Andy Von Pip

ANDY VON PIP - Founder, editor, writer, reviewer, photographer and all-round good guy at the VPME.com.House photographer for The Academy Music Group, Zuma Press, Event Magazine and Rex Features worldwide. You can check out his photography atAndy Von Pip PhotographyCurrently writing for U.S. Magazine and website Under The Radar.Andy been new music tipster on BBC6 Music, Amazing Radio, and DJ on Strangeways Radio (USA.) Regular podcasts can be found on Mixcloud and Spotify.He's also been a moderator for BBC 6 Music DJ Tom Robinson's Fresh on the Net, and a former member of "BBC's Sound Of" panel. Written and photographic work has been published worldwide wide and appeared in the likes of The Guardian, The Times, The Quietus, Music Week, Record Of The Day, GIITV, The Sabotage Times, The Skinny, Louder Than War.

The VPME | Track Of The Day - Drahla - ‘Stimulus For Living’ 1

Photo Credit : Sam Joyce

Drahla – Godstar

09/03/202227/09/2019 by Andy Von Pip

I don’t often feature cover versions, however when the song is something of an underground (oc)cult classic covered by a band whose debut album is one of my favourites of 2019, well, I didn’t exactly

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Eyesore And The Jinx – Leisure Time

09/03/202226/09/2019 by Andy Von Pip

In a world that increasingly makes less sense as the decent into Trumptopia seems to gather apace daily, it’s nice to find an artist who can shine a light into the darkness to expose bothersome

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Deep Deep Water – Something In The Water

09/03/202223/09/2019 by Andy Von Pip

Festivals eh? You can’t seem to move without bumping into one, up the road at the local supermarket there’s often “a festival of cheese,” which tends to not really live up to the hype and

Track Of The Day – Dry Cleaning – ‘Sit Down Meal’

12/09/2019 by Andy Von Pip

Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks EP by Dry Cleaning Following up their critically acclaimed ‘Sweet Princess’ Ep South London’s Dry Cleaning release ‘Sit Down Meal’ from their forthcoming second EP, ‘Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks.’

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Album Review – Miss June – Bad Luck Party

01/10/201911/09/2019 by Andy Von Pip

Miss June‘s debut EP Matriarchy, which was released back in April 2015 was a stunning collection of songs full of raw energy uncompromising lyrics and no-fucks-given attitude. Fast forward four years and their debut album ‘Bad

THE VPME PODCAST – SEPTEMBER 2019

09/03/202206/09/2019 by Andy Von Pip

The VPME Podcast returns with some epic music from up and coming artists such as GHUM, The Mysterines, Miss June , Pip Blom, Average Sex, Kneeling In Piss, Big Thief and Bleached. There’s also psych

Track Of The Day – The Mysterines – Take Control

16/08/2019 by Andy Von Pip

For me, the best emerging Merseyside bands don’t actually sound like Merseyside bands. If you get what I mean. None of that jangly “strum-baya my lord”, la, la, la, la, she loves you heritage

Track Of The Day – Average Sex – Erotomania

13/08/2019 by Andy Von Pip

London based Average Sex have already created their own instantly recognisable idiosyncratic sound.’ It’s fuzzed-up dual guitared off-kilter soaring indie pop, with upbeat melodies that often mask the band’s dark sense of humour. They also

Track of The Day – Miss June – Enemies

02/08/2019 by Andy Von Pip

New Zealand grunge punks Miss June will release their debut album ‘Bad Luck Party’ on September 6th via French Kiss Records. In the wake of their previous double A-side release the glorious ‘Best Girl’ b/w

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Track Of The Day – The Paranoyds – Carnage Bargain

01/08/2019 by Andy Von Pip

“Barbed wire on the fence /doesn’t make any sense why should I want to keep/ cool shit away from me” sings Staz Lindes vocalist and bassist of L.A’s The Paranoyds on their latest single ‘Carnage

Track Of The Day – Olivia Jean – Night Owl

31/07/2019 by Andy Von Pip

Olivia Jean first arrived on the scene as the leader of the Goth garage group The Black Belles back in 2010. In 2014 ‘Bathtub Love Killings ‘ her first solo album, which was produced by

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In Pictures – Bluedot Festival 2019

26/07/2019 by Andy Von Pip

This year’s Blue Dot at UNESCO World Heritage site Jodrell Bank once again proved that it remains one of the friendliest and best-run festivals in the Uk. Here’s a photo gallery of just some of