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nkotbthing.com USA NKOTB COM 12.01.2008 www.nkotb.com
THANK YOU FROM DANNY HI EVERYONE, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT THROUGH OUT THE FIRST LEG OF THE TOUR. THIS IS JUST THE BEGINNING OF AN AMAZING JOURNEY. I ALSO WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW I DON’T NEED A REST. I AM HAVING THE TIME OF MY LIFE. I LOVE MEETING ALL OF YOU IN MEET AND GREETS. I LOVE RIDING THE BUS WITH DONNIE. I LOVE THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE. THE ONLY NEGATIVE THING IS MISSING MY KIDS. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO SPENDING THE CHRISTMAS BREAK WITH THEM. MY DAUGHTERS HAVE TURNED INTO THE BIGGEST NEW KIDS FANS. WE HAVE REPLACED MILEY AND THE JONAS BROTHERS. MY TEENAGE BOYS HAVE ENJOYED EVERY SECOND OF IT AND BOTH HAVE TOLD ME NUMEROUS TIMES THEY ARE PROUD OF ME. IT’S NOT EASY BALANCING MY KIDS, NKOTB, AND HALCYON JETS. THANK GOODNESS FOR ICHAT. I HAVE SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR. I AM SO THANKFUL YOU GUYS ARE ALONG FOR THE RIDE. MORE SHOWS IN 2009 TO COME. STAY TUNED. LOVE, DANNY WOOD
nkotbthing.com USA CONTACT MUSIC 12.01.2008 www.contactmusic.com
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK singer DONNIE WAHLBERG came close to death last week (beg24Nov08) after losing control of his car on a highway. The star was driving from San Diego to Los Angeles on Wednesday (26Nov08) night following one of the band's gigs. And Wahlberg was so exhausted after the event, he fell asleep at the wheel and came within inches of smashing his vehicle into the central reservation in the middle of the road. He says, "I nearly crashed my car after the gig. I was driving from San Diego to L.A. and I'd been on the road for three hours. I was so tired that my eyes kept closing. Then I fell asleep and it was raining."
Wahlberg admits he is lucky to have escaped uninjured, but the experience has left him extremely shaken. He adds, "I was like, 'Whoa!' And I've been quiet ever since. I'm so tired."
USA CONTACT MUSIC 12.01.2008 www.contactmusic.com
DONNIE NOT IN A CAR CRASH Posted by NKOTB on December 1, 2008 at 12:24pm Rumors kids, just rumors.
nkotbthing.com USA LAS VEGAS SUN 12.01.2008 http://www.lasvegassun.com
TWO NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK WILL RING IN THE NEW YEAR IN LAS VEGAS. The Light Group announced today that 39-year-old former teen idols Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood will welcome 2009 at Jet nightclub. The two will later rejoin bandmates Joey McIntyre, Jordan Knight and Jonathan Knight on their tour later in the month. The last scheduled NKOTB performance in 2008 will be in Monterrey, Mexico, on Dec. 4. The tour will resume in Manchester, England, on Jan. 16. In addition to the appearance of Wahlberg and Wood, organizers said New Kids fans at Jet on New Year’s will be treated to “a special NKOTB-edition video set by acclaimed DVDJ Roonie G.” Admission to the New Kids New Year’s bash is $150 per person, including a hosted bar from 10 p.m. to midnight. Table reservations are also available, with a two-bottle minimum per table. Prices start at $800 and include a “complimentary” bottle of White Star champagne.
nkotbthing.com UK DAILY STAR 12.01.2008 www.dailystar.co.uk/playlist
Nokia Theatre, Los Angeles
SET LIST: NKOTB By Kim Dawson
THE manband reunions are finally complete now the original New Kids are back on the block. Question is, can the Americans compete with our homegrown beloved Take That? Well, they certainly put in 100% effort. Back on the road after 15 years, the Boston boys opened with the Ne-Yopenned Single and set a mood that showed the new material from album The Block is even better than the old hits. Naturally, You Got It (The Right Stuff) and Cover Girl hit the nostalgia button. And the girls screamed louder than their teenage lungs would’ve allowed. But it was the pop perfection of Dirty Dancing (which surely must be the next release) and Joey’s saucy dancing with a laydee during Twisted that sent us back into pure boyband territory. Dripping with raunch, Jordan ripped open his shirt ahead of his solo number Give It To You, then after Click, Click, Click Joey joined in. Coupled with Donnie’s booty-shaking, the lads proved manbands are still a force to be reckoned with
UK ITV 12.01.2008 www.itv.com
NEW KIDS STAGE PRAYERS BEFORE GIGS New Kids On The Block have revealed they pray before they go on stage. The newly-reformed boy band, now in their 30s and 40s, told the Daily Star that they have their own spiritual way of preparing for a gig."We don't have any superstitions and we haven't been wearing the same pants for good luck but we do a little prayer," said 35-year-old Joey McIntyre. "People take it in turns to say what they wanna say and sometimes we have a quote from the scriptures, or tell a joke, or whatever we need to fit the mood." It appears the prayers are working, as Joey said it was a miracle one of them hadn't fallen off the podium stage yet. "Knock on wood - it's amazing that no one's fallen because there are no railings and it's turning and it's high and bouncy," he said.
nkotbthing.com SPAIN TERRA 12.02.2008 www.actualidadterra.es
DONNIE WAHLBERG A PUNTO DE MORIR TRAS DORMIRSE AL VOLANTE El componente del grupo 'New kids on the block', Donnie Wahlberg, hermano del conocido actor Mark Wahlberg, vivió la pasada semana una experiencia próxima a la muerte después de un aparatoso accidente de tráfico que él mismo provocó tras dormirse al volante. Al parecer, el cantante volvía de un acto social en Los Ángeles en donde el grupo actuaba y, tras la agotadora jornada no pudo soportar el peso del sueño. Según relata una información de 'Contact music' cuando Wahlberg se durmió su vehículo se fue desplazando hasta el centro de la calzada llegando a romper la mediana entre ambas direcciones, creando el caos en la carretera. Afortunadamente él mismo ha podido contar lo que ocurrió, ya que pudo salir con vida del suceso. "Casi estrellé mi coche después del espectáculo. Yo salía de San Diego y cuando llevaba unas tres horas de camino estaba tan cansado que mis ojos empezaron a cerrare. Entonces me dormí", explicó el artista que señaló que, además, llovía, lo que hizo que su coche se descontrolara aún más. "Wahlberg admite que ha tenido suerte tras haber podido salir ileso" de este percance, comentan sus allegados que señalan, además, que a pesar de la alegría por haber salvado la vida, esta experiencia le ha dejado 'tocado'. Ahora dice que no para de comentar a sus amigos que se cuiden y que tengan cuidado, ahora que él ha pasado por este episodio que podría haber sido trágico. La vuelta de los New Kids Wahlberg regresó este año a la 'palestra' tras muchos años tras la estela de su hermano Mark, más reconocido por su carrera cinematográfica. Sin embargo Donnie, que también ha participado en proyectos Hollywoodienses, siempre tiró más a la música y fue uno de los sex-symbols de los 80 formando parte del grupo 'New Kids on the block', que creó furor y se convirtió en la primera 'boy band' a la que luego seguirían otras como 'Take That', 'N'Sync' o 'Backstreet Boys'. Ya que muchos de estos grupos han decidido retomar sus carreras tras desaparecer a finales de los 90, los 'New Kids' tampoco han querido ser menos y han regresado al panorama musical, con un contundente éxito. De hecho, este año tienen previsto medio centenar de conciertos, un trabajo que está agotando al cantante, de 39 años, que tras una de estas actuaciones no pudo contener el sueño al volante.
nkotbthing.com USA THE DAILY AZTEC 12.02.2008 www.thedailyaztec.com
LIVE AND DANGEROUS: THE NEW KIDS ARE ALL GROWN UP THE NOSTALGIA WAS IN HIGH GEAR AS FANS TOOK A BLAST TO THE PAST TO WATCH AN ‘80S MUSICAL COMEBACK Megan Telles, Staff Writer They’re back! The New Kids On the Block, also known as NKOTB, came to Cox Arena last Tuesday night to share its late ‘80s boy band style and energy with San Diego. NKOTB was back on stage to make the ladies scream as it performed a flawless concert. Nostalgia was in the air as “N.K.O.T.B” was repeatedly chanted and could also be seen written across T-shirts throughout the audience. But before the audience could see the “kids,” Lady GaGa and Natasha Bedingfield warmed up the crowd with their opening performances.
and Danny Wood — The New Kids On The Block were back. The band performed “Single” from its 2008 comeback album “The Block.” Wahlberg, sporting a Boston Red Sox baseball cap, was pleased with the powerhouse chanting of the crowd and stood on stage in apparent awe at the amount of ladies the band still had screaming for them. Finally he was able to speak. “What we had back in the day was for real!” he yelled. This moment set the tone for the remainder of the night.
These two artists elevated the intensity of the passionate crowd. First to take the stage was Lady GaGa, who gave a powerful electric-pop performance. Bedecked with a shimmered body suit and bold, blonde hair, her energy was contagious as the lights popped and flashed with the beats. Her oomph, coupled with her booty shaking and singing, was definitely entertaining to watch as she performed her hit single, “Just Dance,” which had everyone on their feet. As she wrapped up her performance, she expressed her excitement for NKOTB and reassured the crowd that, despite its age, NKOTB is better than ever, by yelling, “The New Kids aren’t kids anymore!” Next on stage was Bedingfield. Bedingfield took control of the crowd with her unerring talent and casual style. She reminded the crowd that “a night like this is about letting go, having fun and being free.” The Grammy-nominated performer hit her high notes with grace as she brought a more mellow energy than Lady GaGa. Bedingfield performed some of her greatest hits such as “These Words,” “Unwritten” and “Pocket Full Of Sunshine.” The optimistic lyrics of her songs correlated with her positive attitude, which she shared with the crowd, as she belted out the lyrics “live your life with arms wide open.” Bedingfield and Lady GaGa were the perfect opening acts for the heart-throbbing men of NKOTB. After a fifteen-minute intermission, the lights shut off, smoke emanated from the stage and suddenly there they were: Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg
After the performance of its hit single “You Got It (The Right Stuff),” it was clear to see that the old-school dance moves were the “right stuff” for the women too. The responses to its old and new hits were promising and it’s for certain that this comeback will be successful. There were handmade posters held by people screaming, “Face time,” and sure enough the band got the memo. The cameraman even came onstage, signaling the crowd to get up and dance, to be captured on the Jumbotron. NKOTB did all it could to fulfill what its fans had anticipated. The band members spoke to the crowd directly, explaining they had already been to 48 cities, and San Diego was by far the rowdiest. NKOTB had special details that set its tour apart from other music performers that simply take the stage by doing the same old thing by making special tribute to popular musicians, actors and family members who have passed away over the years. A slideshow appeared on the screens, with faces such as Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., Left Eye, Heath Ledger and Betty Wood, Danny Wood’s mother. Wood was coined one of “The New Moms On The Block.” She passed away in 1999 and because of her powerful influence as an incredible mother to Wood a tribute to the Betty Wood Breast Cancer Foundation ended the night. The Block told the story of her life and death and explained the NKOTB T-shirt fundraiser, which helps support her foundation. The New Kids On the Block are the originators of the boy band genre that has led the way for more recent pop boy bands such as *NSYNC and the Backstreet Boys. Its tour has taken the audience back to the roots of this genre and also reminded everyone that even though life rolls on, there are some things that never change.
nkotbthing.com MÉJICO HOY MUJER 12.02.2008 www.hoymujer.com
EL GRUPO ESTADOUNIDENSE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK RECHAZA SER LEYENDA DE LOS 80 México, 2 dic (EFE).- El grupo estadounidense New Kids on the Block, que se encuentra en México tras 15 años de ausencia, rechazó hoy ser una leyenda de los años ochenta y aseguró que ídolos sólo pueden ser figuras de trascendencia artística como Frank Sinatra o The Beatles. México, 2 dic (EFE).- El grupo estadounidense New Kids on the Block, que se encuentra en México tras 15 años de ausencia, rechazó hoy ser una leyenda de los años ochenta y aseguró que ídolos sólo pueden ser figuras de trascendencia artística como Frank Sinatra o The Beatles. "La palabra leyenda sólo es para gente como Frank Sinatra o The Beatles, y aunque a cualquiera le gustaría ser una leyenda no nos consideramos como tal, nosotros lo único que queremos es dejar algo con nuestra música y sabemos que somos entretenimiento", señaló Jordan Knight en rueda de prensa previa a su concierto. El grupo formado en Boston (EE.UU.) en 1984 por el productor Maurice Starr está en México para presentar un concierto hoy en el Auditorio Nacional de Ciudad de México. En este reencuentro con el público mexicano Donnie Wahlberg comentó que todos los integrantes de la agrupación se sienten
entusiasmados de pisar de nueva cuenta este país, que le abrió sus puertas hace más de 20 años. Knight aseguró que están satisfechos de este regreso, aunque reconoció que ignoran cuál será el futuro de la banda. "Estaremos de gira hasta el próximo verano, por ahora la moneda está en el aire, pero podemos decir que la música nos ha permitido conocer otros países y otras culturas, pero lo más importante es todo lo que nos enseñó", señaló Knight. El grupo de música pop precisó que aunque muchos consideran al New Kids on the Block como la primera "bandboy", aclaró que no es así, pues antes de él existieron otros grupos juveniles, como los Jackson Five. "Muchos nos consideran como la primera ´bandboy´, pero lo cierto es que hubo otros antes de nosotros, aunque el nombre de ´bandboy´ surgió con nosotros. Agradecemos mucho a quienes nos han apoyado y nos sentimos halagados de que nos consideren los número uno del género", apuntó Tony Wahlbert.
