Pet Shop Boys (music group)

The Postal Service releases first new song in a decade

2013-02-11 12:26:00

This post has been updated. See below for details. Owl City can retire now -- the real thing is back. Synth-pop duo the Postal Service, whose one and only album, "Give Up," influenced a generation of bedroom producers with its catchy but complicated...

Michelle Obama celebrates birthday with a new hairstyle

2013-01-18 08:07:00

First Lady Michelle Obama turned 49 on Thursday and celebrated with a new hairstyle, a glamorous sleek pageboy featuring bangs. Mrs. Obama's office also debuted a new Twitter handle, @FLOTUS, and tweeted a photo of her sporting the 'do as she met with...

Tavi Gevinson sings Pet Shop Boys to promote 'Cadaver' book launch

2013-01-16 12:04:00

To promote an upcoming book launch, teen blogger, fashion darling and budding multi-hyphenate Tavi Gevinson has recorded an acoustic version of the Pet Shop Boys' 1998 U.K. Billboard No. 1 hit "Heart." Gevinson's version of the song, which can be...

Kate Moss to celebrate birthday with Jamie Hince in Napa Valley

2013-01-17 08:24:00

Supermodel Kate Moss turned 39 on Wednesday and reportedly plans to celebrate later this year via a wine tour of California's Napa Valley with rocker husband Jamie Hince. [The Sun] In its February issue, Vogue features police, fire, hospital and utility...

Free-speech advocates worldwide protest Russian punk band's sentence

2012-08-17 09:23:52

The Pet Shop Boys talk new album 'Elysium,' and life in L.A.

2012-09-12 15:24:00

The Pet Shop Boys have been indelibly linked with their hometown of London since their mid-’80s synth-pop hit “West End Girls.” Earlier this year, though, singer Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe relocated to Los Angeles to...

Universal proposes to shed key EMI labels

2012-07-27 12:58:00

Universal Music Group has submitted a proposal to the European Commission to sell off major assets in exchange for regulatory approval for its proposed $1.9 billion acquisition of EMI Recorded Music, the company said. Because the deal would reduce the...

Dance music that gets feet and emotions moving

2012-05-22 04:35:11

Premiere: Baron Von Luxxury's 'Rosebud Was the Name of His Sled'

2011-12-07 16:35:23

Cliff Martinez scores a strange success with 'Drive'

2011-10-16 00:00:00

The cristal baschet is one of the most beautiful musical instruments you will ever see, made of vibrating, tuned steel, fiberglass amplification cones and wire "whiskers" that shimmy when fingers rub the glass-rod keyboard. Film composer Cliff Martinez'...

EMI and Echo Nest create a 'sandbox' for app developers

2011-11-02 21:36:19

What's an anthem? Listen to our top 10

2011-06-28 16:33:03

Neil Tennant, left, and Chris Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys onstage in Berlin in September.

2012-09-12 14:37:20

Strange-looking bicyclists ride in front of the Pet Shop Boys as they perform during the closing ceremonies.

2012-08-12 00:00:00