Reviews of music releases, live shows, and more from the VPME
“I’m Not Always So Stupid” (from the “George Best- Plus” Re-release) By The Wedding Present The Wedding Present- George Best Anniversary Tour -Liverpool Academy 27/10/2007 It’s hard to believe its twenty years since the release
Editors Live -Liverpool University 23/10/2007 From the moment Tom Smith’s dark brooding vocals echo through the darkness and launch into “An End Has A Start” you just know this is going to be a special
Neal Zetter reviews the latest releases as Mr VP is “indisposed” Band: Peggy Sue & The Pirates Title: Television/The New Song Label: Thesaurus Download release: October 16 General release: Nov 5 Peggy Sue and
Bursting out of the New York scene in 2004, Asobi Seksu’s self titled debut album received huge critical acclaim, with rave reviews in the New York Times, MTV playlist exposure, and playing to packed houses
“Let’s review some new singles ” the voices said “Nor Arf ” I replied in my best Fluff Freeman voice . “But we need the finest minds in pop to get on board and give
“Old Cape Cod ” By The Puppini Sisters To start an irregular series of occasional album reviews we kick off with the Puppini Sisters second album “The Rise and Fall of Ruby Woo”. We
“She’s Gonna Let You Down Again” By Strange Idols Lets cut to the chase, Strange Idols is a great band . Unlike other reviewers Im not going to wax lyrical about how their sound
“One Kiss Don’t Make A Summer” By Lucky Soul I don’t know about you but the summer seems to have passed me by this year, the rain, and the biblical flooding have had me dashing
“My Surfing Days Are Over” By Havana Guns Life can be funny,… unlike Jenny Éclair. But there are many other things that play havoc with my quest for meaning in life, for example, how did
Seb And Jon From The Cassettes ” We Love Swedish Music This Much!” Sweden, home of Abba, flat pack furniture, Ingmar Bergman, Sven Goran Erickson and rude films. But did you know that behind
“Merry Happy By Kate Nash” Kate Nash Kate Nash has lazily been described by the music press as the next Lilly Allen or “Mini Allen” but despite them writing about similar themes , their