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 - BOMBÒN - Dance Just Like Annette 1

TRACK OF THE DAY – BOMBÒN – Dance Just Like Annette

05/08/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Dance Just Like Annette sounds so authentic it could well have arrived here via time machine.. It sounds very much like the sort of wonderful lost girl group classic you’d unearth on one of those

The VPME | TRACK OF THE DAY - JENNIE VEE - 'Spying' 1

TRACK OF THE DAY – JENNIE VEE – ‘Spying’

04/08/2015 by Andy Von Pip

We’ve been rather quiet of late, this has been due, in no small part, to our PC bursting into flames … And so having recovered (on an emotional level at least) from this devastating digital

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TRACK OF THE DAY – POST WAR GLAMOUR GIRLS – Felonious Punk

28/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

VPME faves Post War Glamour Girls are back with a new track ‘Felonious Punk’ which is released on August 14th as part of a 4-track EP released via Hide & Seek Records. It’s abrasive, dark,imbued with the

The VPME | FESTEVOL 1st and 8th August 2015 - Preview and Interview 1

FESTEVOL 1st and 8th August 2015 – Preview and Interview

27/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Next weekend heralds the arrival of one of the ‘must go to’ events on the Liverpool music scene’s calendar, FESTEVOL a two part multi-band extravaganza was dreamt up by Liverpool promoter Revo (or Steve Miller to

The VPME | TRACK OF THE DAY - Lying B*st*rds – Head To Tokyo 1

TRACK OF THE DAY – Lying Bstrds – Head To Tokyo

22/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

I don’t often post demos … unless of course they are exceptional and Lying B*st*rds –Head To Tokyo certainly fits the bill. I did mean to feature it a while ago , but in all honesty

The VPME | TRACK OF THE DAY - F A N S - 'Born Into' 1

TRACK OF THE DAY – F A N S – ‘Born Into’

21/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

The basic premise of post punk trio FANS latest song Born Into is that the social circumstances you’re ‘born into’ is where you’re likely to remain. Know your place, because social mobility on a grand

The VPME | TRACK OF THE DAY - PELUCHE - The Guy With The Gammy Eye

TRACK OF THE DAY – PELUCHE – The Guy With The Gammy Eye

17/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

What starts off sounding like the Harriet Wheeler drowning in a whirlpool morphs into a reverb laden, percussive tour de force from London based trio Peluché. Their latest release is the poignantly titled The Guy

The VPME | Track Of The Day - Lusts - 'Temptation' 1

TRACK OF THE DAY – LUSTS – Waves

13/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Brothers Andy and James Stone AKA Lusts return with a new single ‘Waves’ which gets a digital release on 28/08/2015 via the excellent 1965 records followed by a limited 7” release at a later date.

The VPME | TRACK OF THE DAY (2) - AUTOBAHN - 'Immaterial Man'

TRACK OF THE DAY – AUTOBAHN – ‘Society’

10/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Thatcher once said ‘And, you know, there is no such thing as society’ and in those ten words summed up a political ideology that has not only been assiduously embraced by the current government, but one

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Heavenly Recordings 25th Anniversary – Kazimier – Liverpool 5/7/2015

09/03/202208/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

25 years not out. That’s some achievement for any record label given the seismic changes in the industry over the last 15 years and it’s certainly something to be celebrated (unless its Syco!) Of course

The VPME | HEAVENLY RECORDS - 25 Years Not Out - Anniversary Gig Preview. 1

HEAVENLY RECORDS – 25 Years Not Out – Anniversary Gig Preview.

09/03/202203/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Heavenly Records is celebrating it’s 25th Anniversary this year and to mark the occasion there’s a whole day of fun and frolics scheduled to kick off at Liverpool’s legendary Kazimier and Kazimier Gardens in Liverpool

The VPME | FESTIVAL NO.6 ANNOUNCES JAMES AS SURPRISE SUNDAY CO-HEADLINE

FESTIVAL NO.6 ANNOUNCES JAMES AS SURPRISE SUNDAY CO-HEADLINE

02/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

FESTIVAL NO.6 ANNOUNCES FOURTH HEADLINER JAMES UNVEILED AS SURPRISE SUNDAY CO-HEADLINE EDWYN COLLINS, GAZ COOMBES, JANE WEAVER & RAE MORRIS CONFIRMED FOR TOWN HALL SESSIONS More acts, DJs and activities announced Festival No.6 –