Album Of The Month- January09 -Howling Bells “Radio Wars”
“Into The Chaos” By Howling Bells All hail the first great album of 2009 ! Howling Bells are back with a follow up to their stunning 2006 debut. Their latest album “Radio Wars” sees the
Know Your NME-Andrew Collins Interview
Problems, they say, often come in threes , so here I give you three troublesome situations, I offer no solutions, but I do offer a possible explanation. Problem 1. 6 Music : There are many
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
A Christmas Message From Dogwood!
Renowned social commentator, style guru and the VPME’s “Common Sense Tsar,” Oliver Gordon Dogwood, joins us for a seasonal exclusive and airs his views on, amongst other things, the world wide Harry Webb…. Settle Down………you
The Christmas Alternative
STOP COWELL SIGN UP HERE Tis that special time of the year when everything is a glitter, fairy lights twinkle and hearts are full of festive joy, yes it sounds just like any other day
The VPME Review-December 2008.
Well with Christmas almost upon us the new releases have been “patchy” at best. Our team look into the open fire of pop and attempt to discover if there are any musical chestnuts worth roasting,
Tis The Season..Spencer McGarry Interview
“A Title Sparks Would Have Used” By Spencer McGarry Season “To The Liars Take Me” By By Spencer McGarry Season When it comes to action “Episode 1″ certainly doesn’t disappoint, however in terms of coherent
Money In The Bank-Skint and Demoralised Interview
Fancy a conspiracy theory? There are some folk who subscribe to the view that musical venture “The Streets” is a huge post modern prank and that the project is in fact fronted by a rather
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
Walk Out To Winter-Wintersleep Interview
“Archaeologists” By Wintersleep Free Download here (Right click save as) Wintersleep have been together since 2002 and their intelligent, evocative brand of Indie rock has attracted a sizeable fan base on the other side of
From The Heart – Atarah Valentine Interview
“End It All” by Atarah Valentine On Planet Pop following the path of least resistance may seem prudent; it may open doors and could quite conceivably lead to quick fix fame, but at what price?