Sick!-The Kiara Elles, Suzuki Method, Standard Fare, Live
The Kiara Elles, Suzuki Method, Standard Fare, Live at The Zanzibar, Liverpool 14th May 2010 “When are you going to grow up and stop pissing about with pop music, you big girl!, You wanna get
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The VPME Awards 2009
2009 ? How was it for you ? In part 1 of our review of 2009 we reflect on the music that moved and inspired us and pay tribute to the musicians involved. Album Of
BBC Sound Of 2010
As somebody who really does believe that the cultural landscape would be a lesser place in this country without the BBC , I was delighted to be asked to join the panel of “taste-makers” to
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 VPME AWARDS 2008
2008 has been a strange year, and one I’ll generally be glad to see the back of. I guess in global terms it’ll be defined as the year of Obama and the year those gung-ho laissez-faire capitalists decided that actually state intervention is actually a jolly good idea after all. They think it only fair that whilst profits are privatised, losses really should be socialised. Suddenly the shrill bleating about the mythical “nanny state” or” letting the market decide” from dullards who subscribe to the Daily Mail’s paranoid right wing hysteria has been inexplicably silenced. 2008 has seen the biggest government intervention and nationalisation in recent economic history, purely for the benefit of the rich and the well connected…..
However musically there have been some great moments so without further ado here are The VPME 2008 Awards………
Merry Christmas
Illustration Mister Lion Thanks for your support in 2008. Too many to mention but Mark the tall man, Paul T and Ad, Laura, Ollie, Neal, Chris, Elz, Fran , Nicole, Julia, Simon, Rob Dobbs, Neil
Von Pip Interviewed Shocker !
Well the tables have been turned on The VPME as those nice people at Record Of The Day (the music industries top weekly in house magazine,) have interviewed Mr Von Pip (as an “influential” blogger
VPME Review August September 2008
It’s time again to dip our toe into the pool of pop and see what bites. Yes, it’s the logistical nightmare that is “the VPME review.” This time we are joined by a panel, who,
All Dolled Up…Doll And The Kicks Interview
Original Photos By danbandalee Am I a Sexist? This question has been bothering me since it was pointed out that I seem to interview more female fronted bands than male. When I was a