MÉJICO EL FINANCIERO HOY 12.02.2008 www.elfinanciero.com.mx
ENCIENDE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK LOS ÁNIMOS DE LOS MEXICANOS OFRECEN UN CONCIERTO EN EL AUDITORIO NACIONAL INTERPRETAN ÉXITOS "MY FAVORITE GIRL" Y "STAPE BY STAPE" México, 2 de diciembre .- Después de 15 años, el grupo juvenil New Kids on the Block regresó a tierras mexicanas para ofrecer un concierto en el Auditorio Nacional de esta ciudad, con la asistencia de sus seguidores. Joey, Jordan, Jonathan, Danny y Donnie encienden los ánimos de todos sus fans, en su mayoría mujeres, al interpretar su canción "I"ll be your boyfriend".
Los cinco integrantes, quienes aparecieron en una plataforma vestidos de negro, arrancaron aplausos de sus admiradoras al interpretar su éxito "My favorite girl", en el que de inmediato los espectadores se pusieron de pie para corear y bailar. El sencillo "Stape by stape" fue la siguiente interpretación, donde varios de los admiradores recordaron el concierto de hace unos años en el Palacio de los Deportes y revivieron una vez más el ánimo de aquellos días. (Con información de Notimex/JOT)
nkotbthing.com USA NKOTB COM 12.03.2008 www.nkotb.com
BLOG FROM BEYOND HEY ALL…. IT’S YOUR MAN HERE- DONNIE. I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE WORRIED… I KNOW SOME OF YOU ARE CONFUSED… I KNOW SOME OF YOU HAVE HEARD A LOT OF STORIES THAT I ALMOST DIED… I CAN TELL YOU THEY ARE NOT TRUE. I DID NOT ALMOST DIE. THE TRUTH IS… I ACTUALLY DID DIE. YES ITS TRUE… I AM DEAD. I AM NO LONGER ALIVE. IN FACT I’M WRITING THIS FROM HEAVEN (OR IS IT HELL? HARD TO TELL WITH ALL THE CLOUDS AROUND…..) ANYWAY- I AM SORRY THAT I DIED BEHIND THE WHEEL OF A CAR THAT NEVER CRASHED… NEVER WOBBLED… NEVER EVEN DRIFTED INTO A STRAY LANE. I’M REALLY SORRY THAT I LET SO MANY PEOPLE DOWN BY DYING. PLEASE KNOW THAT I WISH I WAS STILL ALIVE TOO BUT THIS DYING THIS IS KIND OF FUN. I LEFT IN MY WILL THAT I WANT TO BE CRYOGENICALLY FROZEN SO I CAN BE BROUGHT BACK TO LIFE ONE DAY IF MEDICINE FINDS A WAY TO REVIVE ME…. SO MAYBE THEY WILL FIND A WAY TO BRING BACK MY UNINJURED, UNSCATHED, UNSCRATCHED, YET SOMEHOW DEAD BODY BEFORE FOR OUR NEXT TOUR. AND WHATEVER YOU DO… PLEASE DON’T LOOK AT THE CAR THAT I WAS DRIVING ON THAT FATEFUL NIGHT- THE LACK OF DENTS AND SCRATCHES MEAN NOTHING. I DID DIE. I DIDN’T CRASH. I DIDN’T ALMOST CRASH. BUT I DID DIE IN THE NON ACCIDENT. PRAY FOR MY FAMILY…. AS ALWAYS YOUR MANDONNIE W
nkotbthing.com MÉJICO EL UNIVERSAL 12.03.2008 www.eluniversal.com.mx
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK NO VIVE DEL PASADO Conscientes de que no son merecedores del título la primer boy band, (porque antes de ellos hubo otras), pero con el objetivo de reconquistar a viejos y nuevos fans los New Kids on the Block buscan escribir una nueva página en la historia de la música. Y es que después de 14 años de haberse retirado de los escenarios, la agrupación estadounidense afirma que su regreso obedece a un inmenso amor por la música, y las ganas de expresarse a través de ésta. De ahí que Jordan, Jonathan, Joey, Donnie y Danny decidieron lanzar un álbum con canciones inéditas, y no un disco con nuevas versiones de sus éxitos.
“El principal motivo por el que estamos aquí es la música, y el aval más importante para este retorno es el público, luego los mánagers y toda la gente que nos dio su confianza y su apoyo para que esto sucediera”, comentó el grupo ayer durante una charla con la prensa, previo a su concierto en el Auditorio Nacional. The block, el disco que marca el regreso del grupo, contó con la producción de Timbaland en la canción “Twisted”. “Timbaland creyó fielmente en este proyecto y eso nos motivo mucho en el estudio”, subrayó el quinteto. New Kids on the Block actuó por segunda ocasión en México, luego de haber debutado en el Distrito Federal a principios de la década de los 90.
MÉJICO EHUI 12.03.2008 www.ehui.com.mx
REVIVEN SUS GLORIAS NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK New Kids On The Block se reencontró anoche con sus fans mexicanas en el Auditorio Nacional, como parte de su gira de reunión, ocasión en la que interpretaron sus nuevas canciones, y aquellos éxitos que los colocaron como una de las 'boy bands' más importantes. Aunque ya no son aquellos jovencitos que cantaban Step by step desatando euforia entre las adolescentes, Jordan, Jonathan, Joey, Donnie y Danny aún pueden jactarse de ser considerados símbolos sexuales entre mujeres de diversas generaciones. Si bien las asistentes apenas ocuparon la mitad del Coloso de
Reforma (cerca de 6 mil personas), el grupo se mostró entusiasta e interpretó algunos temas que les dieron gran popularidad en la década de los 80, tales como You got it (The right staff), Cover Girl, Step by Step y I’ll be living you”. El repertorio también incluyó canciones nuevas (que componen su nuevo álbum The Block), entre las que destacaron Click, clic, clic, Grown man y Dirty Dancing”. Luego de sus presentaciones en Guadalajara (el domingo) y el Distrito Federal (anoche), los New Kids On The Block cerrarán sus presentaciones en México mañana en la ciudad de Monterrey.
nkotbthing.com MÉJICO TERRA 12.03.2008 www.terra.com
EL GRUPO ESTADOUNIDENSE NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK RECHAZA SER LEYENDA DE LOS 80 El grupo estadounidense New Kids on the Block rechaza ser leyenda de los 80 México, 2 dic (EFE)- El grupo estadounidense New Kids on the Block, que se encuentra en México tras 15 años de ausencia, rechazó hoy ser una leyenda de los años ochenta y aseguró que ídolos sólo pueden ser figuras de trascendencia artística como Frank Sinatra o The Beatles. "La palabra leyenda sólo es para gente como Frank Sinatra o The Beatles, y aunque a cualquiera le gustaría ser una leyenda no nos consideramos como tal, nosotros lo único que queremos es dejar algo con nuestra música y sabemos que somos entretenimiento", señaló Jordan Knight en rueda de prensa previa a su concierto. El grupo formado en Boston (EE.UU.) en 1984 por el productor Maurice Starr está en México para presentar un concierto hoy en el Auditorio Nacional de Ciudad de México. En este reencuentro con el público mexicano Donnie Wahlberg comentó que todos los integrantes de la agrupación se sienten entusiasmados de pisar de nueva cuenta este país, que le abrió sus puertas hace más de 20 años. Knight aseguró que están satisfechos de este regreso, aunque reconoció que ignoran cuál será el futuro de la banda. "Estaremos de gira hasta el próximo verano, por ahora la moneda está en el aire, pero podemos decir que la música nos ha permitido conocer otros países y otras culturas, pero lo más importante es todo lo que nos enseñó", señaló Knight. El grupo de música pop precisó que aunque muchos consideran al New Kids on the Block como la primera "bandboy", aclaró que no es así, pues antes de él existieron otros grupos juveniles, como los Jackson Five. "Muchos nos consideran como la primera 'bandboy', pero lo cierto es que hubo otros antes de nosotros, aunque el nombre de 'bandboy' surgió con nosotros. Agradecemos mucho a quienes nos han apoyado y nos sentimos halagados de que nos consideren los número uno del género", apuntó Tony Wahlbert. New Kids On The Block regresa a la escena musical con sus integrantes originales: Joey McIntyre, Tony Wahlbert, Danny Wood y los hermanos Jordan y Jonathan Knight. EFE ara/jrm/gt/ap Terra/EFE
nkotbthing.com MÉJICO TARABÚ ES MÁS 12.03.2008 www.esmas.com
REGRESAMOS PARA Y POR LA MÚSICA: NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK CIUDAD DE MÉXICO, México, nov. 3, 2008.- Uno de los grupos más exitosos de los 80’s y principios de los 90’s aclara, sin duda son los New Kids On The Block. El grupo en este momento se encuentra en México para ofrecer tres conciertos y en conferencia de prensa, en uno de los camerinos del Auditorio Nacional, previo a su concierto, Jordan Knight, Joey Mclntyre, Jonathan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg y Danny Wood comentaron que "no nos sentimos precursores de las boys band, anteriormente se contó en la industria musical con Jackson Five, por ejemplo. Lo que pasó es que después de nosotros se originaron bandas conocidas y fuertes como The Backstreet Boys y N’Sync y podemos decir que en ese aspecto nos sentimos muy halagados". Algo que muchos de sus seguidores esperaban a su regreso era un disco de éxitos y no un álbum inédito, sin embargo la banda decidió lanzar The Block a partir de que "amamos la música y eso es lo que nos inspira para escribir nuevas canciones e incluirlas en una producción. La música nos mueve", señaló Jordan. La gira de su reencuentro continuará hasta mediados del siguiente año, después de ello los cinco integrantes no tienen en mente que es lo que harán, si continuarán juntos o cada quien volverá a sus labores individuales. "Aún no lo hemos contemplado, no sabemos que vamos a hacer creo que eso dependerá de la aceptación que tengamos con la gira", aseguró Joey. Entre las colaboraciones que más destacan es la de Timbaland, productor musical que ha trabajado al lado de Madonna y Justin Timberlake, su participación fue propuesta por la disquera y el resultado a su consideración fue excelente. "No esperábamos contar con su colaboración, ya que teníamos como a dos o tres nombres antes que el suyo, sin embargo el sello discográfico nos propuso que trabajáramos con él, sin duda, es un genio en lo que hace, lo admiramos", agregó Jordan. Durante su ausencia, la industria discográfica evolucionó, por lo que ahora a su retorno se tuvieron que adaptar a esas innovaciones. "Para nosotros es magnífico poder contar con un Internet que te permite subir música sin necesidad de poner quien eres y que todo mundo la pueda escuchar. Ahora ya no hay tanta necesidad de sacar un disco físicamente, ya todo lo puedes hacer por ahí, es genial", señaló Jonathan. El domingo y el día de ayer, The New Kids On The Block se presentaron en la Arena VFG de Guadalajara y el Auditorio Nacional, respectivamente. El 4 de diciembre estarán en la Arena Monterrey.
