http://www.bobkraushaar.com/Bob_Kraushaar/index.html

My relationship with Pet Shop Boys has been the longest, most prolific, most rewarding, and most varied of my career. Since the late 80s I have recorded and mixed various PSB studio records; recorded, mixed, and produced concert DVD soundtracks; mixed live broadcasts from London, Glastonbury, Moscow, Germany, and Spain; recorded a Russian choir in a Moscow studio with armed guards; recorded and mixed their collaboration with David Bowie, “Hallo, Spaceboy”; remixed Yoko Ono’s “Walking On This Ice”; mixed the original cast recording of their musical “Closer To Heaven”; and as recently as 2011, mixed the soundtrack recording of their ballet, “The Most Incredible Thing”.

Here is what has lost so far:

Round One: I Can't Say Goodbye
Round One: Rent (tie)
Round One: Love Pains (tie)
Round Two: I Want You Now
Round Two: Tonight is Forever
Round Three: Don't Drop Bombs
Round Three: Twist in My Sobriety

Onto the next round....

It's about 15 seconds longer than the single version. Nothing special, just a different ending without fading...

and Madge will be performing @ halftime:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox85wkyX4eo

The final results are in for my poll this past week, in which I asked my site visitors whether their children and/or parents are familiar with the Pet Shop Boys. And the choice that received the most votes was:

* "Yes, and they like them, too!" selected by 43.8% of the voters.

To see the complete results, please visit my "Commentary" site at http://www.geowayne.com/psbhtml.htm and click the "Past Survey Results" button in the navigation bar.

My new poll for the week ahead is a spin-off on one that I ran just week before last. If you recall, I had asked my site visitors whether they would like for the Boys' next studio album, which they're currently working on with producer Andrew Dawson, to feature any collaborations with one or more popular hip-hop artists. A plurality of the voters, roughly 40%, said, "No, absolutely not!" Well, one of my longtime site visitors, Shayne, was wondering whether a certain hypothetical situation might make a difference in this outcome.

Let's say you somehow knew for sure that if the Boys were to release a collaboration with Kanye West (or one of the other hip-hop stars with whom Dawson has worked) as a single, it would hit #1 in the U.K., in the U.S., and/or (if you live elsewhere) your own country. How would you feel about it? Would you support the idea of such a collaboration if a #1 single were somehow guaranteed as a result? An interesting twist. So please take a moment to make your choice -- a simple "Yes" or "No" -- right there on my home page. And thanks so much to Shayne for suggesting it!

Thanks as well to everyone who voted in last week's survey! I hope you all have a wonderful week ahead!

Hi there all

I have just moved to Perth WA and wondered if there are any Petheads out there in Perth I don't mind anyone getting in contact with me by my IM would love to hear from any Oz Petheads doesn't have to be WA

Have a good one

Amazon UK is best. Always relaible.



They say by February 15th but Royal mail is heavily reliable I usually get it within a week of dispatch from UK. Learn from mistake dont buy DVD from UK to Canada not region supported i must wait sometimes when astrelweks decide to release DVDs, like i did with Pandemonium cd/DVD . In CAD i estimate over 16$. Take that, official website.

Chris suggesting the b-sides tour again! Yes please,

Here is what has lost so far:

Round One: I Can't Say Goodbye
Round One: Rent (tie)
Round One: Love Pains (tie)
Round Two: I Want You Now
Round Two: Tonight is Forever

Onto the next round....

2nd JUNE !


yey!

Hello Danish Fans

On February 17., Danmarks Radio P7Mix (A National DAB Station) is hosting a 7 hour marathon broadcast, for a band chosen by the listeners. 6 bands are listed as contenders, and Pet Shop Boys are one of them.

Many artist have been featured in these marathons before, and the programme is very well produced, with lots of music, info and interviews.

Listeners can vote for their favourite artist, once a day during the next week. The result will be announced on friday 10. in the programme Fredagsmix, between 15 - 17.

Please vote for the Boys.

Here's the link for voting
http://www.dr.dk/p7mix/programmer/p7-mix

NB. One of the hosts, Nikolai Molbech is a dedicated PSB-fan, and have interviewed them a couple of times for Danmarks Radio.

Heres a brain teaser. Any1 can crack this one? If so i admire your sense in music,

What does Pet shop boys - West End Girls and Ice Cube - Check yourself have in commom?

There is an obvious answer and a definitive answer, dig deep and figure out the definative one.

What did they perform?

Greetings,

I found entry this on CD Wow... http://www.cdwow.com.au/CD/pet-shop-boy ... 27#bc=66ad

Before (Remixes Ep)
Released: 31/01/12
Label / Studio: JDC


Anyone know what's going on here? Are CD Wow on drugs? Has someone ventured into a warehouse and stumbled across a 16 year old crate of unsold copies of Before CD2? Is anyone else online listing this as a new release?

Retro.

Anyone reckon that the new album will be PSB's Young Americans?

Q Magazine - Dorian Lynskey Likes it, in particular Between Two Islands. 3 stars
Uncut - Garry Mulholland likes it 'Like the Fall, PSB are always different, always the same'. 3 stars.

Anymore?

Here is what has lost so far:

Round One: I Can't Say Goodbye
Round One: Rent (tie)
Round One: Love Pains (tie)


Onto the next round....

me

http://www.seeklogo.com/tag.html?q=PSB

Also, these prints at his site are a bit steep! http://ericwatson.co.uk/

A small group of well-heeled Peter Murphy fans will get the opportunity to spend a private weekend in Las Vegas wining and dining with the former Bauhaus frontman this March when the singer hosts “The Miracula Sessions,” billed as “an intimate, all inclusive weekend that will afford fans unparalleled access to Peter himself.”

The cost? At least $4,000 per person.


Given PSB in LA, maybe they might consider doing a similar type of event...

Peter Murphy...Set for March 2-4, the event will be limited to fewer than 50 guests, and slots are being sold through an online auction that opens today and will run through 12 p.m. PST Jan. 24. The minimum starting bid, however, is $3,995 for a single ticket.

That ticket will get you access to a private Friday night welcome party with Murphy; followed, on Saturday, by a 2-act performance in a “secluded Las Vegas mansion” with a special setlist, a question-and-answer session with the singer and a “sumptuous dinner prepared by a world-class chef” and hosted by Murphy’; and, on Sunday, a farewell lunch with Murphy “at a world-famous Las Vegas Moroccan restaurant.” Each guest also will receive a one-of-a-kind gift from Murphy.

Intrigued? Start your bidding here.

Check out the full details, according to Sin City All Access Events: