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.

Post War Glamour Girls – Chipper

06/02/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Leeds post-punk quartet Post War Glamour Girls return with a new tune ‘Chipper’ from their forthcoming third album ‘Swan Songs’ (via Hide & Seek Records). It’s a rumbling raging beast of tune which sees frontman and

First Look: The Sneaky Nixons – Returning Home A Failure – Video

03/02/2017 by Andy Von Pip

The Sneaky Nixons were initially seen rather than heard, with graffiti bearing their name popping up around Liverpool on a regular basis. At that time I wasn’t sure if they were a band or a

FEST EVOL GARDENS 2017

30/01/201730/01/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Fest Evol returns with another stellar line-up as Evol combines with The Invisible Wind Factory. Originally Fest Evol was scheduled in the down time when the festival season kicked in, and promoter Revo had previously

Skott – Glitter And Gloss

27/01/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Another of our tips for 2017 returns with a new tune. Swedish singer-songwriter Skott has already caught the attention of critics and fans alike with her perfectly sculpted pop via previous releases such as ‘Porcelain,’ ‘Amelia’

L.A. Witch – ‘Brian’

27/01/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Los Angeles garage grunge trio L.A.Witch have recently signed to Suicide Squeeze Records and their latest tune ‘Brian’, resembles something that could soundtrack Travis Bickle’s neon-lit late night taxi trawls around 1970s New York City’s

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In Pictures : Dream Wife – Live in Liverpool

10/03/202227/01/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Our top tip for big things in 2017 Dream Wife kicked off the year in epic fashion with an incendiary live EVOL show at Liverpool Buyers Club. It was part of DIY’s “Hello 2017 tour ” which

Sound City

NEWS: – LIVERPOOL SOUND CITY- 10th Anniversary Headliners Announced HUMAN LEAGUE • CALE • METRONOMY • THE KOOKS

09/03/202223/01/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Liverpool Sound City have revealed details of the first wave of acts to appear at this year’s festival in their new Clarence Dock home. Headliners aside it’s the announcement that Peaches and The Kills are

Luxury Death – Glue

13/01/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Infectious and uplifting yet conversely vaguely unsettling, yup, Manchester girlfriend/boyfriend duo Luxury Death are back with their new single “Glue”. It’s melodic DIY pop with a dark twist, and neatly sidesteps the fey C86 trap of jangly cutesy

Slowdive – Star Roving

12/01/2017 by Andy Von Pip

If like us you follow the social media accounts of Slowdive and their members you’ll doubtless have seen various hints that there may be new material in the offing. Today they reveal their first new

Zuzu – What You Want

09/01/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Zuzu returns with a new tune that reaffirms her credentials as an accomplished purveyor of scuffed melodic indie pop. Following on from her debut single proper, ‘Get Off’, ‘What You Want’ is another insouciant, breezy

Jo Marches – The Night

09/03/202209/01/2017 by Andy Von Pip

As we ease our way into 2017 we’ll still occasionally dip backwards into 2016 and highlight some of the good stuff we missed out on the first time around. So it’s off to Europe today

Behind The Music With Saint Sister

13/12/202105/01/2017 by Andy Von Pip

Gemma Doherty & Morgan Macintyre are Saint Sister an Irish duo who have steadily and quietly been building up a head of steam during the last year or so. They mix traditional instruments such as