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.

The VPME | Track Of The Day - Deep Sea Arcade - 'Seen No Right'

Track Of The Day – Deep Sea Arcade – ‘Seen No Right’

02/03/202231/07/2013 by Andy Von Pip

Sydney’s Deep Sea Arcade make a welcome return to the UK for a run of live dates including a headline show at Hoxton Square Bar and Kitchen on the 17th August. To celebrate they are

The VPME | LIVERPOOL 'PSYCH FEST' - LINE-UP ADDITIONs / 7" VINYL / CHARLIE BOYER /LOLA COLT/ MARC RILEY

LIVERPOOL ‘PSYCH FEST’ – LINE-UP ADDITIONs / 7″ VINYL / CHARLIE BOYER /LOLA COLT/ MARC RILEY

02/03/202230/07/2013 by Andy Von Pip

LIVERPOOL PSYCH FEST ANNOUNCE LINE-UP ADDITIONS TO MUSIC PROGRAMME. CHARLIE BOYER AND THE VOYEURS & LOLA COLT ADDED TO BILL, ALONGSIDE DJs MARC RILEY & ANDY VOTEL. LIVERPOOL PSYCH FEST ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE 7” VINYL. EXISTING

The VPME | Track Of The Day - Shinies - 'Taste'

Track Of The Day – Shinies – ‘Taste’

26/07/2013 by Andy Von Pip

Here at the VPME we love Shinies; after all, they do say ‘Shinies makes it better.’ This is obviously not without good reason because our mood has infinitely improved after wrapping our ears around Manchester’s quartet

The VPME | Tracks Of The Day - Crazy Pills -'Break It Down' and 'Trudy June'

Tracks Of The Day – Crazy Pills -‘Break It Down’ and ‘Trudy June’

25/07/201325/07/2013 by Andy Von Pip

NYC trio Crazy Pills channel the spirit of the Cramps dirty B-Movie hell for leather garage surf on their fantastic new single ‘Break It Down.‘ With a fuckload of attitude, it rattles along like an

The VPME | Track Of the Day - Heartsrevolution - 'Kill Your Radio'

Track Of the Day – Heartsrevolution – ‘Kill Your Radio’

23/07/2013 by Andy Von Pip

NYC duo Ben Pollock and Leyla ‘Lo’ Safa AKA Hearts Revolution are back with their visceral idiosyncratic brand of off kilter electronic future pop. ‘Kill Your Radio’ the lead track from their forthcoming EP sounds

The VPME | Songs To Learn And Sing - SILVER SWANS, DREAM BOYS,CANDY SAYS, KILL MOON, VICTORIA AND JACOB, STRANGERS. 2

Songs To Learn And Sing – SILVER SWANS, DREAM BOYS,CANDY SAYS, KILL MOON, VICTORIA AND JACOB, STRANGERS.

22/07/2013 by Andy Von Pip

SILVER SWANS San Francisco duo Jonathan Waters and Ann Yu are Silver Swans. Given that the sounds they create are right up our musical street we’re as surprised as anybody that we’ve not latched on

REVOLUTION: PUSSY RIOT COMMEMORATION FESTIVAL – Manchester

02/03/202221/07/2013 by Andy Von Pip

SHATTERJAPAN presents this special non-profit festival of music and performance spread over 2 days at KRAAK venue, right in the heart of Manchester’s über-trendy Northern Quarter. Artists from various parts of the UK and beyond

The VPME | Track(s) Of The Day - LUNGS - 'Loner' And 'Faraway'

Track(s) Of The Day – LUNGS – ‘Loner’ And ‘Faraway’

19/07/2013 by Andy Von Pip

Meet a brand spanking new musical duo based in London by way of São Paulo and Melbourne. Yup LUNGS combine the talents of former Guillemots guitarist MC Lord Magrão and vocalist Suzie Blake, to produce

The VPME | Mount Kimbie - A Short Film

Mount Kimbie – A Short Film

02/03/202218/07/2013 by Andy Von Pip

In May, we were invited to Vice’s new “You Need To Hear This” channel launch party at Hoxton Docks in London, which was headlined by Mount Kimbie. They performed for the first time ever with a

The VPME | Tracks Of The Day - Morning Smoke - 'DYWD' & 'In Euphoria' 1

Tracks Of The Day – Morning Smoke – ‘DYWD’ & ‘In Euphoria’

17/07/2013 by Andy Von Pip

Not one but two tracks of the day from Brighton band Morning Smoke who, on this evidence posses the potential to be genuine contenders, based solely on substance not vapid, artful hype. To hail a

The VPME | Songs To Learn And Sing - SPC ECO, EXTRADITION ORDER, LOVE INKS 1

Songs To Learn And Sing – SPC ECO, EXTRADITION ORDER, LOVE INKS

12/07/2013 by Andy Von Pip

SPC ECO ‘Delusional Waste ‘ is another hypnotic and exceedingly welcome slice of dreamy ethereal electronica from SPC ECO. It’s a track that mixes sugar and spite in equal measure, in fact we can’t recall

The VPME | Black Casino And The Ghost - 'I Like You 'Cause You're Free'

Black Casino And The Ghost – ‘I Like You ‘Cause You’re Free’

09/03/202211/07/2013 by Andy Von Pip

‘ I Like You ‘Cause You’re Free’ is Black Casino and The Ghost’s first single to be taken from their upcoming debut album, the wonderfully titled “Some Dogs Think Their Name is No.” What strikes