Spyres : The Thing
Glasgow four-piece Spyres release a wonderful slice of soaring effervescent indie pop in the shape of “The Thing.”
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Track Of The Day – Dorey The Wise – ‘Tidal Wave’
Dorey The Wise are a difficult band to pin down stylistically at times playing a mixture of heartfelt ballads at other times an effervescent brand of exuberant indie. But on their latest track ‘Tidal Wave’
Video Première – Lara Smiles – ‘Mind Off It’
Today we have the première of singer songwriter Lara Smiles latest video ‘ Mind Off It,’ an infectious mix of driving synths, soaring vocals and coruscating guitars. A tune which starts off with big throbbing sleazy
Track Of the Day – Drakes Hotel – ‘Young Taste’
Ever had one of those moments when you stare up at the night sky and feel like a tiny insignificant dot when faced with the vastness of the universe? We felt a little like that
Shooting From The Hip – Dum Dum Girls Interview
Original Dum Dum Girls photos by Lauren Dukoff “Jail La La” By Dum Dum Girls. [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/vonpip/dum-dum-girls-jail-la-la” params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=c82806″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] Free Download here (Right click here) If you’re a sucker for scuzzy guitars, Spector-esque
Two’s Company-Victoria And Jacob
“With No Certainty” By Victoria & Jacob If you have a penchant for pretentious, mystical sounding band names then it’s entirely possible that ‘Victoria and Jacob’ may not be the sort of collective appellation that
Entente Cordiale-Mono Taxi Interview
“How You Gonna Feel About This” By Mono Taxi [soundcloud url=”http://soundcloud.com/vonpip/mono-taxi-how-you-gonna-feel-about-this” params=”show_comments=true&auto_play=false&color=8f4300″ width=”100%” height=”81″ ] There have been a number of bands who, over the years have experienced the giddy pleasure that can only be
Liverpool Sound City 2010
NEW WEBSITE FOR 2010 & LIMITED DISCOUNT TICKET OFFER Wednesday 19th – Saturday 22nd May 2010 www.liverpoolsoundcity.co.uk “One of the biggest musical events the city has seen” NME “Taking control of Liverpool’s venues and commanding
Stop Making Sense-Cosmo Jarvis Interview
A recent Q&A with the man the N.M.E. has bestowed the title “the coolest man in rock” revealed that Strokes front man Julian Casablancas may indeed be incredibly cool but he also gives interminably
The Illumination Station-Lulu And the Lampshades Interview
A girl called Lulu and her friends the dancing lampshades?? Good grief! It sounds like something that might have been commissioned for kids TV during the 60’s and early 70’s , a time when
“Shine On” – Marina And The Diamonds Interview
As soon as I began listening to Marina And The Diamonds I quickly experienced the same sort of “brain-gasam” enjoyed by Alan Yentob as featured in BBC arts show “Imagine”. This disturbing spectacle occurred
Generation Sex – Flamboyant Bella
“Abbi” By Flamboyant Bella Flamboyant Bella? What sort of a name is that? It sounds like the sort of appellation Perez Hilton would bestow on his pet Chihuahua, or perhaps it calls to mind that