Dlisted — When In Rome! “This is my favorite Pet Shop Boys song! Or is it my favorite Depeche Mode Song? My favorite New Order song?” is what an uneducated me probably said many times in the late 1980s every time The Promise came on the radio. But none of... more info

Obscure Sound — Meen Streets, the project of a British-Australian singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles, crafts a spot-on impression of the spacious, anthemic pop tunes from the late ’80s and early ’90s — in the vein of Pet Shop Boys and George Michael. That ... more info

Nialler9 — Pet Shop Boys are to play Bord Gais Energy Theatre on Tuesday September 5th in Dublin. The synth pop duo Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe play the Tuesday after Electric Picnic and tickets priced from €59.50 including booking fee will go on sa... more info

Obscure Sound — “Turn It Up” provided our first look at Memoryy’s upcoming album Skeletons a few weeks back, and now we’re being treated to another preview with the track “Running”. This one is similarly fun and danceable, with a highly addictive hook t... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Napoleon IIIrd - The ScrapeA quick primer, as there's always latecomers - Napoleon IIIrd is James Mabbett and both of his previous albums made number four in their respective years' STN end of year lists. The Great Lake, out 19th May, comes m... more info

The Mirror — We take a look at this year's headliners as Bestival organisers gear up for a move to Dorset from the Isle Of Wight more info

The Mirror — Biffy Clyro picked up Best British Band while MIA won Best British Female more info

MTV.co.uk News — Wiley accepts the Outstanding Contribution To Music while Pet Shop Boys are given the Godlike Genius award... more info

Stereogum — The Pretenders came back late last year with the Dan Auerbach-produced new album Alone. And now, Chrissie Hynde has just unveiled a new version of LP cut "Let's Get Lost," turning the song into a duet with Pet Shop Boys frontman Neil Tennant. Listen ... more info

Chicago Tribune — "I've got the brains, you've got the looks, let's make lots of money." So went the chorus of one of the Pet Shop Boys' earliest and best known hits, and 30 years later, little has changed. Brains? The British duo of Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe is the... more info