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Pet Shop Boys Collect B-Sides On ‘Format’
Thu Nov 17 2011 by Robbie Daw
Over 16 years after the release of Alternative, a two-disc collection that boasted all of Pet Shop Boys' B-sides from singles off first album Please (1985) up to Very (1993), the duo have announced its follow-up. Due out on February 6, Format will contain 38 tracks from the flip sides of the iconic UK pop act's singles — plus a few bonus tracks from over the years — spanning from 1996 (Bilingual) through 2009 (Yes). "All tracks have been remastered and the CD booklet features an interview with Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe by Jon Savage," the Boys' official site notes. Catch the tracklist below.
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Pet Shop Boys’ Single “Together” Gets U.S. Release, Pepptalk Mix
Mon Apr 11 2011 by Robbie Daw
Godfathers of synth-cool awesomeness Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe—aka Pet Shop Boys–haven't exactly been sitting on their respective duffs since releasing their Grammy-nominated LP Yes two years ago. In addition to embarking on a world tour, writing a musical score for the current London ballet production of Hans Christian Andersen's The Most Incredible Thing and, most recently, signing up to hit the road with Take That across Europe this summer, the pair also released new single "Together" overseas last year. Tomorrow the song gets a U.S. release. Hear two of the mixes below!
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Pet Shop Boys Take In A Dance-Off In Their “Together” Video
Thu Nov 11 2010 by Robbie Daw
The music video for new Pet Shop Boys single "Together" is actually quite light on Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe themselves, but presents a fairly entertaining and amazingly choreographed boy-from-the-other-side-of-the-tracks-meets-girl storyline—or does it? Watch below.
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Whatcha Say: The Good, The Bad & The ‘Glee’ In This Week’s Reader Comments
Fri Oct 22 2010 by Robbie Daw
This week felt like the calm before the storm, as Taylor Swift released one last promo single ahead of her Speak Now album. But she wasn't the only one who served up new material! M.I.A. and Pet Shop Boys premiered new tunes, while Robyn unveiled her forthcoming LP's cover. Meanwhile, the Glee gang got scandalous with new photos for GQ while Katy Perry and Adam Lambert performed on The X Factor in two different countries. See how our readers reacted to all this pop bustle below!
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Pet Shop Boys Vow To Go All The Way On New Single “Together”
Fri Oct 22 2010 by Robbie Daw
Devotion. Desperation. Hints of religion, death and love unhinged. Handcuffs on the cover art. Welcome to the new Pet Shop Boys single! Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe recorded "Together" with producer Tim Powell (formerly of Xenomania) for their upcoming hits compilation Ultimate, and the song premiered today on UK radio. Hear the latest from the maestros of electro-pop below.
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Pet Shop Boys’ Bouncy Single “Together” Highlights ‘Ultimate’ Greatest Hits
Mon Oct 11 2010 by Robbie Daw
November will mark 25 years (!) since Pet Shop Boys' debut single "West End Girls" topped the UK chart, and to commemorate the occasion the duo will see the release of their third greatest hits collection Ultimate. A brand new song called "Together" will be included among 18 other PSB classics on the set. Listen to a short clip of the electro-pop jam below.
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Pet Shop Boys Cover Coldplay’s ‘Viva La Vida’ For ‘Christmas’
Mon Nov 16 2009 by Robbie Daw
One of the highlights of the Pet Shop Boys’ glitzy, colorful Pandemonium tour this year was the duo’s mashup of their own 1988 classic “Domino Dancing” and Coldplay’s 2008 #1 hit “Viva La Vida.” The Boys announced via Twitter earlier this month that a studio recording of the two blended songs—produced by Stuart Price—will be included on Christmas, a five-track EP released, appropriately, in December.
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Popjustice Continues “Be Proud Of British Music Day” With Its Own Shortlist Of Perfect Pop
Tue Jul 21 2009 by Maura
Now that the British music establishment has declared its favorite home-grown albums of the year with the Mercury Prize nominations, the cheeky British pop site Popjustice has seen fit to announce its shortlist for The Popjustice Twenty Quid Music Prize, which honors the best British single of the year. The artist behind the winning song gets twenty pounds, and the voting is decided by you! (And me, and anyone else.) So all you commenters who want to avenge Lily Allen’s being left off the Mercury Prize list can. Other nominees include the Pet Shop Boys’ “Love Etc” and Saint Etienne’s “Method Of Modern Love”; I’m probably going to throw my weight behind Girls Aloud’s “The Promise,” what with it being completely overplayed (yet not played enough) by my assortment of digital-music players in recent months. All the nominees, after the jump! More »
Tue Jun 9 2009 by Maura
The Pet Shop Boys are bringing their Pandemonium Tour–”a multi-media show that will include Pet Shop Boys’ greatest hits and celebrate the new album,” directed by PSB and Kanye West collaborator Es Devlin–to North America later this summer, with dates scattered across the country. Full schedule after the jump! More »
Thu May 14 2009 by Maura
The Pet Shop Boys will take over BBC Radio 2 on May 25–a bank holiday in Britain, Memorial Day in the States–for Pet Shop Boys: Wired, a two-hour special where they’ll “be looking back at their personal pop highlights of the last decade and showcasing new artists and top producers.” [Pet Shop Boys] More »
