55

24d ago13:55

13:55

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 h…

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Madeline Hawthorne Tells Tales From Late Nights and Long Drives 19:32

2M ago19:32

19:32

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 ha…

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The Hollywood Stars Are Still Starstruck 27:43

2M ago27:43

27:43

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 …

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Georgia Lines And The Rose Of Jericho 20:22

2M ago20:22

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Georgia Lines has just released her debut album, The Rose Of Jericho and its a beauty. Marty Duda spoke to the AMA "Best Pop Artist" about making the record with producer Nic Manders and revealed how early Disney animated films inspired her to make The Rose Of Jericho.By Marty Duda

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John Grant And The Art Of The Lie 24:33

2M ago24:33

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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 …

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Jesse Dayton and The Hard Way Blues 22:50

2M ago22:50

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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.…

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Logan Lynn Is Not Just Taking Up Space: 16:16

2M ago16:16

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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. Spe…

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Bonny Light Horseman See You Free 21:31

2M ago21:31

21:31

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.By Marty Duda

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Mel Parsons on Sabotage 23:51

2M ago23:51

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Mel Parsons is just about to release her new album, titled Sabotage and we thought we’d take the opportunity to talk to Mel about how it came to be. Marty Duda spoke to Mel, who was at home in Lytttleton, just days before Sabotage is to be released. Unlike previous albums, Mel and producer Josh Logan played and sang everything on the recording, usi…

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We talk to Lehali Who Performs Venus and the Moon at The 13th Floor 10:17

2M ago10:17

10:17

Lehali is Rosalie Norton a 19-year-old singer/songwriter from Hamilton who was in Auckland for Youth Week. We were lucky enough to have her up to our studio to hear her perform her song Venus and the Moon. Marty Duda sat down with the teenager who already has one album under her belt, has been mentored by Troy Kingi, opened for Hollie Smith and per…

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Park Rd On Writing and Releasing The Novel 16:40

2M ago16:40

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West Auckland band Park Rd have just released their debut album titled The Novel and we caught up with front man Tom Chamberlain on release day! Marty Duda spoke to Tom on “a moody day in West Auckland” about how the five budding musicians found each other at a Titirangi high school and how they then produced The Novel.…

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Vera Ellen Talks About Her Heartbreak For Jetlag 13:53

2M ago13:53

13:53

Vera Ellen has just released her new EP, Heartbreak For Jetlag on Flying Nun and she's set to go on tour with Reb Fountain and Voom. Marty Duda spoke to Vera about making Heartbreak For Jetlag, winning the Taite Prize and what she and her band have planned for these shows with Voom and Reb....it sounds like we are in for a few surprises!…

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Pissed Jeans Are Scratching That Seven-Year Itch 16:13

2M ago16:13

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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 re…

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Shannon and The Clams and Why The Moon Is In The Wrong Place 29:16

3M ago29:16

29:16

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/songwrit…

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Blitzen Trapper Shares Their 100's of 1000's, Millions of Billions With Us 24:31

3M ago24:31

24:31

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 Budd…

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Call Me Spinster Making Potholes from Athens to Chattanooga 23:20

3M ago23:20

23:20

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 pr…

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Mick Harvey Presents Five Ways To Say Goodbye 26:32

3M ago26:32

26:32

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 release of Five Ways To Say Goodbye, which is du…

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The Skids Richard Jobson on Sid, Johnny, Lou and Punk 26:23

3M ago26:23

26:23

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 punkBy Marty Duda

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Big/Brave Creates A Chaos Of Flowers 30:14

3M ago30:14

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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 …

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Greta Van Fleet: Sam Kiszka on Wardrobe, Nashville and Touring Down Under 14:03

3M ago14:03

14:03

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 TourBy Marty Duda

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Eric Bibb Is Ridin' Down Under, Solo Style 18:01

3M ago18:01

18:01

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.…

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Ian Hunter on Defiance Part 2 and the State Of Rock & Roll 32:41

3M ago32:41

32:41

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 and David Bowie and findi…

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Claire Rousay Talks About sentiment and Being a "Lifer" 21:17

3M ago21:17

21:17

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.…

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Steffany Beck goes track by track through her new EP, Pillars, and performs What Would Dolly Do 17:01

4M ago17:01

17:01

Marty Duda sat down with Steffany Beck and went through the new EP, Pillars, track by track, with Steffany getting “dolled” up to sing and play a special acoustic version of her new single, What Would Dolly Do.By Marty Duda

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Jenni Smith Talk About Her T-Shirt (with Live Performance) 7:37

4M ago7:37

7:37

The 13th Floor's Marty Duda sat down with Jenni and had a brief chin-wag about her life, her music and her song before Jenni treated us with this exclusive acoustic version of her latest single T-Shirt.By Marty Duda

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