VPME Albums of The Year 2021
Another weird year for the world and for music draws to an end as it soils its ill-advised advised trousers before staggering toward the finishing line. At the time of writing there seems little respite
The Von Pip Christmas Podcast 2021
Blimey. It’s that time of the year when I provide a kind of national elf service and assemble the finest Christmas Podcast the world has ever known. I’ve actually been doing this for 10 years
Track Of The Week – Momma – Medicine
This is very cool, sounds a little like a mix of Belly and Throwing Muses, who are themselves of course a mix of both. This is NYC’s Momma who has just been signed to Lucky
The VPME Podemic Podcast November 2021
The latest Podemic podcast features some great new music and some special guests pop in such as Wet Leg and Self Esteem. There are new tracks from Skating Polly, Blood Red Shoes, New Pagans, Pip
Track Of The Week – Blood Red Shoes – Morbid Fascination
To be honest I thought I’d posted about this last week. But I hadn’t and can only conclude I am losing the few marbles I had left. GHOSTS ON TAPE by Blood Red Shoes Anyway,
VPME PLAYLIST – AUG/ SEPT / OCT 2021
A long overdue playlist of some of our favourite tunes over the last few months including pop, indie, electro, shoegaze, post-punk, battlewank and tokenistrage and more. Featuring the likes of Wet Leg, Swim School, Blood
Track Of The Day – Laura Mary Carter – Town Called Nothing
Well this is just great! Laura-Mary Carter, of the mighty Blood Red Shoes, unveils the title track of her forthcoming mini solo album Town Called Nothing. It’s a much more refelctive sound than Carter’s normal ouevre
Track Of The Day (2) – Wet Leg – Wet Dream
And the second Isle Of Wight based Track Of The Day comes from Wet Leg who have already released one of the songs tor year in the form of “Chaise Longue”. The follow-up single “Wet
Track Of the Day – Coach Party – “FLAG (Feel Like A Girl” )
I sense a bit of an Isle Of Wight take over this week! First up it’s Coach Party following up their excellent After Party Ep with their new single “FLAG( Feel Like A Girl.)” The
Songs To Learn And Sing – Yard Act , Charli XCX , Bleach Lab, Emma Ruth Rundle
I’ve been so busy writing for other publications that this blog sometimes gets a tad neglected. So I could not bother (hurrah you cry!) or I could post some new music rather more regularly with
Track Of The Day – A VOID – Stepping On Snails
A VOID are an Anglo-French trio consisting of Aaron Hartmann – Bass, Camille Alexander – Vocals/Guitar and Marie Niemiec – Drums/Backing Vocals. They are also purveyors of compelling unhinged grunge pop. Their latest single driven
The VPME Podemic Podcast – August 2021
It’s been a while but here’s the latest Podemic podcast featuring some great new music and reflections on the return of live music. We also reveal the best description of Boris Johnson ever (without swearing)