Reviews of music releases, live shows, and more from the VPME
Original Photos: Lucia Holm. Nicole Atkins returns with a new album, ‘Mondo Amore,’ the follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2007 début ‘Neptune City’. Whereas her first album was full of nostalgic, warm affection for her
I missed the original Punk explosion, I was aware of it, aware my parents hated it with a passion and that Punks generally looked like futuristic urban warriors and had upset that nice Mr Grundy
‘True Romance’ By Pris. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/11899072″ params=”show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] ‘Breaking Hearts And Giving Up‘ By Pris. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/11899195″ params=”show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Are you fed up with earnest young men sporting de
‘Civilian’ By Wye Oak. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/7825280″ params=”show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Baltimore duo Jenn Wasner and Andy Stack collectively known as Wye Oak are back with a stunning new album, ‘Civilian.’ It’s their third long
‘Get Well Soon‘ By Sarabeth Tucek Once you’ve heard Sarabeth Tucek’s beautiful, haunting voice, it’s rather difficult to believe it was acting and not music that was her first calling. Her eponymous debut album
‘I Follow Rivers‘ By Lykke Li [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/8953620″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] February 28th sees the release of ‘Wounded Rhymes,’ the second album, (or snigger, the sophomore album if you’re a pretentious arse) from Lykke
Ringo Death Starr -‘Colour Trip’ ‘So High’ By Ringo Deathstarr. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/10643505″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] ‘Imagine Hearts’ (Free Download) By Ringo Deathstarr. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/10643416″ params=”show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Some albums are released; some albums
‘The Sparrow And The Wolf‘ By James Vincent McMorrow. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/9394057″] If I Had A Boat’ By James Vincent McMorrow. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/6490646″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] These days it appears to be de rigueur
‘Written On Your Forehead’ By PJ Harvey. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/7504568″ params=”show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=cf0b1b” width=”100%” height=”81″ ] PJ Harvey – ‘Let England Shake’ Review Full Album Stream PJ Harvey has long been considered one of England’s most innovative and
‘Darling Alistair‘ By Little Comets. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/10015220″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] ‘Adultery‘ By Little Comets. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/10014913″ params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] It appears that many music fans view big record labels as inherently evil,
‘Get Older’ By Tom Williams & The Boat. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/9921166″ params=”show_comments=false&auto_play=false&color=a70d00″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] As band names go ‘Tom Williams and The Boat’ may not initially strike you as the most exciting. You may
PATTI SMITH : THE CHURCH OF St. GILES IN THE FIELDS, LONDON, JANUARY 27th 2011 By Richard The Goth. There are numerous Patti Smiths: the serious literary figure who writes and speaks of how true