Results tagged “nkotb”

-- Melrose and Woburn teens decided to take their Facebook feud to the next level, and someone got run over. [Wicked Local] more ›

The New Kids on The Block have 28,492 Twitter followers. They want to reach 30,000 by the end of the day. Do they have the right stuff to succeed? They are nearing in on 30k step by step. Can you help them hang tough on Twitter? more ›

-- A good round-up NY tabloid covers on the Red Sox sweep. [Boston Dirt Dogs] more ›

Those New Kids. Just when you thought they could rest on their laurels, they go and do something crazy. The no-longer-new-or-kids are launching (literally!) a cruise series. Boats will leave from Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and cruise around from May 15-18. You'll get a day in the Bahamas in addition to two days at sea, plus a "NKOTB Experience with all band members." Will the cabins have NKOTB sleeping bags and pillow cases? Will there be butter sculpted to resemble Joey's face? We can only dream, because the whole damn thing is almost sold out already. There is "limited" availability for a $1500 two-person ocean view cabin if you absolutely can't miss this experience. more ›

2008 wasn't the biggest year ever for Boston music. Our biggest success might have been our oldest, as the New Kids on the Block got back together for a (misogynistic?) record and tour; we called their performance "a polished show infused with moments of giddiness—a lovefest between four guys from Dorchester, one JP product and a screaming hometown crowd." Apollo Sunshine, whose August live show felt like "stumbling upon a drum circle in the field of a music festival," made a couple of best-of lists, as did the Hold Steady, fronted by BC grad Craig Finn. "Bostonians of the Week" Broken River Prophet released an exciting new album that we really dug. Local singer Jess Tardy's work was featured on the TV show Lipstick Jungle. But for the most part, 2008 was just not a Boston-heavy music year. more ›

• Gothamist went on the Wall Street roller coaster during a crazy week for financial institutions (bankruptcy, sale, bailout) and the county.
• Phillyist analyzed the problem of hecklers at live performances.
• Londonist eagerly anticipated the annual Open House Weekend, where for one weekend only, the public get to poke around some of the capital's more interesting buildings.
• LAist headed to the LA County Fair to earn a heart attack by checking out all the deep-fried foods such as deep-fried avocado and deep-fried Oreos. And then they ate a huge brick of cheese fries.
• Shanghaiist was happy to learn that Shanghai is one of the world's five most improved places for gay tolerance.
• Torontoist took a look at a photographer whose exhibit of photographs of street art was shut down last week, after local graffiti artists took issue with their work being photographed and re-sold for thousands of dollars without permission, credit, or compensation.
• Bostonist dared to criticize horny hometown heroes NKOTB.
• Chicagoist found out they live in America's Most Stressful City and then were given another reason why as they dealt with massive flooding.
• SFist captured images of PARK(ing) Day, an annual event where people take over metered parking spaces for a day, turning them into fun-sized public parks.
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Let’s be honest. You don’t listen to the New Kids On The Block for musical mastery. You listen to them for fun. We tried hard to keep that principle in mind when checking out The Block, but found ourselves generally more disgusted than entertained. It’s one thing for teenage boys to indulge in fluffy, female-focused pop; it’s another for mature men to make a record in which nearly every song seems to contain the word “girl,” “sexy,” or “hottie." Shouldn’t near-40-year-olds be singing about women by this point? Shouldn’t the Kids’ former fans be more self-respecting than to put up with such misogynistic nonsense? And shouldn't young girls be listening to music that contains better messages than "men value girls with hot bods"? more ›

If you missed the boys this morning, don't miss them this Saturday at Newbury Comics. You can get an autograph and everything! Squee! more ›

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--Obligatory stories about high gas prices over Memorial Day. Thanks to high gas prices, now you have to dig for conversation topics with family members at home instead of on the Cape. [Boston Herald] more ›

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What's the trashiest TV show concept you can think of? MTV's The Real World probably comes close. Though it used to feature real people with occupations, brains, and sometimes even college degrees (from Harvard, no less), the show has degenerated over the years into alcoholism-condoning, hookup-filled, cancer-causing trash. And what better place for a trashy show than the fakest location of all: Hollywood? more ›

I must be honest, it was a selfish enterprise. While I am born unto living gods, I do miss the comforts to which celestial royalty is accustomed. So I took the initiative (the nanny left the room) and re-assembled a cadre of angels so amazing they will make you weep and scream at the mere sight of them. Their voices have been known to render people speechless with emotion and I heard their dance moves once killed a guy. I also read they topped the 1989 Billboard list for sales (of both albums and singles!) and became the first group since 1984 to have two songs in the top ten simultaneously. Which means odds are that Mother bought and listened to these albums incessantly if my research is correct.* more ›

--People marched yesterday in memory of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Steven Odom, a 13-year-old who was shot and killed in random gunfire. [Boston Globe] more ›

Bostonist is feeling pretty wary of the media today, so we were skeptical when the Globe announced that the New Kids on the Block will be announcing their reunion tour this Friday, for real this time, no joking. We were especially doubtful considering an NKOTB reunion was Boston.com's April Fools joke a few years ago. more ›