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.

Chløë Black – Spaceman

09/03/202224/07/2018 by Andy Von Pip

Chløë Black Spaceman So after a weekend of all things cosmic at The Bluedot festival, it’s quite understandable that I’m not quite ready to touch down on planet earth just yet. And singer-songwriter Chløë

VPME Radio Show June on IWFM Radio

19/07/2018 by Andy Von Pip

VPME Radio Show: Forgot to post this due to a very nice holiday abroad! Anyway, this episode is one of my favorites, I discuss how The Psychedelic Furs inspired me to write about music when I

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Kendal Calling 2018 – 6 Artists To Catch

09/03/202218/07/2018 by Andy Von Pip

Kendal Calling 2018: As we so often say, not unlike a broken record, festivals for us, more often than not are more about the artists lower down the bill than the actual headliners, and this

Credit: Harriet Brown

Video Of The Week – Black Honey – I Only Hurt The Ones I Love

07/03/202206/07/2018 by Andy Von Pip

Black Honey I Only Hurt The Ones I Love Last one before our summer holiday and it’s another beauty from our long-time favourites Black Honey. ‘I Only Hurt The Ones I Love’ arrived last week

NEWS: LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS ON RESALE FOR KENDAL CALLING 2018!

04/07/2018 by Andy Von Pip

ONE LAST CHANCE TO ATTEND SOLD OUT KENDAL CALLING, FEATURING HEADLINERS CATFISH & THE BOTTLEMEN, THE LIBERTINES AND RUN DMC, PLUS HACIENDA CLASSICAL, JAMES, OCEAN COLOUR SCENE, SHED SEVEN, THE SHERLOCKS, WHITE LIES, THE WAILERS

Credit : Michelle Homonylo

Track Of The Day – Dilly Dally – I Feel Free

02/07/2018 by Andy Von Pip

Dilly Dally I Feel Free It’s been a tempestuous time for Dilly Dally since the release of their explosive, critically acclaimed debut album ‘Sore.’ It appears that the pressure cooker environment of life on the road, the cycle

INTERVIEW : The VPME Meets – Hey Charlie

10/06/202429/06/2018 by Andy Von Pip

Hey Charlie Interview : The last time grunge trio Hey Charlie arrived in town for Sound City 2018 they produced an explosive jaw-dropping set at Liverpool’s Baltic Market. It was without doubt one of the

Photo:Daniel Alexander

Track Of The Day – Jealous of the Birds – Russian Doll

28/06/2018 by Andy Von Pip

Jealous of the Birds Russian Doll Today Northern Ireland’s Jealous of the Birds aka Naomi Hamilton releases the wonderful second single from her forthcoming EP, The Moths of What I Want Will Eat Me in

Track Of The Day – Estrons – Lilac

27/06/2018 by Andy Von Pip

Track Of The Day Estrons Lilac I first discovered the brilliant Estrons via the BBC Introducing uploader a few years back and whilst they have evolved sonically during their time together they still don’t piss about.

Words And PIctures – Belly Live – Manchester O2 Ritz – 12.6.2018

09/03/202215/06/2018 by Andy Von Pip

It’s a fact that UK music fans have always enjoyed a “special relationship” with the work of Tanya Donelly. Pretty much from the get-go, they’ve been staunch supporters, from her teenage years as a founding

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FALSE HEADS INTERVIEW

11/06/2018 by Andy Von Pip

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

Track Of The Day – Where We Sleep – Veins

08/06/201808/06/2018 by Andy Von Pip

This is great from Where We Sleep, a real throbbing undulating seductive driving mix of dark electronica illuminated by a scintillating atmospheric guitar shimmer. Think Shirley Manson meets NIN if you like the comparison thing.