Track Of The Day – Dream Wife – Fire
Dream Wife – Fire Dream Wife return with a new track and EP, which includes their previous release, the excellent ‘Somebody’ plus three exclusive remixes of ‘Fire’. It’s a track that’s already a live favourite
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Album Of The Month – Juanita Stein – America
Juanita Stein – America It’s hardly a huge surprise to discover that Howling Bells singer songwriter and guitarist Juanita Stein‘s debut solo album has distinct alt- country flavour running throughout. It’s a genre that’s been
In Pictures : Kendal Calling 2017 – How to run a festival.
We’ve been caught up in the abject shambles that was the Hope And Glory festival in Liverpool over the last few days, an object lesson in how NOT to run a music festival. And how
Hope And Glory Festival Liverpool
Hope and Glory Festival have just issued this statement HERE . It appears they have named and blamed everybody else in the world, like, ever. They also seem more concerned about riders and sandwiches going missing?
Live : Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds: Liverpool Exhibition Centre
Review: Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds: Liverpool Exhibition Centre Words By Susie Bennett / Photography Andy Von Pip The sound of Brian Wilson presenting 1960s Hawthorne California is more than enough to inspire a happy battle
The VPME – 10th Anniversary !
Today the VPME celebrates 10 years at the musical coal face. Yes, on 31st July 2007 we posted ‘ The Burning Ambition Of The Early Diuretics” by Brighton uber-pop band The Pipettes. Listening back it’s
TRACK OF THE DAY – Johnny Kills – My Shirt Guy is High
After impressing with the giddy garage surf thrash of their debut single ‘Let’s Talk About Me’, Brighton/London/York based Johnny Kills return with an ode to boredom in the shape of ‘My Shirt Guy Is High.’
Track Of The Day – Swimming Girls – 2 Kids
Not unlike one of our favourite new artists Dream Wife , Swimming Girls are another band who started life as a ‘musical project’ whilst studying separately at Bath Uni. They were apparently asked to simply ‘write
In Pictures : Brazilica Festival
It’s been a year of landmarks locally this year. Liverpool Sound City celebrated 10 years, and at the end of the month, the VPME is also ten. And another tenth birthday celebration came along at the
VPME Recommends – Spotify Playlist June 2017
Right then here’s last month’s Spotify playlist of tunes you may have missed, or even intentionally avoided … sorry, but there is NO hiding place ;) Or if you’d prefer you can listen to
Track Of The Day – Yassassin – Cherry Pie
After the spiky agitpop of Social Politics and the equally thrilling Pretty Face, Yassassin are clearly a band with a message who take no prisoners ( literally in their new video). They return with a
Track Of The Day – The Van T’s – Fresh Meat
After the rather epic ‘Fun Garçon’ (which we had previously described as “more fun than throwing rotten fruit at Donald Trump’s massive f*cking stupid c*nting orange head”) Glasgow’s The Van T’s return with another impressive slice of