We are so sad to hear that Dave Ball, the keyboard genius of Soft Cell, has died. He was an electronic pop pioneer and with Marc Almond made a unique catalogue of songs, completely original in sound and content. Our love and condolences go to Marc and all those close to Dave. Neil and Chris xx Photo: David Chambers
Soundtrack composer Bryce Miller has created a stunning new mix of “It’s a sin” for the trailer of “Monster: The Ed Gein Story”.
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Pet Shop Boys today release Bryce Miller’s mix of “It’s a sin”, which previously featured in the trailer for the Netflix show, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story”. The song is now available to stream and a visualiser video is available to watch on YouTube.
“Musik”, the Jonathan Harvey/PSB cabaret show starring Frances Barber, is getting great reviews. See links below. The show continues until the end of the week at the historic Wilton’s Music Hall in London.
Great to see that the Fringe Theatre Awards have just nominated Frances Barber for her performance as Billie Trix and Leo Flint for his video design of “Musik”. Congratulations! All FTA nominations and further show information at the links below.
Yesterday we went to Wilton’s Music Hall for the dress rehearsal and then the first preview of “Musik”, the Jonathan Harvey/PSB show starring the brilliant Frances Barber as Billie Trix. It’s a wonderful new production directed by Terry Johnson and it was nice to see some familiar fan faces in the audience! Link for remaining tickets below. Neil & Chris xx Photo: Charlie Flint
He’s 66 today. Happy Birthday, Chris!
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“Musik” by Jonathan Harvey with songs by Pet Shop Boys, starring Frances Barber as Billie Trix and directed by Terry Johnson, is opening soon at Wilton’s Music Hall in London! The first night is on Tuesday, October 14th and it runs until October 25th. Tickets are selling fast — check out the link below.
Neil was recently interviewed for “Music, Money & Mayhem”, a new BBC podcast series that chronicles the collapse of EMI Records and the struggle to save it. The first episode is now available on podcast platforms, with new episodes releasing every Monday.