nkotbthing.com MÉJICO MILENIO 12.03.2008 www.milenio.com
PRENDIÓ NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK A SUS SEGUIDORES EN EXITOSO CONCIERTO EL GRUPO DE POP SE PRESENTÓ EN EL AUDITORIO NACIONAL, LUEGO DE 15 AÑOS DE SU ANTERIOR VISITA A MÉXICO México.- Después de 15 años, el grupo de pop New Kids on the Block regresó a México para ofrecer un concierto en el Auditorio Nacional de esta ciudad, donde prendió a sus seguidores con la ejecución de sus éxitos, como parte de su gira internacional. Ante un lleno total y con imágenes de sus actuaciones en la época de los años 80, la banda también conocida como NKOTB inició su espectáculo cuando los integrantes, vestidos de negro, salieron de una plataforma para interpretar "Boyfriend", sencillo que se desprende de su más reciente producción discográfica "The block". A este tema le siguieron: "My favorite girl", "You've got (the right stuff)" y "Didn't I (Blow Your Mind)", en los cuales se arrodillaron para saludar a sus fans. Asimismo, Donnie Wahlberg dio la bienvenida al público al tomar la bandera de México y pasearse por el escenario con la frase "están listos para gozar!", la cual arrancó los gritos de todo el auditorio, pero más cuando subió a una fan para que se tomara una foto con él. De igual forma, el sencillo "Games" causó euforia y provocó que los presentes levantaran las manos al ritmo de la melodía, al tiempo que Danny Wood se desempeñó en el "break dance", mientras que en dos pantallas ubicadas a los costados del escenario se proyectó un video alusivo a la canción. En su actuación, la banda realizó un homenaje a personajes fallecidos, como el actor Heath Ledger y el vocalista de Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, además de algunos familiares de la propia agrupación, con la canción "If you go away" y la proyección de fotos con la leyenda "We miss you (Te extrañamos)". Con un cambio de ropa, al estilo NKOTB, Joe McIntyre dio paso a "2 in the morning", nostálgico tema para el que utilizaron un piano y luego una bailarina se lució al ritmo de "Dirty dancing", que también forma parte del álbum "The block". Luego, "Te amo" fue la frase que dio paso al tema "Tonight", coreado por los asistentes, quienes inesperadamente se lanzaron frente al escenario, hecho que no pudo controlar el equipo de seguridad, al tiempo que el público saltó al ritmo de la música. Como parte de la interacción que la agrupación realizó con el publico, Jonathan Knight tomó una cámara de video para filmar a sus seguidores, quienes con emoción saludaban al ver sus rostros proyectados en las pantallas gigantes. Sigue Prendió New Kids... dos...gigantes Los gritos de los presentes retumbaron en el foro cuando Jordan Knight apareció en lo alto de la plataforma bailando y desabotonando
su camisa lentamente, mientras cantaba el sencillo "Baby I belive in you". Caso similar fue el de Joe McIntyre, quien para interpretar la melodía "Stay the same", con la que ofreció algunas estrofas en español, tomó asiento en un costado del escenario, con lo que provocó que las fanáticas aprovecharon para acercarse y saludarlo. "Esto es el Distrito Federal, y yo necesito un nuevo amor, Dónde está mi novia, México? Yo quiero una nueva novia!", gritó Donnie, con lo que hizo levantar la mano a numerosas fans, para luego iniciar la canción "Cover girl", que bailó de forma sugerente. Otros temas que se escucharon en la velada musical fueron: "I'll be Loving you (Forever)", el cual apareció en las pantallas en diferentes idiomas; "Summer time", "Click, click, click" y "Step by step", en la aparecieron con máscaras del luchador mexicano "Blue Demon". Posteriormente, para presentar a los miembros de NKOTB, Donnie eligió diferentes apodos para cada uno, a Jonathan le dijo "El Suave", a Jordan "El Suapo", a Danny "El muchacho de músculos" y a Joe "El Bonito", quien respondió que su presentador era "El Papasito", comentario que el aludido corrigió, pues expresó que el más bien era "El Papasote", expresión que emocionó al público. El concierto finalizó con la interpretación del sencillo "Hanging tough", en la que utilizaron camisetas con el nombre de México, así como con una parte de la canción de "We will rock you", de la banda británica Queen. Con esta ejecución, los intérpretes aprovecharon una vez más para subir a dos admiradoras al escenario, en tanto que Donnie se recostaba en las personas que estaban frente a él, muy al estilo de un "rockstar". Los New Kids on the Block, que darán una presentación el próximo 4 de diciembre en Monterrey, Nuevo León, fueron un exitoso grupo a finales de los años 80 y principios de los 90. La banda surgió en Boston, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos en 1984, por el productor Maurice Starr y con los intérpretes Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood y a los hermanos Jordan Knight y Jonathan Knight. El grupo vendió más de 30 millones de álbumes a nivel mundial y generó cientos de millones de dólares en ventas de sus conciertos, al tiempo que preparó el camino para grupos como los Backstreet Boys y 'NSYNC, conocidas como "boy's band".
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GROWN MAN - AOL In case you missed it, check out the GROWN MAN tour footage, only @ AOL!
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PRENDIÓ NEW KIDS EN EXITOSO CONCIERTO proyectados en las pantallas gigantes. Sigue Prendió New Kids. dos.gigantes
Ciudad de México, 3 de Diciembre.- Después de 15 años, el grupo de pop New Kids on the Block regresó a México para ofrecer un concierto en el Auditorio Nacional de esta ciudad, donde prendió a sus seguidores con la ejecución de sus éxitos, como parte de su gira internacional. Ante un lleno total y con imágenes de sus actuaciones en la época de los años 80, la banda también conocida como NKOTB inició su espectáculo cuando los integrantes, vestidos de negro, salieron de una plataforma para interpretar “Boyfriend”, sencillo que se desprende de su más reciente producción discográfica “The block”. A este tema le siguieron: “My favorite girl”, “You”ve got (the right stuff)” y “Didn”t I (Blow Your Mind)”, en los cuales se arrodillaron para saludar a sus fans.
Los gritos de los presentes retumbaron en el foro cuando Jordan Knight apareció en lo alto de la plataforma bailando y desabotonando su camisa lentamente, mientras cantaba el sencillo “Baby I belive in you”. Caso similar fue el de Joe McIntyre, quien para interpretar la melodía “Stay the same”, con la que ofreció algunas estrofas en español, tomó asiento en un costado del escenario, con lo que provocó que las fanáticas aprovecharon para acercarse y saludarlo. “Esto es el Distrito Federal, y yo necesito un nuevo amor, ¨Dónde está mi novia, México? Yo quiero una nueva novia!”, gritó Donnie, con lo que hizo levantar la mano a numerosas fans, para luego iniciar la canción “Cover girl”, que bailó de forma sugerente. Otros temas que se escucharon en la velada musical fueron: “I”ll be Loving you (Forever)”, el cual apareció en las pantallas en diferentes idiomas; “Summer time”, “Click, click, click” y “Step by step”, en la aparecieron con máscaras del luchador mexicano “Blue Demon”.
Asimismo, Donnie Wahlberg dio la bienvenida al público al tomar la bandera de México y pasearse por el escenario con la frase “están listos para gozar!”, la cual arrancó los gritos de todo el auditorio, pero más cuando subió a una fan para que se tomara una foto con él.
Posteriormente, para presentar a los miembros de NKOTB, Donnie eligió diferentes apodos para cada uno, a Jonathan le dijo “El Suave”, a Jordan “El Suapo”, a Danny “El muchacho de músculos” y a Joe “El Bonito”, quien respondió que su presentador era “El Papasito”, comentario que el aludido corrigió, pues expresó que el más bien era “El Papasote”, expresión que emocionó al público.
De igual forma, el sencillo “Games” causó euforia y provocó que los presentes levantaran las manos al ritmo de la melodía, al tiempo que Danny Wood se desempeñó en el “break dance”, mientras que en dos pantallas ubicadas a los costados del escenario se proyectó un video alusivo a la canción.
El concierto finalizó con la interpretación del sencillo “Hanging tough”, en la que utilizaron camisetas con el nombre de México, así como con una parte de la canción de “We will rock you”, de la banda británica Queen.
En su actuación, la banda realizó un homenaje a personajes fallecidos, como el actor Heath Ledger y el vocalista de Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, además de algunos familiares de la propia agrupación, con la canción “If you go away” y la proyección de fotos con la leyenda “We miss you (Te extrañamos)”. Con un cambio de ropa, al estilo NKOTB, Joe McIntyre dio paso a “2 in the morning”, nostálgico tema para el que utilizaron un piano y luego una bailarina se lució al ritmo de “Dirty dancing”, que también forma parte del álbum “The block”. Luego, “Te amo” fue la frase que dio paso al tema “Tonight”, coreado por los asistentes, quienes inesperadamente se lanzaron frente al escenario, hecho que no pudo controlar el equipo de seguridad, al tiempo que el público saltó al ritmo de la música. Como parte de la interacción que la agrupación realizó con el publico, Jonathan Knight tomó una cámara de video para filmar a sus seguidores, quienes con emoción saludaban al ver sus rostros
Con esta ejecución, los intérpretes aprovecharon una vez más para subir a dos admiradoras al escenario, en tanto que Donnie se recostaba en las personas que estaban frente a él, muy al estilo de un “rockstar”. Los New Kids on the Block, que darán una presentación el próximo 4 de diciembre en Monterrey, Nuevo León, fueron un exitoso grupo a finales de los años 80 y principios de los 90. La banda surgió en Boston, Massachusetts, Estados Unidos en 1984, por el productor Maurice Starr y con los intérpretes Joey McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, Danny Wood y a los hermanos Jordan Knight y Jonathan Knight. El grupo vendió más de 30 millones de álbumes a nivel mundial y generó cientos de millones de dólares en ventas de sus conciertos, al tiempo que preparó el camino para grupos como los Backstreet Boys y “NSYNC, conocidas como “boy”s band”. Notimex
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LOS NEW KIDS, EN CIUDAD DE MÉXICO El grupo musical estadounidense New Kids On The Block regresó a la escena musical con sus integrantes originales.
Jordan Knight.
La agrupación se encuentra en México, y ayer ofrecieron un concierto en el Auditorio Nacional de Ciudad de México.
Joey McIntyre, Tony Wahl-bert, Danny Wood y los hermanos Jordan y Jonathan Knight se unieron como grupo en Boston (1984), impulsados por el productor Maurice Starr.
Según un cable de EFE, en rueda de prensa realizada en la víspera, el grupo rechazó ser una leyenda de los años ochenta. "La palabra leyenda solo es para gente como Frank Sinatra o The Beatles, y aunque a cualquiera le gustaría serlo no nos consideramos como tal", dijo
El exitoso grupo brilló entre las décadas de los años 1980 y principios de los 1990. "Queremos dejar algo con nuestra música y sabemos que somos entretenimiento", agregó el cantante.
MÉJICO EL SOL DE SAN LUIS 12.04.2008 www.oem.com.mx
EL SOL DE MÉXICO DELEITAN NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK A SU PÚBLICO EN EL AUDITORIO NACIONAL Ciudad de México.- Una vez más Jordan Kinght, Jonathan Knight, Joey Mclntyre, Donnie Walberght y Danny Wood, integrantes de la banda estadunidense New Kids on the Block, pisaron suelo azteca para deleitar a su público en el Auditorio Nacional, donde interpretaron los temas que los hicieran famosos en la década de los 90. Previo al concierto, el quinteto comentó en rueda de prensa que no ha sido fácil regresar de nuevo al mercado musical. "El panorama ha cambiado considerablemente y aunque nos fue muy difícil el regreso, confiamos en nuestra música y en nuestro público, porque hay gente que desde hace muchos años nos sigue apoyando. Lo que más deseamos en este momento es ser reconocidos por la calidad musical y no por nuestras lindas caras", refirió Jordan, quien reconoció que extrañaba mucho los escenarios. Asimismo, los "boy band" comentaron que se encuentran muy felices debido a que fue hace más de 10 años que se presentaron por vez primera en México y el cariño de sus admiradoras sigue siendo el mismo. "Todo eso que nos pasa con las fans es hermoso, antes pasaba una cosa muy curiosa porque las chicas asistían a los conciertos con su mamá o papá y ahora ya crecieron, ya van solas o con el esposo, es muy lindo lo que ocurre porque eso nos pasó también a nosotros, ahora la mayoría ya tiene hijos", refirió Joey en declaración exclusiva a El Sol de México. En esta visita, el grupo aprovechó para promocionar su más reciente producción discográfica titulada Block, la cual tuvo origen cuando Donnie estaba en Nueva York para realizar una prueba de vestuario para la película Righteous Kill, próxima a estrenarse y en la que cumple su otro gran sueño: actuar junto a dos de sus mayores héroes: Robert DeNiro y Al Pacino, así como Cent, ya que ahí se le entregó un demo de un joven llamado Nazaree y las canciones lo atraparon de inmediato.
