Today is Earth Day and the folk singer Sam Lee will be celebrating it by broadcasting live on You Tube at 10 pm this evening, taking listeners “on a journey into the woods of Sussex to hear the unforgettable song of the nightingale”. He will also be linking up with special guest musicians in their own homes for “real-time improvised duets and poetic offerings”. The music will include a piece by PSB from their “My Beautiful Laundrette” music. Link to the broadcast below.
UPDATE: The entire broadcast can be heard at the You Tube link below. PSB are at approx 2:21.
Pet Shop Boys today release the Carroll Thompson song “Let the Music Play”, which is now available to stream at the link below.
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Pet Shop Boys’ “Maxi-Mix” of Madonna’s “Sorry” is included on the 20th anniversary edition of her album “Confessions On A Dance Floor” which is released today. The remix topped the Billboard dance chart in the USA and was later included on Pet Shop Boys’ “Disco 4” album.
Pet Shop Boys are on the cover of this season’s Arena Homme+ Magazine, photographed by Alasdair McLellan. Neil is wearing Giorgio Armani AW25 and Chris is wearing Emporio Armani AW25 in honour of the legendary Italian fashion designer, who passed away on 4 September 2025.
The “Dreamworld” show is finally coming to Japan! Tickets for Pet Shop Boys’ “Dreamworld” 2026 shows in Tokyo and Kobe are now on sale at the links below.
Putin’s fascist government is arresting young musicians in Russia for performing songs by exiled Russian artists. No opposition to Putin and his war is tolerated. Watch this excellent report by Steve Rosenberg of the BBC at the Instagram link below.
Pet Shop Boys today release Bryce Miller’s mix of “It’s a sin”, which previously featured in the trailer for the Netflix show, “Monster: The Ed Gein Story”. The song is now available to stream and a visualiser video is available to watch on YouTube.
We are so sad to hear that Dave Ball, the keyboard genius of Soft Cell, has died. He was an electronic pop pioneer and with Marc Almond made a unique catalogue of songs, completely original in sound and content. Our love and condolences go to Marc and all those close to Dave. Neil and Chris xx Photo: David Chambers
“Musik”, the Jonathan Harvey/PSB cabaret show starring Frances Barber, is getting great reviews. See links below. The show continues until the end of the week at the historic Wilton’s Music Hall in London.
Great to see that the Fringe Theatre Awards have just nominated Frances Barber for her performance as Billie Trix and Leo Flint for his video design of “Musik”. Congratulations! All FTA nominations and further show information at the links below.