The Best Gay Possible: Oppressive

So eh, you know, no biggie but... the PET SHOP BOYS only went and made a track out of my Nobel Call speech!
And no, I'm not kidding.

Panti Bliss.

Listen here.

Just trying to confirm this is PSB, we think so, so far. My close personal showbiz pal Peter of Popjustice fame says it is. Pretty 'amazing' whatever...

PS Irish Sun thing.

The last Pet Shop Boys' album, Electric, is quite literally, AMAZING!

Pet Shop Boys: I Came Across A Cache Of Old Photos...

"There's a certain level of authority to a man with a stick..."

There's a a vaguely amusing interview with Neil Tennant of Pet Shop Boys fame on Popjustice today, centred 'pon a retrospective tour round their secret warehouse.
It's alright, if you like that sort of thing, I suppose.

PS The Pets played this on Sunday >>
"Let's make lots of money" etc etc.

Justine Bieber: Huge Penis

Via Popjustice.

Money For Nothing: Faggots On The Radio

"The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has ruled that "Money for Nothing," a Dire Straits hit from 1985, is too offensive for Canadian airwaves. The song is being singled out for the repeated use of an anti-gay slur — "that little faggot" — in its second verse," reports Rolling Stone online.
Radio stations have been told to play an alternative version of the song with the f-word replaced with "mother".
Can't happen here?
Readers with something approaching a memory may recall that in December 2007 there was a bit of a hue and cry when BBC Radio 1 began playing a version of "Fairytale of New York" that lost the offending word in the line "You cheap lousy faggot" (They also lost the word "slut").
Radio 1 not being desperately committed to tackling homophobia they swiftly caved in to criticism and began playing the original version once more.
It's become a bit of a cliche for gay journalists to go; "Well, I don't find it offensive..." - it became rather popular and tedious when Eminem broke big, and when Bruno was released - cause getting angry's just so passé...
I think Fagburn may even have initially joined in with some manful scoffing at this "censorship".
The most thoughtful piece written about the Fairytale debacle was Popjustice editor Peter Robinson's 'Why Radio One Were Right To Censor Fairytale Of New York'.
Read it - you might learn something.

X Magazine: Hello!

Today is launch day for the brand spanking new X Magazine.
Fagburn has obediently (and excitedly) trotted down to his nearest Tesco (where it is "exclusively available") and paid £1.95.
Is it the Smash Hits for the MP3/X Factor/Lady Gaga/Miaow Miaow/David Cameron generation?
Dunno.
All we do know at this point is that it is the official X Factor magazine "Plus".
Sort of.
Oh, and Peter Robinson (he's a genius etc) from off of Popjustice is the editor.
I did do a live blogging thing as I leafed through it, but decided to delete it.
But basically, there's way too much X Factor in it for me, and not enough Pop.
There was no Justin Bieber at all, which seems somewhat bizarre.
And though I realise it's aimed squarely at the mainstream and ver kids - and really isn't meant for the likes of me - I was expecting a more Smash Hits-y/Popjustice-y tone to the mag.
You know; irony, piss taking out of pop stars, wit, irreverance and jokes and that.