Pet Shop Boys

Nine Inch Nails Rule At Wave Goodbye Festival Appearance

Trent Reznor made like Clint Eastwood on Sunday, riding into Toronto to save Virgin Festival Ontario and then presumably to vanish and possibly never be heard from again. Although Reznor and his Nine Inch Nails posse didn't exactly paint the Molson Amphitheatre red and change its name to Hell like Eastwood did in High Plains Drifter, they...
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Nine Inch Nails

Keane Curate A Night For War Child

Late last year, Keane held a night in support of non-governmental organization War Child at London, England's Brixton Academy. This DVD documents that night, and while it's for a good cause, it's ultimately pretty boring. In fact, it says something when the most interesting numbers are those performed by Keane, who are a pretty boring b(l)and....
DVD Review

Pet Shop Boys Have A Gay Old Time

In the sector where new wave, disco and queer culture clash, you'll find the unassuming figures of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe. Known to the outside world as the Pet Shop Boys, the duo have been making some of the cheekiest dance music known to man since the mid-'80s. The Pet Shop Boys reacquainted themselves with Canadian audiences on Wednesday...
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Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys — Fundamental

Now that they're entering the third decade of their recording career, the Pet Shop Boys have almost run out of variations on the disco-pop sound that first brought them to prominence in the mid-'80s. But although the musical foundation remains the same, Fundamental is still an interesting listen for what it reveals about the Boys' frame of mind as...
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Fundamental

Pet Shop Boys — "All Over The World"

Pet Shop Boys' video for "All Over The World" was shot on their recent tour for this year's Yes. Appropriately, it's got dancers gallore, plenty of colour, people dressed as the Empire State Buliding and... blockheads. Literally.
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Swine Flu Infects Pet Shop Boys Ukraine Shows

Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe might be asking themselves today what they did to deserve this. The band were slated to play in the Ukraine later this month but the Ukrainian government has cancelled the shows because of H1N1, a.k.a. swine flu. "The Ukrainian government has taken measures to combat the spread of swine flu and...
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Pet Shop Boys (Photo by Carrie Musgrave)

Pet Shop Boys At VFest Ontario 2009

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 30, 2009

Pet Shop Boys At VFest Ontario 2009

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 30, 2009

Pet Shop Boys At VFest Ontario 2009

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 30, 2009

Pet Shop Boys At VFest Ontario 2009

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 30, 2009

Pet Shop Boys At VFest Ontario 2009

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 30, 2009

Pet Shop Boys At VFest Ontario 2009

Photographer: 
Carrie Musgrave
Venue: 
Molson Amphitheatre
City: 
Toronto, ON
Date: 
August 30, 2009

Pet Shop Boys Say Yes

Veteran British electronic dance act Pet Shop Boys will release a new studio album titled Yes in late March. The 11-track, 48-minute follow-up to 2006's Fundamental was produced by Brian Higgins/Xenomania, who also co-wrote three songs, including lead single "Love Etc." Pet Shop Boys received a songwriting contribution from 19th...
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Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys Voted Out Of Moscow Gig Due To Election

British dance-pop act Pet Shop Boys have been forced to cancel their upcoming show in Moscow for a rather bizarre reason. According to the group's website, Moscow promoters for the Dec. 2 show were informed earlier this month that due to Russia holding parliamentary elections on the same day, "they have been instructed in a letter received...
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Pet Shop Boys Narrowly Escape Russian Satellite Debris And Prepare Live DVD

Veteran British dance act Pet Shop Boys had an extremely close call when they were flying over the Pacific Ocean recently, thanks to a flaming Russian satellite. According to the New Zealand Herald, the band were heading to Auckland, New Zealand from Santiago, Chile when flaming debris from the satellite came into the plane's airspace. The...
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Pet Shop Boys

Pet Shop Boys Play Montreal And Toronto Ahead Of Live Album's Release

The Pet Shop Boys are supporting their first official live album with a North American theatre tour that kicks off this week in Canada. Concrete: In Concert At The Mermaid Theatre, recorded for BBC Radio 2 with the BBC Concert Orchestra in London, England on May 8, will be released by Parlophone on Oct. 31. For the two-disc set, the veteran...
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