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Pet Shop Boys write first ballet

5000 days ago
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - British electro-pop duo the Pet Shop Boys have turned their talents to ballet for the first time, setting Danish author Hans Christian Andersen's fairytale "The Most Incredible Thing" to music. more info

Michael Mayer: 'Work in Cologne. Party in Berlin'

5002 days ago
Guardian MusicWhat is it like to work in the arts in Europe? German techno DJ and record company owner Michael Mayer answers the questions in theĀ first of a month-long seriesHow did you get started in your job?I started DJing at parties, aged 14. From then on it... more info

Pet Shop Boys: The Most Incredible Thing – review

5005 days ago
Guardian Music(EMI)Neil Tennant called his band's late-80s spell of commercial infallibility their "imperial phase". But with a score that often sounds as though John Williams's Stormtroopers are about to march into view, those words seem apt here. The ballet that... more info

This week's new dance

5006 days ago
Guardian MusicPet Shop Boys & Javier De Frutos: The Most Incredible Thing, LondonNeil Tennant and Chris Lowe have released 10 albums, collaborated with artists as varied as Derek Jarman and Sam Taylor-Wood, written a West End musical and a film soundtrack; now the... more info

De Frutos and Pet Shop Boys reach for the moon

5008 days ago
Guardian MusicPet Shop Boys and dance maverick Javier de Frutos have turned a Hans Christian Andersen story into a ballet. How did the moon landings end up in there?Javier de Frutos and Neil Tennant are on their second glass of wine, and getting very emotional abo... more info

Step-by-step guide to dance: Javier de Frutos

5008 days ago
Guardian MusicJavier de Frutos revels in the raw and the provocative but his new collaboration with Pet Shop Boys is for the familyIn shortA maverick, an iconoclast and a heretic, Javier de Frutos is an itinerant choreographer, both personally and professionally. ... more info

LAYING DOWN THE FOUNDATIONS FOR A FUTURE COLLABORATION

5008 days ago
The Vinyl VillainI was an on-and-off fan of P.I.L.I've five of their studio LPs in vinyl or CD form and I've also a handful of singles.I didn't buy the 1989 LP 9, but I'm familiar with a couple of its tracks thanks to them being on a Greatest Hits CD that was release... more info

Things we can learn from Greg James' interview with Lady Gaga: a 'liveblog' of sorts

5017 days ago
Pop JusticeGreg James is about to interview Lady Gaga on his Radio 1 show. (Listen online here.) (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/) We have decided to sort of liveblog what happens. Like so: 3:10 The interview is ten minutes late. 3:11 She's on! "All of the UK... more info

The Human League: do you still want them, baby?

5019 days ago
Guardian MusicThe veteran trio, back with their 10th album, tell of their latest bid to escape the 80s nostalgia tour circuitThe Human League, formed over 33 years ago in Sheffield, have made a new album, their 10th, and their first since 2001's Secrets. It's call... more info

Pop goes the musical

5019 days ago
The Independent They are more used to performing to packed stadiums, but stars of rock and pop are now turning their attention to other arenas. When the Pet Shop Boys' first ballet score is performed at Sadler's Wells in London next month it will be the first of a ... more info

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