Thanks to Alan Yentob, Louise Lockwood, Tanya Hudson and all the BBC Imagine crew who made the “Then and Now” film about us that was broadcast on BBC1 last night. We’d also like to thank all of our collaborators and friends who appeared in it. It will be repeated on BBC4 on Friday evening as part of a Pet Shop Boys Night and is available now on the BBC iPlayer.
Pet Shop Boys today release the expanded edition of their acclaimed new album, “Nonetheless”.
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In the latest Official Physical Singles Chart in the UK, CD singles by Pet Shop Boys are at numbers 1, 4, 13, 20, 41 and 60! Link to chart below.
Last night, Pet Shop Boys and their long-term manager, Angela Becker, received the Artist & Manager Partnership Award “in recognition of their shared impact on music and culture” at the culmination of the Artist & Manager Awards in London. Thanks to the Featured Artists Coalition and the Music Managers Forum for the award and the nice evening! xx
Photo: Paul Hampartsoumian
The limited-edition tea set, which commemorates 40 years of PSB and includes a teapot, cups and saucers, a milk jug and a sugar bowl, starts shipping today and is available to order at the link below.
The bespoke fine bone china set was designed by Farrow with PSB and manufactured by Duchess China in Stoke-on-Trent, as part of the new “Pet Shop Boys since 1984” range — more products to be announced in due course.
Repression of dissent continues in Hong Kong. Brave people sentenced to jail. Full story at the link below.
Very happy to hear that Boy Harsher’s haunting remix of “New London boy” has been added to the BBC Radio 6 Music playlist.
It was great appearing on the TV institution that is “Strictly Come Dancing” yesterday on BBC TV! You can watch the performance at the You Tube link below. Thanks to choreographer Jason Gilkison, music producer Ian Masterson and the brilliant Strictly team and dancers for producing such an epic performance. BTW we’re on again tonight performing “All the young dudes”.
Photo: Guy Levy
