New Music: Pet Shop Boys Poke Fun At Online Habits "On Social Media'

The Pet Shop Boys

UK pop legends the Pet Shop Boys are giving this frigid February a blast of musical sunshine by releasing a digital four-track ‘in-the-moment’ EP called Agenda this week.

“It contains three satirical songs and one rather sad song,” says band member Neil Tennant of the EP. “I think it’s because of the times we’re living through.”

The first song,“Give Stupidity A Chance,” I featured yesterday in my News Round-Up.

The second, “On Social Media,” dropped today.

The third, “What Are We Going To Do About The Rich?” is set for Thursday, and then on Friday, “The Forgotten Child,” (figure that for the sad song) will drop as the complete EP will be available to purchase.

Over an infectious house beat, “On Social Media” skewers our everyday habits as we post, scroll, tweet, selfie, hashtag and pontificate via our smart phones.

From “On Social Media:”

Likes are in the thousands / My tweets are being retweeted
My family pics or holiday snaps / With total love are greeted
It’s so nice when people like you / You’re feeling hashtag blessed
You pop out of the conversation / It’s like you passed the test

This isn't the duo's first entre in political satire. You may recall PSB's 2006 track, "I'm With Stupid," which offered comedic slaps at then-President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Agenda, the first new music from the iconic duo since 2016’s Super, drops this Friday, February 8.

(images via PSP official website)

Donald Trump Calls HIllary Clinton A "Bigot" #Sad

And the political discourse descends even further into the abyss.

While Republican Donald Trump has referred to Democrat Hillary Clinton’s “bigotry” in the past,  he's now gone full tilt boogie on the accusation last night during a rally in Jackson, Mississippi.

From CBS News:

“Hillary Clinton is a bigot who sees people of color only as votes, not as human beings worthy of a better future,” he said. “She’s going to do nothing for African Americans. She’s going to do nothing for the Hispanics. She’s only going to take care of herself, her husband, her consultants, her donors. These are the people she cares about.”

Clinton responds to Trump labelling her a “bigot”

“She doesn’t care about you,” he said, addressing African American voters, who were not in the room to hear his pitch.

“You’ve had her policies. Democrats running some of the inner cities for 50, 70, 80 even over a hundred years. And look what you have right now. Poverty, no education, crime, you can’t walk down the street with your child,” Trump continued. “We’re going to fix it. Hillary Clinton has no remorse.”

While Jackson is predominantly black -- nearly 80 percent of its residents are African American -- the audience at Trump’s rally was predominantly white.

I keep wondering - if Trump wants to appeal to black voters, why doesn't he go meet them face to face like in a predominately black church or school or community? How about some honest to go retail politicking?

Trump has brought this campaign season to so many all time lows. #Sad

At Mississippi rally, Donald Trump says "Hillary Clinton is a bigot." https://t.co/7zQti3tHhH https://t.co/oTtSV7wfsN

— ABC News (@ABC) August 25, 2016

Even some of Trump's supporters were shocked by the rhetoric.

Watch woman's reaction to Donald Trump calling Hillary Clinton a 'bigot' https://t.co/oPbgukEF0R https://t.co/pcj9oalXAh

— CNN Tonight (@CNNTonight) August 25, 2016