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 – WOLF ALICE – ‘Giant Peach’

25/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

HURRAH! So finally, we have news of Wolf Alice’s debut album! It’s entitled My Love Is Cool and is out on 22nd June on Dirty Hit Records. The first single to be taken from the

VIDEO OF THE WEEK – NOVELLA – ‘Land Gone’

07/03/202224/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

If we were young and hip, instead of cynical, dissolute and jaded we’d probably say we were ‘super excited’ at the prospect of Novella’s debut album. We do love ’em but being old school we’d

LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL of PSYCHEDELIA 2015

24/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL of PSYCHEDELIA 2015 25th+26th September @ Camp And Furnace / Blade Factory / District FIRST HEADLINER ANNOUNCED… SPIRITUALIZED www.LIVERPOOLPSYCHFEST.com * SACRED BONES RECORDS (USA) and BYM RECORDS (Chile) * present an exclusive

TRACK OF THE DAY – POOLTHEORY – ‘The Dreamer’

24/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

As is the way these days the details about the people or person behind today’s track of the day are as scant as job satisfaction in a call centre. They (let’s assume there’s more than

The VPME | Track Of The Day - Sharptooth - 'Sister' 1

TRACK OF THE DAY – SHARPTOOTH – ‘ Remember (Walkin’ In The Sand)’

23/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

For us last week was all about Scotland’s finest, the Jesus And Mary Chain after spending two days with ’em for their first few dates of their Psychocandy 2015 tour. Back in 1985 William Reid

THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN – PSYCHOCANDY 2015 LIVE – Liverpool and Leeds.

09/03/202220/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

After sell out shows in London and Glasgow last year The Jesus And Mary Chain are currently on the road in the UK with their ‘Psychocandy 2015’ tour. We were lucky enough to join them

GIT AWARD 2015 SHORTLIST REVEALED

16/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

It’s easy to be dismissive with regard to music awards, indeed the ones at the grander end of the musical spectrum where the great and the good gather to be embraced by faceless bean counters should be

TRACK OF THE DAY – KID WAVE – ‘WONDERLUST’

16/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

One of our tips for 2015, Kid Wave return with a new single ‘Wonderlust’ taken from their forthcoming debut album. It’s a mixture of classic no nonsense Primal Scream guitar riffs, and soaring blissed out

TRACK OF THE DAY – BRUISING – ‘CAN’T YOU FEEL’

13/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

If you fancy forming a band, it’s simple – wear a ‘Perfect Pussy’ T-shirt. That’s apparently how Leeds duo Bruising became acquainted. Singer and guitarist Naomi Baguley met Ben Lewis in a nightclub when she

ALBUM REVIEW – SHINIES – ‘Nothing Like Something Happens Anywhere’

09/03/202212/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

A couple of years back Manchester band Shinies became something of a bête noire to the Daily Mail’s ‘we demand to be offended by EVERYTHING brigade.’ This was in the wake of a video that

Liverpool Sound City Announces More International Names for 2015 Conference

11/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

NEWS Sound City Announces International Names for 2015 Conference Wayne Coyne revealed as keynote speaker Julian Cope & Viv Albertine also join the conference line-up The eighth Liverpool Sound City is proud to announce

TRACK OF THE DAY – FLOWER FELLOW – ‘White And Blue’

11/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

This song popped up in our email box last week and it taught us a valuable lesson, namely never judge an artist by their stage name. Sadly being the vacant superficial charlatans we are, we