Because last year's Annually took *so* long to arrive in the States via standard mail (more than six weeks, if I remember correctly), this year I sprang for the additional cost of the expedited option.

The official website and PSB shop have offered no concrete information on how long this...

My copy of Annually and the Agenda CD didn't arrive. I got in touch with Digital Stores who say it is 'lost'. They also took my payment twice and refunded it once. Obviously it's now out of stock, so it looks like I'll never get a copy. Have others had a similar experience?

Hey there! Because I have an extremely busy Easter weekend ahead of me, I've decided to end my current Pet Shop Boys poll and deploy my new one roughly 12 hours earlier than usual this weekend. What that means is that for my site visitors here in the Western Hemisphere, my survey-changeover will...

I've divided this long post into three parts. This is Part I, the Introduction. So, let's begin.

Giddy for having nabbed the top cop in Porter County, my mother married my dad in 1939; shortly
thereafter, worldwide war would break out. I came along in '43. No one then, including them, could
have...

This post explains why I love the PSB Mexico City production of Cubism (2007).

First, the camera captures the electricity of the audience right out of the gate and keeps it up
throughout the show. The close-ups are particularly affecting, and when the audience knows the
words...well... sing...

Yates' work could easily be a thematic antecedent of Suburbia , but let's look more closely for some
common threads in these selected lines from the song that might point more clearly toward its ideational forebearers.

Suburbia
where the suburbs met utopia
where the suburbs met utopia

Lost...

Am I really the only person disappointed they have said in Annually that they've moved on from the sounds of Electric and Super - as I think they have been jaw dropping reinvention work from Electric onwards. Real top notch stuff (until Agenda). I hope they don't pandy too much to the Nannas. There...

Someone loves the Pet Shop Boys over at Noisey

I’ve not read yeh article fully but will definitely be spinning their ‘pensive elegiac playlist’

What are your top three moments of Agenda?

There's lots to enjoy, but I am particularly fond of:

1. The Russian bot choir muscling their way to the front in On social media , a wry nod to Go West and Love etc.

2. Neil's celestial, agonised backing vocals as the beats take over in The forgotten...

The final results are in for my poll of the past two weeks, in which I asked my site visitors whether they believe the Pet Shop Boys, when the time comes, should formally announce a retirement tour. And the response that received the most votes was:

* No, I don't want them to announce in advance...

So have the PSBs released anything good since 2001? I'm not being sarcastic, I genuinely don't know.

Perfect for planespotters and trainspotters, two sound clips will help explain my experience with this
exquisite Pet Shop Boys remix. First , you will see and hear a KLM cargo jet about to take
off from MIA in heavy rain. Tune in about 6:30 to see the behemoth move into position on runway
09. At...

It's a bit strange.

What's the difference between a photo and a film (which it is basically a photo in motion)?. Anyway, it's a curious thing.

Why is Agenda on CD not sold separately?

A simple question. Does anyone know why the CD Agenda is only available as a bundle with Annually?
A shame as I know many people, myself included who only want the CD, not Annually as well.

Front cover: Kraftwerk
Features a lengthy article on Pet Shop Boys and a reprint of an NME interview from december 1986. Interesting read!
Also features New Order, ZTT acts and everything just good in music.

The final results are in for my poll of the past two weeks, in which I asked my site visitors to choose their three favorite non-studio albums by the Pet Shop Boys. And the three albums that received the most votes were:

* Alternative , picked by 65.2% of the voters;
* Relentless , selected by...

Alternative is coming out way ahead in geowayne's poll. Pushing aside such mainstays as Disco and Discography, and even fan favorite Relentless.

Alternative has always been a favorite of mine, especially Disc 1 which is nearly unimpeachable from start to finish.

How does Alternative stack up...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, which asks you to choose your three favorite non-studio albums (compilations, hits collections, live albums, special projects, Discos ) by the Pet Shop Boys. If you haven't chosen yet, please take a moment to visit my...

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Thanks...

Comparisons are a good way to get to the root of things. After listening to One More Chance for the first time, I thought of Just One More Chance. This was first heard on radio in 1931 and sung by crooner Bing Crosby. Yes, it's dated, but listen to the story. Then, listen to PSB's One More Chance....

Don't normally start these threads, but thought what the hell..

As we near the end of the Super Tour era I was thinking what would fans wish to see if they could decide a live set.. I wanted to put together a 'realistic' set that would appeal to both hard core fans and casuals who could say oh, I...

This post is about storytellers, or, more specifically, modes of storytelling, from a historical perspective. In the '40s, Francis Albert Sinatra becomes the quintessential storyteller of pop music. He spins a tale of time and place, mood, character and introspection. Forty years later, Chris Sean...

I know there is a post for that and I put the video on the Youtube post but I didn't know the existence of this interview and I don't know hom many of you have seen there. It was lovely to see The Bear there and the tricky questions of Chris Evans. Have you seen this interview before outside UK?...

Did anyone see the ‘pointless’ parody of our beloved PSB tonight? It was on BBC 1 at around 6.30pm. The programme is called ‘Pointless: the good, the bad and the bloopers’. I suppose you could get it on catch up here in the UK.

I see Neil is first to review Brett Anderson’s new memoirs.

The final results are in for my poll of the past two weeks, in which I asked my site visitors to rate the songs from the Pet Shop Boys' recent EP Agenda on a scale of 0 to 10 as they compare to all other PSB songs. And the song from Agenda that received the highest average rating was:

* The...

Not good news...

Hey there! Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last full day of my current poll, the latest round of my ongoing Rating Project, which (in this case) asks you to rate each of the songs on the Pet Shop Boys' recent EP Agenda on a scale of 0 to 10 as they compare to all other PSB songs. If you haven't voted...

This weekend NRK in Norway broadcasted a TV edit of the Inner Sanctum show. It had a different track order than the german one we got earlier, and it had end credits. So I guess this is the one that will be used by other broadcasters as well.

By the way, I spotted quite a serious typo in the...

Neil will be talking to BBC Radio 4's John Wilson about pop, poetry and the art of song-writing at the The Royal Academy's Benjamin West Lecture Theatre on Friday 3rd May.

Followed by Q&A

Tickets available from Friday 10.00 AM

More details here:

Trevor Horn was on Graham Norton Radio show this morning and announced PSB playing a charity gig at Roundhouse on14th March

It’s a bit expensive

Re: 1987: Chris and Neil are winding up a three-week stint in South London and Clacton filming It Couldn't Happen Here

Does anyone know which South london locations were used?