Andy Von Pip

ANDY VON PIP - Founder, editor, writer, reviewer, photographer and all-round good guy at the VPME.com.House photographer for The Academy Music Group, Zuma Press, Event Magazine and Rex Features worldwide. You can check out his photography atAndy Von Pip PhotographyCurrently writing for U.S. Magazine and website Under The Radar.Andy been new music tipster on BBC6 Music, Amazing Radio, and DJ on Strangeways Radio (USA.) Regular podcasts can be found on Mixcloud and Spotify.He's also been a moderator for BBC 6 Music DJ Tom Robinson's Fresh on the Net, and a former member of "BBC's Sound Of" panel. Written and photographic work has been published worldwide wide and appeared in the likes of The Guardian, The Times, The Quietus, Music Week, Record Of The Day, GIITV, The Sabotage Times, The Skinny, Louder Than War.

Dark Horses : Hyper Green

17/02/2023 by Andy Von Pip

After seemingly going dark, Brighton’s Dark Horses awaken from their slumber to ride again with their first new music since the 2017 single “XIII”. “Hyper Green” is a stunning return, a glittering magisterial psych track,

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Dream Wife : Hot (Don’t Date A Musician)

10/02/2023 by Andy Von Pip

Dream Wife’s third album Social Lubrication will be released on June 9 via Lucky Number and they also unleash a brand new single “Hot (Don’t Date A Musician)”. It’s old-school Dream Wife, with heavy guitar

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Coach Party : Micro Aggression

09/02/2023 by Andy Von Pip

2023 looks set to be a big year for Isle Of Wight 4-piece Coach Party. We’ve been on board since their frenetic debut single “Oh Lola” back in 2019, and the band have carried on

The Faux Faux : Cold Hearted Woman

08/02/2023 by Andy Von Pip

The artist formerly known as Faith from PINS returns with her new solo project The Faux Faux and her debut single “Cold Hearted Woman.” And it’s not quite what you might expect, despite the title

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Drahla : Lip Sync

07/02/202307/02/2023 by Andy Von Pip

Last year, out of the ether after almost four years of radio silence Leeds-formed art rock collective Drahla returned with new material in the shape of “Under The Glass.” Today with news of EU tour

Blondshell: Joiner

07/02/2023 by Andy Von Pip

Blondshell is the musical project of Manhatten singer-songwriter 25-year-old Sabrina Teitelbaum who found that a combination of getting sober and a global pandemic really helped her focus on her music allowing her to drill down

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bdrmm: It’s Just A Bit Of Blood

06/02/2023 by Andy Von Pip

Hull-based shoegaze quartet bdrmm return with the release of “It’s Just A Bit Of Blood” and celebrate the news that they have signed to Mogwai’s Rock Action who will l release their anticipated second album

Autobahn : Post History

03/02/2023 by Andy Von Pip

A few years back Autobahn were one of the most exciting bands to have come out of what was loosely [and some might say lazily] termed the industrial post-punk scene.

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Lael Neale: I Am The River

02/02/2023 by Andy Von Pip

Virginian indie singer-songwriter and Omnichord aficionado Lael Neale returns with the atmospheric addictive spacy bop of “I Am The River”

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swim school : Delirious

04/02/202301/02/2023 by Andy Von Pip

If you are a sound engineer and still chat shit and talk down to female artists, one can only wonder how you still have a job? And what the fuck is going on with that

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Caroline Polachek : Blood And Butter

31/01/202331/01/2023 by Andy Von Pip

Caroline Polachek continues to subvert expectations of what pop can be

Focus Wales 2023 – 4th – 6th May 2023

30/01/2023 by Andy Von Pip

Focus Wales announces 80 new acts