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.

TRACK OF THE DAY – F A N S – ‘Born Into’

21/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

The basic premise of post punk trio FANS latest song Born Into is that the social circumstances you’re ‘born into’ is where you’re likely to remain. Know your place, because social mobility on a grand

TRACK OF THE DAY – PELUCHE – The Guy With The Gammy Eye

17/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

What starts off sounding like the Harriet Wheeler drowning in a whirlpool morphs into a reverb laden, percussive tour de force from London based trio Peluché. Their latest release is the poignantly titled The Guy

The VPME | Track Of The Day - Lusts - 'Temptation' 1

TRACK OF THE DAY – LUSTS – Waves

13/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Brothers Andy and James Stone AKA Lusts return with a new single ‘Waves’ which gets a digital release on 28/08/2015 via the excellent 1965 records followed by a limited 7” release at a later date.

The VPME | TRACK OF THE DAY (2) - AUTOBAHN - 'Immaterial Man'

TRACK OF THE DAY – AUTOBAHN – ‘Society’

10/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Thatcher once said ‘And, you know, there is no such thing as society’ and in those ten words summed up a political ideology that has not only been assiduously embraced by the current government, but one

Heavenly Recordings 25th Anniversary – Kazimier – Liverpool 5/7/2015

09/03/202208/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

25 years not out. That’s some achievement for any record label given the seismic changes in the industry over the last 15 years and it’s certainly something to be celebrated (unless its Syco!) Of course

HEAVENLY RECORDS – 25 Years Not Out – Anniversary Gig Preview.

09/03/202203/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Heavenly Records is celebrating it’s 25th Anniversary this year and to mark the occasion there’s a whole day of fun and frolics scheduled to kick off at Liverpool’s legendary Kazimier and Kazimier Gardens in Liverpool

FESTIVAL NO.6 ANNOUNCES JAMES AS SURPRISE SUNDAY CO-HEADLINE

02/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

FESTIVAL NO.6 ANNOUNCES FOURTH HEADLINER JAMES UNVEILED AS SURPRISE SUNDAY CO-HEADLINE EDWYN COLLINS, GAZ COOMBES, JANE WEAVER & RAE MORRIS CONFIRMED FOR TOWN HALL SESSIONS More acts, DJs and activities announced Festival No.6 –

TRACK OF THE DAY (2) – LAS ROBERTAS – Inside And Out’

01/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Las Robertas are a lo-fi garage trio from San José, Costa Rica. It says on their bandcamp page that they are in fact purveyors of ” distorted lo-fi garage girly sound,” but that their new

TAMARYN – ‘Softcore’

09/03/202201/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

This is rather epic from Tamaryn! Sexy, doomy sci-fi future pop with a slightly gothic aesthetic. The sort of music to make love to in the reaming moments before the apocalypse. Thrusting, driving, relentless, dark,

The VPME | LIVE REVIEW - MARNIE - Hebden Bridge Trades Club - 27/6/15 1

MARNIE ( Helen Marnie - Ladytron)