After completing a degree in history at the Polytechnic of North London, Neil takes a job at Marvel Comics, anglicizing spellings and indicating where over-risque woman needed to be redrawn decently. While there he interviews comic fan Marc Bolan, who politely points out that his tape recorder wasn’t working. In 1977 he works at Macdonald Educational Publishing, later moving to ITV Books. In June 1982, he joins Smash Hits.
The Pet Shop Boys perform in Frankfurt, Germany.
They start writing a new song titled ‘The Former Enfant Terrible.’
The German TV channel ZDF Neo broadcasts a special based on the Boys’ 2006–2007 Fundamental Tour.
The Boys bring their Electric Tour this evening to Atlantic City, New Jersey.
It’s a big day for new PSB-related music. Today sees the digital releases of PSB remixes of both ‘Hot for You Baby’ by the late Tina Turner and ‘How Do You Love?’ by the Hidden Cameras. Also, Sleep of Reason, Neil’s collaboration with pianist/composer Mark Springer and the Sacconi String Quartet, is released on CD and vinyl today.