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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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Something For The Weekend w/e 21/05/2010

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This week ;- Chapel Club, The Good Natured, Marina & The Diamonds, Rose Elinor Dougall, Delays, Catherine AD, The Shills, The Kiara Elles, The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart, Paloma Faith  and Magnapop ____________________________________________________________________________________

The VPME | Miki's Photo Album-Miki Berenyi Interview Part 2 21

Lush-Mad Love-Twenty Years On !

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“Deluxe” by Lush [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/andy-pip/lush-ciao-15-de-luxe” params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=f1313f” width=”100%” height=”81″ ]   Ever felt unappreciated, resigned to the fact that no matter what you do certain people will always be waiting to pour scorn upon your head?  

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Stornoway-The Beachcomber’s Windowsill Review

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Pic By Andy Fairbairn “I Saw You Blink” By Stornoway [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/sundaybest/i-saw-you-blink” params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=210ce7″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] There are some cynical critics who may dismiss Stornoway as yet another band attempting to emulate the recent success

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Eclectic Dreams-Emilie Simon Interview

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Such has been the hyperbole surrounding the female led synth pop revival that at times it’s been difficult to separate the wheat from the chaff and rescue legitimate contenders from the raging sea of PR propaganda. And so whilst lesser artists surf the tsunami of hype, French sonic auteur Emilie Simon has been quietly assembling something of a mini- electronic pop masterpiece in the shape of her latest album “The Big Machine. Emilie, hailing from Montpelier, in the south of France, a former student of musicology at the Sorbonn, specialising in medieval music and electronic contemporary composition, has been at the vanguard of experimental electronica in her homeland since 2003.

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To Elle And Back- The Kiara Elles Interview.

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“Laser Shot” By The Kiara Elles. [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/vonpip/laser-shot-the-kiara-elles” params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=e5e70c” width=”100%” height=”81″ ] What’s in a name? Does it really make a difference?  Would The Clash’s contribution to music seem somehow less valid if they’d have

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Shooting From The Hip – Dum Dum Girls Interview

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Original Dum Dum Girls photos by Lauren Dukoff “Jail La La” By Dum Dum Girls. [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/vonpip/dum-dum-girls-jail-la-la” params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=c82806″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Free Download here (Right click here) If you’re a sucker for scuzzy guitars, Spector-esque

The VPME | The Ghost Of A Smile-Kyla La Grange Interview

The Ghost Of A Smile-Kyla La Grange Interview

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“Walk Through Walls” By Kyla La Grange. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/8618252″ params=”show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=cf0b1b” width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Free Download Of “Vampire Smile” Here . Let’s get a bit philosophical- “Most people live and die with their music still unplayed.