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CMU’s One Liners: Rich Mix, Abbey Road, Pet Shop Boys, more

By Andy Malt | Published on Thursday 31 March 2016

Other notable announcements and developments today…

• After doubt was thrown on its future a year ago, London arts venue Rich Mix has announced the appointment of new CEO Eddie Berg, who joins from the BFI. “I’m delighted to be joining the organisation at such an exciting time”, he says.

• If you’ve got an Android phone and one of those Google Cardboard headsets, you can now take a virtual reality tour of Abbey Road Studios. Download the relevant app here.

• The Pet Shop Boys are opening a pop-up shop at Shoreditch’s Boxpark this weekend, coinciding with the release of new album ‘Super’. Doors will open at 11am on Friday.

• Andy Stott has announced that he will release his new album, ‘Too Many Voices’, on 22 Apr. From it, this is ‘Butterfly’.

• Here’s another new Three Trapped Tigers track, ‘Tekkers’.

• Speedy Wunderground has announced that it will release a compilation of its second year of limited edition seven-inches on 17 Jun. Among the tracks are Peluché’s CMU approved ‘The Guy With The Gammy Eye’.

• Brodka’s new single ‘Horses’ now has a video, so watch it.

• Aidan Knight has released a video for his single ‘The Arp’. Have a watch here. He’ll also be playing dates in the UK at the end of May and beginning of June.

• Beverly will release new album ‘The Blue Swell’ on 6 May through Kanine Records. From it, this is ‘Victoria’.

• As part of a world tour to celebrate the fifth anniversary of her debut single, Kyary Pamyu Pamyu will play Koko in London on 8 Jul.

• Sudakistan will play various UK dates in May, including playing The Victoria in London on 17 May and The Great Escape.