Synthpop duo Pet Shop Boys this weekend announced they’ve teamed up with choreographer Javier de Frutos to develop a full-length ballet based on the Hans Christian Andersen story ‘The Most Incredible Thing’ that’s set to premiere at London’s Sadler’s Wells dance house next March.

The Pet Shop Boys today released ‘Pandemonium’ — a live CD/DVD concert film recorded Dec. 21 at London’s O2 Arena at the final show of the duo’s 2009 world tour — in the UK, with a U.S. release to follow on March 23. To promote the new set, PSB this morning posted this HD trailer for the concert film.

[tweetmeme]The Pet Shop Boys next month will commemorate their Pandemonium world tour with the release of a live CD/DVD package that captures the trek’s final, hits-laden concert late last month at London’s O2 Arena.
The duo hasn’t yet released a tracklist for the package, or indicated whether it will include the complete 25-song set from the [...]

[tweetmeme]Last month, on the eve of its airing on BBC Four, we offered up a few previews of “Synth Britannia,” the much-buzzed documentary that tracks the rise of British synthpop in the late ’70s and early ’80s. Now, particularly for those fans outside of the U.K. who couldn’t see the broadcast, we’re thrilled to be [...]

[tweetmeme]The Pet Shop Boys this week announced plans to release a Christmas-themed EP — simply entitled Christmas — in December that will include covers of Coldplay’s ubiquitous “Viva la Vida” and the Madness chestnut “My Girl.”
The five-track EP is due out Dec. 14 in the U.K. on CD and digitally (see full tracklist below), and [...]

Tonight, those of you in the U.K. will be able to watch what looks to be a great new documentary on BBC Four: the 90-minute “Synth Britannia,” which tracks the rise of British synthpop in the late ’70s and early ’80s. The doc features appearances by Vince Clarke, Bernard Sumner, Gary Numan, Neil Tennant and [...]

The Pet Shop Boys this morning announced a North American leg to the duo’s Pandemonium Tour, a trek that’ll see the group hitting 15 cities in late August and September.
The tour, named after a track on the band’s new album Yes, opens Aug. 29 in Montreal and wraps Sept. 26 in Las Vegas. Most cities [...]

Today’s London Observer features an interview of the Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe by Johnny Marr, who’s played on a number of PSB albums, and also collaborated with Tennant and Lowe on his post-Smiths Electronic project with New Order’s Bernard Sumner.
In addition to playing in Modest Mouse and UK act The Cribs, [...]