Recently Chris and Neil were joined by Brandon Flowers and Lady GaGa on a medley of their greatest hits during the 2009 BRIT Awards. It just so happens the Pet Shop Boys have a new album coming out next month. What a coincidence (what a not a coincidence)! Sounding good so far though. The first Yes single is "Love Etc.," which the Boys have desc...

Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe teamed up with UK production team Xenomania for their forthcoming tenth studio album, Yes, which includes guest spots from Johnny Marr and string arrangements via Owen Pallett, aka Final Fantasy (aka whoa). But all we've heard is the first single "Love Etc.," co-written by Xenomania. It's a catchy, icy meld of Tennan...

Could Defenders Of The Faith participants Five Finger Death Punch be the next big thing in metal? Deputy Editor Caren Gibson saw the buzz at Islington’s Bar Academy on Friday and thinks so. Get your Defenders Of The Faith tickets!I am a cynical old bastard. I have been since a ...

Meshuggah and Cynic, will embark on a three week North American tour

I never thought I'd be writing a headline even close to that, but in less than a year, Fucked Up's gone from the light bulb factory to playing all their indie-rock cards just right. That said, it's hard to get even slightly cynical about this: During the Toronto crew's 12-hour marathon last month, Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig showed he l...