The Snowman and The Snowdog Prize Giveaway
HAS HE BEEN YET???? Yeah here at VPME Towers we are unashamedly Christmas freaks. Miserable bitter cynics all year round but come the festive season simply show us some tinsel and a nicely decorated tree
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Alan McGee : New Labour were a Hugo Boss version of the Tories
Alan McGee recently spoke to UK newspaper The Guardian and discussed the Mary Chain, meeting Tony Blair and reveals who were the hardest band he’d ever had to manage. On the Mary Chains early days
Billy Bragg has called on UK artists to “take action” against the major labels
In an echo of Chuck D’s famous quote regarding the music industry’s failure to adapt to the digital age, Billy Bragg has stepped into the debate labelling artists such as Thom Yorke and Placebo’s Brian
LIVERPOOL ‘PSYCH FEST’ – LINE-UP ADDITIONs / 7″ VINYL / CHARLIE BOYER /LOLA COLT/ MARC RILEY
LIVERPOOL PSYCH FEST ANNOUNCE LINE-UP ADDITIONS TO MUSIC PROGRAMME. CHARLIE BOYER AND THE VOYEURS & LOLA COLT ADDED TO BILL, ALONGSIDE DJs MARC RILEY & ANDY VOTEL. LIVERPOOL PSYCH FEST ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE 7” VINYL. EXISTING
REVOLUTION: PUSSY RIOT COMMEMORATION FESTIVAL – Manchester
SHATTERJAPAN presents this special non-profit festival of music and performance spread over 2 days at KRAAK venue, right in the heart of Manchester’s über-trendy Northern Quarter. Artists from various parts of the UK and beyond
Mount Kimbie – A Short Film
In May, we were invited to Vice’s new “You Need To Hear This” channel launch party at Hoxton Docks in London, which was headlined by Mount Kimbie. They performed for the first time ever with a
BBC 6 Music And Hype Machine Music Blog Zeitgeist: 2013 So Far
Last night on Now Playing @6Music we were asked along with a number of other blogs for their under hyped artists of 2013 which you can find here – http://hypem.com/events/zeitgeist-underhyped-bbc6/ Here we are (below) on
NOISEY’S NEW PLATFORM ‘YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS’ LAUNCHES ‘A SHORT FILM ABOUT VINYL’
NOISEY’S NEW PLATFORM ‘YOU NEED TO HEAR THIS’ LAUNCHES ‘A SHORT FILM ABOUT VINYL’ Joining London’s ‘Record Store Day’ festivities, BBC Radio 6 Music’s Tom Ravenscroft investigates how vinyl has an unwavering ability to appeal
Noisey Launches New Music Channel – “You Need to Hear This”
Vice’s Noisey platform has teamed up with Phillips to bring you “You Need to Hear This” A new channel that celebrates the music nerd in all of us. Their mission is to highlight the best
LIVERPOOL PSYCH FEST ANNOUNCE FULL MUSIC PROGRAMME.
LIVERPOOL PSYCH FEST ANNOUNCE FULL MUSIC PROGRAMME. HEADLINERS MOON DUO & DEAD MEADOW ADDED TO BILL, ALONGSIDE WAVE OF NEW ADDITIONS, INCLUDING PEAKING LIGHTS SOUND SYSTEM, WHITE MANNA & THE BESNARD LAKES.
Albums Club: Parallel Lines by Blondie with Lucy O’Brien and Miki Berenyi from Lush on June 13th.
Albums Club in association with Rock’s Backpages announce that the next ALBUM CLUB will bring to London’s Idler Academy former Lush luminary MIKI BERENYI and She-Bop goddess LUCY O’BRIEN in a shameless celebration of Blondie’s
The Great Escape 2013 – Brighton 16th – 18th May – Preview
The Great Escape 2013 Those nice people at Hype Machine asked us to pick our five MUST see acts at this year’s Great Escape Festival… You can see our choices here But here they are