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.

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Pips Tips – 30 Breakthrough Acts For 2013 – Part 6 – #21 to #25

05/12/2012 by Andy Von Pip

The penultimate five in our “Pips Tips For 2013” (You can check out –Part1, Part2, Part 3 , part 4 and part 5 by simply clicking the respective underlined links) #21 Ms Mr New York

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Pips Tips – 30 Breakthrough Acts For 2013 – Part 5 – #16 to #20

10/02/201303/12/2012 by Andy Von Pip

Tis the season to make lists, thus “Listeria” continues unabated ! We’re so excited and we just can’t hide it..Ahem…. as we present numbers 16 to 20 in our 30 Musical tips for 2013. (You

The Blog Sound of 2013 Long List

27/05/202503/12/2012 by Andy Von Pip

Follow #blogsound2013 on twitter The Blog Sound Poll was first published in 2011. The concept of the poll wasn’t to criticise the established BBC Sound of list, but simply an experiment to see if UK

The VPME | Rebekah Delgado - Ménage à Moi - Video Premiere

Rebekah Delgado – Ménage à Moi – Video Premiere

01/12/2012 by Andy Von Pip

If you’ve been reading the site of late and following our massive “musical tips” feature, you’ll be aware of our proclivity for “slipping in” double entendres, here, there and everywhere. In keeping with the rather

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Pips Tips – 30 Breakthrough Acts For 2013 – Part 4 – #11 to #15

30/11/2012 by Andy Von Pip

Today we reach the halfway point in our epoch defining, Cecil B De Mille dwarfing, ‘this- kind -of- certainty- comes- but- once- in- a- lifetime’ style series, snappily entitled “30 Breakthrough Acts For 2013”– Here’s

The VPME | Pips Tips – 30 Breakthrough Acts For 2013- Part 3 – #9 to 10 1

Pips Tips – 30 Breakthrough Acts For 2013- Part 3 – #9 to 10

29/11/201229/11/2012 by Andy Von Pip

…And here’s Part 3 of our tips for 2013, #9 and 10 – Part 1 is here. Part 2 here #9 SWIM DEEP If you’re from Birmingham, rock a slight grungy skater dude

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Pips Tips – 30 Breakthrough Acts For 2013- Part 2 – #6 to 8

27/11/2012 by Andy Von Pip

Welcome to Part 2 of our tips, or rather our hopes for 2013 – Part 1 is here. Part 2 is as follows #6 COVES Coves are from Lemington Spa and make glorious driving

The VPME | Track Of The Day - The Good Natured - '5-HT'

Track Of The Day – The Good Natured – ‘5-HT’

27/11/2012 by Andy Von Pip

We wouldn’t just break off from doing our tips for 2013 for just anybody you know. At the end of 2010 we listed who we hoped would be big in 2011, and top of the

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Songs To Learn And Sing – You Walk Through Walls, Josh Weller, The Spook School

24/11/201224/11/2012 by Andy Von Pip

We interrupt our “Tips or 2013” coverage to bring you news of three rather excellent new tunes! You Walk Through Walls ‘Say Goodbye’ is just one of a quintet of outstanding tunes from by You

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Pips Tips – 30 Breakthrough Acts For 2013 – Part 1 – #1 to 5

30/11/201222/11/2012 by Andy Von Pip

The end of the year is almost nigh which can mean only one thing! Yes, it’s nearly time for the perennial avalanche of lists; Long lists, shortlists, lists about lists, more lists than you can

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Songs To Learn and Sing – Feathers and A*Star

16/11/201216/11/2012 by Andy Von Pip

Ok, so we’re nearing the years end and scurrying around cyberspace to see which bands, tunes, and albums we may have missed during a pretty darn impressive year for new music! However, how on God’s

The VPME | Track Of The Day - Leigh de Vries - 'Strange'

Track Of The Day – Leigh de Vries – ‘Strange’

15/11/2012 by Andy Von Pip

‘Strange’ is the compelling new tune from industrial shock rocker, Leigh de Vries. With an image that has Alison Goldfrapp looking as dowdy as Peggy Mount at a jumble sale and a strangely hypnotic monotone