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 – SILENT SLEEP – Everything I Own

15/09/2015 by Andy Von Pip

A new tune from Liverpool’s Silent Sleep which is all about money or the lack thereof. Ironically for a track that is essentially about a lack of brass it does feature a rather nice brass

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THE VPME MEETS – AUTOBAHN

14/09/2015 by Andy Von Pip

One of our tips for 2015, Leeds based five-piece Autobahn have released an astonishingly accomplished debut album in the shape of Dissemble. It’s a body of work full of restless agitation, swirling menace, seething rage

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TRACK OF THE DAY – DILLY DALLY – ‘Purple Rage’

14/09/2015 by Andy Von Pip

We know that new music bloggers can get pretty excited about new artists on a regular basis, so be warned this post contains graphic scenes of serious full-on ‘gushing.’But it’s hard not to get excited

The VPME | TRACK OF THE DAY (2) -WOLF ALICE - Baby Ain't Made Of China' 2

TRACK OF THE DAY (2) -WOLF ALICE – Baby Ain’t Made Of China’

11/09/2015 by Andy Von Pip

We weren’t anticipating a new Wolf Alice track quite so soon after their critically lauded debut album ‘My Love is Cool.’ Even better, Baby Ain’t Made Of China is available as a free download, it’s

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TRACK OF THE DAY – INHEAVEN – Bitter Town

11/09/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Now, this, this we like, it’s the latest track from Inheaven, sure it’s huge and anthemic and seems almost tailored made for some fist pumping sing -a longs at festivals! But it stays on the

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IN PICTURES : A Day At Festival No.6

08/09/201507/09/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Portmeirion is undeniably one of the most beautiful and slightly off-kilter places in the UK. And for the fourth year running it is also home to the Festival No.6 music and arts festival. This year

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TRACK OF THE DAY – LOUIS BARABBAS – You Did This To Me

04/09/201504/09/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Louis Barabbas, the hirsute and on occasion wild-eyed frontman of The Bedlam Six has revealed plans to release a debut solo album, the intriguingly titled ‘Gentle Songs Of Ceaseless Horror.’ A spankingly wonderful title we’re

The VPME | NEWS : LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL of PSYCHEDELIA 2015 Announce Final Additions 2

NEWS : LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL of PSYCHEDELIA 2015 Announce Final Additions

03/09/2015 by Andy Von Pip

** FULL DAILY LINE-UPs ANNOUNCED ** ** PZYK PRYZM: A MAJOR NEW AV + VR INSTALLATION ** ** ANTON NEWCOMBE’s ARTIST RESIDENCY ** ** DJ BILL including PSYCHEMAGIK, AL LOVER, B-MUSIC: FINDERS KEEPERS x

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TRACK OF THE DAY – THE BIG MOON – The Road

04/09/201503/09/2015 by Andy Von Pip

The Road is the latest tune from London quartet The Big Moon, following hot on the heels of the success of their debut single Sucker. It features chunky psych-tinged guitar riffs and a big fuck off organ

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The VPME Podcast – September 2015

04/09/201502/09/2015 by Andy Von Pip

After an unfeasibly long and quite frankly unacceptable absence, the VPME podcast returns for an hour and a half of music from the past, the present and the future … featuring , The Cure, Wolf Alice

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BECKY BECKY – House Of The Black Madonna

09/03/202202/09/2015 by Andy Von Pip

House Of The Black Madonna by Becky Becky has been a favourite of ours for quite some time now so it’s nice to see it get a proper release. Becky Becky is the musical union

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TRACK OF THE DAY – PARTY NAILS – Break

04/09/201501/09/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Today we’re off to planet pop courtesy of Party Nails which is the musical pop project of Elana Belle Carroll, a 25-year-old songwriter and performer from Los Angeles and her irresistible debut single Break seems