Sightseeing.
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Pet Texts archive: December 2009
Pretty good bill! http://www.myspace.com/unicornkid
http://www.youtube.com/petshopboys#p/c/CC5459DB602B6963
On stage at 7.30 tonight.
“It doesn’t often snow at Christmas” will get its first official radio play this Friday morning on the Ken Bruce show on BBC Radio 2.
Cassettes for sale!
http://j.mp/6hemR2
Prague tonight.
“Yes” has been nominated for a Grammy award in the USA in the Best Dance/Electronic album category.
http://www.sacurrent.com/blog/default.asp?perm=70052
http://www.list.co.uk/article/22473-pet-shop-boys/
Haircuts and then next door for lunch in Kreuzberg, Berlin.
Watching Bad Lieutennant.
Looking forward to seeing Bad Lieutenant playing before us in Berlin tonight.
Actually Bad Lieutenant are on at 7.40. PSBs at 9.
Early show tonight in Rostock. Das Gezeichnete Ich on at 6. Then us at 7.
Denmark ahoy!
http://www.theinsoundfromwayout.com/2009/12/pet-shop-boys-xmas/
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcmusic/2009/12/christmas_albums_day_2_the_pet.html
Our German promoter has changed the venue in Magdeburg from the Stadthalle to the Börderlandhalle because of difficulties with the load-in.
http://j.mp/4oMY7P
New live video for “All over the world” will be on official site, You Tube etc later today. http://j.mp/77VbXD
From Heat magazine’s round-up of 2009…
Fighting fascism (sorry it’s a bit political): http://j.mp/5cgJkI
Last night in Copenhagen: http://gaffa.dk/Galleries/gallery/2876#6
Alternative Christmas songs: http://j.mp/93jViJ
We have just been told by EMI that the “All over the world” video cannot be uploaded until tomorrow.
We have just been told by EMI that the “All over the world” video cannot be uploaded until tomorrow.
Day off in Hamburg.
“The Gerhard Richter hanging on your wall” — Hamburg Kunsthalle.
Christmas on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=174935017964&ref=ts
Still waiting for EMI to upload the new “All over the world” live video…
At last! The AOTW live video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pBcBr8HaHs
To be fair: “YouTube has been doing some upgrading today so it took a while to go through – there’s a massive queue apparently.”
Hamburg review (check out the photo caption): http://tinyurl.com/ybsjohu
The “Christmas” EP is today released for digital download in several European countries, including Germany, Netherlands and Switzerland.
http://www.windowsmedia.com/MediaGuide/US/Music/DanceandDJ
Münster this afternoon.
Tut! Tut! https://twitter.com/mrperou/status/6601231262
The latest EMI news: http://j.mp/5F9D52
Christmas EP available on UK iTunes from today.
Review of last night’s Münster concert. (Great audience btw.) http://j.mp/8QICYD
Courage: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/12/nothing-is-more-poignant.html
Christmas EP is now released all over the world (except North America and Spain which release tomorrow).
We’ve never said the X Factor show is turgid — it’s not — but the choice of music on it is! http://j.mp/7YCdYx
Lovely day in Antwerp.
Thanks to Lionel and Nicolas for this generous gift. Should see us to Glasgow.
Christmas EP released in Canada, USA, Mexico and Spain today.
Tomorrow afternoon we’ll be on Steve Wright’s Radio 2 show and Geoff Lloyd’s Absolute Radio drivetime show.
And performing two songs on the Alan Titchmarsh Show on ITV1 at 3 pm!
“It doesn’t often snow at Christmas” has entered the UK midweek singles chart at number 22.
Bing. (Altogether now: “BING CROSBY! Are you listening to me?”)
On our way to the UK.
Geoff and Joel at Absolute Radio.
Louis and his mum and the bookmark at Absolute Radio.
Just recorded an interview with Steve Wright for broadcast on his show tomorrow afternoon on Radio 2.
Now off to Alan Titchmarsh TV show.
Just in case you don’t know. We’re on the Alan Titchmarsh Show in a few minutes. Two songs and an interview.
At Absolute Radio now. On live with Geoff Lloyd at about 5.10. Just been offered mulled wine.
“Christmas” EP currently number 21 in iTunes UK albums chart! http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/pet-shop-boys-christmas-ep/id340732547
And “Christmas” EP is number 5 in iTunes Spain album chart! http://itunes.apple.com/es/album/pet-shop-boys-christmas-ep/id340732547
In Italy “Christmas” is number 11 on iTunes albums chart but in Germany only number 49 (and we’ve just toured there)…
Frankfurt review: http://j.mp/5NYIiz
On the way to Glasgow.
Busy night at Glasgow SECC: Unicorn Kid at 7, Bad Lieutenant at 7.45, PSB at 9.
Thanks to everyone in Glasgow for making tonight so special. XX
Cumbria. On the road to Birmingham.
Virgin trains. London to Glasgow very good. Glasgow to Birmingham terrible.
Bad Lieutenant playing “Bizarre Love Triangle” in Birmingham right now.
“Love will tear us apart”!
An astonishing book.
A night out in Manchester.
It doesn’t often snow at Christmas (but sometimes it does).
Amazon’s Top 10 Dance & Electronic Songs of 2009: http://tiny.cc/2d76W
Bad Lieutenant are on at 7.40 tonight. We’re on at 9. Just had Christmas dinner backstage.
Listen to us on BBC Radio 6 tonight at 8 pm with Dave Pearce playing dance music that has influenced us. http://j.mp/7dWKVv
London O2 tonight is being filmed and recorded for DVD release and CD live album.
“The ravishing pop spectacle of the year”: http://j.mp/5CusH1
Really sorry that the weather is stopping some people coming tonight.
Backstage in Manchester on Sunday.
Pet Shop Boys are number 6 in Billboard’s Dance/Club Play Artists of 2009: http://tinyurl.com/y8fvamj
Neil’s Christmas choice (“Things fall apart” was actually on Ze Records): http://j.mp/7buiD9
Person of the year: http://j.mp/6gaiEe
#iranelection http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/8431523.stm
The Independent is puzzled: http://j.mp/90k2uH
Worth reading: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/29/opinion/29tue1.html?_r=1