Swallow The Rat, recent slayers at SXSW, where they played at the “One day we’ll play there…” venue, sold out all the merch and made a ton of industry contacts. Tonight was their first show since their return, and alongside them, they enlisted two rather interesting acts. It could be said that tonight was the […]
New Music Friday is with us once more! There’s a new one from Ed Sheeran, but you probably know that. Here are five new albums we think should also be on your radar.
Dictaphone Blues is multi-instrumentalist Edward Castelow’s main vehicle for his retro rock’n’roll. He describes Greetings from Glen Eden as a throw-back to the Nineties dirty garage guitar sound.
Garageland not only brought back the 90s, but they brought back live music to New Zealand’s premiere music venue, The Powerstation.
You know him as Dictaphone Blues, now Edward Castelow is back recording under his own name and with a new album titled Mirth.
You knew him as Dictaphone Blues, now he’s Edward Castelow and here’s his new song, Baby It’s For You.
After the successful release of “Bully” which Pilerats described as an “psych/fuzz/blues/pop explosion” followed by the futuristic love song “When Your Simulation Crossed Mine” which The Music described as “a bubble of happiness” Dictaphone Blues have just announced the release of yet another infectious gem of a track “Elastic Meditation” from their forthcoming 5 track […]
What better way to prepare for the holiday weekend than spending time with Dictaphone Blues and Eyes No Eyes at Auckland’s Wine Cellar?
It’s been just over two years since the release of Mufti Day, an album that featured the four alt radio hit singles Lance’s Tape, Her Heart Breaks Like A Wave, Cryptic Lipstick and 365 (feat. Emily Edrosa). For Auckland indie guitar pop merchants Dictaphone Blues, it’s been nearly as long since the band hit the road too, […]
Ed Castelow of Dictaphone Blues visited The 13th Floor recently and played three songs, one from each Dictaphone Blues album, including the most recent, Mufti Day. He also sat down with The 13th Floor’s Marty Duda and talked about the band’s upcoming opening gig for Johnny Marr at The Powerstation. Save