Tag: Neil Tennant

Video: Neil Tennant on Pet Shop Boys’ new ‘The Most Incredible Thing’ ballet

With the Pet Shop Boys’ ballet ‘The Most Incredible Thing’ now in previews — it officially premieres Tuesday at London’s Sadler’s Wells dance house — the duo’s Neil Tennant sat down with the Associated Press to discuss scoring the Hans Christian Andersen adaptation.

Pet Shop Boys to release 'The Most Incredible Thing' 2CD ballet score next month

Pet Shop Boys to release ‘The Most Incredible Thing’ 2CD ballet score next month

Pet Shop Boys next month will release a 2CD set featuring their score to the Hans Christian Andersen adaptation ‘The Most Incredible Thing,’ the duo’s first-ever full-length ‘narrative ballet,’ set to debut in London in mid-March.

Pet Shop Boys cover Dave Clark Five, Kate McGarrigle on new ‘Together’ single

The Pet Shop Boys today announced details of their new single, ‘Together,’ which will be released Nov. 29 in the U.K. — backed by new studio recordings of two cover songs — and appear on the duo’s forthcoming best-of ‘Ultimate.’

Pet Shop Boys scoring 'Most Incredible Thing' ballet based on Hans Christian Andersen

Pet Shop Boys scoring ‘Most Incredible Thing’ ballet based on Hans Christian Andersen

Synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys this weekend announced they’ve teamed up with choreographer Javier de Frutos to develop a full-length ballet based on the Hans Christian Andersen story ‘The Most Incredible Thing’ that’s set to premiere at London’s Sadler’s Wells dance house next March.

Video: Watch the trailer for Pet Shop Boys' new 'Pandemonium' concert DVD

Video: Watch the trailer for Pet Shop Boys’ new ‘Pandemonium’ concert DVD

The Pet Shop Boys today released ‘Pandemonium’ — a live CD/DVD concert film recorded Dec. 21 at London’s O2 Arena at the final show of the duo’s 2009 world tour — in the UK, with a U.S. release to follow on March 23. To promote the new set, PSB this morning posted this HD trailer for the concert film.

Pet Shop Boys to release 'Pandemonium' live CD and concert DVD in February

Pet Shop Boys to release ‘Pandemonium’ live CD and concert DVD in February

Tweet The Pet Shop Boys next month will commemorate their Pandemonium world tour with the release of a live CD/DVD package that captures the trek’s […]

Video: Watch BBC’s ‘Synth Britannia’ in full

Last month, on the eve of its airing on BBC Four, we offered up a few previews of “Synth Britannia,” the much-buzzed documentary that tracks the rise of British synthpop in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Now, particularly for those fans outside of the U.K. who couldn’t see the broadcast, we’re thrilled to be able to post the entire 90-minute program, which features appearances by Vince Clarke, Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan, Neil Tennant and Martin Gore.