Andy Von Pip
“La-Ti-da” by The Icicles “Songs For Warm Days And Cold Nights” ……Hailing from Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.A. The Icicles boast the sort of tunes that would surely touch the most dispassionate, unfeeling of souls with
“All The Way” By The Sunny Street What can I tell you about The Sunny Street ? Well, if I’m honest I’d have to say I had no idea who they were when I
“Sting In The Tale ” By The Svengalis Like most young chaps it would be right to assume that London based band the Svengalis like a good time. Their single “A Sting In The Tale”
“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
“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
“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
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
“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
“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
“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.
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
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