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Tuesday, June 29, 2010 If you're not aware, we here at True Genius Requires Insanity have a bit of a love affair going with popular music. We love pop music so much that we throw a quarterly party that celebrates 50 years of it, FRIENDS at DC's Wonderland Ballroom. Intrinsic to the development of my love of pop music was New Kids on the Block. In 1989, I discovered the single "Hanging Tough." Just like the entire rest of the known universe, I became a fan. I may have only been their only eleven year old black male fan, but there I was nonetheless. I followed the New Kids from "Hanging Tough" to the ever tough and in retrospect cringe worthy remix of "Friends," and even supported Donnie's lil bro Marky Mark, finding "You Gotta Believe" and "Wildside" much better singles than "Good Vibrations." My NKOTB love continues on to the Jordan Knight solo era, as his "Give It To You" stands up aga...

Backstreet Boys Make the New Kids Fans Scream By Aileen Wong/ Monday June 21, 2010 11:40 AM EDT AJ McLean, Nick Carter and Joey McIntyre Janette Pellegrini/WireImage Boy band fans got a tuneful surprise Saturday night at New York's Radio City Music Hall when the Backstreet Boys made a surprise appearance at the New Kids on the Block concert. "You get two for the price of one tonight," Nick Carter told the screaming crowd. The New Kids on the Block – Joey McIntyre, 37, Donnie Wahlberg, 40, Danny Wood, 41, and brothers Jordan, 40, and Jonathan Knight, 41 – were sitting in front of a white curtain bantering when they launched into the Backstreet Boys's 1999 hit "I Want It That Way," an hour into the concert. As the audience began to sing, the curtain lifted, revealing the Backstreet Boys – Brian Littrell, 35, Nick Carter, 30, A.J. McLean, 32, and Howie Dorough, 36, who finished out th...

June 21, 2010 11:36 PM EDT Boy Band Fans it doesn't get much better than this! This weekend at the New Kids on the Block concert at Radio City Music Hall in NYC the Backstreet Boys made a surprise performance of I Want It That Way. The only way that could have gotten better is if Nsync showed up! I remember New Kids on the Block was my first concert I ever went to and I cried because it was so loud. I was also a HUGE BSB fan from the start. Think about the variety of generations of fans that attended the concert. How exciting for the people at Radio City to have experienced this! Justin Bieber may be the new boy sensation, but just for one night he better watch out because this is amazing! Check out the video below! http://entertainment.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474978318547

June 21, 2010 02:34 PM EDT This is something you really don't hear about every day. If you attended the New Kids On The Block concert at Radio City Music Hall on Saturday June 19th, then you were in for a big unexpected treat. When the boyband broke into their cover of the Backstreet Boys hit song, I Want It That Way. those in the crowd were able to see the Backstreet Boys walk out on stage to join the New Kids On The Block. Video of the moment has now hit the net, and I have that for you below! I can admit being a fan of New Kids On The Block during the 1980s. I had my New Kids merchandise! That boyband reunited three years ago and they released their first album, The Block, in 2008. The Backstreet Boys are far from boys now, but even with losing one of their original band members, the band is still together and going strong. I was a fan of them as well! Yes, cheesy boyband pop is a guilty pleasure. What do you think of the two toget...

In a surprise to this Anti-Gossip writer, the New Kids on the Block prove that like a fine wine, they get better with age. Gabby Reese Calls on President Obama to Be a Big Bad Mama Jamma!! Women in their 30s Love NKOTB More than Ever It was hard to imagine the crowd at the New Kids on the Block concert at Radio City Music Hall on Friday night getting any more emotional than they already were as the five former boy banders (now man banders?) crooned "Please Don't Go Girl ." But they did. There wasn't a dry eye in the house as the guys brought out a $110,000 check made out to the  Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation . Band member Danny Wood lost his mother, Betty, to breast cancer in September 1999. Since then, the band has sold special NKOTB tank tops and donated portions of ticket sales to breast cancer charities in Betty's honor. "Through all of this, I wish my mother were here to see it, but I know in my heart that she sees it every night," Dan...

Somehow the New Kids on the Block and the Backstreet Boys plotted against me. I don't know how this happened. I've only showed my unwavering support to both bands over the span of two decades. And, yet on Saturday night (June 19) in New York City, those two bands decided to hit the stage together — yes together — to perform, and yet no one told me about it. When the New Kids played Radio City Music Hall over the weekend they decided to cover BSB's classic hit, "I Want It That Way." During the cover (or at least from what I can ascertain from the video posted below, since, you know I somehow wasn't there myself), the boys of Backstreet joined them on stage for the song. Cue the seemingly endless screams of joy (none of which came from me since, you know, I wasn't there). And then BSB played "Shape of My Heart," which is an amazing song and just might be my favorite track ever from the Boys. "As for TONIGHT'S Concert... BACK...

