VPME Album Of The Year 2019
As the decade draws to an end it feels like the right time to draw back from the VPME.COM as a regular blog. 2020 would be its 14th year, but more on that in a
Year: 2019
The Von Pip Musical Express Christmas Podcast 2019
This year’s bulging festive podcast features Peggy Sue, The Big Moon, Whyte Horses, Pale Waves, Superbravo, Zuzu, Lana Del Rey, Sufjan Stevens, The School, Rachel Dadd, William Shatner, Helen Love, Marsheaux, Radio Buzzkills The Swanpmeat
IN PICTURES – Marina – Manchester Apollo – 29-10-19
It’s hard to believe its been 10 years* since we interviewed a young hugely talented aspiring pop singer called Marina and The Diamonds, who hailed from Wales and had been writing and producing some exceptional
Track Of The Day – The Seamonsters – How To be Famous
Sheffield indie-poppers The Seamonsters return with a spikey new single ‘How To Famous?’ And a bit of insider info I was asked to do the cover photoshoot , the remit being that the band wanted
Track Of The Day – Steve Buscemi’s Dreamy Eyes – Change Of Heart
Here’s one we missed during the summer and was recently nudged over to us via Bill over at God Is In The Tv who correctly predicted we’d love this. Steve Buscemi’s Dreamy Eyes are proof
Miss June Live Photo gallery
I caught up with New Zealand’s hotly tipped Miss June when they stopped off at Manchester as part of their European tour. On and off stage the band are a whirling ball of irresistible energy
Drahla – Godstar
I don’t often feature cover versions, however when the song is something of an underground (oc)cult classic covered by a band whose debut album is one of my favourites of 2019, well, I didn’t exactly
Eyesore And The Jinx – Leisure Time
In a world that increasingly makes less sense as the decent into Trumptopia seems to gather apace daily, it’s nice to find an artist who can shine a light into the darkness to expose bothersome
Deep Deep Water – Something In The Water
Festivals eh? You can’t seem to move without bumping into one, up the road at the local supermarket there’s often “a festival of cheese,” which tends to not really live up to the hype and
Track Of The Day – Dry Cleaning – ‘Sit Down Meal’
Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks EP by Dry Cleaning Following up their critically acclaimed ‘Sweet Princess’ Ep South London’s Dry Cleaning release ‘Sit Down Meal’ from their forthcoming second EP, ‘Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks.’
Album Review – Miss June – Bad Luck Party
Miss June‘s debut EP Matriarchy, which was released back in April 2015 was a stunning collection of songs full of raw energy uncompromising lyrics and no-fucks-given attitude. Fast forward four years and their debut album ‘Bad
THE VPME PODCAST – SEPTEMBER 2019
The VPME Podcast returns with some epic music from up and coming artists such as GHUM, The Mysterines, Miss June , Pip Blom, Average Sex, Kneeling In Piss, Big Thief and Bleached. There’s also psych