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.

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

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

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

TRACK OF THE DAY- BEACH FATIGUE – Drunken Grrrls

01/09/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Previously known as Heavy Petting Zoo, Swansea based musicians Amy Zachariah (vocals), Ben Rodway (guitars), Joe Rees (bass & vocals), Billy Horwood (drums) and Jon (he’s only dancing) have rather sensibly changed their name to Beach Fatigue as they prepare for their debut album.

Liverpool Hope Fest 2015

31/08/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Liverpool Hope Fest 2015: Dave Haslam, Bernie Scott, The Wonder Stuff’s Miles & Erica, Space’s Tommy Scott, Sundowners and more names join unique charity event Following an earlier artist announcement that included Alan McGee’s new

Dirty Ghosts - Photo : Liz Caruana

TRACK OF THE DAY – Dirty Ghosts – ‘Cataract’

31/08/201531/08/2015 by Andy Von Pip

It’s been three years since Dirty Ghosts‘ acclaimed debut album ‘Metal Moon’, but at last their second album ‘ Let It Pretend’ is set for release in October via Last Gang Entertainment. Dirty Ghosts initially

Gig Photos Of The Month – August 2015

31/08/201530/08/2015 by Andy Von Pip

We’ve had a bit of downtime of late, largely due to having the site redesigned and revamped, so we hope you like the new look! Whilst we’re getting used to our new home, here’s a

TRACK OF THE DAY – CHEMISTRY LANE – ‘November’s Day Parade’

23/08/201521/08/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Chester’s Chemistry Lane ( Simon Jones, Dan Pritchard, Sam Pritchard, Tom Scargill, Sean Stockton) have announced that in between recording their debut album (released on Victoria Warehouse Records ) they are making their previous self-released

TRACK OF THE DAY – PRESENTS FOR SALLY – ‘Wishawayday’

20/08/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Wishawaytoday is the lead single from ‘Colours and Changes’ the second album from UK shoegaze trio Presents For Sally. ‘ It has that kind of driving early Chapterhouse/ Ride sound that pretty much had has hooked

TRACK OF THE DAY – LUDOVICO EINAUDI – ‘Night’

19/08/201519/08/2015 by Andy Von Pip

What is it about a sequence of musical notes arranged in a certain manner that has the ability to move us so profoundly? Music is certainly imbued with an extraordinary power that can bring our

TRACK OF THE DAY – HOLY MOTORS – ‘Heavy Flow’

18/08/2015 by Andy Von Pip

You could be forgiven if you mistook Holy Motors for leather-clad Southern Gothic evangelists roaring down the interstate on their motorcycles in search of converts whilst providing musical salvation to the lost and disillusioned. However

TRACK OF THE DAY – SUBTERRANEAN – ‘The Sun’

17/08/2015 by Andy Von Pip

‘You would have enjoyed Subterranean mate, right up your street’ spluttered an inebriated scouse buffoon friend as he staggered past me at last week’s marvelous FestEVOL gig. Feeling particularly nimble of mind, I deduced he