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.

PJ Harvey – ‘Let England Shake’ Review.

10/02/201209/02/2011 by Andy Von Pip

‘Written On Your Forehead’ By PJ Harvey. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/7504568″ params=”show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=cf0b1b” width=”100%” height=”81″ ] PJ Harvey – ‘Let England Shake’ Review Full Album Stream PJ Harvey has long been considered one of England’s most innovative and

Songs To Learn And Sing – Scanners – Salvation/Baby Blue

10/02/201207/02/2011 by Andy Von Pip

‘Salvation’ By Scanners [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/10016987″ params=”show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] ‘Baby Blue’ By Scanners [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/10016988″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] London four piece Scanners return with a dark glittering double A side ‘Salvation/Baby Blue’ from

Lost And Found – Little Comets Interview And Album Review.

10/02/201204/02/2011 by Andy Von Pip

‘Darling Alistair‘ By Little Comets. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/10015220″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] ‘Adultery‘ By Little Comets. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/10014913″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] It appears that many music fans view big record labels as inherently evil,

Songs To Learn And Sing – The Barettas – Touche

10/02/201202/02/2011 by Andy Von Pip

‘Touche’ By The Barettas. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/9980321″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Today’s featured song comes from a pulsating, punchy, pretty, post punk, power pop, pulchritudinous posse (how’s that for alliteration!!) or The Barettas for short. Hailing

When The Boat Comes In – Tom Williams (and the Boat) interview

10/02/201201/02/2011 by Andy Von Pip

‘Get Older’ By Tom Williams & The Boat. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/9921166″ params=”show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] As band names go ‘Tom Williams and The Boat’ may not initially strike you as the most exciting. You may

Patti Smith-Live-London 27/01/2011

10/02/201231/01/2011 by Andy Von Pip

PATTI SMITH : THE CHURCH OF St. GILES IN THE FIELDS, LONDON, JANUARY 27th 2011 By Richard The Goth. There are numerous Patti Smiths: the serious literary figure who writes and speaks of how true

Songs To Learn And Sing – Video Villain – Fearless

10/02/201227/01/2011 by Andy Von Pip

‘Fearless’ By Villain. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/9695029″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Video Villain, rose from the smouldering ashes of electro art popsters Dead Disco producing skewed sci-fi Goth-pop electronica influenced by everybody from David Lynch to Trent

Songs To Learn And Sing – Slow Down Tallahassee – ‘Knees As Sweet As These.’

11/04/201224/01/2011 by Andy Von Pip

‘Knees As Sweet As These‘ By Slow Down Tallahassee. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/9555167″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=cf0b1b” width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Today’s song is tinged with more than a little sadness, regrettably Sheffield’s Slow Down Tallahassee, haven’t so much slowed

Thrill Seekers – Let’s Buy Happiness Interview

11/09/202020/01/2011 by Andy Von Pip

LBH _ ALBUM · Let's Buy Happiness – Run letsbuyhappiness · Let’s Buy Happiness ‘Six Wolves’ Let’s cut to the chase and at the risk of sounding like an M&S advert, categorically state, Let’s Buy

Songs To Learn And Sing – James Vincent McMorrow- ‘This Old Dark Machine.’

09/02/201219/01/2011 by Andy Von Pip

‘This Old Dark Machine‘ By James Vincent McMorrow [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/6595399″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=cf0b1b” width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Listening to Irish singer songwriter James Vincent McMorrow’s debut album you wouldn’t think he’d been raised on hardcore punk or found

Songs To Learn And Sing – VVolves – ‘Birds In Berlin.’

09/02/201217/01/2011 by Andy Von Pip

‘Birds In Berlin’ By VVolves [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/9242385″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=a70f00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Ok, no idea how to pronouce today’s bands name, it has a double VV at the begining but that’s were the similarity to VV

‘Hold On To The Light’ – Emily Barker Interview And Album Review

10/02/201215/01/2011 by Andy Von Pip

‘Calendar’ By Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/9132534″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=cf0b1b” width=”100%” height=”81″ ] As a blogger I’d like to say that I discovered Emily Barker before you, that I had been tipping