Stereogum, the online magazine, has an exclusive PSB interview about the new album and tour. Read it at the link below.
Pet Texts
Pet Texts archive: May 2013
Check out what people are saying about “Axis” in the press and online at the links below.
Congratulations to our friend and collaborator, Chris “Literally” Heath, who this week won the National Magazine Award in New York for Best Feature. Chris writes regularly for “GQ” magazine in America. A link to his winning feature can be found below. Neil
Stuart Price has just been checking the vinyl mastering of “Electric”… Neil x
Chris and I are deeply saddened to learn that the producer and DJ, Peter Rauhofer, has died today. We were big fans of his remixes and worked with him in 2000 when, at his suggestion, we recorded a version of the house classic “Break 4 Love” under the name The Collaboration. The record went to number one in the Billboard Dance Chart in the USA. Only recently we asked our manager to approach him about remixing one of the tracks from our new “Electric” album. Peter will be missed so much by dance music fans all over the world and we send our sincere condolences to his mother and family and all his friends. Neil x
From Stuart Price in Los Angeles: “It’s the next best thing to a Hollywood star.” Neil x
What an amazing audience in Santiago for the first night of the new tour! We’d spent the afternoon rehearsing and it was thrilling to finally present the entire show including some new songs. We’re loving performing “Vocal” as the last encore! Muchas Gracias! Neil x
We’re on our way! See you soon, Chris xxx
Looking forward to our first visit to Paraguay. Chris 🙂
We did a press conference in Asunción yesterday just after we arrived from Buenos Aires. It’s our first visit and we’re looking forward to a little sightseeing and, of course, the show here tonight. We had an amazing audience in Buenos Aires on Thursday! It’s so exciting doing this new show. Neil x
Hi. A Brazilian fan has presented us with all of our album and single cover artworks made in chocolate! Here’s one of the boxes. Looking forward to the show in São Paulo tomorrow. Neil x
Pop Justice has made the live version of “Vocal” (from the forthcoming album “Electric”) it’s Big Song today. Listen and watch at the link below.
The Quietus have just published online an interesting piece about our 1988 film, “It couldn’t happen here”, directed by Jack Bond. Go to the link below to read it. Meanwhile discussions are taking place between EMI, Jack Bond and the BFI about a DVD release next summer. Neil
The July issue of the music magazine, “Q”, includes a four-page feature about the preparations for the new PSB Electric tour.
The Latin American leg tour of the new tour ended splendidly in Bogota. Thanks to everyone who came — we had a fantastic time. Saw this photo from tonight on Twitter. More banging and lasers! Neil x
A little something should be happening tomorrow… Neil x
Hi. We’ve been doing press for the new album all day. Looking forward to starting the European tour in St Petersburg on Monday! Neil x
Armin van Buuren, ranked as the world’s number one DJ, hosts a radio show and podcast called “A State Of Trance” which is estimated to have around 20 million weekly listeners around the world. This week he opened his show (May 30) with “Vocal”, the upcoming single by Pet Shop Boys. A link to the podcast on iTunes is below.