  Jessica Simpson shows her love for 'New Kids on The Block' as she leaves Abe & Arthur's on June 23, 2010 in New York, New York. Source http://bricksandstonesgossip.com/2010/06/23/jessica-simpson-loves-nkotb

June 21st, 2010 (video from Yikes77 ) Yesterday New Kids on the Block was playing Radio City Music Hall when they were joined by another boy band the Backstreet Boys. The excitement from all of those former-teeny boppers was so ear numbing loud that I now have a headache that has Excedrin written all over it. Just think if their screaming was that high pitched, I don’t want to know how wet their panties were because it was a 30-something’s wet dream in 1999. Just think in 10 years the Jonas Brothers will get the same reaction when they join BSB at a show. BTW I hope the two adult boy bands do a tour together so other women can enjoy them because according to those squeals it something they want to see. They can call their venture NKOTBSB, don’t you think? Just some advice if you go to see them, bring the aspirin because you are going to need it.    source:  http://seriouslyomg.com/?p=14084

By Jo Piazza  Posted Jun 21st 2010 04:00PM If you are concerned that Bieber fever is spreading like wildfire, then you should be extra worried about a more mature pandemic with a strain that has mutated so many times there is little hope for a cure. It's New Kids on the Block fever, and it seems to infect women ages 27 to 40. Proof of the madness this pyrexia can cause was found at Thursday and Friday night's NKOTB concert at Radio City Music Hall. Kathy Marcus, 33, had traveled from Philadelphia to see what would be her seventeenth NKOTB show. She had made each of the boy band members a bedazzled T-shirt. On the back, it read, "Who Loves You? Kathy." She went back to the stage door, where a body guard accepted the shirts and promised to give them to the guys. This happens a lot. The band gets hundreds of home-made T-shirts and jerseys at each performance. One woman nearly fainted at the site of Donnie Wahlberg striding into the theater, not incognito enough...

Epic! Check out this AMAZEBALLS video of the New Kids On The Block performing at Radio City Music Hall this past weekend, where the Backstreet Boys joined them on stage for a surprise performance of I Want It That Way ! Look at the two different generations of fangirls losing their shiz all over the place! All they need now is a dose of Bieber fever and reality would just implode! Unreal! Thoughts?? http://perezhilton.com/2010-06-21-backstreet-boys-and-new-kids-on-the-block-team-up

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 at 1:20 pm |  By Joe Brooks (WIREUPDATE) — Boy band lovers rejoiced this past weekend as two of the most iconic groups both took to the stage in New York City. The Backstreet Boys made a surprise appearance at the New Kids on the Block concert at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. (Performance Below) The two groups both sang the Backstreet Boy’s hit single "I Want it That Way" while fans in the crowd were shocked to be in attendance for the encounter. New Kids on the Block were a boy band from the 1980s and 1990s who sold over 80 million records worldwide. The group disbanded in 1994, however they finally got back together in 2007 to record a new album titled "The Block". Despite being around for three decades, this past weekend marked the first time that The New Kids on the Block ever performed at Radio City Music Hall. http://wireupdate.com/entertainment/00345/backstreet-boys-ma...

Caption: New Kids On The Block (Picture) launch their Concert Cruise Miami, Florida .... New Kids Thrill With Backstreet Boys Duet Fans at a NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK concert were in for a double delight on Saturday (19Jun10) - when the pop stars brought out the BACKSTREET BOYS for a duet. The 1980s group thrilled fans at New York City's Radio City Music Hall when they began to cover Backstreet Boys' hit I Want It That Way for the sold-out crowd. And the audience proceeded to go wild when the Backstreet Boys themselves stepped onto the stage to finish the song with the New Kids. After the show, New Kid Donnie Wahlberg wrote on his Twitter.com blog, "As for TONIGHT'S Concert.... BACKSTREET BOYS got my respect forever! That was awesome! What a night!... My heart is full."  http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/new-kids-thrill-with-backstreet-boys-duet_1148593

New Kids performed in NYC on Saturday night... and guess who joined them on stage??  Yup - Backstreet Boys!! If I was there, I think I would have pee'd my pants from all the excitement! Too much information?  I'm sorry...  LOL Enjoy the video!! Chat soon, Miss Pina www.facebook.com/miss.pina www.twitter.com/Miss_Pina  http://www.chumfm.com/Contact/Blogs/blog.aspx?AuthorID=23

The Backstreet Boys come out on stage and perform their smash hit “I Want It That Way” with New Kids on the Block during their concert at Radio City Music Hall on Saturday (June 19) in New York City. “WE want it that way!” NKOTB tweeted of their duet with BSB . BSB: Brian Littrell , Nick Carter , A. J. McLean and Howie Dorough ; NKOTB: Donnie Wahlberg , Danny Wood , Joey McIntyre , Jordan Knight and Jonathan Knight . Watch a snippet of the video below! New Kids On The Block & Backstreets Boys: Concert Duet! Read more: http://justjared.buzznet.com/2010/06/19/new-kids-on-the-block-backstreets-boys-concert-duet/#ixzz0rPiuwiyq

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By the time June 1989 rolled around, New Kids on the Block had already become a phenomenon. The quintet of dreamy dudes from Boston had made a habit out of making teen girls swoon from coast to coast, but their first two huge hits singles from their second album Hangin' Tough — "Please Don't Go Girl" and "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" — fell short of the top of the Billboard Hot 100 (though they both broke into the top 10). On this day in '89, the group scored their first chart-topper: "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)," the falsetto-heavy piano ballad that became an instant staple at middle school dances. In an interesting development, the charts of the 1980s were completely the opposite of the charts today. Back then, an album could stay at the top of the Billboard 200 for months at a time, but a multi-week reign at the front of the singles chart was just about impossible. Today, there's a different album at the head of ...

