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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Track Of The Day – PINS – Serve The Rich

26/09/201726/09/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Manchester’s PINS are back with a new song ‘Serve The Rich’ as the band continue to push their sound in interesting new directions whilst still retaining all that made them a fascinating proposition when they

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Track Of The Day – Jesse Jo Stark – Deadly Doll

14/09/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Jesse Jo Stark – Deadly Doll Whilst Jesse Jo Stark isn’t exactly a newcomer, she’s released a number of shimmering dark pop songs over the last few years, it wasn’t until 2016’s chiming ‘Down

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Embers – Until The Dawn

09/03/202212/09/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Track Of The Day – Embers – Until The Dawn. A few years back Manchester band Embers looked to be on the cusp of something very special. Their live performances were spectacular, their sound was

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Track Of The Day – Pale Honey – ‘Get These Things Out Of My Head’

12/09/201711/09/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Pale Honey – ‘Get These Things Out Of My Head’ We previously featured Gothenburg duo Tuva Lodmark (guitar/vocals) and Nelly Daltrey (drums) aka Pale Honey back in early 2015. And we finished the year with

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Preview: Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia 2017

09/03/202210/09/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia 2017 The Liverpool International Festival Of Psychedelia returns and once again takes up residence in the heart of Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle. Camp and Furnace, The Blade Factory and District

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Track Of The Day – Miss World – ‘Put Me In A Movie’

08/09/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Miss World – ‘Put Me In A Movie’ This one’s a bit special, it also encapsulates over the course of its brief, but perfectly formed 2 minutes and eight seconds exactly the sort of music

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Yassassin – Vitamin Y EP

07/09/2017 by Andy Von Pip

The ubiquitous Robert Redford GIF, AKA ‘the smug yet righteous nod of approval‘ could have been invented specifically for that feeling of satisfaction you get when a new band who you have set great store

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Bloody Knees – Maybe It’s Easy

09/03/202205/09/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Bloody Knees have been around a few years and have amassed a rather impressive back catalogue of releases. We caught them in 2016 supporting Wolf Alice in Liverpool and were transfixed by their frenetic mix of

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Track(s) Of The Day – Best Girl Athlete – In Your Head & Baby Come Home

31/08/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Wow ! Not sure what we were doing in 2015 that ensured we somehow contrived to completely miss out on Best Girl Athlete‘s debut album ‘Carve Every Word’. An album which was apparently nominated for

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Video of The Week – Samantha Urbani – Hints And Implications

30/08/2017 by Andy Von Pip

It seems an age ago that Brooklyn collective Friends were beguiling the blogosphere with their fusion of indie art pop and mutant funk grooves. They made the “BBC’s Sound Of” list and won the “UK

The VPME | VPME Recommends - Spotify Playlist July/August 2017

VPME Recommends – Spotify Playlist July/August 2017

29/08/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Here’s our latest monthly playlist for July and August. You’ll note the slight flaw in our plan when doing these monthly playlists namely we completely forgot to do last months. So it’s a double helping

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Track Of The Day – Pale Waves Television Romance

17/08/201717/08/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Pale Waves Television Romance Manchester’s indie pop new comers Pale Wales return with brand new track ‘Television Romance’, but what sort of reception will it get? (ho, ho). It’s the follow up to their sublime