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 | TRACK OF THE DAY - NOVELLA - 'Land Gone' 1

TRACK OF THE DAY – NOVELLA – ‘Land Gone’

10/02/201510/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

We’ve featured Novella a few times over the last couple of years after catching them on tour with Dum Dum Girls. Their debut album ‘Land’ has been a long time coming but based on the

The VPME | BLACK HONEY LIVE - The Castle Hotel - Manchester - 5/02/2015 1

BLACK HONEY LIVE – The Castle Hotel – Manchester – 5/02/2015

09/03/202209/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

As one of the most blogged about new acts of 2014, it was perhaps fitting that Brighton’s hotly tipped Black Honey stopped off at Manchester’s Castle Hotel as part of their first UK headline tour.

The VPME | VIDEO OF THE WEEK - JACK ROBERT HARDMAN - 'Nuclear Family' - Première 1

VIDEO OF THE WEEK – JACK ROBERT HARDMAN – ‘Nuclear Family’ – Première

07/03/202205/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Singer songwriter Jack Robert Hardman’s first release of 2015 is built around a dark compelling narrative that challenges the notion of the ‘perfect’ ‘Nuclear Family’ revealing that beneath the surface it may not quite be

The VPME | TRACK OF THE DAY - MOON KING - 'Apocalypse' 1

TRACK OF THE DAY – MOON KING – ‘Apocalypse’

05/02/201505/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

You could say ‘Apocalypse’ is a tune of two halves from a band of two halves. Toronto’s Moon King are songwriter Daniel Benjamin and singer/guitarist Maddy Wilde. They’ve recently been touring the UK with compatriots

The VPME | TRACK OF THE DAY (2) - FINDLAY - 'Electric Bones' 2

TRACK OF THE DAY (2) – FINDLAY – ‘Electric Bones’

10/02/201504/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

We love Findlay, she was one of our tips for big things at the end of 2013, and if anybody caught her live set at Glastonbury last year, you’d have to be a near clinical

The VPME | TRACK OF THE DAY - OH WONDER - 'Lose It'

TRACK OF THE DAY – OH WONDER – ‘Lose It’

04/02/201504/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Hot on the heels of yesterdays ‘mystery band’ revelation, we have another today in the shape of Oh Wonder, who are one of our tips for 2015. Again they arrived with no press photo, no back-story

The VPME | FESTIVAL NO.6 2015 - First headliners

FESTIVAL NO.6 2015 – First headliners

03/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Festival News GRACE JONES and BELLE & SEBASTIAN TO HEADLINE FESTIVAL NO.6 2015 Young Fathers, Kate Tempest, Ghostpoet and many more also confirmed in first wave Award winning Festival No.6 has today announced the

The VPME | TRACKS OF THE DAY - ST.TROPEZ - 'Cut Me Loose' and 'Por Que Why'

TRACKS OF THE DAY – ST.TROPEZ – ‘Cut Me Loose’ and ‘Por Que Why’

03/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Remember St Tropez? We featured their debut release a few months back, the raw incendiary blast that was ‘I Don’t Wanna Fall in Love.’ Well they’re back with a new EP and brand new single.

The VPME | TRACK OF THE DAY (2) - APACHE DARLING - 'Firebird' 1

TRACK OF THE DAY (2) – APACHE DARLING – ‘Firebird’

02/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Since we introduced Apache Darling last summer by way of their debut single ‘More Than Me’ they appear to have gone from strength to strength. They’ve picked up praise and support from the likes of

The VPME | TRACK OF THE DAY - LAURA JEAN - 'Mechanical Friends' 1

TRACK OF THE DAY – LAURA JEAN – ‘Mechanical Friends’

02/02/2015 by Andy Von Pip

After kicking off 2015 with quite a few psych/shoegazy Tracks Of the Day, we have of late been featuring what we feel are fine examples of pop music with perhaps a slight electronic hue. And

The VPME | TRACK OF THE DAY - MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS - 'I'm A Ruin' Video 4

TRACK OF THE DAY – MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS – ‘I’m A Ruin’ Video

03/02/201531/01/2015 by Andy Von Pip

We first met Marina And The Diamonds back in the heady days of MySpace, the music and social media platform founded by an all-seeing munificent benefactor known simply as ‘Tom.’ Tom was great, even if his profile

The VPME | TRACK OF THE DAY - SKYLAR FRI - 'Wild Animal'

TRACK OF THE DAY – SKYLAR FRI – ‘Wild Animal’

30/01/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Sophisticated electronic chillwave tinged pop, commercial enough to get the ears of the pop crowd, and equally hip enough to seduce the cool kids. Moreover, if all pop were as well crafted and beautifully polished as