Miss June Live Photo gallery
I caught up with New Zealand’s hotly tipped Miss June when they stopped off at Manchester as part of their European tour. On and off stage the band are a whirling ball of irresistible energy …
Interview
FALSE HEADS INTERVIEW
This year’s Liverpool Sound City showcase produced some truly memorable live performances from emerging bands which rank amongst some of the most exciting sets we’d seen in years. And the good news for us locally …
The VPME Meets – Juanita Stein
Last week the incredibly talented Juanita Stein (Howling Bells) arrived in Liverpool as part of her first tour to promote her beautiful debut solo album ‘America,’ which incidentally is one of the finest releases of …
Liverpool Sound City Previews – A Certain Ratio Interview
Whilst A Certain Ratio are often referred to as one of the most influential bands to come from Manchester there’d be many a music fan who’d be hard pressed to name more than a couple …
Sound City Preview – She Drew The Gun Interview
It’s fair to say that things are happening for She Drew The Gun right now. Recent appearances stretch from a showcase at SXSW festival in Austin Texas, to a sublime performance at Liverpool Library (REVIEW). …
Liverpool Sound City 2017 – Preview – The Human League Interview
After almost 40 years in the game electronic pop pioneers The Human League headline the opening night of this year’s Liverpool Sound City. It promises to be a memorable occasion with guests the Art of Noise …
Liverpool Sound City 2017 Previews – Carl Barât and The Jackals Interview
Interview: Carl Barât and The Jackals Jackal, Libertine and one of the headliners at this year’s Liverpool Sound City festival. Carl Barât called Susie Bennett here at the VPME to chat about his plans for the …
Behind The Music – The Anchoress
2016 was a roller coaster for many of us, and for Welsh artist Catherine Anne Davies Aka The Anchoress it was a pivotal year which saw her release her long awaited debut album ‘Confessions …
KATE JACKSON – British Road Movies – Review and Interview
Kate Jackson’s debut solo album ‘British Road Movies,‘ has been a long time coming (‘on the drag’ in fact) although according to Kevin Shield’s clock eight years is but a mere wrinkle in time. There …
TRACK OF THE DAY – THE HAPPY HOLLOWS – ‘Astrid’
The Happy Hollows second album ‘Amethyst’ featured in our top two albums of 2013 (HERE) at the time we described it as ” a dizzying mix of synth pop and spiralling guitars featuring the towering almost …
INTERVIEW – VPME MEETS SAINT AGNES
Live Under London EP by Saint Agnes A couple of weeks ago we caught up with Saint Agnes backstage at the Cosmosis Festival of Psychedelia in Manchester, where they’d just finished a thunderous set under …
The VPME Meets – Desperate Journalist – INTERVIEW
Today another of our tips for 2014 joins us for a chat. We’d previously described London based four piece Desperate Journalist as sounding a little like an epic version of the Au Pairs brought up …