The VPME – The End Isn’t Quite Nigh
After deciding to call time on daily blogging here, due to a myriad of personal and professional reasons, I’ve decided to utilise the site to post playlists, podcasts, and perhaps the odd rant. There does …
Catcher In The Zeitgeist
The VPME – 10th Anniversary !
Today the VPME celebrates 10 years at the musical coal face. Yes, on 31st July 2007 we posted ‘ The Burning Ambition Of The Early Diuretics” by Brighton uber-pop band The Pipettes. Listening back it’s …
Minor Victories – ‘Breaking My Light’
How Minor Victories saved our blog ….. We’ve been feeling pretty disillusioned of late and found ourselves increasingly irritated by the homogeneous beige landscape of music journalism and blogging. The whole daily churn – the …
BOWIE – One Week On
“Look out my window and what do I see A crack in the sky and a hand reaching down to me All the nightmares came today And it looks as though they’re here to stay” …
Does Digital Have To Be So Dull ?
Instead of looking to the past perhaps, we should embrace the future. That might be sage advice for the music ‘industry’ as it continues to be locked in a fruitless battle trying to claw back …
Never Mind The Buzzcocks – The Art of Saying NO
I’ve become increasingly weary of ‘Never Mind The Buzzcocks’ – a show that’s been furiously treading water in the sea of banality for a number of years now. Any wit or spontaneity has long since …
The VPME’s Fifth Birthday !
Well today we have been ” “dancing about architecture” (music blogging) for 5 of your earth years! – hurrah. The VPME started with no particular ambition other than to highlight the music we loved. It …
Keep Radio Amazing, on DAB.
With bitter irony, the day after BBC 6 music became the first digital radio station to win UK station of the year at the Sony Radio Academy Awards, and Huey Morgan reminded us all just …
Discovering New Music.
A number of people have got been touch over the last few months, asking us where might be the best place to discover new music. This of course gladdens our hearts to know there are …
Track Of The Day – Lana Del Rey – Born To Die Remix
I’m getting a little irritated with this whole rather nasty Lana Del Rey backlash thing. Even more so since it scaled new heights of hysteria and malicious hand-rubbing following a faltering performance on Saturday Night …
The ‘Talk When Artists Terminate Songs’ Campaign-The Curse Of Talking At Gigs
If you’re a regular gig goer I’m sure you’ve noticed, over the last few years, the increasing number of annoying, imbecilic dullards in attendance who decide to strike up a conversation at the exact point …
Record Store Day 2011.
As it’s Record Store Day I thought I’d get all wistful and recall the olden days spent at my favourite Indie Record Store! ______________________________________________________________________________________________ If you’re of a certain vintage you’ll doubtless recall those halcyon …