Chris Dahl

The Pet Shop Boys seem to love spain and decided to continue their tour with 4 tour dates there: 9 October Valencia 11 October Zaragoza 12 October Barcelona The fourth date will be announced soon. Just one month till the end of the 'Fundamental Tour' But we enjoyed so much!!! Check the Tour-Section for details. Many thanks Neil,Chris and all the crew, you did a great work! (Thanks to http://www.tennant-lowe.com for this fantastic news) [Update] Regrettably, due to unforeseen logistical issues, the Pet Shop Boys have been forced to cancel their September 27th Hollywood Bowl performance. Check Tour-Section for details.

Auf www.popjustice.com gibt es eine kleine Hörprobe des PSB Perfect Immaculate mix von Integral. http://popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1522&Itemid=279 btw: auch dort fand ich vor einige Zeit ebenfalls einen Mix von Opportunities 2007 by Pet Shop Boys vs HT Funk. Daher hier auch gleich dieser Link: http://popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1111&Itemid=279 Ob und wo man die Vollversion des zweiten Mixes erhalten kann, weiß ich leider nicht.

The Pet Shop Boys are seeking 200 people to appear in their new video for upcoming anti-ID card single Integral, for which filming takes place in central this Tuesday, 21st August. We need 200 people to attend Whitefield Memorial Church, 79a Tottenham Court Road on Tuesday afternoon (between 3pm and 7pm) who they want to variously hold up printed frames of the video clip to their faces or move around in the background. We can't pay anyone, but there will be refreshments, and it's for a great cause. Neil and Chris were already filmed and do not attend the filming. The video develops Integral's lyrical theme of ID cards and the erosion of civil liberties in the UK by central government and combines a mix of surveillance type footage and information technology. Also embedded in the film are single frames of QR Code, a new Bar Code technology that is readable by the camera in people's mobile phones. The QR Codes contain url destinations that elaborate on the issues, and encourage viewers to get active. Everyone is welcome to the video, the Boy's wont be there though as they have already been filmed. 'And everyone involved will get a credit at the end of the video, from one of the barcodes. There's no dress code. For further details please email Jacqui at the following address jacqui@thesweetshop.tv

The cat is out of the bag now and it seems the latest news on the official site was like a big earthquake, splitting the PSB community in half! On one side, those majorily disappointed fans who expected to get some new and unreleased material from the boys and on the other side, those fans that will buy anything that PSB releases. In the end, the official announcement tracklisting for 'Disco 4' is causing endless discussions and debates between the fans. But, think back to 1986 when the first 'Disco' was released. There are no rules about what must be released. Ultimately, it's up to the boys to decide what they want to release. If fans are upset by this tracklisting, then perhaps they don't understand the idea behind the 'Disco' series. For all uninformed, here the tracklisting of the upcoming release: 01. The Killers: Read My Mind (PSB Stars Are Blazing mix) 02. David Bowie with Pet Shop Boys: Hallo Spaceboy (PSB Extended mix) 03. Pet Shop Boys: Integral (PSB Perfect Immaculate mix) 04. Yoko Ono: Walking On Thin Ice (PSB Electro mix) 05. Madonna: Sorry (PSB Maxi-mix) 06. Atomizer: Hooked On Radiation (PSB Orange Alert mix) 07. Rammstein: Mein Teil (PSB There Are No Guitars On This mix) 08. Pet Shop Boys: I'm with Stupid (PSB Maxi-mix)

Nun haben die Plattenfirma, wie auch die Jungs in den letzten Tagen endlich die sprichwörtliche 'Katze aus dem Sack' gelassen und die Pläne für die kommende 'Disco 4' Veröffentlichung verifiziert! Das Ergebnis hat aber scheinbar die Pet Shop Boys Kommune derart erschüttert und geteilt, daß nunmehr zwei Parteien unter den Fans das Für und Wider eines solchen Albums diskutieren. Unter dem Strich bleibt anzumerken, daß 1986 niemand irgendwelche Regeln für die Art eines 'Disco' Albums aufgestellt hatte - und wenn doch, dann am ehesten die Jungs selbst. Im Endeffekt liegt es also immer an den Boys selbst, was ein Sampler der 'Disco' Reihe enthalten sollte. Letzteres gilt es dabei immer zu beachten! Für alle des Themas noch unkundigen, hier einmal das offizielle Tracklisting von Disco 4: 01. The Killers: Read My Mind (PSB Stars Are Blazing mix) 02. David Bowie with Pet Shop Boys: Hallo Spaceboy (PSB Extended mix) 03. Pet Shop Boys: Integral (PSB Perfect Immaculate mix) 04. Yoko Ono: Walking On Thin Ice (PSB Electro mix) 05. Madonna: Sorry (PSB Maxi-mix) 06. Atomizer: Hooked On Radiation (PSB Orange Alert mix) 07. Rammstein: Mein Teil (PSB There Are No Guitars On This mix) 08. Pet Shop Boys: I'm with Stupid (PSB Maxi-mix) Die Jungs haben nunmehr auch eine mögliche Veröffentlichung von 'Integral' in Grossbritannien in Frage gestellt. Sieht also so aus, als ob die Plattenfirma die VÖ-Gelüste der Jungs in Bezug auf das Thema des Songs nicht mitträgt! Ein Video wurde schon produziert und wird zumindest auf der offiziellen Seite und auf You Tube Veröffentlichung finden!