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POCA NOSTALGIA CON LOS NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Después de 15 años, el grupo de pop New Kids on the Block regresó a México para ofrecer un concierto en el Auditorio Nacional de esta ciudad, donde prendió a sus seguidores con la ejecución de sus éxitos, como parte de su gira internacional. Ante solo seis mil asistentes y con imágenes de sus actuaciones en la época de los años 80, la banda inició su espectáculo cuando los integrantes, vestidos de negro, salieron de una plataforma para interpretar “Boyfriend”, sencillo que se desprende de su más reciente producción discográfica The block. Asimismo, Donnie Wahlberg dio la bienvenida al público al tomar la bandera de México y pasearse por el escenario con la frase “¿están listos para gozar?”, la cual arrancó los gritos de todo el auditorio. El concierto finalizó con la interpretación del sencillo “Hanging tough”, en la que utilizaron camisetas con el nombre de México, así como con una parte de la canción de “We will rock you”, de la banda británica Queen. Los New Kids on the Block, se presentaron también en Guadalajara y Monterrey.
inmediato.
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REGRESO. EL GRUPO OCHENTERO ABRIÓ SU ESPECTÁCULO CON EL TEMA "BOY FRIEND", SENCILLO DE SU RECIENTE DISCO THE BLOCK. FOTO: EFE
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ETALK : EXTENDED - JORDAN KNIGHT Lainey digs up some embarrassing photos and puts Jordan Knight on the hot seat.
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WHO IS THE SEXIEST GROUP OF 2008 From music to TV to movies, hot guys are one of the many reasons we keep coming back to our guilty pleasures for more. As the Jonas Brothers continued to rise to stardom this year, the original boy band New Kids on the Block made their triumphant return. The Gossip boys and the cast of High School Musical stayed cute but had to make way for the guys of 90210 and Twilight. There were old favorites and newcomers, but tell us — who is the sexiest group of 2008?
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GOODBYE FOR NOW Donnie and Danny say goodbye to the baby daddy bus!
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BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS 2008 WINNERS The Boston Music Awards turned 21 this weekend. The event took place in Boston at the Roxy, Pearl, and Underbar on Sunday, Dec. 7. Check out the winners in major categories. Dorchester's own comeback kids, New Kids on the Block, won the award for National Act of the Year. Left, NKOTB's Donnie Wahlberg and Jordan Knight picked up their award at the Roxy.
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BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS ARE A PRIVATE AFFAIR It wasn’t MTV’s VMAs, but our own BMAs, where the New Kids on the Block won big. Last night at the 21st Boston Music Awards at the Roxy, New Kids Donnie Wahlberg and Jordan Knight picked up the boy band’s National Act of the Year award. After a crack about not winning a Grammy when Milli Vanilli did, Wahlberg said: “We’d rather have this than a Grammy any day.” It was cool. The 30-something women became screaming tweens instantly. But it was the only VMA-ish moment of the night. Breaking from the typical public ceremonies at the Orpheum, this year’s BMAs were a private event at the Tremont Street clubs for nominees and industry types. (A few $150 VIP tickets were sold to the public to benefit the Music Drives Us Foundation.) Seemingly the idea behind the local showcase is to, well, showcase locals. But with local fans shut out, the event became a vaguely rocking, appropriately awkward holiday social. Without the spotlight-stealing, not-as-exciting-as-we’d-hoped Extreme reunion and Bobby Brown cameo from last year, this was all about locals cramming their best into 20-minute sets. Many complained about the plug being pulled on the Underbar DJs Baltimoroder and Red Foxx before the 9:30 p.m. awards announcements - who wants to shake it at 7:30 after one cosmo? But the BMAs got in a few nice early performances. Downstairs at the Pearl, College Band of the Year Bearstronaut rocked hard to a tiny crowd at 7:15. With an indie rock take on California AM gold, Drug Rug, Best Song of the Year nominee, got a great response from a growing audience. Then Hip-Hop nominee Big Digits alienated half the packed dance floor and got the other half grooving with some geeky hip-hop. Upstairs at the Roxy, Outstanding Folk Artist Miss Tess didn’t do folk, but a set of dressed-up, low-down jazz. Coming off a win at this year’s BCN Rock and Roll Rumble, Girls Guns and Glory nabbed both Outstanding Americana Act and Local Act of the Year - and with Ward Hayden’s wicked high and lonesome voice, put a sweet set. Like the show, the crowd was an odd mix: slinky cocktail dresses and stilettos next to the Central Square chic of ratty sweaters and skinny jeans. But, like at any good holiday party, the awkwardness melted with a few drinks. And despite its best efforts to bomb - the 30-minute, rapid-fire awards ceremony was clumsy and still excruciatingly long - the BMAs were loose and fun. Sure, they didn’t do much to publicize local music and the place was clearing out by 11, but a boozed-up winter ball beats a broken-down B-list parade of past Boston rockers any day.
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BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS PHOTOS: DONNIE WAHLBERG AND COLT THOMPSON I’ll have a bunch of photos online later tonight from last night’s Boston Music Awards at The Roxy. But for now, here’s a photo I snapped of Donnie Walhberg (you know, that guy from New Kids On The Block) and Colt Thompson (guitarist for Girls Guns And Glory). Speaking of Girls Guns and Glory, they won two awards: Outstanding Americana Act and Act of the Year.
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MILEY, ANGELINA, BRITNEY, L.C.: THE YEAR'S BIGGEST SELL-OUTS Everyone's a critic—including, it seems, PayPal-enabled web crawlers, who this year voted en masse with their dollar on who's who (congratulations, Michael Phelps) and who's over (sorry, Speidi) in pop culture. Coming out tops in this year's celebrity maternity race, at least according to the highly scientific 2008 sales figures released today by eBay, was Gwen Stefani, whose desirability, bolstered either through Brangelina fatigue or her own new-mother charm, wiped the floor with Angelina Jolie, outselling her related merchandise by a margin of nearly 2-1. Which means Stefani, among other credentials, now has the distinction of being the mom you'd most like to buck. But it isn't all good news: Lindsay Lohan's fans, for instance, proved they were not nearly as buy-curious as the actress herself… Among those joining Stefani in the hearts, or at least wallets, of the American public: Miley Cyrus came tops in the celeb sell-out derby, with her Hannah Montana ephemera selling more—at 223,139 items—than the Jonas Brothers and High School Musical cast combined. Of course, slightly scandalous, skin-revealing underage magazine covers do tend to have ways of bringing out particularly deeppocketed anonymous internet users, but a win is a win all the same. Jessica Simpson outsold her would-be romantic rival Carrie Underwood, with Tony Romo's current arm candy selling 59,037 items to his former arm candy's 15,395. Try as Speidi might to dethrone her, Lauren Conrad is still queen of The Hills, outselling to an almost embarrassing degree her longtime frenemies turned pseudo wedding opportunists Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt. While 1,082 Conrad-related items sold on eBay this year, just 323 Montag-related ones did. As for Pratt, just 10 users felt compelled to own some Spencer paraphernalia. As for the past-their-prime comeback kids men, the Backstreet Boys sold fewer than 9,000 items, while the New Kids on the Block hung tough with a solid 30,075 items sold. The gifts that keep on giving—rehabbed starlets—were given in kind last year, with mess-no-more Britney Spears (at 32,966 items) outselling fellow "treated" celebs Amy Winehouse (6,665) and Kirsten Dunst (4,1456). Lohan's fans, meanwhile, shelled out for just 7,899-related items, but still managed to Nicole Richie, whose buying power was only good enough for 842 items. As for those divas, Madonna, as she always tends to do, came out on top, with the Material Girl's fans proving just as material as her and buying 96,511 items. She easily trumped sometime rival and newlywed Mariah Carey, who sold just one-fifth of Madonna's total.
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EL DISCO RECOPILATORIO “FAMA ¡A BAILAR! 2”YA ESTÁ A LA VENTA Este segundo álbum de Fama ¡a bailar! se presenta de nuevo en formato triple CD, igual que el primer recopilatorio del programa, producido por Zeppelin TV y emitido por Cuatro. “Fama ¡a bailar! 2” se divide en tres géneros de baile: Funky, Street-Dance y Lírico. El disco oficial de la primera edición de “Fama ¡a bailar!” ha sido el recopilatorio más vendido del año, llegando a ser N.º 1 en ventas absoluto durante tres semanas, y N.º 1 en ventas de recopilatorios a lo largo de más de diez semanas, además de ser Doble Disco de Platino. El disco oficial de “Fama ¡a bailar! 2” es la oferta de baile más importante que existe actualmente en el mercado, con un repertorio muy completo que incluye además la sintonía de cabecera del programa, “Hasta el final (Fama)”, interpretada en esta nueva edición de manera espectacular por Soraya. El CD 1 está dedicado al estilo de baile Funky con canciones como “Disturbia” de Rihanna, “Girls” de Sugababes o “I hate this part” de The Pussycat Dolls. Las canciones del CD2 corresponden al estilo de baile Street-Dance con temas como “Magic” de Back Eyed Peas feat Ferry Dexter o “Buzzin” de Shwayze. Y el CD3 esta dedicado al estilo de baile Lírico dónde encontramos “Back To Black” de Amy Winehouse, o “Stop And Stare” de Onerepublic. El recopilatorio reúne un total de 45 éxitos para bailar las tres modalidades de baile del concurso, los tres géneros que practican los concursantes del programa. El triple recopilatorio incluye novedades discográficas como “Pick me up” de Emilia de Poret y “All that” de Eso es, dos de los temas que se postulan como dos de los éxitos del programa en esta nueva edición. La primera edición del programa ha sido uno de los fenómenos televisivos del año. La revelación de la temporada en pantalla superó la cifra de más de 1 millón de telespectadores de audiencia de media, siguiendo diariamente las evoluciones de los concursantes en Cuatro. En esta segunda edición del concurso repite el exitoso cuadro de profesores. Víctor Ullate, el prestigioso bailarín sigue siendo el director de la escuela. Como coreógrafa y jefa de estudios repite Lola González. Marbelys Zamora, bailarina profesional de ballet y profesora de danza, es la responsable de la base técnica, de la expresión de los sentimientos y de las emociones, es la profesora del estilo Lírico. Sergio Alcocer, bailarín del musical de Fama y especialista en hip-hop y breakdance, es el responsable del estilo Street Dance uno de los estilos más urbanos. Y por último encontramos a Rafa Méndez bailarín y coreógrafo que es el responsable del estilo Funky, que se basa en movimientos sensuales y frenéticos CD1 FUNKY 1.- LADY GAGA Featuring COLBY O'DONIS "Just Dance" 2.- RIHANNA "Disturbia" (Craig C's Master Radio Mix) 3.- NE-YO "Closer" 4.- THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS "When I Grow Up" (Wideboys Remix Radio Edit) 5.- DUFFY "MERCY" (Gareth Wyn Mix Radio Edit) 6.- SOLANGE "I Decided" 7.- SPOON, HARRIS & OBERNIK "Baditude" 8.- RICKI-LEE "U Wanna Little Of This" (Original radio edit) 9.- SUGABABES "Girls" (Radio edit) 10.- NELLY FURTADO "Do It" 11.- GABRIELLA CILMI "Sweet About Me" 12.- ALBERT NEVE & DAVID OLEART presents "She Loves" 13.- THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS "I Hate This Part" (Moto Blanco Remix-Radio) 14.- HEAVY D & THE BOYZ Featuring AARON HALL "Now That We Found Love" 15.- SORAYA "Hasta El Final (Fama)"
CD2 STREET DANCE 1.- NELLY FURTADO Featuring TIMBALAND "Promiscuous" (The Josh Desi Remix) 2.- SHWAYZE "Buzzin'" (Album version edited) 3.- BLACK EYED PEAS Featuring TERRY DEXTER "Magic" 4.- NELLY Featuring ASHANTI & AKON "Body On Me" (UK Radio edit) 5.- BLACKSTREET Featuring DR. DRE "No Diggity" (Album version) 6.- JAKARTA "One Desire" (Mondotek Edit Mix) 7.- THE TAMPERER featuring MAYA "Feel It (2008)" 8.- PEROXIDE "The Sceret (For You)" 9.- LIL WAYNE Featuring STATIC MAJOR "Lollipop" 10.- KANYE WEST "Flashing Lights" (Album version Explicit) 11.- LENNY FONTANA & RIDNEY Present LARISA "Wait 4 U" (Voodo & Serano Radio Edit) 12.- GREG STREET Featuring NAPPY ROOTS "Good Day" (Album Version) 13.- NATHALY SALIM "Cause You Know"
14.- JA RULE Featuring ASHANTI "Always On Time" 15.- JACKIE SAGANA "What U Want" CD3 LÍRICO 1.- EMILIA DE PORET "Pick Me Up" 2.- THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS "Tainted Love/ Where Did Our Love Go" 3.- ESO ES "All That" 4.- NENA DACONTE "Tenía Tanto Que Darte" (Single version) 5.- FLEX "Te quiero" 6.- AMY WINEHOUSE "Back To Black" 7.- ONEREPUBLIC "Stop And Stare" (Album version) 8.- AKON "Sorry, Blame It On Me" (Main) 9.- COLBIE CAILLAT "Realize" ( Radio edit) 10.- LUIS FONSI "Quien Le Va A Decir" (Album Version) 11.- NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK FEATURING NE-YO "Single" (Album version) 12.- ASHANTI "The Way That I Love You" (Main version) 13.- JADA MONTEL "So Jealous" 14.- AMMY WINEHOUSE "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" 15.- DJ NELSON Featuring DALMATA "Pasarela"
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DONNIE WAHLBERG IS NEW KID ON TNT BOSTON PILOT It was lights, camera, Donnie at the Union Oyster House yesterday, where New Kid on the Block Donnie Wahlberg started shooting the set-in-Boston TNT pilot, “Bunker Hill.” “Filming is going good,” Donnie told the Track outside the famed Haymarket Square eatery. In the show, the Dorchester homey plays against type as a Charlestown Townie who returns to his ’hood to police the streets where he grew up. Bridget Moynahan, better known in these parts as Tom Brady [stats]’s baby mama, New Kid Donnie Wahlberg begins filming ‘Bunker Hill,’ a TNT cop drama pilot, at the Union Oyster House yesterday. was cast as Donnie’s sister-in-law, but she wasn’t on the set yesterday. Also MIA was Brian Dennehy, who plays a former mob-boss-turned-florist-shop-owner. TNT didn’t want to discuss the pilot because it hasn’t been picked up yet. But word from set insiders is that the script bears more than a passing resemblance to the Charles Stuart case that rocked Boston nearly two decades ago. Stuart, the yuppie manager of then-prestigious Kakas Furs, shot and killed his pregnant wife, Carol, and blamed the crime on a black robber. Later, Stuart killed himself by jumping off the Tobin Bridge . Yesterday’s scene had Donnie interrogating a Townie waitress, played by Maria Thayer, inside the historic eatery. Director Jon Avnet called “Roll ’em,” while more than 100 extras dined on hot dogs and burgers while Donnie did his thing. Restaurant owner Joe Milano said the TV types chose his restaurant for its “Boston cop feeling.” The production moves to a Chelsea soundstage today.
