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Apr 30th 10 Comments
On July 15th the Pet Shop Boys — the most successful (and colorful) duo in the history of UK music — will release their 12th studio album, Electric. Produced by Stuart Price (Les Rythmes… Read Story »
Jul 27th, 2012 10 Comments
This was an amazing week for videos, but not a great week for videos with anything in common with each other. Here's the only narrative I thread I can pull from the five videos below: Two of them are… Read Story »
Jul 23rd, 2012 Comment
"Winner," the new single from acid-tongued British synthpop lifers the Pet Shop Boys, is probably the first song that group has ever written that sounds like it was intended for some kind of sporting… Read Story »
Jul 2nd, 2012 2 Comments
The Pet Shop Boys have been making prettily scathing synthpop since before many of us were born, and they're still soldiering on with it. The duo's new album Elysium arrives in a couple of months,… Read Story »
Jun 11th, 2012 2 Comments
The pioneering British sardonic-synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys will drop a new album called Elysium in a few months, and the first song is "Invisible," a weary, hushed, pretty song about aging out of… Read Story »
Apr 5th, 2012 2 Comments
On Record Store Day, nervy British post-punkers Field Music will release Actually, Nearly, their 7" tribute to arch synthpoppers Pet Shop Boys. On that single, they cover both "Heart" and "Rent," and… Read Story »
Oct 26th, 2011 33 Comments
Did you know Coldplay's Mylo Xyloto came out this week? The band played Letterman and Colbert and Today and Jools and Ellen and we threw a party in their honor. The launch celebration continues… Read Story »
Feb 23rd, 2009 9 Comments
Recently Chris and Neil were joined by Brandon Flowers and Lady GaGa on a medley of their greatest hits during the 2009 BRIT Awards. It just so happens the Pet Shop Boys have a new album coming out… Read Story »
Feb 18th, 2009 41 Comments
Tonight the British music industry packaged their self-image for all to YouTube. The nominations were very Duffy with a side of Coldplay, and Duffy wound up being the main dish, but poor Chris Martin… Read Story »
Feb 9th, 2009 11 Comments
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe teamed up with UK production team Xenomania for their forthcoming tenth studio album, Yes, which includes guest spots from Johnny Marr and string arrangements via Owen… Read Story »
