The VPME Blog

“Tree’s A Crowd” – Savoir Adore Interview

14/09/201224/08/2010 by Andy Von Pip

Rarely does a band arrive on the scene as fully formed as genre bending Brooklyn based duo Savoir Adore. However the band apparently came about completely by accident when multi instrumental friends Paul Hammer and Deidre Muro challenged each other to write music purely for fun. With their debut album “In the Wooded Forest” they have perfectly captured that free spirited sense of adventure, spontaneity and fun combining a vibrant and eclectic mix of songs and styles that aren’t confined by genre or constrained by pretension.

BT Digital Music Awards 2010

10/03/202222/08/2010 by Andy Von Pip

Hello there ! We have just arrived back from our holiday in Italy, seemingly ten stone heavier than when we left dear old England. Having no internet access for a week has clearly contributed to

Something for the Weekend w/e 13/08/2010

10/03/202212/08/2010 by Andy Von Pip

Fight Like Apes, Hermes, Sleigh Bells, The King Blues, Dawn Kinnard, The Like, Teeth, The Concretes, Florrie and Pop Will Eat Itself __________________________________________________________________________________ FIGHT LIKE APES -New Album May Kay and the boys are back

“Hearts And Minds”- Performance Interview

08/07/201406/08/2010 by Andy Von Pip

“The Living” by Performance [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/weekendvp/performance-the-living” params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=7b063e” width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Free Download-“Let’s Start” By Peformance [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/workit/08-lets-start” params=”show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=7b3206″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] When you ask a band or artist to describe their music, many fix you

Field Day Festival-31.07.10 Victoria Park, London

09/02/201205/08/2010 by Andy Von Pip

So when is a festival really a festival and when is it just a bunch of bands in a field? Harriet Pittard investigates for the VPME. FIELD DAY – REVIEW – 2010 “Be like the

Dance Yourself Dizzy-Allo Darlin’ Interview

09/02/201203/08/2010 by Andy Von Pip

“Kiss Your Lips” By Allo Darlin’ [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/weekendvp/allo-darlin-kiss-your-lips”] The ukulele, it must be said, has never been my favourite musical instrument. This probably stems from a deep rooted childhood aversion to uke playing toothsome Lancastrian

Something For The Weekend w/e 30/07/2010

09/02/201230/07/2010 by Andy Von Pip

This week- Sky Larkin, Sound Of Guns Album Review, Thee Single Spy, Lissie Album Review, Gorillaz App I-phone/ I-pad App , This Day In Music I-phone/ I-pad App, Stornoway and L7. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ SKY LARKIN The

Reviewed . .Tokyo Police Club- ‘Champ’ /The Bewitched Hands On The Top Of Our Heads- ‘Hard To Cry’ EP

09/02/201228/07/2010 by Andy Von Pip

Tokyo Police Club– ‘Champ’ ‘Frankenstein’ -Tokyo Police Club [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/sidestreetoflife/tokyo-police-club-frankenstein” params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=773318″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] It’s been two years since Tokyo Police Club’s full length debut album ‘Elephant Shell’ and their much anticipated follow up ‘Champ’

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Rose Elinor Dougall-‘Without Why’ Album Review

09/02/201227/07/2010 by Andy Von Pip

Rose Elinor Dougall-‘Without Why’ Review. “Carry On” By Rose Elinor Dougall. [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/dean-taylor/05-carry-on-rose-elinor-dougall” params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=eb00ab” width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Rose Elinor Dougall’s debut album finally lays to rest the ghost of her former musical incarnation ‘Rosay’ from

Something For The Weekend w/e 23/07/2010

10/03/202223/07/2010 by Andy Von Pip

This week – Savoir Adore, Performance, The Quails, The Shout Out Louds, Adam Parker, Plants And Animals, YOU!, Evy For The Kill, Suck My Pop, And The Waterboys _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Savoir Adore We adore Savoir

“Heartbreak Beat”-Sweet Jane Interview

15/02/201717/07/2010 by Andy Von Pip

Sweet Jane are DANDA – guitar/ vox LYDIA DES DOLLES- vox/ percussion RUAIRI PAXTON – bass DONAGH O’ BRIEN – drums Sweet Jane believe in putting the swagger back into rock n roll, injecting new

The Whole Of The Moon …Alba Lua interview

09/02/201212/07/2010 by Andy Von Pip

Original photo by Maciek Pozoga “Sungaze’ by Alba Lua [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/weekendvp/alba-lua-sungaze” params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=0f4da1″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] If a description along the lines of ‘sun fretted Gaelic shoegaze dream pop’ takes your fancy and tickles your dander