nkotbthing.com USA BOSTON GLOBE 12.09.2008 www.boston.com
WAHLBERG AND GANG TAKE OVER OYSTER HOUSE It was barely 10 a.m., and Donnie Wahlberg was sitting at the bar drinking beer. The New Kid nuzzled a young redhead and then joined a few friends for a game of darts. Welcome to "Bunker Hill," the TNT pilot that began filming yesterday inside the historic Union Oyster House. Owner Joe Milano said the cast and crew pulled up at his place at 5 a.m., and went right to work. "It's kind of like a carnival," whispered Milano, watching Wahlberg and Maria Thayer tape the bar scene. "Bunker Hill," which is being produced and directed by Jon Avnet, is about a Charlestown cop, played by Wahlberg, who returns to Boston to serve and protect his peeps. He costars with Brian Dennehy and actress Bridget Moynahan, better known as Tom Brady's girlfriend before Gisele Bundchen. (Bridget wasn't in the scenes shot yesterday.) In addition to the Oyster House, the pilot's being shot in Charlestown, Chelsea, and at the Tobin Bridge. Avnet, who worked with Wahlberg on "Righteous Kill" and "Boomtown," told us he isn't bothered at all by Boston's frigid weather. "These wimps from LA," the Brooklyn-bred director said, motioning to others in the room. "I like to watch them shrivel up in the cold." Also on set yesterday was Walon Green, the screenwriter whose credits include "Hill Street Blues," "Law & Order," and "NYPD Blue." (
George Rizer/Globe Staff) Donnie Wahlberg filmed the TNT pilot "Bunker Hill" inside the historic Union Oyster House on Dec. 8.
nkotbthing.com USA THE BOSTON GLOBE 12.09.2008 www.boston.com
NEW KIDS, NEW FORMAT LIFT BMAS By Jonathan Perry Globe Correspondent
Despite being revamped for its 21st birthday, for a moment Sunday night, the Boston Music Awards felt decidedly old school - more 1988 than 2008. That instant came when New Kids on the Block - yes, those NKOTB - won the award for national act of the year. As two of the all-grown-up Kids, Donnie Wahlberg and Jordan Knight, took the podium on the Roxy stage, the air around them seemed a little surreal. BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS At: the Roxy, Sunday night "We haven't had one of these in a long time," cracked Wahlberg. Twenty years ago, he recalled, the Kids were nominated for a Grammy - and lost to Milli Vanilli. "We'd rather have this any day," he said. With a few catcalls ringing out from the competition - namely hip-hop artist Termanology's posse, who shouted "Who the [expletive] is that?" when the New Kids (and anybody else who was up against the Lawrence-bred rapper) were announced as winners, Wahlberg broke into a grin and pointed to the source of the taunts. "He's got it next year," Wahlberg said. When you're part of a group that sold 70 million albums and is in the midst of a highly successful reunion tour, you can afford to be generous. And in fact, Termanology did nab the award for outstanding hip-hop act, and subsequently performed a rousing set to demonstrate why. Award ceremonies can bring out the best - and worst - in people. MC and former WBCN program director Oedipus said that by eliminating acceptance speeches there would be no "drunken rambling" or other embarrassments. Nevertheless, "Music Drives Us" founder and automotive mogul Ernie Boch Jr. launched into some expletive-laden rambling about his band, Ernie & the Automatics, not winning outstanding blues act (which went to pianist David Maxwell) before presenting the newly created Humanitarian of the Year award to Chad Stokes Urmston. Much has been made about the BMAs' move from the Orpheum Theatre to the Roxy (with nominee performances also taking place at Pearl and the Underbar) - and about the ceremony becoming an industry event rather than a public one, but on Sunday, what ultimately stood out was the music. The set lengths - expanded from a one-songand-out format to roughly 25 minutes per artist - offered a substantive taste of each of the 10 nominees who performed. Scituate-bred country traditionalists Girls Guns & Glory, which won local act of the year and outstanding Americana act of the year (its second time winning the latter), delivered a rollicking, revved-up set of honky tonk. The eightpiece Afro-Caribbean outfit Zili Misik, named outstanding international music act, was the undeniable life of the party: infectiously upbeat brass, rhythm, and groove. Outstanding rock act winners Wild Light, from New Hampshire, waved an indie-rock banner built on angular chords and strident melodies. The half-empty dance floor and thinning crowd didn't seem to faze them. Marissa Nadler, who was named outstanding singer-songwriter, was as ghostly a presence as her haunted songs. "I never won anything in my life!," the shocked Needham native blurted out before picking up a 12-string guitar. "Give me a second to tune and I'll play you the saddest song you ever heard." And then she did.
nkotbthing.com BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS 2008 - ACT OF THE YEAR NOMINEES And the nominees are... Take a peak at the eight artists who were nominated for a Boston Music Award in the category Act of the Year National.
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Dorchester is back in the spotlight now that Joey, Jonathan, Donnie, Jordan, and Danny have reunited the New Kids. In the early '90s, these five Boston natives performed to stadiums full of screaming fans. After a nearly 13-year hiatus, they've reunited and have been selling out stadiums all over again. Guess some things never change. (Handout)
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NO LOSERS AT 2008 BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS By Megan Vick
There were no tables with white linen tablecloths or women in shimmering designer gowns at the 21st annual Boston Music Awards held at The Roxy, Pearl and Underbar Sunday evening. In fact, there aren’t any tables at all, and the outfits ranged from jeans and button down shirts to mini-dresses and heels.
The Humanitarian Award, created to honor someone who has made a difference in the community through their volunteer efforts to support music, went to Chad Stokes of State Radio. Stokes was noted for using his musical influence to raise funds to help improve the lives of youth in Zimbabwe.
Banners of the award show sponsors were spread along the perimeter of the balcony, surrounding three jumbo projection screens - two in the middle of the purple-themed room and one over the stage where nominees performed throughout the night.
The Unsung Hero Award recognizes respected musicians with strong ties to the Boston area who have never received the national attention they deserve. This year the honor went to Billy Beard, a venue owner in Cambridge and renowned drummer. He spoke proudly of the music scene being honored that night.
Each screen projected a slide show of images that show the work of Music Drives Us, the non-profit organization which the Boston Music Awards benefited this year. Performers, nominees, friends of artists and Boston Music elites all mingled in the -large ballroom, taking pictures with the live action gargoyles on each side of the stage or posing in front of the winners’ press area. Maureen Rose, 28, Christine Rose, 27, Katie O’Connell, 26, were among the guests creating a photo op before the ceremony. “We’re here to support our girl Lisa Bellow. She’s nominated for Best Female Vocalist of the Year, but I’m most excited to see Donnie Wahlberg [of New Kids On The Block]” explained Rose. Despite buzz about the nominees, the message was clear this year focus less on trophies and more on the music of the new England scene. The entire event lasted from seven to two am but the awards portion was squeezed between 9:15 p.m. and 9:45 p.m. Each category and nominee was projected on the large screens, followed by an announcement of the winners who were to report to the side stage to claim their awards and have their picture taken. The new format was implemented for the first time this year to make more time for musical performances and less drunken acceptance speeches, explained radio legend and host of the awards, Oedipus, at the beginning of the ceremony. Only the winners of three out of the 27 categories: the Humanitarian of the Year, Unsung Hero and Artist of the Year — National, collected their awards on stage. Humanitarian of the Year and The Unsung Hero Award were two new special awards added to the ceremony this year.
“After so many years in the industry, this city still represents the best music has to offer,” Beard said. Girls Guns and Glory were big regional winners, taking home awards for both Outstanding Americana Act and Act of the Year - Local. “It’s our first BMA’s. This is a good cap on the year for us,” Colt Thompson, guitar player and back-up vocalist for the band, said between hugs from ecstatic family members. Other winners include Zili Musik for Outstanding International Music Act, Miss Tess for Outstanding Folk Act and Termanology for Outstanding Hip Hop Act, all of whom had performing rights on the stage that night. The most anticipated award of the evening - Act of the Year National went to New Kids on the Block who wrapped up their reunion tour early this fall. “This is better than any Grammy,” rejoiced Donnie Wahlberg, the group’s token bad-boy, as he and fellow band member Jordan Knight accepted the award. Though many may not have taken away a trophy Sunday night at the 21st annual Boston Music Awards, it was clear there were no losers. The focus and goal of the ceremony was to highlight and celebrate the music scene of the greater Boston area and anyone who helped support it was treated like a winner. Megan Vick is a music industry major and journalism minor at Northeastern University. Megan is a Blast Magazine correspondent.
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BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS The Subaru limousine – which I assume belongs to Ernie Boch, Jr. (nominee: Outstanding Blues Act of the Year) – idling outside the Roxy last night was an appropriate metaphor for the 2008 Boston Music Awards. Despite it being a quasi-posh invite-only event (albeit one that any super fan could have easily penetrated), the gala didn’t reek of superficiality. Even in the VIP lounge, where those lucky enough to secure laminates enjoyed free drinks and passed hors d’oeuvres with Donnie Wahlberg (winner: Act of the Year – National), the mood was refreshingly grounded. Very Boston, I might even say.
nkotbthing.com AND THE BOSTON MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS ARE... We're hard at work over here putting together photo, video, and good old written recaps of last night's Boston Music Awards, but for now we figured that you might want to know who the winners were. Click here for lists of all the nominees, and be sure to check back later on today and all week long for continued coverage. Oh - and congrats to all victorious parties.
Outstanding Tribute Act of the Year
Outstanding Metal / Hardcore Act of the Year
Best Song of the Year – Local
Outstanding Live Act of the Year
Great Bandini / “One and One”
The Camp
Joshua Tree
Doomriders
Best Song of the Year – National
Outstanding International Music Act of the Year
Outstanding DJ / Electronica Act of the Year
Zili Misik
Outstanding Folk Act of the Year
Juliana Hatfield / “This Lonely Love”
Best New Act of the Year
Baltimoroder
Producer of the Year – HipHop/R&B
Album of the Year – Local Akrobatik / Absolute Value
Outstanding Pop / R&B Act of the Year
Matty Trump
JADA
Producer of the Year – Rock/Pop
The Low Anthem
Ed Valauskas
Album of the Year – National Amanda Palmer / Who Killed Amanda Palmer
David Maxwell
Outstanding Hip-Hop Act of the Year
Male Vocalist of the Year – Local
Act of the Year – Local
Outstanding Singer-Songwriter Act of the Year
Termanology
Eli Reed
Girls, Guns & Glory
Outstanding Rock Act of the Year
Marissa Nadler
Wild Light
Male Vocalist of the Year – National
Best College Band
Al Barr (Dropkick Murphys)
Miss Tess
Outstanding Blues Act of the Year
Outstanding Jazz Act of the Year
Bearstronaught
Humanitarian of the Year
Female Vocalist of the Year – Local
Chad Stokes (State Radio)
Sarah Borges
Unsung Hero Award
Female Vocalist of the Year – National
Billy Beard (Face to Face)
Amanda Palmer
Grace Kelly
Outstanding Americana Act of the Year Girls, Guns and Glory
Outstanding Punk Act of the Year Big D and the Kids Table
ACT OF THE YEAR – NATIONAL
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK
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LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON New Kids on the Block's Joey McIntyre took his 1-year-old son, Griffin, holiday shopping in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
SUCH A CUTE BABY New Kids On The Block's Joey McIntyre might no longer have a baby face, but he's still way hawt. And his baby is sooooo adorable! Joey and son, Griffin, were spotted Tuesday shopping at The Grove in Los Angeles. If only Griff were a bit older, he'd make a great play date for Suri. He'd even be a gentlemanbaby and give her a damn coat when she's cold!
