In 1991 when we presented the Simon Bates Show on BBC Radio One for a week, we featured each day a special mix of current dance music. We commissioned the mixes from 808 State, Kenny Ken, Sasha, Frankie Knuckles and Carl Cox. At the time, it was amazing to hear dance music at 10.30 in the morning on Radio One and the mixes got a great reaction from the listening public. Someone has just uploaded all of the five mixes to Soundcloud (we have no idea how they got hold of them…). Check them out at the link below. Neil x (Thanks to Wayne Studer for alerting us to this.)
A new studio recording of the “All the young dudes” / “West End girls” medley, performed by PSB and the Manchester Camerata, and produced by Stuart Price with strings arranged by Anne Dudley, is available to stream now at the link below. The medley was performed at the MTV EMAs last night. It’s accompanied by a different “orchestral” mix by Stuart Price.
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Back in Blackpool for Strictly Come Dancing. Tune in at 6.45 UK time. (It’s epic.)
Pet Shop Boys’ new double A‑side single “New London boy / All the young dudes” and the accompanying remixes single are released on CD today. Link to order below.
Pet Shop Boys are set to return to Chris’s hometown of Blackpool for a special guest performance on Strictly Come Dancing at the Blackpool Tower Ballroom on Saturday 16 November. On Saturday night’s show they will perform a medley of hits, accompanied by the Strictly professional dancers, for a spectacular opening number. Then, on Sunday night’s Results Show, they will play their new single “All the young dudes”. Tune in to BBC One in the UK from 18:45 on Saturday and 19:20 on Sunday.
Neil and Chris did not speak to the Daily Mirror or any other press at the EMAs on Sunday. Subsequent press reports are misleading.
Pet Shop Boys present the first of four shows on BBC 6 Music tonight as part of their Artist in Residence series airing this week.
In this first episode, Neil and Chris take you on a journey through their Queer-inspired playlist including tracks by Patrick Cowley, Modern Rocketry, and Judy Garland.
Listen this Monday from 11pm on BBC Sounds.
Thanks to the very stylish Aaron Taylor-Johnson for presenting us with our “Pop Pioneers” award at the EMAs yesterday!
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An exciting night in Manchester at the EMAs getting the Pop Pioneers award presented by Aaron Taylor-Johnson and performing with the Manchester Camerata! Thanks to MTV and our amazing creative team. Link to the performance below.
Photo: Vita Spalding