ContactMusic — Pet Shop Boys have ended their long association with mainstream label Parlophone, choosing to release their new album 'Electric' through the... more info

ContactMusic — British pop veterans the Pet Shop Boys have ended their relationship with Parlophone Records after almost 30 years on the label.Bandmates Neil... more info

Consequence of Sound — Multi-talented teen blogger tackles former Pet Shop Boys hit. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — On Sunday night, fans of the pioneering U.K. electro-pop dup Pet Shop Boys went into panic mode after some shady online reports suggested the group's singer Neil Tennant had died in a car crash. more info

DrownedInSound — Kino is a fun ride, doing to A-Ha and the Pet Shop Boys what Flight of the Conchords did for the White Stripes, only doing it with more subtlety. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — From Robbie Williams to Gabrielle Aplin, the seasonal charts have taken a serious turn this yearDecember used to be silly season for the charts. The Christmas Top 40 was home to the wacky (Mr Blobby), the weird (Mike Flowers Pops) and Cliff Richard. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Niki and the Dove @ MHOW, 9/27/2012 (More by Amanda Hatfield) Niki & the Dove were last in North America in October for a few shows with fellow Swedes Miike Snow but will be back early next year for a... more info

Guardian Music — George Osborne, Ed Vaizey and Michael Gove are just the latest in a long line of Tory politicians to adore the music of Richard Wagner. Shame they are damaging the art they loveThere's a continuing little squall over at the Telegraph's Mandrake colum... more info

Guardian Music — Pet Shop Boys Leaving (Parlophone) The last time Pet Shop Boys emerged was during the Olympic opening ceremony. Surrounded by people in pointy orange hats, they looked as if they were commanding an army of Jaffa Cake Ku Klux Klan-style knights. Now t... more info

Consequence of Sound — A neatly packaged look at death. more info