I know yesterday (13th March) was the first time a new PSB track had been played in ages, but (as per the long standing forum rules) in future all public requests for copies of any new track, PSB or otherwise, will be deleted and/or threads containing requests closed. We will officially...
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Thank you for the link leesmapman. I was already aware of them and found the last one does not include the first song they played (the Blur song Girls and Boys (PSB Remix)). For some reason it has been omitted from the youtube recording hence why I asked if anyone has their own recording.
Just had a listen to Kleptocracy from OMD's latest album Bauhaus Staircase. Short song but really good. Last time I was into OMD was during Sugar Tax era. Well, Enola Gay was always a favourite tune.
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I just bought: Sugar Tax, Liberator and Universal for the total sum of about 1£. So far I'm unfortunately unimpressed by the songs.
to be Fair, Liberator and Universal are by far their weakest albums. Think of those as their Nightlife and Release albums. Sugar Tax has some good moments but for me,...
Since I believe my time here to be over soon, I've created a Discord server. A much more modern medium, if you agree. It's a seamless registration, and you can be as anonymous as here. The link expires in 24h, but I will be posting them daily for as long as I can.
Feel free to join me for...
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Also, keep your schadenfreudes in check, telys, makes you seem bitter. I'll have you know that the Discord is a much nicer place to be in :)
No bitterness, just pure happiness. I'm just waiting for you to leave this forum for good. Happy discording.
Listening to Bitter Taste from one of Billy Idol's latest EP. I really like this song. I've listened to Idol's songs since the 80's but I've never immersed myself in his work. Maybe it's about time.
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I've enjoyed both of his EPs and for the most part, his last 2 albums. Saw him live in Las Vegas last year and he was fantastic.
I think Save Me Now is one of the best things he's done in decades, up there with his best music.
Any thoughts of the album & indeed OMD in general ?
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Sorry to bump this thread but was watching one of those retrospective shows about the hits of 1981 last night and am obsessed with Souvenir today. Didn't realise Neil and Chris were so influenced by early OMD but it does make sense.
"The book also features some thoughts from a host of surprising...
The new Duran Duran single "Invisible" dropped yesterday and on Tuesday at midnight, the pre-order went live for their new album called Future Past that will be out in October (bundles can be purchased here: The music video is here:
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Psycho Killer and Black Moonlight are really good and have great videos. It's like it's still the 80's.
I can't believe I'm saying this, but the KLF have released a new album!!!
Before you get too excited it is just a greatest hits, but perhaps paves the way for more of their (deleted) back catalogue to see the light of day (officially). I was reluctant to believe this at first, but it all does seem...
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New DVD/Blu-Ray. 23 Seconds To Eternity. My copy just arrived from the BFI. Has the White Room on it and loads of other stuff, all remastered!
Finished watching my copy last night. Very happy to have a high def, remastered, physical Bluray disc of all this stuff after many years of having nothing...
Madonna is going on a Greatest Hits Tour this summer and fall.
Tickets available from Friday on
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Saw Madonna last week in London. Absolutely spectacular and it received wonderful reviews. N&C were of course there (posted on their IG). Also Billboard has this great and detailed interview with Stuart Price about the show.
Has anyone else been listening Romy's solo debut, Mid Air ? After deeply enjoying it a few times, I was amused to read up on its background and find Stuart Price all over it, as a producer and writer.
Her other main collaborator is Fred again.., who I have less of a handle on. I've played only his...
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Glad to know other PSB fans are enjoying this record along with me! 🪩
Yeah, @domino, I guess this continues a great tradition of "debuts" by known artists, like Stevie Nicks, Annie Lennox, Björk . . . The live show will be such a good time!
Have you seen her Instagram reels, @Future Lover? Looks...
Filmmaker Olmo Schnabel has assembled a cast of heavyweights for his directorial debut – a romantic thriller about two young men exploring the underbelly of New York and one other.
“Pet Shop Boys” will mark the first time behind the camera for Schnabel, son of Oscar-nommed director Julian...
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So it seems the movie has had a slight name change or maybe was mis-reported initially. Journalists auto-correct maybe? :lol:
Dropped a new single on 1st June "waltz no. 9" with new album "one" to be released in sept. Second track also now available "you were never in love". Both are HUGE growers for me and I'm 'super' excited!
Just Sarah and Chris now as appears Steve Hillier wasn't interested in the reunion despite...
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Loads of unreleased stuff on Steve Hillier's Youtube Channel:
Music legend and former PSB collaborator dead at 69. Good bye, space boy
I remember being in line for the Atlanta Nightlife show while CNN played an interview with Bowie on their outside monitors. This caused rumors to float thru the crowd that he’d be joining them in stage. Oh, the naïveté.
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Greetings,
This is why my biggest disappointment regards admin and moderators work.
Forum staff exist to ensure the forum rules are executed consistently and fairly... you can't blame them for the quality of whatever content people choose to post, so long as it's done within the rules of the...
Anyone here a die-hard vinyl collector? I buy at least three (second-hand) 12" singles a week. I have most of the PSB ones now. Getting a lot of dance tracks too. Just bought Sweet Harmony by Liquid and Higher State of Consciousness by Josh Wink. I am playing them on a Pro-ject T1 turntable in case...
Gotta say ... felt a pang of jealousy hearing that Depeche Mode track in episode 1. It worked wonderfully but hey come on ...when PSB?
Great series by the way - I'm only part way in but love it.