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COME RIGHT IN, DONNIE By Herald staff New Kid on the Block Donnie Wahlberg recently started shooting the set-in Boston TNT cop drama pilot, “Bunker Hill.” Bridget Moynahan, Tom Brady [stats]’s baby mama, was cast as Donnie’s sister-in-law.
Photo by Mark Garfinkel ‘Bunker Hill’ stars Bridget Moynahan and Donnie Wahlberg shoot a scene for their TNT cop drama pilot yesterday on Mead Street in Charlestown.
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TRACKED DOWN: DONNIE WAHLBERG, TOM WOPAT, ADRIENNE MEIER & MORE... By Inside Track
New Kids on the Block’s Donnie Wahlberg, who’s busy in Beantown shooting the TNT TV pilot “Bunker Hill,” stopping by the Union Oyster House for some seafood and then checking out Sonsie with a group of friends for some pizza and midafternoon snacks . . . “Chicago” star Tom Wopat spreading some cheer at the Greater Boston Food Bank’s canned food drive . . . Kevin Rudolf grabbing a bite to eat at Cafeteria before heading over to perform his hit song “Let it Rock” at The Estate . . Photo by Mark Garfinkel . Barney’s Boston babe Donnie Wahlberg prepares for a scene while shooting a pilot for TNT’s ’Bunker Hill’ on Mead Street in Charlestown. Adrienne Meier throwing a suprise birthday bash for her BF, the CFO of Converse, Michael Prince, at Davio’s with friends restauranteur Riccardo Ramos, PR Prince Max Buccini and Southeby’s Realtor Jas Boghal . . .
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ELF YOURSELF! OUR VIDEO OF THE DAY, COURTESY OF JORDAN KNIGHT
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A ‘FAITHFUL’ BLOG FROM JOE I JUST FINISHED MY MAD HUNT FOR A CHRISTMAS TREE… IT MAKES ME WANNA GO BACK TO NEW ENGLAND, CUT MY OWN DOWN AND DRIVE IT BACK TO LA. YOU NEVER KNOW HOW LONG THEY’VE BEEN STANDING THERE. A WEEK, TWO WEEKS? THEY LOOK GOOD AND HEALTHY IN THE LOT, THEN YA GET ‘EM HOME AND SET IT UP RIGHT OVER THE HEATING VENT AND THEY ARE BROWN IN A WEEK. I HAVE AN AFFECTION FOR THE FOLKS WORKING THE LOTS. I’M PISSED THAT I’M PAYING THAT MUCH FOR A TREE, SO I START RIGHT IN WITH THE “HIGHWAY ROBBERY” JOKES, THINKING MAYBE THEY’LL KNOW I’M ON TO THEM AND GIVE ME A BREAK. I’M NOT SURE IF THAT EVER WORKS, BUT ITS GOOD FOR A FEW LAUGHS AND MAKES IT EASIER WHEN I FORK OVER THE MONEY. NOW, YOU MUST BE THINKING, YOU CHEAP BASTARD! BUT ITS NOT THE MONEY, ITS JUST THE IDEA THAT I’M PAYING ALMOST $200 (WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD) FOR SOMETHING THAT’S GONNA BE DEAD IN 2 WEEKS, PLUS BREAK MY BACK GETTING IT IN THE HOUSE (I AIN’T PAYING FOR DELIVERY) AND THEN THE THING BETTER LOOK GOOD OR I’LL BE FURIOUS THE WHOLE CHRISTMAS SEASON LOOKING AT IT. (NOT AS MAD AS MY WIFE IS WHEN SHE IS STRINGING THE POPCORN AND CRANBERRIES- SHE LOVES HOW IT LOOKS, HATES DOING IT). BUT ALL THESE GUYS AT THE TREE LOTS SEEM PRETTY HONEST. I BELIEVE THEM WHEN THEY GIVE YA THE WHOLE SCHPIEL. AND I KNOW THEY WORK HARD FOR THAT DOUGH… STANDING IN THE COLD ALL NIGHT, LUGGIN’ TREES ON THEIR BACK, STANDING THEM UP FOR YOU SO YOU CAN SEE IT BETTER, LISTENING TO YOU TRYING TO TALK THEM DOWN IN PRICE. MAYBE I’M A LITTLE BIASED… MY DAD USED TO SELL CHRISTMAS TREES, WHEN HE WAS A LAID-OFF BRICKLAYER. HE’D COME HOME AFTER LONG NIGHTS WITH THE MONEY FROZEN IN HIS HAND- MY MOTHER WOULD HAVE TO PRY HIS HAND OPEN. AND THEN HE’D FALL ASLEEP IN THE TUB, HE WAS SO TIRED. HE DID WHAT HE HAD TO DO WITH 6, 7, 8 KIDS. WHAT A SCHMUCK I AM TO WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING AT ALL. THE QUESTION TO HIM IS ALWAYS, “WOW, HOW DID YA DO IT WITH 9 KIDS?” AND HIS ANSWER IS AND ALWAYS WAS, “FAITH.” MAY YOUR TREE BE GREEN. MAY YOUR ASS BE WARM. MAY YOUR FAITH BE STRONG. A SAFE, PEACEFUL AND VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS, FROM MY FAMILY TO YOURS. -jm
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FAN FRENZY By Inside Track
Christmas came early for dozens of starryeyed New Kids on the Block fans, who were gifted with some face time with Donnie Wahlberg and Jordan Knight on the Charlestown set of Donnie’s TNT pilot “Bunker Hill.” Jordan, who visited his bud’s Main Street shoot the other day, snapped photos with giggling gals and signed a ton of autographs. As for Donnie, he gave the female fans props for driving across the Tobin Bridge three dozen times the other morning to watch him film! “You girls are freakin’ crazy! But it’s a good kind of crazy,” the Dorchester homey yelled to his fans. Yesterday, the cameras were due to move to the Lynn Item, which is doubling as a police station for the show. Jordan Knight on the set of Bunker Hill in Charlestown.
nkotbthing.com USA NKOTB COM 12.17.2008 wwwnkotb.com HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM DONNIE HEY ALL, JUST WANTED TO TAKE A SECOND TO SAY HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL OF YOU!!! ITS BEEN AN AMAZING YEAR FOR ME AND I HOPE IT HAS BEEN ONE FOR YOU TOO! I HOPE IN SOME SMALL WAY- WE MAY HAVE DONE SOMETHING TO HELP BRING A SMILE TO SOME OF YOUR FACES. I CAN TELL YOU THAT MEETING SO MANY OF YOU, HEARING THE KIND STORIES YOU SHARED, FEELING THE LOVE FROM YOU, HAS BROUGHT SO MUCH JOY TO ME. I OWE SO MUCH TO SO MANY OF YOU. I DON’T WANT TO GET SAPPY HERE- BUT THERE WERE SO MANY MONENTS TO LOOK BACK ON… SO MANY FUN MEETINGS… SO MANY FUN MOMENTS… FROM PING PONG GIRL, TO THE WAFFLE HOUSE GIRLS, TO MY PAL RYAN IN TORONTO, AND ON AND ON AND ON…. 2008 STARTED OUT AS ONE OF THE TOUGHEST YEARS OF MY LIFE…. BUT DAMN IT FINISHED WELL!!!! AT HOLIDAY TIME… I AM SO GRATEFUL TO ALL OF YOU FOR THAT. SO NOW I GOTTA GO ON A MISSION TO DO THE SAME FOR YOU IN 2009!!!!!!! 08 WAS FUN…. 09 CAN BE FUNNER!! 08 WAS BIG… 09 MUST BE BIGGER!!!! ITS TIME TO GET FIRED UP!!!! DO YOU THINK ITS GONNA STOP IN 09??? DO YOU REALLY THINK WE WOULD WALK AWAY NOW??? THIS IS YOUR TIME!!!! MAN… WE’RE JUST GIVING YOU ALL A SECOND TO RE-CHARGE YOUR BATTERIES!!!!!! GET YOUR MIND RIGHT!!! GET YOUR HEAD STRAIGHT!!!! FACE TIME CONTINUES IN 2009!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS. HAPPY HANUKKAH. HAPPY KWANZAA. OH YEAH… DID I MENTION NEW YEARS???? WHERE YOU GONNA BE AT??? HERE IS MY RESOLUTION…. 2009 WILL GO TO THE NEXT LEVEL!!!!!!!!!! SO GET YOUR MIND RIGHT!!!!!! 1ST UP- EUROPE!!!!!!!! AS ALWAYS YOUR MAN!!! ~DONNIE W
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A WORD FROM JON JUST WANTED TO SEND YOU ALL A QUICK NOTE! I HAVEN’T BLOGGED LATELY AS TIME HAS BEEN TIGHT. I DO HOWEVER MAKE IT MY NIGHTLY RITUAL TO LOG ON TO OUR SIGHT AND CHECK UP ON THE NKOTB WORLD. I SEE YOU ARE ALL STILL HERE. GLAD TO KNOW WHEN I GET AROUND TO BLOGGING AGAIN SOMEONE WILL BE THERE TO READ IT. HEADING BACK TO BOSTON THIS WEEK! MEXICO WAS A BLAST. IF I HAD MY WAY I’D STILL BE THERE ON THE BEACH……..FILL YOU ALL IN ON MY ADVENTURES SOON….. JONATHAN
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TV STARS, CREW TAKE OVER ITEM NEWSROOM TO FILM TNT'S 'BUNKER HILL' PILOT SHOW By Robin Kaminski / The Daily Item
Production designer Tracy Gallacher said The Item stood out amongst a number of architecturally suitable buildings fit for a Hollywood set.
In a Hollywood minute, or over the course of about 12 hours, The Daily Item was transformed into a Boston Police Department Thursday for the set of the new TNT drama "Bunker Hill" starring Donnie Wahlberg and Bridget Moynahan.
"We were looking for an older, more grungy type of building, and we heard that Lynn was a very film-friendly city," she said. "So we sent a few scouts here and found a lot of great stuff in Lynn." Throughout the newsroom, maps and photos of Lynn have been replaced with maps of Charlestown, and mug shots now line the walls where Item accolades hung for decades.
A hubbub of activity has swirled around The Item Building since Wednesday morning complete with celebrities, set directors, cameramen, stand-ins and a slew of other people as the newsroom and other rooms were altered to look like a police department set in the Charlestown section of Boston. Produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, the pilot is centered on Wahlberg's character, Mike Moriarty, a Boston cop whose brother was shot in the line of duty. Wahlberg's character reportedly comes back to Boston after serving a tour of duty in Afghanistan, one year after his brother was killed, to take his place on the force as a cop in Charlestown. Associate producer Mark Hankey said one of the scenes filmed Thursday would be of Wahlberg's character meeting homicide detectives for the first time, and the other would be in the midst of an investigation. Actress Jennifer Ferrin, who is playing the part of a district attorney, and Tony Curran will also be in the scenes. Thursday's grueling 12-hour filming focused on Wahlberg's character searching through a police database and building a case against the main suspect for his first case. Hesitant to divulge the exact details of the show, Hankey said the pilot is loosely based on the story of Charles Stuart, the Boston man who murdered his pregnant wife and inflamed racial tension by blaming a non-existent black suspect in 1989. "There is a woman that is murdered on a bridge," he said. "But that's all I can say, I can't give it all away!"
