The VPME Review………. November 2007
We are grumpy for no good reason!!!!! Yes it’s the VPME’s “Time of the month” …. …when we look back over the last four week period and cast a critical eye over the new musical
Michael Jackson Considers Reunion Tour
With news that Michael Jackson is considering touring with his brothers Neal Zetter joins the VPME to offer some words of advice “Are you black Are you Caucasian Are you Chinese Are you Asian
“Too Cool For Skool!”….. Operator Please Interview
“Get What You Want” By Operator Please You may well think, when listening to the increasingly irrelevant singles chart, that you can actually hear the death rattle in the hoarse wheezing throat of popular music.
“Deep Blue Something” The Charlotte Hatherley Interview
“Again” By Chalotte Hatherley It’s a obviously a big decision for anybody to leave a successful group at the height of their fame, but it is said that music is the purest form of self
Whats’s On Your I Pod
Yes sometimes nice people send us music, sometimes we “randomly” discover it .. So whats on the VPME I-pod this month ? (in no particular order) Operator Please – “Get What You Want” Pure incendiary,
The Royal We – Album Review
“The opening track of The Royal We is a little misleading. ‘Back and Forth Forever’ doesn’t quite seem to fit the rest of the album, but when a band only has ten songs to their
The Wedding Present – Liverpool Academy 27/10/07
“I’m Not Always So Stupid” (from the “George Best- Plus” Re-release) By The Wedding Present The Wedding Present- George Best Anniversary Tour -Liverpool Academy 27/10/2007 It’s hard to believe its twenty years since the release
Editors- Live,Liverpool Uni 23/10/2007
Editors Live -Liverpool University 23/10/2007 From the moment Tom Smith’s dark brooding vocals echo through the darkness and launch into “An End Has A Start” you just know this is going to be a special
“They Got The Beat”- The She Beats Interview
“Dirty Secret” By The Shebeats Girls with attitude and guitars ? 60’s influenced vibes ? On the VPME ? Surely not. There seems to be a bit of a theme here! Well the She-Beats seem
Reviews – Peggy Sue and The Pirates/Sons And Daughters
Neal Zetter reviews the latest releases as Mr VP is “indisposed” Band: Peggy Sue & The Pirates Title: Television/The New Song Label: Thesaurus Download release: October 16 General release: Nov 5 Peggy Sue and
“Everything Is On” – Asobi Seksu Interview
Bursting out of the New York scene in 2004, Asobi Seksu’s self titled debut album received huge critical acclaim, with rave reviews in the New York Times, MTV playlist exposure, and playing to packed houses
The VPME Review………. October 2007
“Let’s review some new singles ” the voices said “Nor Arf ” I replied in my best Fluff Freeman voice . “But we need the finest minds in pop to get on board and give