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I've got the first game and it is fab. Can't wait to see the TV show, but I'm not paying for Sky so will wait for it to come out on iTunes.Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are amazing according to the very favourable reviews.
Hey Synthrobot .. yes they are top drawer. You’ll love it I’m sure
About a quarter of the way into this book. I like it, but am now tempted to skip to the bits where Bob, Pete and Sarah are interviewed. It's pretty good, but a bit, I dunno, over-metaphorical.
I 'discovered' them based on tracks from their last album 'I am easy to find' and slowly working through their back catalogue.
They just released 'Tropic Morning News' from their new upcoming album and I've got it on repeat. Love it all ... clever word-smithery with...
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I like 15-20 of their songs a lot, so I could say I'm a bit of a fan.
Love when they introduce some electronic elements like synths or drum machines to their songs, as I do with all the other mostly guitar-based artists (e. g. Editors).
Really sad news that Faithless singer Maxi jazz passed away on Friday at 65.
I was privileged to meet Max recently through a mutual friend and he was an incredibly friendly and nice bloke in every way, chatted to him for ages about various things and I even asked him if he liked PSB of which he...
I found this very interesting and enigmatic band a few months ago whilst on a trawl for new music.
They've just released a very cool Halloween compilation/mini gig of some of the electronic 80s pop covers they've done in the past.
Soft Cell, Depeche Mode, Human League etc...
Hey guys,
I love PSB but always want more.
What are some similar artists other petheads would recommend?
I'm curious what people here like.
I love the dance vibe, the synths, the strings, the vocal style, lyrics, etc. of PSB.
I'd like something along the general vibe and with vocals.
I totally missed this, but it's coming out next week:
The definitive memoir of Trevor Horn, the man who invented the '80s.
As a renowned recording-studio maven, Trevor Horn has been dubbed 'the man who invented the '80s'. His production work since the glory days of ZTT represents a veritable...
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Confirmed - there's a chapter on Pet Shop Boys, Left To My Own Devices.
Interesting read, about working with PSB on the Introspective record and how they were in control of things. An anecdote of Chris totally disliking the last part of orchestral arrangements by Richard Niles at first so Niles...
Australian is a midling player in the arts, but one musical band was stratospheric - The Seekers.
Judith Durham singer for the Seekers has passed away today and we are full of bitter sweet memories.
Georgie Girl :
I’ll never find another you.
Morningtown.
I have driven down to Morningtown,...
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Many of these songs were co-written by Tom Springfield, brother of Dusty Springfield who worked with PSB.
That story here ...
It was interesting seeing the effect on society here. All generations children, parents and grand parents were following them. I think a lot like what was happening in UK...
Drake (number 4 artist in the world) has came out with a new album, instead of rap it's favouring a house style.
The lead single reminds me of PSB. Actually I think this could be something PSB could do.
Listen to the song. The lyrics are introspective and pessimistic, "time isn't healing. time is...
Wasn’t aware of Kungs before, French DJ/producer Valentin Brunel.
His current single Clap Your Hands is very catchy. I thought I’d give his album a listen and the track Fashion samples Passion by The Flirts. I recommend it.
As a fan of French music such as M83 and Woodkid this is another one to...
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Kungs was in the charts since 2016 but he tends to fall into oblivion (at least for the single). I enjoy This Girl and I Feel So Bad regularly though. ;)
This is one of the fourth polls called PSB Community - Demographics in order to know a bit more about us. Please, try to answer the four polls (your age, where are you from?, sexual preference and civil status).
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Hey nickname, lots of trans people identify as binary genders, so the last option doesn't really make sense. A more appropriate final option might be "non-binary or genderqueer" meilleures mutuelles senior . (Also "traditional" is quite a loaded word so probably best steer clear of that.) :)
On an unrelated note, my band's new music video is heavily influenced, musically and visually by Blue Monday. It may keep you mildly entertained and/or offended for two minutes, as we await updates...
Don't know if you are still on the board, but just found myself humming the chorus synth-line of Do Me Right over the top of Placebo's new album track 'The Prodigal'. :up:
The ballad "I Still Have Faith In You" is pretty lame in my opinion. But I love the 2nd new song "Don't shut me down". Pure Abba classic. And I think this is a perfect song for an PSB Remix. 😎
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I think "I Still Have Faith In You" is just there for its nostaglia of ABBA's history, like in the video. On the other side, "Don't Shut Me Down" is in the good old style. 8)
All in all, it seems a bit surreal that they release music after nearly 40 years and didn't change anything in style and...
I recently put some music on Spotify, under the name Popdorian.
It’s heavily PSB-influenced, so I thought some of you might like it.
We are a Dutch dance pop duo, and we took our name from a song by Dubstar.
Some of our songs have a gay theme, most notably Gotta have him and -...
As followers of pop music, what do you make of this?
Mcdonalds are doing famous artists' orders as a meal item.
K-pop band BTS are the first. The meal is a set of specific menu items (I think the dipping sauce may be exclusive) and with branding over the packaging.
It's been met very well,...
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I still love a Big Mac, never got tired of them, even after all these years!! :D I don't eat one too often, the calories don't burn off so quickly as I've got older!! :cry: :lol: :grumble:
On one of my regular trawls on youtube for new music I came across Eisfabrik, a German future pop/darkwave group fronted by one of the most enigmatic singers I've seen and heard in a long time.
Damn if this isn't one of the most addictive songs I've heard ...
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