The VPME – Song, Video and Gig Of 2014
We’ve finally roused ourselves from our post Christmas torpor, to briefly reflect back one last time on 2014. We’ve already listed our albums of the year HERE and HERE, as well as our musical hopes
Sailor Jerry vs Iggy Pop – Living Life ‘Outside The Lines’
Sailor Jerry Spiced Rum has gained something of a reputation this year for putting on hedonistic rum fuelled gigs supporting new music by featuring the likes of up and coming artists such as Toy, Fat
Track Of The Day – The Sunday Reeds – ‘Christmas In The Summer Time’ – And Happy Xmas
Right then we are closing shop for Christmas, but not before we’ve left you with one more new festive tune. This times it’s from our Ozzie mates The Sunday Reeds, ‘Christmas In The Summer Time’
If You Buy One New Seasonal Album This Year … Smoke Fairies – ‘Wild Winter’
If you intend to grab a last minute Christmas album then we’d have absolutely no hesitation in recommending you get hold of this years outstanding offering from Smoke Fairies. ‘Wild Winter’ is a graceful sophisticated cocktail
VPME Albums Of 2014 – Part 2 – Number 10 to Number One
So following on from Wednesdays list , numbers 20 -11 (SEE HERE) we give you our top ten albums of 2014.. in reverse order. 10. Esben & The Witch -‘A New Nature’ Esben and The
The VPME Xmas Podcast 2014
Bored with Bing? Sick of Slade? Wiped out by Wham? Does the mere mention of Cliff’s ‘Mistletoe and W(h)ine’ make you uneasy, queasy and come over all queer ? Well why not take a listen
The VPME Albums Of 2014 Part 1 – 20 to 11
This year we’ve had to dispense with producing physical versions of our magnificent “Pipster Award Trophy” (as modelled by last years recipient Ladytron’s Helen Marnie HERE), and you can thank austerity for that…However it’s time
Track Of The Day – Red Sleeping Beauty – ‘Merry Christmas Marie’
Today’s track of the day is the bitter sweet ‘Merry Christmas Marie’ by Swedish indie poppers Red Sleeping Beauty. They describe themselves as “a semi-legendary Swedish bedroom pop band,” consisting of Mikael Matsson, Kristina Borg,
Video of The Week – Stevie Riks – Do They Know It’s Christmas ?
So it’s pretty much full on sleigh bells here at VPME Towers this week as we start to embrace the Xmas spirit like crazed spittle flecked Scouse elves. And talking of mad scousers …. today’s
Pips Tips – THE VPME Tips For 2015.
So it’s time for our annual tip list, or as we prefer to call it – “bands we’d like to see do well in 2015” which we’ll concede isn’t quite as snappy as ‘Pips tips’
Video Of The Week The Courtesans – ‘The Power Of Love’
We are almost at the cut off point now, whereby we refuse to listen to any music that doesn’t have a vague seasonal theme. And so to slowly ease you into the festive season here’s
Track Of The Day – Young Summer – ‘Severing Ties’
We first stumbled across Young Summer when she uploaded a rather mournful stripped back piano led version of the Human League’s electro pop classic ‘Don’t You Want Me’. Since then she’s released a well received debut