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.

Stop Making Sense-Cosmo Jarvis Interview

18/07/202201/12/2009 by Andy Von Pip

A recent Q&A with the man the N.M.E. has bestowed the title “the coolest man in rock” revealed that Strokes front man Julian Casablancas may indeed be incredibly cool but he also gives interminably

Sick! Adventures In Music Promotion

09/02/201230/11/2009 by Andy Von Pip

Music promotion? Is it worth the stress? You book the venue, try and get the right mix of bands, design the flyers and posters, arrange time scales with printers, sort out the PR, work out

Thank You!

10/03/202228/11/2009 by Andy Von Pip

RECORD OF THE DAY AWARDS FOR MUSIC JOURNALISM AND PR 2009 http://www.recordoftheday.com/www/awards/index.php Big thanks to everyone who voted Von Pip in this years awards, much appreciated. Andyx [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/ericwhelan/record-of-the-day-awards-2009″]

Marina And The Diamonds Live, Liverpool Masque, 13/12/2009

09/02/201222/11/2009 by Andy Von Pip

I generally get a little nervous before gigs. Excitement, anticipation and of course freshly laundered underpants all play a part in the pre gig ritual but prior to tonight’s gig I was extra jittery. I’ve

Music For Pleasure -Polly Mackey And The Pleasure Principle Interview

09/02/201213/11/2009 by Andy Von Pip

“The Way It Works” By Polly MacKey And The Pleasure Principle [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/vonpip/polly-mckey-and-the-pleasure-principle-the-wayitworks”] Polly MacKey’s first public performance came when she was just shy of her sixteenth birthday, at a family party. As chance would

Marina And The Diamonds-Mowgli’s Road

09/02/201212/11/2009 by Andy Von Pip

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwfCjYv7gVQ] Order from I-tunes here Russ Chimes Remix [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/vonpip/mowglis-road-russ-chimes-remix”] We’ve got obsessions / All you ever think about are sick ideas involving me, involving you’ sang Marina and the Diamonds, and ironically in doing

AWARDS FOR MUSIC JOURNALISM AND PR 2009

10/03/202203/11/2009 by Andy Von Pip

AWARDS FOR MUSIC JOURNALISM AND PR 2009 It’s that time of year again when voting commences for the “Record of the Day Awards for Music Journalism and PR,” which this year takes place at the

The Dead Weather- I Cut Like A Buffalo Review

09/02/201230/10/2009 by Andy Von Pip

Saying you don’t particularly ‘ get’ The White Stripes usually elicits the same sort of incredulity and anger normally reserved for somebody who decides to drop their trousers and shout “Hallelujah!” whilst receiving Holy Communion

The Raveonettes -Bang/Last Dance (single) Review

09/02/201221/10/2009 by Andy Von Pip

Danish duo Sharin Foo and Sune Rose Wagner, The Raveonettes to you and I, return with a bang, both in the literal and the figurative sense! ‘Bang’ is the first single from the bands 4th

Crazy Riders Competition

10/03/202220/10/2009 by Andy Von Pip

Tour Rider (def) –The rider is a list of requests for the comfort of the artist on the day of the show. Sometimes this document is provided along with the technical rider; other times, it

Charlotte Hatherley-New Worlds Album Review

09/02/201217/10/2009 by Andy Von Pip

Read my interview with Charlotte, exclusive to Altsounds.com HERE The thing that’s always impressed me about Charlotte Hatherley is she’s just so bloody good at what she does. She’s a great guitarist, an innovative songwriter,

The Illumination Station-Lulu And the Lampshades Interview

03/04/201511/10/2009 by Andy Von Pip

A girl called Lulu and her friends the dancing lampshades?? Good grief! It sounds like something that might have been commissioned for kids TV during the 60’s and early 70’s , a time when