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.

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TRACK OF THE DAY (2) – LAS ROBERTAS – Inside And Out’

01/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Las Robertas are a lo-fi garage trio from San José, Costa Rica. It says on their bandcamp page that they are in fact purveyors of ” distorted lo-fi garage girly sound,” but that their new

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TAMARYN – ‘Softcore’

09/03/202201/07/2015 by Andy Von Pip

This is rather epic from Tamaryn! Sexy, doomy sci-fi future pop with a slightly gothic aesthetic. The sort of music to make love to in the reaming moments before the apocalypse. Thrusting, driving, relentless, dark,

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MARNIE ( Helen Marnie - Ladytron)

LIVE REVIEW – MARNIE – Hebden Bridge Trades Club – 27/6/15

09/03/202230/06/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Whilst Kanye headlined Glastonbury we caught up with one of our musical heroes Helen Marnie from Ladytron ..Review and live picture gallery below. Had circumstances been different we could well have been standing in a

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TRACK OF THE DAY – THE JESUS AND MARY CHAIN – ‘Reverence’ – Live Barrowlands

26/06/2015 by Andy Von Pip

As part of the ATP season at the Roundhouse The Jesus & Mary Chain will return to London and perform ‘Psychocandy’ in its entirety on July 5th. Sadly we won’t be in attendance this time

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REVIEW : WOLF ALICE – My Love Is Cool

13/06/202225/06/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Personally, if I were Wolf Alice I’d be a little ticked off at being characterised a ‘hype’ band. Even more so given that the definition of hype is “a deception carried out for the sake

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TRACK OF THE DAY – CRUISING – Safe Corridor

24/06/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Cruising return with the quite frankly bloody wonderful Safe Corridor a compelling insistent helping of urgent agit-pop that certainly puts us in mind of the Au-Pairs, ( a band we rate as one of greatest, yet oft

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SONGS TO LEARN AND SING – OSCAR, WOLF ALICE, THE VRYLL SOCIETY

06/08/201918/06/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Oscar – Beautiful Words We can guarantee that if Oscar was playing one of the big stages at Glastonbury, Beautiful Words would become the absolute anthem for 2015. This is spirit- soaring, heart- bursting, fist- pumping

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DIY PRESENTS THE NEU TOUR 2015

18/06/2015 by Andy Von Pip

DIY PRESENTS THE NEU TOUR 2015 FEATURING VANT / INHEAVEN / THE BIG MOON This October sees the launch of the very first DIY Presents the Neu Tour, where three of the UK’s most exciting

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TRACK OF THE DAY – SHANNON AND THE CLAMS – Corvette

18/06/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Corvette is the lead track is from Shannon and the Clams forthcoming album’ Gone By The Dawn.’ And f**ck my sideways with a sports car manufactured by the Chevrolet division of American automotive conglomerate General

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TRACK OF THE DAY – YOU ARE NUMBER SIX – ‘Lens Flares’

17/06/2015 by Andy Von Pip

You Are Number Six is the solo project of Montpellier born multi-instrumentalist Theo Lefebvr. There’s certainly a distinct 80’s alt-pop vibe to his output thus far, and on this occasion there’s also the vague air of

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THE VPME MEETS – THE BLACK RYDER – Interview

16/06/2015 by Andy Von Pip

We chat with The Black Ryder’s Scott Von Ryper and Aimee Nash about their latest album, emotional journeys and touring with the Jesus And Mary Chain … A few months ago The Black Ryder arrived in the UK

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TRACK OF THE DAY – NATALIE McCOOL – Oh Danger

15/06/2015 by Andy Von Pip

Natalie McCool is one of a number of artists linked to Liverpool’s increasingly impressive creative scene who are currently taking their unquestionable talent and potential to dizzying new levels. Oh Danger is elegant, literate bittersweet