"All of the crew members had a lot of fun taking the fake mug shots," Gallacher quipped. The vintage Item building did prove a brief liability during the 6 p.m. hour as the extra electrical burden of the filmmakers' equipment set off two separate fire alarms in the second-floor newsroom, halting filming. The cast and crew, as well as Item staffers, were forced out on to the street. The Lynn fire department responded and electrical alterations by the film crew soon had the production back up and running. Peter Berkrot, a stand-in for the pilot, who has appeared in Brotherhood, Caddyshack, and numerous other television and radio shows, said the shift at The Item has been far more luxurious than last week's icy cold filming on the Tobin Bridge. "You have to be on set at all times and in earshot if they need you," he whispered in between takes. "On Sunday I worked from 8 a.m. to sundown and the wind was whipping. But you know, I had the hand warmers and the toe warmers."Strikingly similar in appearance to Al Pacino, Berkrot said he has been in the business for over 30 years and worked with countless celebrities. "Stand-ins can make $150 for eight hours, but more often that that, we're here longer than that," he said. "When you're a stand-in, you have to be able to jump right in and then get out of the way really fast." Prior to filming at The Item, Gallacher said the crew shot scenes around Charlestown, including Pleasant Street and 40 steps, an area where Moynahan's character is supposed to live.
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nkotbthing.com USA RETRO REWIND 12.21.2008 www.youtube.com RETRO REWIND: DAVE HARRIS' CONVERSATION WITH JOEY MCINTYRE OF NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK Dave Harris interviews longtime friend of the show Joey McIntyre of New Kids on the Block. (PART 1) Dave Harris of Retro Rewind catches up with longtime friend of the show, and a man of many talents, Joey McIntyre of New Kids on the Block. They talk about the new CD, songwriting, and the friendly rivalry between the lead singers. (PART 2)
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NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK'S SECOND COMING THE success of venerable Manband Take That continues unabated, and even a monumentally annoying Christmas advert featuring them cavorting with Twiggy can’t halt record sales.
monkey suit on, they know it’s you.
It’s perhaps understandable then why New Kids On The Block should crave a slice of the pie, lest we forget that Nigel Martin Smith shamelessly created the Manchester five-piece as a British version of the US boyband.
Did that make the usual teenage rites of passage – everything from drink to consequence-free promiscuity – tricky in the public glare?
In 2008, where every band containing a vowel in its name (bad luck for those awaiting the V reunion) has reunited, the motto is less: ‘Every dog has its day’ and more ‘Every dog gets buried in a Pet Semetary, ready for its festering corpse to rise up and bark until the end of time’. It’s been 14 years since the world’s biggest boyband split, replaced by younger models such as Backstreet Boys and N*Sync, yet having sold 80 million records, racked up more number ones than a urinal, and had their faces transplanted onto every conceivable piece of merchandise, was there a fear of desecrating their legacy? That their faces may no longer match the ones on their 1992 Official New Kids On The Block lunchbox? "There was definitely fears of how would we be perceived," agrees Jordan Knight, speaking to CityLife before performing a gig in Mexico. "But I felt as long as were fit, as long as we were in shape, as long as we did music that we connected with and it felt sincere, that’s all that we could do. "To me, it feels really the same. I guess when I look back at old videos; it’s different because the fans were really young. There’s braces everywhere. But it’s the same energy."
"I don’t know how they do that, but they can spot you. They can sniff you out."
"You know, we had fun and we acted our age and we did all the fun things that young guys will do," he insists. "For sure. Never went too crazy with it, but we had fun. We didn’t miss out of anything." As their star ascended, constant touring began to take its toll. "Well, there was a point where if you tour too long, it starts getting a little monotonous and boring," he explains. Treadmill "Like if you tour too much and stop doing new music, it gets really meaningless and you feel like you’re on a treadmill." "The thing that probably made us feel the most like a product was the merchandise. "We were on the road a lot and our manager was singing off anything and everything that had our faces on it. And it was overkill. "And we did get upset about that. But by the time we had a chance to pull on the reigns; it was too late because our fame was tapering off."
Even so, it’s possibly the most unexpected '90s comeback since the recession. The band were conceived by svengali-like producer Maurice Starr, who had caused waves with R&B teen quintet New Edition, and sought to find a white counterpart to them. In 1984, he met 15-year-old Donnie Wahlberg who helped him recruit the others: including younger brother Mark (before he exited to be reborn as Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch), best friend Danny Wood, falsetto-favouring schoolfriend Jordan Knight, and his brother Jonathan. Starting so young, did Knight ever feel he lost any of his childhood? "It was just really exciting," he says. "I mean, there was a lot of things we weren’t ready for, as far as paparazzi, as far as our critics, as far as the negative feedback we were experiencing. But there was a lot of thrills. "Especially as there was five of us, we got to share it with each other and go through it together. So it was a blast in a lot of ways." Fulcrum At the fulcrum of their success, after hits like Hangin’ Tough and Step By Step, they couldn’t go out without being besieged by hordes of hysterical fans. "We’d have to ask the mall in the local town to stay open half an hour late so we could run in and grab a few things, because we didn’t want to cause a scene," remembers Knight. "At the start, you try disguises, but the fans don’t fall for them. They see some weirdo coming down the street with big hair and a moustache; or wearing a
In 1994, they changed their name to the anacronym-tastic NKOTB, which tanked, precipitating the split. And the ensuring teenagers’ tears could have probably averted a hosepipe ban. The Surreal Life Afterwards, Knight released a series of solo albums, as well as appearing on VH1’s The Surreal Life (alongside Brigitte Nielsen and Flavor Flav) and Five TV’s self-explanatory Trust Me....I’m A Holiday Rep (with er, Syd Little and Jodie Marsh). "I heard some of the other guys say it was hard to settle down after touring and the craziness of being in the public eye and the constant stimulation of that. But for me, it was relief," admits Knight. "I like my privacy. I like to be in calm situations." With a new album entitled The Block, the increasingly-less-New Kids have roped in the modern R&B A-list: Akon, Timbaland, the Pussycat Dolls and NeYo. It’s interesting that in an age where the boyband is an anachronism (discounting ersatz-indie such as Busted and McFly, there hasn’t been a successful pure boyband launched in the UK since Blue), people are more inclined to accept married men with children singing songs with titles such as Sexify My Love (really!), rather than a gym-honed 20-year-old with his top off. "I do think we’re a bunch of good looking chaps, I’ll tell you that much," he disclaims. "Though we have to work a lot harder at it these days."
nkotbthing.com USA THE BOSTON GLOBE 12.25.2008 www.boston.com
NEW KID SISTER Contrary to what you may have read elsewhere, Spike TV has not yet picked up the pilot for "War of '04." But the show, which is loosely based on Whitey Bulger's Boston mob saga, does sound promising. "I can't speak highly enough of the experience," says actress Judy McIntyre, who played the mom to Matthew Marsden's crooked character. "I mean, Sheila Jaffe cast it, so you know it's got some great people." (Jaffe's credits include "The Sopranos" and "Entourage.") The oldest sister of New Kid Joey McIntyre, Judy told us she also auditioned for a role in "Bunker Hill," the TNT pilot starring New Kid Donnie Wahlberg and Bridget Moynahan. "But I just didn't have connections, I guess," she joked. A veteran actress, McIntyre's resume includes stage work, soap operas - "Ryan's Hope," and "Guiding Light" with Kevin Bacon - and a big screen turn with Tom Cruise in "Far and Away." "I was in my 40s and thinking, 'If Sally Field's having a hard time getting a job, what's the deal going to be,"' said McIntyre. "That's when I came back to Boston." If Spike TV likes the pilot, it'll order a season's worth of shows. Said McIntyre: "I told my hair stylist, Mitch Maher, that if I get to become the Edie Falco of Boston, you're coming with me."
BACK ON THE BLOCK Is Donnie Wahlberg's role on "Bunker Hill" getting in the way of his responsibilities with the reunited New Kids on the Block? "I'm having a really great time acting, and it's led to some questions about whether we're going to make it back on the road," Wahlberg says on a video posted at NKOTB.com. "I really hate to break the news to you guys this way. Maybe I could have had a press conference to break the news in a more sensitive way, but this is just the way it's got to go down. After much deliberation and support from my friends and colleagues and much heartfelt soul searching. . ." Ever the actor, Wahlberg then pauses for dramatic effect. "In 2009," he finally shouts, "we'll be coming back for more face time!" A gaggle of giggling women then pull Wahlberg to the floor.
FAMILY TIME We're starting to think Mark Wahlberg is a big softie. The Dorchester star was spotted taking his family to see Santa in LA this week, and in every picture he's got one of his three kids in his arms. Fiancee Rhea Durham, by the way, was sporting some sizable bling on the finger that matters most.
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Summertime
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CELEBRITIES AT THE LAKERS GAME LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 25: Singer Donnie Wahlberg attends the Los Angeles Lakers vs Boston Celtics game at the Staples Center on December 25, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.
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JOEY MCINTYRE & FAMILY HIT THE GROVE CHISTMAS EVE New Kid on the Block star, Joey McIntyre, his wife Barrett, and their 1year-old son Griffin had lunch at the Grove in LA Christmas Eve before doing some last minute shopping. Photos: Splash
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THE 10 BIGGEST EVENTS 0F 2008 1. Brangelina’s twins are born We didn’t think anything could top Shiloh’s birth two years ago. But the most glamorous power couple in the world giving us a $14 million two-for-one deal on celebrity babies? The tabloids couldn’t have dreamed up a more perfect story. (Which probably explains why they keep trying to insist it’s happening again.) 2. Britney’s VMAs comeback Of all the recent signs that the pop princess was back to her old self, her appearance at September’s Video Music Awards was the most poignant. OK, so she didn’t perform — but she symbolically came full circle after her disastrous, career-threatening spectacle at last year’s ceremony. 3. Lindsay’s Cannes kiss We kind of had a feeling that Samantha Ronson was someone special to LiLo — after all, they went everywhere together. But seeing them sneak a romantic smooch on a yacht in May was all the unofficial confirmation we needed that they’re a couple. Afterward, their relationship seemed to blossom in the public eye. 4. Beyoncé and Jay-Z marry News of the supposedly top-secret NYC nuptials of Shaun Carter and Sasha Fierce quickly broke in April. And after their long courtship, it was about time Jay stepped up and put a ring on it! 5. ‘The Dark Knight’ is no joke Despite the beyond-frenzied hype over Heath Ledger’s final performance, the film didn’t disappoint. Though it was bittersweet seeing the great talent we lost earlier in the year, it was great watching him come back to life, however briefly, onscreen. 6. Clay Aiken comes out After years of him sidestepping speculation, we were super-happy for the "American Idol" alum to finally accept himself for who he is — and get tons of support from fans. 7. Tina Fey’s return to ‘SNL’ The role of then-veep hopeful Sarah Palin was one that Tina was born to play, and she exceeded expectations. The "30 Rock" star’s uncanny impression actually became a talking point in the presidential campaign. 8. Anne Hathaway dumps her man The fan consensus on Anne’s shady beau Raffaelo Follieri was, "What does she see in him?" We were all relieved when she got smart and ended things — days before the FBI busted him for financial scamming. 9. Ellen and Portia wed During the brief period when same-sex marriage was legal in California, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi took each other as brides. The ceremony was a touching celebration of love and equal rights — which made it all the more heartbreaking when those rights were later taken away. 10. The NKOTB reunion Before Miley Cyrus was a twinkle in Billy Ray’s eye, we had the original tween idols, the New Kids on the Block. With underage Disney stars dominating pop culture, their re-emergence was a welcome dose of nostalgia. And 5 we could have lived without 1. ‘Twilight’ We get it. "Twilight" is hot. We really didn’t need to hear Robert Pattinson’s endless string of anecdotes about fans asking him to bite them. 2. John Mayer The singer’s impromptu paparazzi conference announcing he had dumped Jennifer Aniston, not the other way around? Tacky. 3. Jessica Simpson Just like his ex — announcing to anyone who would listen that she loves new beau Tony Romo madly. 4. Nick Hogan The TV personality’s release from jail was hard to celebrate, considering friend and car-crash companion John will never leave the hospital. 5. Britney Spears The pop star’s driving-without-a-license mistrial was a waste of taxpayer dollars — and an unwelcome reminder of her bad old days. 5 priceless celeb quotes 1. "I’m like, I’m a smart person. What the hell was I thinking?" — Britney Spears 2. "I always felt this crazy connection to God." — Heidi Montag on her faith 3. "We got tribal on it, we danced to it!" — Matthew McConaughey on his son’s birth 4. "What Angelina did was really uncool." — Jennifer Aniston to Vogue 5. "I’m, like, totally ready to lead." — Paris Hilton, spoofing John McCain’s campaign ad
Kitty Raymond is an entertainment writer and astrologer. She welcomes feedback at kitty@mediadarling.com.
