Episode 132
Aaron and Brent highlight music from two different musical duos: a retro-synthwave group from Los Angeles and an electronic pop band from England.
Featuring an American singer and a Danish singer/producer, Aaron looks at three songs from The Midnight.
Forming in the early 80s out of a mutual love of electronic dance music, Brent highlights three songs from the Pet Shop Boys.
This Week’s Playlist
- West End Girls – Pet Shop Boys – Please (1986)
- Lost Boy – The Midnight – Kids (2018)
- Always On My Mind – Pet Shop Boys – Actually: Further Listening 1987-1988 (1987)
- Monsters – The Midnight – Monsters (2019)
- What Have I Done To Deserve This – Pet Shop Boys & Dusty Springfield – Actually (1987)
- Change Your Heart or Die – The Midnight – Heroes (2022)
Show Notes
(04:40) Pet Shop Boys – Always Fascinating – Under The Radar Magazine
(06:35) A Brief Pre-Fame Biography Of The Pet Shop Boys – GeoWayne.com
(13:21) Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls (Original Bobby Orlando Mix) – YouTube
(13:32) The Number Ones: Pet Shop Boys’ “West End Girls” – Stereogum
(19:51) The 100 Greatest UK Number 1s: 100-1 – The Guardian
(21:35) Pet Shop Boys – “Opportunities” Video – YouTube
(21:59) Flight of the Conchords – Inner City Pressure – YouTube
(22:22) My Morning Jacket – West End Girls – YouTube
(22:58) Pet Shop Boys – Closing Ceremony London 2012 – YouTube
(26:28) The Midnight Live Stream Video, April 10/2017 – YouTube
(27:51) Mono no aware, the pathos of things. – YouTube
(42:52) The Story of… ‘Always on My Mind’ by Elvis Presley – Smooth Radio
(46:16) Pet Shop Boys’ Always On My Mind Tops Cover Version Vote – BBC
(48:20) The Midnight Interview – Unclear Magazine
(48:55) The Midnight: Tim McEwan and Tyler Lyle on Bringing ‘Monsters’ to Life – Icon vs Icon
(53:46) The Director’s Cut: The Midnight – Monsters – Magnetic Magazine
(55:26) Lost_Boy84 Presents: The Midnight Online Monsters OS V 1.0 ARG (September 25-October 16 2020) – YouTube
(55:32) The Midnight Wiki
(01:01:55) Monsters OS
(01:13:14) Pet Shop Boys ft. Lady GaGa & Brandon Flowers – 2009 BRIT Awards Performance – YouTube
(01:16:17) ‘Change Your Heart or Die’ – Track Production Breakdown – YouTube
(01:20:19) This band wants to keep its music free online. – MediaFeed
(01:24:02) Rise of the Synths Trailer – YouTube
Other Links
Band Websites
Listen to the Playlist
Videos Mentioned
Bands Mentioned
- Pet Shop Boys
- The Midnight
- Elvis Presley
- Willie Nelson
- Madness
- My Morning Jacket
- Dusty Springfield
- Flight Of The Conchords
- Lady Gaga
- Brenda Lee
- New Order
- Lelia Broussard
- Jupiter Winter
- Gunship
- Prizm
- PYLOT
- Power Glove
- Starcadian
- Timecop1983
- LeBrock
- Kavinsky
- New Arcades
- Dakota
- Rush
- Def Leopard
- Elton John
- Brittney Spears
- Ben Gibbard
- Death Cab for Cutie
- Van Halen
