Pet Shop Boys

How did I mourn my mother? With Pet Shop Boys on the radio and plaster dust in my hair
There were no carols, no tree, no goose – but the Christmas I spent decorating my flat gave me the gift of peace
Claire Armitstead
23, Dec, 2020 @6:00 AM

Madonna: where to start in her back catalogue
In Listener’s digest, we help you explore the work of great artists. Next: how the 1980s material girl transformed herself into a mature millennial pop songwriter
Lucy O'Brien
17, Jun, 2020 @2:30 PM

Pet Shop Boys: where to start in their back catalogue
In Listener’s digest, we help you explore the work of great musicians. Next: the peerless pop duo who elegantly delved into the big issues
Kate Solomon
15, Jun, 2020 @1:07 PM

Neil Tennant on West End Girls: 'It's about sex and escape. It's paranoid'
We voted the Pet Shop Boys’ debut single the greatest British No 1 of all time. Their frontman remembers the clubs, pathos and serendipity behind the hit
Laura Snapes
05, Jun, 2020 @8:00 AM

The 100 greatest UK No 1s: No 1, Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
Thirty-six years on, their debut single still pulses with beguiling ambiguity – a heady rush of lust, naivety, disco and opaque references to Lenin
Laura Snapes
05, Jun, 2020 @8:00 AM

The 100 greatest UK No 1s: 100-1
Look back on our complete countdown of the greatest UK No 1s, from the Beatles to Baby D, and So Solid Crew to Suzi Quatro
Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Alexis Petridis and Laura Snapes
05, Jun, 2020 @8:00 AM

Glastonbury defies coronavirus threat to announce lineup with Kendrick Lamar
Over 90 more names including Pet Shop Boys, Dua Lipa and Noel Gallagher have been announced for 50th-anniversary edition of the festival
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
12, Mar, 2020 @7:00 PM

Tom Watkins: the brash pop svengali who unleashed teen screams
Tom Watkins, who has died aged 70, took Bros and East 17 to superstardom with a brash and combative managerial style
Alexis Petridis
10, Mar, 2020 @5:11 PM

Tom Watkins, pop manager behind Pet Shop Boys, Bros and East 17, dies aged 70
The celebrated mogul and designer had suffered from a series of health issues including diabetes and a liver transplant
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
10, Mar, 2020 @3:24 PM

Pet Shop Boys: Hotspot review – evergreen dancefloor nous
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Kitty Empire
26, Jan, 2020 @9:00 AM

Pet Shop Boys: 'The acoustic guitar should be banned'
As pop’s great satirists reveal their romantic side on their new album, they talk about the misery of modern music, rock feuds and the joy of lunchtime clubbing
Alexis Petridis
24, Jan, 2020 @6:00 AM

Allee Willis obituary
The songwriter behind the theme for the TV sitcom Friends and hits for Earth, Wind & Fire and the Pet Shop Boys
Adam Sweeting
26, Dec, 2019 @5:21 PM
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