We are shocked and sad to hear of the sudden death of the magnificent Zaha Hadid, an artist, innovator and, for us, a dream collaborator. She fought to get her highly original work made and became one of the greatest architects of our time. She was the most incredible person and we feel privileged to have known her. Neil and Chris x
Pet Texts
Pet Texts archive: March 2016
Pet Shop Boys will be talking to John Wilson about their new album and their upcoming Royal Opera House shows tonight on “Front Row” at 7.15 on BBC Radio 4. Link below.
Check out this interesting story at the link below. Neil x
“Smart lyrics and mindless euphoria.” There’s an interview with Chris and Neil in today’s Sunday Times in the UK.
What was discussed at the PSB Symposium in Edinburgh this week? Find out at the links below.
If you missed the performance of “The Pop Kids” on The Graham Norton Show on BBC TV last night, you can watch it (in the UK) on the BBC iPlayer. Link below (and one to You Tube). Neil and Chris photographed here with Graham Norton and his guests Ben Affleck, Amy Adams and Henry Cavill, the stars of the new “Batman v. Superman” film.
In the latest Billboard Dance Club Songs chart to be published next week, “The Pop Kids” has gone up from 10 to 3! The chart lists the most popular songs in clubs in the USA.
“The Pop Kids” is number one in the UK! (But only in the official physical singles chart.) Link below.
Spotted at a London Underground station…
Check out this new interview in La Repubblica newspaper (if you speak Italian).
“The Pop Kids” has jumped from 19 to 10 in the latest Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in the USA. Link to the full chart below.
On Thursday, March 24th, to mark the 30th anniversary of Pet Shop Boys’ first album, Please, the Filmhouse in Edinburgh is showing a selection of Pet Shop Boys promo videos. This event is part of the Pet Shop Boys: Symposium taking place at Edinburgh School Of Art. Further information at the links below.
The Quietus online magazine has just published an exclusive solo interview with Mr Chris Lowe. Link below.
I really enjoyed the gorgeous music of Ulrich Schnauss at his concert in Shoreditch last night. Neil x
Link below to a story in The Guardian about the symposium devoted to Pet Shop Boys at Edinburgh College of Art on March 24th and 25th.
It’s record-signing time! Neil x
“The Pop Kids” is now on the A list of BBC Radio 2 and the B list of BBC Radio 6. Links to the full playlists are below.
“A rich vein of form continues for the pop-dance veterans.” There’s an excellent review of “Super” in the new issue of Q magazine. It’s on sale now.
A sunny Sunday in Eastbourne. Neil x
Happy Birthday, Liza Minnelli! A timeless classic and 70 today. xx
“The Pop Kids” is Pet Shop Boys’ 40th dance hit in the USA. Read the full story in Billboard at the link below.
“The Pop Kids” five-track single can now be pre-ordered on iTunes (link below) prior to its release next Friday, March 18th. The CD is also available to order on Amazon and on the official store on this site.
“The Pop Kids” is the Hot Shot Debut in the latest Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in the USA. At number 28, it is the highest new entry in the chart dated March 19th. Remixes by MK, Offer Nissim and the Scene Kings have just been delivered and will soon be serviced to clubs. Details of a vinyl and digital commercial release of these remixes will be on this site shortly.
Meanwhile in the UK “The Pop Kids” is Record Of The Week on BBC Radio 2 next week. There’s a link to the full playlist below.