The Great Escape 2013
The Urban music festival has much to recommend it. Access to proper loos for example, a comfy bed at the end of the night and the reassurance that in the event of the heavens opening
Velvet Two Stripes
The Great Escape 2013 – Brighton 16th – 18th May – Preview
The Great Escape 2013 Those nice people at Hype Machine asked us to pick our five MUST see acts at this year’s Great Escape Festival… You can see our choices here But here they are
Track Of The Day – Velvet Two Stripes – ‘Fire’
Having been one of the first UK blogs to write and interview Velvet Two Stripes, tipping them for BBC 6 Music and presenting them with one of our famous “Pipster” awards last year, we are
Pips Tips – 30 Breakthrough Acts For 2013 – Part 1 – #1 to 5
The end of the year is almost nigh which can mean only one thing! Yes, it’s nearly time for the perennial avalanche of lists; Long lists, shortlists, lists about lists, more lists than you can
BBC6 Music – Blog Zeitgeist -Top 25 Acts Of 2012 – Part 1 – Velvet Two Stripes
On Sunday 24th BBC 6 Music and Hype Machine are joining forces to unveil the top 25 artists of the year so far in the 2012 Music Blog Zeitgeist. This will be broadcast on Tom
INTERVIEW – “Velvet Goldmine” – Introducing Velvet Two Stripes.
When we discovered Velvet Two Stripes we were, to use a time honoured phrase, blown away. This was due in the main down to the simple fact that their songs were just so fucking good
Track Of The Day – Velvet Two Stripes – “Supernatural”
Velvet Two Stripes, it’s all in the name , maybe. The cool of the Velvet Underground, the driving blues riffing of Jack White plus the insouciance of the Ramones all shine through on “Supernatural” a