Tag: Pet Shop Boys

New releases: Manchester box, Pet Shop Boys, The Cars, James, Bronski Beat, Howard Jones

New releases: Manchester box, Pet Shop Boys, The Cars, James, Bronski Beat, Howard Jones

Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted. This week’s releases include titles from Pet Shop Boys, Bronski Beat, Howard Jones, The Cars, James and more.

Pet Shop Boys anounce expanded reissues of 'Nightlife,' 'Release' and 'Fundamental'

Pet Shop Boys anounce expanded reissues of ‘Nightlife,’ ‘Release’ and ‘Fundamental’

Pet Shop Boys today announced a new reissue series titled “Catalogue: 1985-2012” that will see the duo’s Parlophone studio albums remastesred and reissued in two- and three-disc editions featuring “Further listening” bonus discs with previously unreleased bonus tracks and demos.

New releases: Thurston Moore, Miracle Legion's Mark Mulcahy, Pet Shop Boys, U2

New releases: Thurston Moore, Miracle Legion’s Mark Mulcahy, Pet Shop Boys, U2

Record Rack: A round-up of the week’s new albums, expanded reissues and/or box sets, appearing each Monday on Slicing Up Eyeballs. All releases due out this Friday unless noted. This week’s releases include music from Thurston Moore, Mark Mulcahy, Pet Shop Boys and U2.

Pet Shop Boys at Coachella 2014: Watch full 80-minute webcast from Weekend 1

Pet Shop Boys at Coachella 2014: Watch full 80-minute webcast from Weekend 1

The Pet Shop Boys brought their current Electric production to Coachella this past weekend for the first of two appearances at the California festival, delivering a 19-song set over the course of 80 minutes that was heavy on visuals, as is to be expected from the duo.

Coachella 2014 webcast: Pixies, Bryan Ferry, Pet Shop Boys, The Cult — but no Replacements

Coachella 2014 webcast: Pixies, Bryan Ferry, Pet Shop Boys, The Cult — but no Replacements

The schedule for the webcast of the first weekend of the Coachella festival — running this Friday through Saturday — features a number of great acts, including Bryan Ferry, Pet Shop Boys, The Afghan Whigs, The Cult, Fishbone, the just-added Pixies and more.

Pet Shop Boys announce 7 new U.S. dates around Coachella appearances in April

Pet Shop Boys announce 7 new U.S. dates around Coachella appearances in April

The Pet Shop Boys will follow up last fall’s North American tour in support of their Electric album with another short run of U.S. dates this spring, as the band today announced seven new concerts surrounding the duo’s twin appearances at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in April.

Coachella 2014: The Replacements, Pet Shop Boys, Afghan Whigs, Bryan Ferry, Toy Dolls

Coachella 2014: The Replacements, Pet Shop Boys, Afghan Whigs, Bryan Ferry, Toy Dolls

The Replacements reunion will roll on this year, with the band confirmed tonight to perform at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival this April along with Pet Shop Boys, The Afghan Whigs, Brian Ferry, The Cult, Toy Dolls, Fishbone, Bad Manners, Neutral Milk Hotel and more — plus headliners OutKast, Arcade Fire and Muse.

Video: Pet Shop Boys, 'Thursday' featuring Example — next single off 'Electric'

Video: Pet Shop Boys, ‘Thursday’ featuring Example — next single off ‘Electric’

The Pet Shop Boys won’t release the next single off their new album Electric until November — “Thursday,” featuring the rapper Example — but they went ahead and debuted the track’s music video, which features a giant Neil Tennant projected onto the sides of buildings.

New releases: Pet Shop Boys, The Cult, Peter Buck, The Style Council, Frank Black

New releases: Pet Shop Boys, The Cult, Peter Buck, The Style Council, Frank Black

This week’s new releases include the Pet Shop Boys’ second new album in a year (‘Electric’), plus an expanded reissue of The Cult’s ‘Electric,’ a repress of Peter Buck’s 2012 vinyl-only solo debut and a new monkey-themed 7-inch, a collection of Style Council albums and a reissue of Frank Black’s ‘Oddballs.’

Full-album stream: Pet Shop Boys' 'Electric' premieres on Pandora a week early

Full-album stream: Pet Shop Boys’ ‘Electric’ premieres on Pandora a week early

The Pet Shop Boys next week will release their second new studio album in less than a year, and, as has become customary these days, the group is streaming Electric in full in advance of its official arrival. Beginning today, you can stream the full nine-track album over at Pandora.

Electronic reunion: Bernard Sumner joins Johnny Marr to play 'Getting Away With It'

Electronic reunion: Bernard Sumner joins Johnny Marr to play ‘Getting Away With It’

After missed opportunities at a pair of U.S. shows booked around Coachella this past April, it finally happened: Bernard Sumner joined Johnny Marr on stage in England tonight for a one-song Electronic reunion as the duo performed their 1989 single “Getting Away With It” during the ex-Smiths guitarist’s slot opening for New Order.

Video: Pet Shop Boys, 'Vocal' — featuring footage from '80s raves, Hacienda club

Video: Pet Shop Boys, ‘Vocal’ — featuring footage from ’80s raves, Hacienda club

The Pet Shop Boys today debuted the video for Electric single “Vocal,” and it’s a bit of a time warp: The Joost Vandeburg-directed clip — which you can see below — is comprised of “authentic amateur film footage shot at various raves in the late ’80s” as well as images from the Hacienda club in Manchester.

Stream: Pet Shop Boys, 'Vocal' — second single off forthcoming album 'Electric'

Stream: Pet Shop Boys, ‘Vocal’ — second single off forthcoming album ‘Electric’

The Pet Shop Boys today released “Vocal,” the second single off the duo’s forthcoming 12th studio album, Electric — and you can now stream the full track here. The song’s premiere follows the release of lead single “Axis” and a preview last week of part of the track “Fluorescent.”