Joey McIntyre, NKOTBSB

[ NKOTBSB ] NKOTBSB interview: ‘One Direction need good songs for success’

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With boybands fully re-instated in the pop charts, it’s never been a better time to take a trip down memory lane and remind yourself where it all began.

Following their highly successful North American tour last year, pop group pioneers New Kids On The Block and Backstreet Boys will offer UK fans the chance to catch their classic back catalogue of nostalgic ’80s and ’90s pop anthems.

Digital Spy caught up with NKOTB’s Joey McIntyre and BSB’s Howie Dorough to chat about the new generation of boybands, plans for future albums and whether they’d be up for a guest spot in Glee.

Congratulations on the success of the North American tour last year – how have you found the merge?
Joey: “It’s been great, we’ve hit it off pretty much from the get go and we get along great and that makes it all worthwhile. But then on the professional side we just wanted to make a great show and the two groups feed off of each other. It comes from a pure entertainment perspective. It’s fun to rock and to listen to music, but it’s much more interactive.”

Read the full interview on DigitalSpy.co.uk.

Jordan Knight

[ LIVE & UNFINISHED ] JK VIP Day Part 5

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Bloquitas, be prepared!
The next JK VIP Day is announced to be on Saturday, March 17, 2012 – in sum: today!

Tickets for the special VIP Brunch events in Cleveland (OH), Pittsburgh (PA) and Silver Spring (MD) will go on sale. Aside from that you’ll get the chance to grab some more Live & Unfinished Show VIP Upgrades for the above mentioned cities.

On-Sale Times – Show VIP Upgrades
10:00 am EDT – Cleveland, OH (March 22, 2012) – [ TICKETS ]
11:00 am EDT – Pittsburgh, PA (March 23, 2012) – [ TICKETS ]
12:00 pm EDT – Silver Spring, MD (March 25, 2012) – [ TICKETS ]

On-Sale Times – VIP Brunch Tickets
1:00 pm EDT – Cleveland, OH (March 22, 2012) – [ TICKETS ]
2:00 pm EDT – Pittsburgh, PA (March 24, 2012) – [ TICKETS ]
3:00 pm EDT – Washington, DC (March 25, 2012) – [ TICKETS ]

Ticketlinks will be added to this post when available. If there are any detailed questions contact Jordans official Tour Twitter @liveunfinished.

Get ready to get yours!

New Kids on the Block

[ NKOTB ] TOWN HALL MEETINGS in Darien (CT), Philadelphia (PA) and Cleveland (OH) – BLOCK NATION Members only!

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NKOTB recently announced TOWN HALL MEETINGS
in Darien (CT), Philadelphia (PA) and Cleveland (OH).

The announcement reads as follows:

BLOCK NATION!
NKOTB wants….YOU!!!

In the spirit of election year, we are excited to invite you to attend one of several Town Hall events hosted by NKOTB, where the Block Nation and members of NKOTB will join together to participate in an exclusive Town Hall forum to help plan future NKOTB events. We are coming to YOUR CITY! We want YOUR input! So please join us and your fellow Block Nation members to help influence all decisions NKOTB!! There will be lots of surprises in store for those who attend. These events are FREE to all, but capacity is extremely limited. Click on the link for the event you wish to attend below to be taken to the Contests section of nkotb.com, where you will be able to sign up for an opportunity to be part of what will be a milestone event, sure to be talked about for years to come.

The state of The Block Nation Union is Strong!!!

SATURDAY, MARCH 24TH, 2012
Darien Depot
45 Heights Road
Darien, CT 06820
11:30am Check in
12:00pm Event Starts

SATURDAY, MARCH 24TH, 2012
Bodek Lounge @ U Penn
3417 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6306
5:30pm Check in
6:00pm Event Starts

SUNDAY, MARCH 25TH, 2012
smARTspace (AKA 78th St Studios)
1300 W. 78th Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44102
12:30pm Check In
1:00pm Event Starts

Here’s sign up info that been published on Twitter

@NKOTB

WE WANT YOU! To come to our TOWN HALL MEETINGS! 3 cities. 2 days. #nkotbtownhall The wizard will answer a few questions about the TOWN HALL:

1. town hall is all ages.
2. 2 tickets per winning entry.
3. One entry per person per city.
4. To sign up and enter for a chance to attend a Town Hall, visit here: nkotb.com/contests
5. tickets are non-transferable, ID required to gain entry.

