Category Archives: Music

Britain and Blur – falling in and out of love for 20 years

Posted on August 14, 2012 by PopLifer

‘There are blue skies in my city today’ 12 August 2012. An extraordinary fortnight of success and spectacle is drawing to a close. In the Olympic Village, the nation is showing its remarkable ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of … Continue reading →

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We have a dream: our fantasy Olympic closing ceremony

Posted on August 12, 2012 by PopLifer

Kate Bush, The Pet Shop Boys, Annie Lennox, Plan B, Massive Attack, Morrissey, Macca, Bowie, Blur, Dizzee, Calvin, Prodigy, Spice Girls, Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp, Ray Davies and The Stones. Our fantasy closing ceremony line up. We have a dream. Anyone who … Continue reading →

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Pet Shop Boys, Distinctively – reader’s request blogs on “The Truck Driver and His Mate” & “Only The Wind”

Posted on August 8, 2012 by PopLifer

So we’ve wrapped up our top-20-greatest-PSB-songs orgy: 20 mini blogs in honour of the new single and album, and featuring the dazzling heights of the duo’s career, all wrapped up in one blog here. But it’s just not enough, is … Continue reading →

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Pet Shop Boys, Definitively (our 20 favourite Pet Shop Boys songs in one blog)

Posted on August 8, 2012 by PopLifer

Okay, we’ve recovered enough from our Pet Shop Boys pig-out to wrap up a couple of loose ends. Firstly, for those who want to see what we named as the PSBs 10 greatest songs, and the 10 near-misses that made it to … Continue reading →

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A tale of one city: London 2011, London 2012 and the need for a Plan B

Posted on August 6, 2012 by PopLifer

Rioters surrounding bus in flames, Tottenham 2011, police in foreground – photo Leon Neal, AFP Britain’s men’s gymnastics team claiming bronze, 2012, photo c/o http://www.london2012.com There are more similarities between the outbreak of lawlessness that tore through London one year … Continue reading →

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PSB Winner #10 – It Couldn’t Happen Here

Posted on August 5, 2012 by PopLifer

And so we reach the finishing line of our Pet Shop Boys marathon, first begun in honour of their new single, “Winner” (to recap on what it’s all been about go to our introduction, here). For those of you who … Continue reading →

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