The Truth About Pony Up – The Pony Up Interview!
“The Truth About Cats And Dogs (Is that They Die)” By Pony Up Montréal’s Pony Up first galloped onto the scene with their eponymous Ep in 2005 and have been gathering fans and plaudits at …
“Signed Sealed And Delivered”-Envelopes Interview
“Party” By Envelopes Swedish group Envelopes make a thrillingly raucous, off kilter noise. Part Pixies part Hives, part Talking Heads they take inspiration from their influences and put their own “stamp” on their sound. Their …
Album Review “The Rise And Fall Of Ruby Woo” -The Puppini Sisters
“Old Cape Cod ” By The Puppini Sisters To start an irregular series of occasional album reviews we kick off with the Puppini Sisters second album “The Rise and Fall of Ruby Woo”. We …
They AreThe Pipettes – The Pipettes Interview
As mainstream “Indie” continues to drown in the self made quagmire that reflects the music industries apparent “Sorcerer’s Apprentice” mindset, (whereby they seek to tirelessly reproduce band after band that conforms to the skinny lads …
“Strange And Beautiful” – Strange Idols Interview
“She’s Gonna Let You Down Again” By Strange Idols Lets cut to the chase, Strange Idols is a great band . Unlike other reviewers Im not going to wax lyrical about how their sound …
“The Cassettes Are Wimps” – The Young Playthings Interview
“So Good So Bad” By The Young Playthings The Young Playthings are what one would term “proper Indie”, and have certainly embraced the DIY ethic with a gusto and a work rate that would shame …
“Hardcore Uproar” The You/Me Interview
“To Live” By You/Me You/Me are a downbeat two piece girl boy electronic from Eskilstuna, Sweden. They first came to the attention of the VPME in spring via the influential Swedish music blog Swedes Please. …
“What’s Interesting About Being Normal?” – Screaming Ballerinas Interview
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness inexplicably thrust upon them by the NME . But rest assured SCREAMING BALLERINAS would not wilt under the pressure of being touted as “the …
“Say Hello,Wave GoodBye” The Au Revoir Simone Interview
Au Revoir Simone( Erika Spring-Forster, Annie Hart, and Heather D’Angelo) demonstrate just how layered synth music (triple keyboard action!) should work, how it can sound warm, human and emotive. True there is a glacial beauty …
“Back To the Future” – The Honeydrips Interview
“(Lack Of )Love Will Tear Us Apart “By The Honeydrips Meanwhile back in Sweden ….a chap called Mikael has certainly pulled the wool over my ears. When I first heard (“Lack Of Love) Will Tear …
“Sheffield’s Loveliest Band?” Monkey Swallows The Universe Interview
“Little Polvier” By Monkey Swallows the Universe Not all bands from Sheffield have a Simeon derived moniker, those that do however, are not all noisy little urchins , take Monkey Swallows the Universe for example …
One To Watch ! “Caterpillar Girl”- The Lucy And The Caterpillar Interview
“Kings Cross” By Lucy And The Caterpillar Lucy & The Caterpillar is one of the many new artists creating a buzz within Manchester’s music scene at the moment. She plays bittersweet indie-folk infused tunes and …