#psb

[drowninginredink]

So, I'm a fan of this English duo, right? They're both gay. And like, back when they first started their careers, neither of them were out. They wanted keep their private lives private, you know? They still do, in fact. But even back then, the fans knew. They had a pretty solid reputation for being queer even before anyone officially knew that they were gay. Anyway, they do eventually come out. And for their whole careers, they do basically everything together. Keep a good relationship the whole time. You know, with a lot of these groups there's the inevitable messy breakup, but not them. In fact, they're still making stuff together to this day. Yeah, they're still going in 2025. Who would have thought?

And look. I know that you shouldn't assume two people are together just because they're very close and both gay. But like... neither of them have dated anyone in a while. Like, no official partners for either of them in years. And they own a house together. And also have owned that house for years. So yeah, maybe they've always said publicly that they aren't a couple, but what do you think? If two gay guys still get along very well after all these years, own a house together, go on tour together, and are both officially single, are you really going to tell me that they aren't an item?

... Who the hell are Dan and Phil? No, no, I'm talking about the Pet Shop Boys.

[peakylocked]

I been thinking psb's actually album cover as hilson

[tubedisaster]

his cunty way of turning on the laptop is everything to me

[viir-tanadhal]

So as we were saying... Chris: Well, it's still true! I never wanted an extraordinary life. Neil: Chris would be quite happy living with someone in suburbia. Chris: When you said that, I just got a real pang. I'd like the suburban life. Quite a nice car. Sports car. Actually, my sister's got some friends who have got the life I want. They spend all day playing golf, going to watch Arsenal, going on holidays, tennis, socializing. Neil: Drinking white wine. Chris: A sip of white wine. They've a rather glamorous life. Is that too much to ask for? Neil: [laughs] Apparently, yes. And this has been a terrible second best that you've stumbled into? Chris: Well, I think this has only happened because I wanted something different. Because that's what he's like, isn't he? So, just to clarify: God punished you by giving you the Pet Shop Boys' career? Chris: [laughs] It's been one long punishment! Why do you think I've looked so miserable the entire time? Did I show you the advert for someone to play me in a tribute band? [He finds the advert on his phone. It is a replacement member for the band Pet Shop Boys, Actually. The advert reads 'We're on the lookout for our next Chris Lowe -- could that be you?' then lists the three essential qualifications for the job: 'A love of PSB', 'Under 6ft 2in', and 'A miserable disposition'.] Neil, would you like to offer a counterbalance? Neil: Well, in the eighteen years since the previous conversation, I think we have carried on with expanding the world that we were talking about. And you, unlike your partner in music, have been glad to be doing this? Neil: Yes, absolutely. I think my partner in music has also been quite glad to, really. The problem with Chris is that he thinks he wants a normal life, but he's not a normal person. Chris: [laughing] How dare you! Neil: No, but that's the problem. He's actually not a normal person in any way, shape, or form. That's why the suburban life was doomed. He's a creative person who doesn't really follow a lot of normal rules of behaviour or pursue the way of life that would have led to that. Remember, Chris left college with a lot of student debts -- which were considerable, shockingly large! -- and paid them off by becoming a pop star. Chris: It's not cheap when you're doing architecture. It's not just pen and paper, like historians. We have costs. Neil: I mean, it seemed inconceivable he would get a job as an architect, which could have led to the suburban bliss. Chris: No, I don't think I'd have been very good at architecture. Neil: Well, it's too much responsibility. Something you can't bear. Chris: I know. You can't have someone like me in the office. Neil: You can't even ask someone for a piece of bread in a restaurant! Chris: [laughing] 'Neil, are you going to get some bread?' Neil: I mean, that person can never be an architect. Chris: Well, I just don't like making decisions. Do you recognize Neil's description of you? Chris: Yeah. So maybe it's good this happened? Chris: Looking back, it probably is.

"A further conversation with Chris Heath, October 2024" in Volume (2026)

[pepperbeamxx]

doodle time guys!!

(Itft 10 spoiler in here btw)

[innerxsanctum]

D’you wanna watch a film? D’you wanna see a show? I know a new club where you really should go If you wanna eat that’s what we’ll do Try a little place with a table for two.

Happy 44th anniversary to Neil and Chris. May you continue going on dates around the world for many years to come 🌈

[calder]

if the first season of the fallout show made me sob and vomit is the second season still worth watching. you're the only person whos opinion on fallout i know i can trust.

listen.

there is a 90 minute supercut of really really really weird and fun fallout skits in there

fallout canon has not been sacred since 1998. i want fallout to be weird nerds experimenting with scifi. the show ultimately gives me that

fallout new vegas is a miracle and nobody could take it away from you if they wanted to. if you approach the show as a definitive conclusion to fallout new vegas you will have a bad time and be right the entire time

the show is fun and fine and good and bad. it's stupid and we live with it now and there's a lot to like. if fallout captures your imagination you should probably just watch it.

