TRACK OF THE DAY – Bowie – ‘Lazarus
There’ll be much written about his incredible legacy over the next few days. For now, as the shock gives way to grief let’s celebrate his music, his art. Only Bowie could release a video called
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TRACK OF THE DAY – WILD BELLE – Throw Down Your Guns
Chicago’s Wild Belle have always been a hard band to pin down in the musical sense. They’ve mixed pop, reggae, jazz, Calypso, indie and electro in the past, featured on Major Lazor’s ‘Be Together’ and their
Track Of The Day – Venera 4 – Masked Dance
Masked Dance by Venera 4 Hello 2016, could things be any worse than they were in 2015? … yes probably. To be quite honest, it’s going to be a huge challenge to keep the blog
TRACK OF THE DAY – EMBERS – ‘The Bitten Tongue’
A few years back we drove up to Manc -land and were fortunate enough to catch one of Embers very first gigs. It was apparent then that this quartet had something of the dark glitter
TRACK OF THE DAY – LA LEIF – Chanctonbury Ring
Photo Credit – Tomás Wolfson La Leif’s self-produced debut EP ‘ The Nest’ takes the DIY ethic to new heights and contains a hauntingly beautiful collection of songs. It’s experimental electronic music which mixes loops
TRACK OF THE DAY – THE ANCHORESS ft. PAUL DRAPER – You And Only You
Catherine Anne Davies aka The Anchoress returns with another beautiful sophisticated slice of dark pop in the shape of her new single ‘You And Only You’. The song which features Catherine’s velvety, narcotic vocals alongside
TRACK OF THE DAY – KITE BASE – Miracle Waves
Kite Base is the musical union of two talented bassists comprising of Kendra Frost (ex Blindness) and Ayşe Hassan (Savages.) The duo’s second release the ominous ‘Miracle Waves’ sounds much more substantial than their first outing
TRACK OF THE DAY – FEMME – Gold
Quite possibly FEMME’s best tune to date ‘Gold.’ It’s is a killer, woozy pop tune, not unlike an off-kilter Kylie falling down the rabbit hole, and which findsFEMME looking beyond a glossy veneer and finding
TRACK OF THE DAY – COVES – Stormy
Coves return with a new single, ‘Stormy’ which will be released on December 18th via 1965 Records. It was one of the standout new tunes the band premiered when we caught them live back in
FINDLAY – Junkfood
Findlay returns with a new single and hard-hitting video in the shape of ‘Junkfood,’ with the promise of the long-awaited debut album in 2016. If there were any worries that big labels might be attempting
VPME PODCAST – HALLOWEEN SPECIAL
Not a new podcast but one from the crypt…. back when we had a weekly show on the excellent U.S. Station Strangeways Radio. This was our Halloween special from 2013 … We’re not sure what’s
TRACK OF THE DAY – JUNK SON – True
Junk Son started out as the musical alter ego of John Dunk, who gave up the delights of the Lake District, mint cake, and wide open spaces for over priced housing, jellied eels and traffic