The Pet Shop Boys were once called “the Smiths you can dance to” during their eighties heyday, now the duo are hitting hard in 2009 with their current release, Yes – a pedigree blend of hi-NRG electro pop and Tchaikovsky references. Another thumbs-up for the album came from FT.com (the Financial Times’ website), which [...]
The Pet Shop Boys song, It’s a Sin was the first single from the band’s second album, “Actually”. The song reached number 1 in the UK charts in 1987 and was also a huge hit across Europe.
In the US, “It’s a Sin” reached number 9 in the billboard charts. The song became the Pet Shop [...]
The Pet Shop Boys hit single, West End Girls was so successful that it was released twice. Neil Tennant from the band based the lyrics for the song on by T.S. Elliot’s poem The Waste Land. The lyrics tackle themes of class and social pressure.
Pet Shop Boys smash hit single Always on My Mind is now available to listen to online. The Pet Shop Boys cover version of the Elvis Presley classic was filmed as part of an ITV network special to commerate the life and work of Elvis.
The Pet Shop Boys version of the Always on My Mind [...]
As we already are aware, Pet Shop Boys’ upcoming album is due for release soon, and it’s predicted to do incredibly well in the sales charts. The first single from the album, ‘Love Etc.’ has just been released, and the latest release from the band is the video for that track.
This close to its release, the Pet Shop Boys’ latest album has been appearing in a number of reviews, and no one could have hoped for better feedback.
The Pet Shop Boys discussed their longevity and their recent endeavors in songwriting with News of the World. Unlike the Boys’ former classmates Duran Duran (who also took home the same Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music) their prolonged existence is paired with continuous musical production. ‘The Loving Kind’, the song that the synth [...]
The song that the Pet Shop Boys submitted for Kylie Minogue’s latest was rejected without so much as a “No, thanks” from her camp, but the fact that the song didn’t make the cut for Kylie meant that the Boys would be able to put it on their new album, ‘Yes’. Not only that, but [...]
Neil and Chris have released a brilliant new single, called ‘Love Etc’, which you can see below
It’s pretty common for an artist to appear in just about any news source they can get themselves into on the eve of an album drop, but the Pet Shop Boys seem to be especially adept at sneaking onto the covers of magazines and being featured in, well, feature articles.
Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasionally guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards and occasionally on vocals
At the 2009 BRIT Awards, The Pet Shop Boys received an award for Outstanding Contribution to Music.
Pet Shop Boys have sold more than 50 million [...]
