Songwriter Allee Willis, who wrote a stack of hits for funk band Earth Wind and Fire, as well as hits for Pet Shop Boys and Dusty Springfield, and the theme tune to Friends, has died aged 72. The songwriter’s death was announced by her partner Prudence Fenton. Willis died after suffering a cardiac arrest on Tuesday. […]
Pet Shop Boys have revealed that a special bonus disc version of their forthcoming album will be available, as well as a cassette version. Hotspot, will be available to purchase in two additional formats: on cassette and a 2-disc deluxe CD version, which includes an instrumental version of the whole album on the second disc. […]
Pop sensation Pete Burns would have celebrated his 60th birthday today. The singer passed away in 2016 aged 57 after suffering cardiac arrest. Best known for Dead or Alive’s smash hit You Spin Me Round (Like A Record), the singer was notorious for playing with typical gender conventions and is seen by many as a pioneer of […]
Pet Shop Boys have revealed they’re working with Years & Years singer Olly Alexander, posting a photo to social media of them working in the studio. The duo are currently recording their fourteenth studio album, the follow up to 2016’s Super. They recently put out an EP of four new tracks called Agenda. The EP saw them reunited […]
Pet Shop Boys have announced they’ll be creating a new cabaret musical MUSIK that will see them reunite with writer Jonathan Harvey and actor Frances Barber. In 2001 the musical duo teamed up with Harvey to create the musical Closer to Heaven which was set in a nightclub. Barber played retired rock icon and actress Billie Trix. The […]
The Pet Shop Boys have a brand new song, Give Stupidity a Chance. It comes three years after their last release Super. The tune sees Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe asking some satirical questions about politics in 2019. “”We need a leader who knows that money means class / With an eye for a peach perfect piece of […]
Pet Shop Boys have always been a band who’ve been acclaimed not just for their high-selling singes but also their album tracks, b-sides and side projects. Since forming in 1981 the band band have released thirteen albums, not to mention four remix collections, two double albums of b-sides, a ballet, a film soundtrack, a musical […]
San Francisco punk band Pansy Division are celebrating their 25th anniversary in 2017 and will have a new album out later in the year. The queercore band’s ninth offering ‘Quite Contrary’ will be out in September. The record will feature songs including ‘Blame the Bible’, ‘(Is This What It’s Like) Getting Old’ and the first […]
Pet Shop Boys have a awesome new album called ‘Super’ and it features the catchy single ‘The Pop Kids’. The lead tune comes with a stack of great remixes and the b-sides are worth a listen too. The new album sees Chris Lowe and Neil Tennant team up again with producer Stuart Price. Price produced […]
British duo Pet Shop Boys have released the first official single from their new album. ‘The Pop Kids’ is a thumping dance track from the masters of perfect pop. The bands upcoming album ‘Super’ will be their thirteenth record and will be released on April 1st. Last month the band gave fans a teaser of […]
