Interviews and discussions with the VPME
“All Day”-By The Concretes. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/6334818″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=cf0b1b” width=”100%” height=”81″ ] “Apparently the Concretes are embracing that whole 80’s thing” shrieked my not quite enigmatic contact and Sweden’s answer to Gok Wan, Anders Panders. Despite my
‘Push it Away’/ ‘Waste of Time’ By Seerauber Jenny. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/288266″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&show_playcount=true&show_artwork=true&color=a70a00″ width=”100%” height=”136″ ] “Firefly” By Seeräuber Jenny (free download). [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/5345439″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=a70a00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] With my impending unemployment about to explode all
“Acid Rein” By Violens. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/4803894″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=a70a00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] ‘He Got the Girl (Marine Girls cover)‘By Violens -Free Download. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/5151105″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=a70a00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] “If I can make it there, I’ll make it
“Just Like Honey” –By The Jesus & Mary Chain. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/643597″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=cf0b1b” width=”100%” height=”81″ ] How do you decide which is your favourite album, like, ever? What rules or tests apply? Is it really about
Frankie Rose, if you were to believe the Brooklyn rumour mill, was the queen of the scene that didn’t exist, the lady who has left more bands than you’ve had hot dinners and was
MEN’s debut single can be enjoyed on many levels- as you might expect it has a hard hitting message but ‘Credit Card Babies’ could also well be one of the most catchy and infectious dance tunes of the year. True, it’s lyrical content means it’s unlikely to bet be shown too much love from day time radio. And it’s doubtful MEN are going to be lad’s mag aficionado and all round cretin, Chris Moyles favourite new band, but it’s also surprisingly more ‘pop’ sounding then many might of anticipated from JD and chums.
Rarely does a band arrive on the scene as fully formed as genre bending Brooklyn based duo Savoir Adore. However the band apparently came about completely by accident when multi instrumental friends Paul Hammer and Deidre Muro challenged each other to write music purely for fun. With their debut album “In the Wooded Forest” they have perfectly captured that free spirited sense of adventure, spontaneity and fun combining a vibrant and eclectic mix of songs and styles that aren’t confined by genre or constrained by pretension.
“The Living” by Performance [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/weekendvp/performance-the-living” params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=7b063e” width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Free Download-“Let’s Start” By Peformance [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/workit/08-lets-start” params=”show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=7b3206″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] When you ask a band or artist to describe their music, many fix you
“Kiss Your Lips” By Allo Darlin’ [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/weekendvp/allo-darlin-kiss-your-lips”] The ukulele, it must be said, has never been my favourite musical instrument. This probably stems from a deep rooted childhood aversion to uke playing toothsome Lancastrian
Sweet Jane are DANDA – guitar/ vox LYDIA DES DOLLES- vox/ percussion RUAIRI PAXTON – bass DONAGH O’ BRIEN – drums Sweet Jane believe in putting the swagger back into rock n roll, injecting new
Original photo by Maciek Pozoga “Sungaze’ by Alba Lua [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/weekendvp/alba-lua-sungaze” params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=0f4da1″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] If a description along the lines of ‘sun fretted Gaelic shoegaze dream pop’ takes your fancy and tickles your dander
“Peter Pan” By Teenagersintokyo [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/andy-pip/peter-pan-teenagers-in-tokyo” params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=05143b” width=”100%” height=”81″ ] For those who labour under the illusion that Teenagersintokyo are a fresh faced pre-pubescent gang of J-poppers you better brace yourselves for some news that