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DONNIE ON-SET WITH AN ANNOUNCEMENT…
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RESUMEN 2008
EL RESURGIR DE MÍTICOS DE LA MÚSICA Míticos grupos como 'The Police' o 'New Kids on the block' rememoraron sus años de éxito y se subieron de nuevo a un escenario en este 2008. El regreso de Police, y su tema "mensaje en la botella", han dado un vuelco al panorama musical de este año 2008. De ella, sin embargo, hay mucho que decir: escándalos, juicios y drogas. Una mezcla explosiva para esta sexual Britney Spears. La joven princesa del pop ha decidido seguir dando guerra con 'Womanizer'. Si la elegancia tuviera forma musical, ellos serían los dueños absolutos. 'Génesis', con Phill Collins de nuevo a la cabeza, nos ha regalado de nuevo en este 2008 su aparición en los escenarios. Ni 'los chicos de la calle de atrás', ni 'Nsync', ni nadie que se les parezca. Ellos son 'New kids on the block'. Fueron el primer grupo masculino que creó toda una moda varias generaciones después.
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NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK After becoming a worldwide phenomenon in the early 90s and selling more than 50 million albums, New Kids On The Block eventually parted ways in 1994. Now, after months of speculation, they're back!! And following in the footsteps of Take That, they're causing a bit of a sensation! They've already released two new singles, 'Summertime' and 'Single', and their first album in 14 years was released on 2nd September. 'The Block' sees the band back at their best and with a little help from Ne-Yo, The Pussycat Dolls, Akon and Timbaland, it's pure pop heaven! Click here to listen back to our chat with Donnie, Danny, Joey, Jordan and Jonathan; The band have now announced their first UK tour dates (see below) and they're going to sell out fast, so get your tickets quick!! January 2009 Friday 16th - Manchester MEN Saturday 17th - Birmingham NIA Sunday 18th - Glasgow SECC Friday 23rd - Nottingham Arena Saturday 24th - London O2 Arena Tuesday 27th - Sheffield Arena Wednesday 28th - Newcastle Arena Thursday 29th - Cardiff International Arena
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"WISHING YOU A VERY SAFE AND HAPPY NEW YEAR! GET READY FOR 2009"
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DONNIE AT CELTICS/KINGS GAME Donnie introducing Celtics basketball for ComcastSportsNet and being interviewed during the Celtics at Kings game.
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JOEY MCINTYRE WALKING THROUGH AN AIRPORT - STEP BY STEP Aw man that was corny. But I had to title this post with a New Kids on the Block song. I felt it was my duty as a lifelong fan! :)
yesterday afternoon. Looks like these two opted for a Maclaren stroller.
Joey McIntyre prepared to depart from LAX International Airport with his wife Barrett Williams and their son Griffin Thomas McIntyre
I am pretty sure this is the first time we've seen Griffin - and what a cutie he is!! Wonder if he is going to have chops like his dad?
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LAS FOTOS DEL CONCIERTO DE NKOTB EN MÉXICO Después de 15 años, el grupo de pop New Kids on the Block regresó a México para ofrecer un concierto en el Auditorio Nacional donde prendió a sus seguidores con la ejecución de sus éxitos, como parte de su gira internacional. Ante un lleno semitotal y con imágenes de sus actuaciones en la época de los años 80, la banda también conocida como NKOTB inició su espectáculo cuando los integrantes, vestidos de negro, salieron de una plataforma para interpretar “Single“, sencillo que se desprende de su más reciente producción discográfica “The Block“. A este tema le siguieron: “My favorite girl”, “You`ve got (the right stuff)” y “Didn”t I (Blow Your Mind)”, en los cuales se arrodillaron para saludar a sus fans. Asimismo, Donnie Wahlberg dio la bienvenida al público al tomar la bandera de México y pasearse por el escenario con la frase “¡están listos para gozar!”, la cual arrancó los gritos de todo el auditorio, pero más cuando subió a una fan para que se tomara una foto con él. De igual forma, el sencillo “Games” causó euforia y provocó que los presentes levantaran las manos al ritmo de la melodía, al tiempo que Danny Wood se desempeñó en el “break dance”, mientras que en dos pantallas ubicadas a los costados del escenario se proyectó un vídeo alusivo a la canción. En su actuación, la banda realizó un homenaje a personajes fallecidos, como el actor Heath Ledger y el vocalista de Nirvana, Kurt Cobain, además de algunos familiares de la propia agrupación, con la canción “If you go away” y la proyección de fotos con la leyenda “We miss you (Te extrañamos)”. Con un cambio de ropa, al estilo NKOTB, Joe McIntyre dio paso a “2 in the morning”, nostálgico tema para el que utilizaron un piano y luego una bailarina se lució al ritmo de “Dirty dancing”. Luego, “Te amo” fue la frase que dio paso al tema “Tonight”, coreado por los asistentes, quienes inesperadamente se lanzaron frente al escenario, hecho que no pudo controlar el equipo de seguridad, al tiempo que el público saltó al ritmo de la música. Como parte de la interacción que la agrupación realizó con el publico, Jonathan Knight tomó una cámara de video para filmar a sus seguidores, quienes con emoción saludaban al ver sus rostros proyectados en las pantallas gigantes. Los gritos de los presentes retumbaron en el foro cuando Jordan Knight apareció en lo alto de la plataforma bailando y desabotonando su camisa lentamente, mientras cantaba el sencillo “Baby I believe in you“. Caso similar fue el de Joe McIntyre, quien para interpretar la melodía “Stay the same”, con la que ofreció algunas estrofas en español, tomó asiento en un costado del escenario, con lo que provocó que las fanáticas aprovecharon para acercarse y saludarlo. “Esto es el Distrito Federal, y yo necesito un nuevo amor, ¿dónde está mi novia, México? ¡Yo quiero una nueva novia!”, gritó Donnie, con lo que hizo levantar la mano a numerosas fans, para luego iniciar la canción “Cover girl”, que bailó de forma sugerente. Otros temas que se escucharon en la velada musical fueron: “I`ll be Loving you (Forever)”, el cual apareció en las pantallas en diferentes idiomas; “Summer time”, “Click, click, click” y “Step by step”, en la aparecieron con máscaras del luchador mexicano “Blue Demon”. Posteriormente, para presentar a los miembros de NKOTB, Donnie eligió diferentes apodos para cada uno, a Jonathan le dijo “El Suave”, a Jordan “El Guapo”, a Danny “El muchacho de músculos” y a Joe “El Bonito”, quien respondió que su presentador era “El Papasito”, comentario que el aludido corrigió, pues expresó que el más bien era “El Papasote”, expresión que emocionó al público. El concierto finalizó con la interpretación del sencillo “Hanging tough”, en la que utilizaron camisetas con el nombre de México, así como con una parte de la canción de “We will rock you”, de la banda británica Queen. Lo prometido es deuda y aquí van algunas fotos. Saca tu cd o mp3 de New Kids y disfruta las fotos. Al llegar ya había comenzado la conferencia de prensa. El meet and greet fue desde las 2 de la tarde y como otros artistas no se permitió fotos con cámaras personales y todavía no les mandan las fotos! Aquí pueden ver la diferencia entre dos boletos de diferentes zonas. Lady Gaga prendió a muchas chicas aunque se veían impacientes por ver a los 5 favoritos de Boston. En lo personal su cabello se me hizo como una peluca. Ella muy guapa. La locura de ver salir a los chicos, el sueño de muchas! cantando Single… El kid que estuvo casi siempre del lado donde me senté fue Jon y aun se ve que no supera su fobía a las audiencias. Los chicos cantaron super bien, bailaron mejor y armaron tremendo alboroto a pesar de que no fue un lleno total por la escasa o nula promoción del evento y más si contamos que llegaron sólo dos días después de Madonna. Aún así pasó del 50% , yo diría un 70% porque prácticamente las gradas que estaban en lo más alto no se llenaron. No recuerdo el total de cambios de ropa pero fueron como 7 que hicieron. En todos los shows que se presentaron Jon filmó a las fans pero en el caso de México, incluyern vestuario relativo al pasís como un sombrero charro o las playeras de la selección nacional, que tengo entendido, es regalo de una fan. Éxitos de sus discos pasados y de los nuevos interpretaron y todas las chicas bailaban y cantaban además de seguirles los coros cuando ellos lo solicitaban. Los años no pasan con ellos. Fue hasta al final que Donnie presentó a cada uno y ellos presentaron igual a sus bailarinas y músicos. A este bombom por fin le pude tomar la mano! el sueño de toda mi vida casi se cumplió! me falta aún su autografo y foto con él. Me encantó la interacción que hubo con el público. Donnie coqueteó con varias chicas, besó a otras y en general todos hicieron algo aunque no todos tuvieron su “solo”, destacando Joe . Donnie y Jordan en el canto y Danny en el baile. Hubo un momento en que los guardias no pudieron controlar a las fans. Las bailarinas se lucieron y tal vez lo que faltó al show es que debido a la distribución del auditorio modificaron la coreografía de Dirty Dancing que en otros lugares el baile se realiza alrededor del piano y la bailarina encima de el. En todos los shows recibieron una bandera mexicana y muchos regalos. Lo que me sorprende es que nadie le cantó a Jon cuando era su cumpeaños. Donnie ha mejorado su español y sigue siendo igual de wild como desde joven. Una de las chicas afortunadas que subieron porque no todas lo lograron. Danny se hechó un break dance super! y Joe no se quedó atrás con una bailarina pero Jordan fue quién arrancó suspiros con su camisa abierta. Jordan es muchísimo más guapo en persona que en las fotos, Jon se ve igual, Joe super lindo aunque un poco ya cansado, Donnie si se ve un poco grande y Danny por ratos se le veía raro de los ojos. Joe cantó stay the same con partes en español. Esta foto corresponde a “Single” Aquí pueden ver en una de las partes donde pedían a las chicas bailar y gritar. Jordan cantando Give it to me Lo siento pero Joe es mi favorito y por eso hay más fotos de él.
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MUCHNEWS: WHO DID IT BEST? Who Did It Best? pits your favourite stars against each other in a battle for supreme attention. Paris Hilton vs. Nicole Richie: who had the most Madden love? Jonas Brothers vs. Twilight: who got the most mania at Much? Amy Winehouse vs. Britney - Who was the biggest wreck? Vote now to determine the fate of Hollywood's leading scandals, heartbreak, and more! Who doesn't like a good celebrity throwdown?
1. MUCHMUSIC MANIA - It's a teen girl scream-off! Who got the most attention? Jonas Brothers: 34% Twilight: 66%
2. HOSPITALIZATION - Amy Winehouse has made no less than 8 trips to the hospital this year. Britney was strapped to a stretcher at the beginning of '08 before making her comeback. Britney – 63% Amy – 27%
3. BEST BREAK-UP – Madge and Guy finally say goodbye with a high profile divorce. Pink says her and Carey still love each other, wha? Madge & Guy – 54% P!nk & Carey – 46%
4. COUPLE YOU SAID WTF?! - MARIAH & NICK CANNON VS. LINDSAY LOHAN & SAM RONSON- Mismatched romances that left us scratching our heads. Mariah & Nick – 56% Lindsay & Sam – 44%
5. MADDEN LOVE - Joel and Nicole vs Benji and Paris - Joel and Nicole became parents while Paris criss-crossed the globe with Benji on tour. Then they broke-up. Nicole & Joel: 74% Benji & Paris: 26%
6. BIZARRE BABY NAMES - Bronx Mowgli (Ashlee and Pete) vs Zuma Nest Rock (Gwen and Gavin)- Which celebrity baby is more likely to get bullied in the schoolyard? American election – 86% Canadian election – 14%
Zuma Nesta Rock - 72% Bronx Mowgli - 28%
7. Trend Off: GLAM COPY CATS Lady Gaga vs. Christina Aguilera Who was the first to rock the blond electro look? Lady Gaga - 71% Christina Aguilera - 29%
8. BEST BRAWL - Gym Class Hero Travis McCoy vs. Noel Gallagher of Oasis - Both scuffled with fans, who came out on top? BAND REJECTS - Scott Weiland of Velvet Revolver vs. Young Buck of GUnit - Who got kicked to the curb with better style? Scott Weiland – 56% Young Buck – 44%
10. Trend Off: AUTO-TUNE KING - Kanye West vs. T-Pain - Who's bad singing made better use of the voice modulator Kanye West: 61% T-Pain: 39%
11. Trend off – COMEBACK YOU ACTUALLY WANTED - Guns N’ Roses vs. NKOTB - Was Chinese Democracy worth the wait? Or were we happier to see New Kids on the Block tour again? New Kids on the Block: 55% Guns n' Roses: 45% 12. ELECTION THAT ROCKED – Canadian election vs. American Election - Obama vs. Stephen Harper, this one's a no-brainer
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COAST TO COAST: STARS RING IN 2009!
BOYS' NIGHT OUT Also in Vegas: A couple of New Kids on the Block, Donnie Wahlberg and Danny Wood, who partied at Jet nightclub inside the Mirage.
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