All Town Hall info can be found @ nkotb.com! We hope to see you soon! Wizard, out.

For all official info and further details please check nkotb.com.

Joey McIntyre

[ JOEY ] MTV.com: NKOTB’s Joey McIntyre Doubts The Staying Power Of One Direction

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Veteran boy bander Joey McIntyre of New Kids on the Block isn’t sure red-hot British bands One Direction and The Wanted are going to be long-term players on the music scene.

Talking to Yahoo UK, McIntyre said, “The odds are against both One Direction and The Wanted – neither of them are going to work in America – it hasn’t happened in 50 years so why now?”

(He had to be speaking specifically about British boy bands, as his own group found success in the U.S. in the early-90s and NKOTB’s tour mates the Backstreet Boys, along with NSYNC and 98 Degrees, led the charge in the late-90s/early-00s boy band Renaissance.)

Read full article on MTV.com.

Jordan Knight

[ JORDAN ] Show Review: Jordan Knight at Yoshi’s San Francisco, 3/12/2012

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Many of you aren’t going to believe me when I say this, but that won’t stop it from being true: the New Kids on the Block just keep getting better with age. Here’s how I know this: I’ve been a fan since I was a first grader. Back then, for me, it was definitely more about cute boys and catchy music than whether or not someone had any actual talent. Happily, though, by the time that ceased to be true, the vocal and musical talents of the group’s main singers had begun to impress me more than I ever dreamed they would. And even if you don’t believe me enough to give them a listen, the photos speak for themselves: these guys are making forty-something look unbelievable. But perhaps I digress a bit…

Having said all this, it should go without saying that when given an opportunity to see them, whether all together as a group (as perhaps a majority will be surprised to learn they’ve been reunited and touring since 2008), or one guy on his own, I’ll move heaven and earth to keep from missing it. Last night, such was the case with the lovely and talented Jordan Knight at Yoshi’s San Francisco. This man has held a very special place in my heart for a very long time, so naturally wild horses couldn’t have kept me from this performance – my first chance to see him solo since 2005. This tour is in support of the recently released Unfinished, in my opinion his best work yet. (And that doesn’t come from a super-biased place, I swear. I don’t think every single album he’s released has been brilliant. This one just is.)

Read full review on SpinningPlatters.com.

Donnie Wahlberg

[ DONNIE ] Donnie Wahlberg talks Blue Bloods

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It has been 28 years since Donnie Wahlberg burst into the bedrooms of teenagers around the world as part of boy-band pop sensations New Kids on the Block. Now, at 42 years old and the star of CBS cop drama Blue Bloods (airing Fridays at 10 p.m. on CTV), the Bostonian is known as much for his acting as his ability to make girls swoon to his treacly ballads and suggestive hip thrusts.

According to one of Wahlberg’s Blue Bloods castmates, he’s as popular as ever with his many female fans. “Everywhere we go, there’s like 15 to 20 to 30 girls out there waiting,” says Amy Carlson, who, along with the rest of the cast, was sitting for a round of interviews to promote the show at its New York set. Carlson plays the wife of Wahlberg’s character, hard-hitting detective and soft-hearted family man Danny Reagan. “We could be at a cemetery shooting in the rain and I’ll be like, ‘How did they find us?’”

Read full article on Toronto.com.

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[ NKOTBSB ] NKOTBSB’s London show LIVE in your local cinema on April 29, 2012

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According to MyScreenEvent.com the NKOTBSB show in London on April 29, 2012 will be broadcasted LIVE at several local movie theaters around Europe. The below quoted article is probably an public announcement to the cinemas.

ONE STAGE – ONCE IN A LIFETIME
For once, all the rumors are actually true! Record breaking hits like “The Right Stuff” “Step By Step” “Quit Playing Games With My Heart” “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)”

New Kids On The Block join forces with Backstreet Boys to form NKOTBSB. TWO OF THE BIGGEST BANDS IN THE WORLD – NKOTBSB will exclusively be on your local cinema live from the O2 Arena, London. All the classics and new songs will be performed!

Read full announcement on MyScreenEvent.com.

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