<![CDATA[Kotaku: pet shop boys]]> http://tags.kotaku.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/kotaku.com.png <![CDATA[Kotaku: pet shop boys]]> http://kotaku.com/tag/petshopboys http://kotaku.com/tag/petshopboys <![CDATA[SecondFest Music Festival Line Up]]> SecondFest is this weekend, and if even if you're not a fan of the virtual world, you can always delete your account after it's all over. The full line-up is now available after the jump, and it's impressive. I've always been a fan of the Petshop Boys (who are headlining), but seeing Hotchip on the Indie Stage, and DJ favorite Coldcut is pretty hot for any festival, even if it is in Second Life. The festival start Friday 29 June at 6pm British Summer Time (10am SLT) and rocks and rolls until midnight (British Summer Time) Sunday night.

Friday June 29:Opening party
DJs: 6pm - 12am
18:00 - 19:30 Toby Tobias
19:30 - 21:00 Glimmer Twins
21:00 - 22:30 Greg Wilson
22:30 - 00:00 Tom Findlay (Groove Armada DJ set)

Saturday June 30
12.00-14.00 DJs from Trojan Soundsystem
14:00 - 15:00 The Sea
15:00 - 16:00 Staypuff
16:00 - 17:00 Tawiah
17:00 - 18:00 Gilles Peterson, Music from Brownswood
18:00 - 19:00 Cinematic Orchestra
19:00 - 20:00 Simian Mobile Disco
20:00 - 21:00 Digitalism
21:00 - 22:00 The Egg
22:00 - 23:00 New Young Pony Club
23:00 - 00:00 Aliens

Sunday July 1
12.00 - 14.00 DJs from Turk Recordings
14:00 - 15:00 Slovo
15:00 - 16:00 Cuban Brothers
16:00 - 17:00 Mamashamone
17:00 - 18:00 Dub Pistols from Sunday Best
18:00 - 19:00 Florence & the Machine from Adventures in a Beetroot Field
19:00 - 20:00 Trail
20:00 - 20:30 Fields from Adventures in a Beetroot Field
21:00 - 22:00 The Idle Lovers
22:00 - 22:30 Hadouken from Adventures in a Beetroot Field
23:00 - 00:00 Pet Shop Boys



Indie stage

Saturday June 30
12.00 - 15.00 Trojan Soundsystem, Earl Gateshead and MCs
15.00 - 18.00 Guilty Pleasures, Sean Rowley
Bugged out present:
18.00 - 19.00 Hot Chip DJ Kicks Set
19:00 - 20:00 Simian Mobile Disco
20:00 - 21:00 Digitalism
21:00 - 22:00 Tiga
22:00 - 23:00 New Young Pony Club

Sunday July 1
Rob Da Bank's Sunday Best
12:00 - 13:00 Max Sedgely
13:00 - 14:00 Grand National
14:00 - 15:00 Rob Da Bank
15:00 - 16:00 Cuban Brothers
16:00 - 17:00 X-Press2
17:00 - 18:00 Dub Pistols

Adventures in the Beetroot Field
18:00 - 18:20 Florence & the Machine
18:20 - 19:00 Crispin Dior
19:00 - 19:30 The Knife
19:30 - 20:00 Casper C
20:00 - 20:30 Fields
20:30 - 21:00 Skull Juice
21:00 - 21:30 XX Teens
21:30 - 22:00 Filthy Dukes
22:00 - 22:30 Hadouken
22:30 - 23:00 Surkin
23:00 - 23:30 Good Shoes

Dance tent

Saturday June 30
Gilles Peterson presents: Brownswood Recordings
12:00 - 12:55 Toshio Matsuura
12.55 - 1.45 Simbad
1.45 - 2.45 Una Bombers
14:45 - 15:30 Ben Westbeech
15:30 - 16:15 Benji B
16:15 - 17:00 Tawiah
17:00 - 18:00 Gilles Peterson

Ninja Tunes/ Big Dada
18:00 - 19:00 Cinematic Orchestra
19:00 - 20:00 The Heavy
20:00 - 21:00 Infinite Livez
21:00 - 22:00 Wiley
22:00 - 23:00 The Qemists
Hexstatic
23:00 - 00:00 Coldcut

Sunday July 1
secretsundaze
12:00 - 13:00 James Priestley (Simple) exc DJ Set
13:00 - 14:00 Mike Shannon (Cynosure)
14:00 - 15:00 Giles Smith (Dessous) excl DJ Set
15:00 - 16:00 Dan Berkson & James What Live (Poker Flat)
16:00 - 17:00 Gabriel Ananda (Karmarouge)
17:00 - 18:00 James Priestley (Simple) exc DJ Set

Journey through the light with David Mancuse of The Loft
18:00 - 19:00 Cosmo (DJ) excl 2 hour DJ set
20:00 - 21:00 David Mancuso (The Loft NYC) / Exclusive 4 hour set

Chill Island
All the acts on Chill Island are Second Life bands performing live. Performance times are GMT.

Saturday June 30
12.00 - 14.00 DJ Jenns
15.00 - 16.00 Clayton
17.00 - 18.00 Virtual Live Band
18.00 - 19.00 Slimmie ( Slim Warrior)
19.00 - 20.00 Tony Moore

Sunday July 1

7.00 - 8.00 Moshang Zhao
16.00 - 18.00 Doubledown Tandino
18.00 - 20.00 Strangefates
19.00 - 20.00 Wiredaisies

Guardian Lounge

Saturday June 30
Tirk Recordings presents DJ sets from:
Tirk DJs
Drrtyhaze
Todd Terje

Sunday July 1
Tirk Recordings presents DJ sets from:
Sorcerer
Love Supreme
Reverso 68

SecondFest [Wonderland]

]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=273698&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pet Shop Boys Play SL]]> We're one step closer to never having to deal with those Nazis over at Ticketmaster ever again! Weekend after next, the Guardian and Intel will be hosting a music festival in Second Life called "Second Fest". Headlining the show will be the Pet Shop Boys, New Young Pony Club, The Aliens, and Hadouken. Other real-world bands like Hot Chip, Simian Mobile Disco, and Ninja Tunes will be featured on different stages. Not to be upstaged will be Second Life talent who will have their own exclusive stage at the festival. Many other events are scheduled, like a VIP area to chat with the bands after their sets, and a human maze. More details are listed on their MySpace page. Kim Phu

The Guardian gets a Second Life [Guardian Games Blog]

]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=270561&view=rss&microfeed=true <![CDATA[Pet Shop Boys: Closet Gamers?]]>

Minimal, the second single from UK techno/pop duo Pet Shop Boys's new album, sounds remarkably like a tune from the DS Animal Crossing: Wild World. While the music is different, the tune's chorus echoes the voice AC's roving troubadour canine K.K. Slider. With none of this is confirmed (and for good reason), there is a similarity. Check for yourself. And buy their new album. It's moody. Brian Ashcraft

Compare Here [Discopop] via 4CR

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