10 – August – 2012 – Electronic Beats

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Pet Shop Boys

Yes, it’s the Pet Shop Boys. Throughout their career, they gained an equally strong image as Gilbert & George. This is an iconic shot taken by Eric Watson. Click here to read the first excerpts of the interview done by Max Dax for the upcoming fall issue of Electronic Beats Magazine. And next month Electronic Beats presents – more

Yes, it’s the Pet Shop Boys. Throughout their career, they gained an equally strong image as Gilbert & George. This is an iconic shot taken by Eric Watson. Click here to read the first excerpts of the interview done by Max Dax for the upcoming fall issue of Electronic Beats Magazine. And next month Electronic Beats presents a very special short performance by Pet Shop Boys live in Berlin.
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— Music is a drug: the science behind our listening habits on Prefix Magazine — link sent by Moritz Gayard
— In order to discuss what it means to be a man today, Sleek invited two experts on the trials and tribulations of masculinity: Glenn O’Brien and Genesis Breyer P-Orridge on sleek mag — link sent by Daniel Jones
— Listen to the exclusive Ille ‘Mainly Ladies’ Mix on Dazed Digital — link sent by Daniel Jones
— Too gay for Hip-Hop? Le1f takes on traditionally homophobic genre on The Daily Beast — link sent by Daniel Jones
— Richie Hawtin interviews Carl Craig underwater! on The rebel Butterfly Blog — link sent by Moritz Gayard
— See Through Poker cards by Muji on Fantastic Man — link sent by Moritz Gayard
— It’s never a bad thing to encourage dressing like Tank Girl on The Fader — link sent by Daniel Jones
— Real-life fan service: Gillian Anderson & David Duchovny living together as lovers on Celeb Dirty Laundry — link sent by Daniel Jones
— Here’s a 60 minute mixtape by The Orb and Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’ in advance of their ‘The Orbserver’ in the Star House’ album on FACT Mag — link sent by wwwacht
— The Delicious Ice Cream in Berlin Guide on Stil in Berlin — link sent by Daniel Jones
— Ekkehard Altenburger’s installation ‘Mirror house’ from 1996 on pietmondriaan.com — link sent by Moritz Gayard

For the forthcoming September issue of Electronic Beats Magazine, editor-in-chief Max Dax met Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe of the Pet Shop Boys for the cover story. In the exchange, Tennant and Lowe look increasingly comfortable in their roles as pop’s elder statesmen, ruminating with candidness—and, of course, arch wit—on a diverse range of subjects. – more

Daniel Jones recommends Animal Bodies – Kiss Of The Fang

It’s not easy to do a good goth album. I don’t mean ‘goth-influenced’, or ‘witchhouse’ or whatever. I mean straight-up gawwwthhhh, which Kiss of The Fang unmistakably is. Where Vancouver’s Animal Bodies get it right is by seemingly sidestepping the whole idea of a goth scene and getting straight to the music. Goths have been steadily crapping – more

Your Digital Daily for Friday, August 10, 2012

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Interview: Pet Shop Boys

Daniel Jones recommends Animal Bodies – Kiss Of The Fang

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