[endingupinkingscross]

Pet Shop Boys • Obscure: Live at Electric Ballroom, London | April 6th, 2026.

Intro Music for Boys (All of us Petheads know for a fact we're about to witness an utter, complete, unmatched iconic milestone whenever Music For Boys serves as the ignition and preamble, and what a —and I can't stress this enough— unique voyage it has been!)

1. Will-o-the-wisp (Live debut)

2. Two Divided by Zero (First time since 2012)

3. Jack the Lad (Live debut)

4. To Face the Truth (First time since 1994)

5. After the Event (Live debut)

6. Hit and Miss (Live debut)

7. Always (Live debut)

8. Do I Have To? (First time since 2012)

9. Sexy Northerner (First time since 2004)

10. Young Offender (First time since 2000)

11. Happiness Is an Option (with Sylvia Mason-James)(First time since 2000)

12. The Theatre (with Sylvia Mason-James)(First time since 1997)

13. One in a Million / Mr. Vain (with Sylvia Mason-James)(First time since 1994)

14. New Boy

15. King of Rome (Live debut)

16. King's Cross (First time since 2012)

17. Love Is the Law (Live debut)

18. Why Don't We Live Together? (First time since 2012)

19. The Performance of My Life (Live debut)

Encore:

20. Your Funny Uncle (Acoustic; Neil solo on piano; first time since 1991)

21. The Way It Used to Be (First time since 2010)

22. Later Tonight (First time since 2017)

23. A Dream of a Better Tomorrow (Live debut)

•••

When a set-list can an' bloomin' will make ya weep your blinkin' eyes out through every single pore. Proper waterfall, it is. If this was only the first night, I ain't lookin' at what's happenin' the rest of the week at the Ballroom—not if I want to keep my loaf of bread screwed on straight, for the sake of my bleedin' health!

Guess I'll be right here, crying my soul out on loop to THE ONE AND ONLY QUEEN AND GODDESS OF ALL OF US, PETHEADS, SYLVIA MASON-JAMES —and each and every «Everybody!» in The Theatre— in particular and everything that the very first journey and milestone of an evening has brought and been in general.

Trying to process Jack The Lad, After The Event, Always, Do I Have To?, The Theatre, Happiness Is An Option, King's Cross, Your Funny Uncle Acoustic + Neil's solo on Piano and The Way It Used to Be, most specifically bawling to Jack The Lad, Happiness Is An Option, After The Event, The Theatre, King's Cross and Your Funny Uncle because even if I've have had the opportunity to listen to a few of them live in past tours, why the fuck haven't I been there to witness them again, plus witnessing the ones that have been played live for the very first time! THE DEVASTATING REASON WHY: not having accessed tickets.

King's Cross, Jack The Lad, Your Funny Uncle and After The Event have been played TODAY while I'm not there bawling fucking KILLS ME!!!!🤷🏻‍♀️

Might delete later: having been joking about and imagining Bubadubadubadum (All My Wasted Time), A Man On The Television and All Things To All Men being played live, even if only for a fragment of a second each can —and most probably will— kill me, because WTF and IF ONLY so I hope they don't have the audacity because everything and anything can happen and I'm not ready for some things, this being one of them. ALL I EVER NEEDED WAS MY FUCKING TICKET!!!!!! *disintegrates*

•••

FUCK IT, WE CRY LIKE IT'S COMPLETELY OUT OF FASHION, DAY ONE.

Happiness Is An Option with Sylvia Mason-James • PSB: Obscure

The Theatre with Sylvia Mason-James • PSB: Obscure

Jack The Lad • PSB: Obscure

The Performance Of My Life • PSB: Obscure

Your Funny Uncle • PSB: Obscure

After The Event • PSB: Obscure

King's Cross • PSB: Obscure

•••

Get ready with me, lot, for the everlasting dehydration of one very Pethead without tickets to see PSB Obscure: Live At Electric Ballroom is upon me and it's only the very beginning.

°°Onwards, (this post will be edited later as Obscure days happen).

CREDITS: A very huge THANK YOU to YouTube user Automorph for such amazing and ICONIC documentation work and for each and every upload, I only hope recording hasn't stolen the utter joy of this moment and time and that this user has enjoyed it to the fullest.