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Never mind that boring bet between Hizzoner Tom Menino and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa . How about rapper Snoop Dogg ’s wager with the Celts’ No. 1 fan Donnie Wahlberg ? The SoCal hip-hopper, who proudly wears the purple and gold of his beloved Lakers, bet the New Kid singer $20,000 that LA would have its way with Boston in the NBA Finals. (No, Wahlberg and Snoop aren’t tight, but they have met a few times and share a love of basketball.) “I was just minding my own business, and a bunch of people tweeted me about Snoop’s bet,’’ Wahlberg told us before last night’s Game 6. “My first thought was, of course, but I also thought it might be illegal and I don’t need the IRS coming after me.’’  So Wahlberg suggested they do it for their respective charities, the Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation and the Snoop Youth Football League. Snoop said sure but also upped the ante, declaring that the loser has to wear the other team’s jersey for a week.  “I’d rather w...

  Guest stars vie for Emmys Comedy, drama candidates compete for nominations By STUART LEVINE,JON WEISMAN Whether adding a few well-timed zingers in a single episode or playing out a dramatic arc throughout much of the season, these guest stars were an invaluable addition to their respective series. Donnie Wahlberg "In Plain Sight" Why: Beantown native Wahlberg, who as Mark's brother doesn't often doesn't get the credit he deserves, plays a Boston crook who comes to New Mexico and tries to give up his life of crime for the sake of his teenage son. http://www.variety.com/article/

Jordan Knight New Kids on the Block vocalist Jordan Knight chats on the “ Blaine & Allyson ” show in advance of his June 19 concert at the Colosseum at Caesars Windsor .  http://www.963wdvd.com/

Fuente: http://joemac.com/ JOEY MCINTYRE GETS LEAN AND MEAN IN “I started getting pissed off and getting mad at people who were saying ‘You’re not relevant anymore’ and ‘The music business is changing.’ I had to knock them down one by one and make music loud enough and strong enough to drown them all out.” His boyish charm and smooth voice have endeared him to millions of fans across the globe, but in a new interview with Corduroy Magazine, former teen heartthrob Joey McIntyre reveals a surprisingly different side of himself, sharing about his recent record label battles and thoughts about quitting the music industry altogether. Excerpt from article: When you’ve been selling out stadiums and topping music charts around the world since the age of 13, what is there left to accomplish? Joey McIntyre, it seems, just wants to go to school. “I’d like to go to college and study world history or languages,” says McIntyre, best known as the youngest member of New ...

http://www.billybushshow.com/ Billy Gets In On The Action with Donnie Wahlberg and Snoop June 15, 2010 Snoop Dogg and Donnie Wahlberg(Getty Images) Snoop and Donnie have a $20k bet on the outcome of the NBA Finals. Billy wants to sweeten the pot and Donnie calls in to accept!  

Had a Blast with the BT Gang at Casino Rama. I had an Amazing steak dinner at Lombardi’s and then watched New Kids with the Gang. The Crowd was Wild!! I really enjoyed watching our crew – April, Tracy and Josie freak out. I can’t say I was ever a fan but I always enjoy a night out at Casino Rama. I met a lot of really nice BT fans on Friday Night. Until the next concert at Rama…maybe John Mellencamp.  http://blogs.bttoronto.ca/jennifer/6703  http://twitter.com/JennValentyne

No one can say Snoop Dogg doesn't go hard for his city. Although his beloved Los Angeles Lakers currently are down three games to two against the Boston Celtics in the NBA finals, Snoop has taken to the Internet to voice his support for the Cali team in the NBA finals. He's even taken on boy-bander and hard-core Boston fan Donnie Wahlberg and challenged the Celtics supporter to a bet over which team will take home the trophy. Snoop lays down the gauntlet in a video posted on his website , calling out Wahlberg and offering $20,000 to the charity of the winner's choice. "What it do, Big Snoop Dogg, Lakers fan #1. Wahlberg what it do? Y'all want that bet? Let's get it crackin'," Snoop says. "20 Gs to your favorite charity, Lakers beat the Celtics, that's what it do!" Comedian Mike Epps also reps for the Lakers and goes at Beantown fans in the video. "Boston, y'all ain't got nothin' on 'em,...

The New Kids on the Block perform before a packed house of mostly women at the Colosseum Saturday, June 12, 2010.   Photograph by: Scott Webster, The Windsor Star I suppose I realized the true power of New Kids On the Block when a woman elbowed me in the head. It was during the climax of their song Tonight. The five boys from Boston had entered the audience area to stand on platforms and get personal with their fans. Less than five feet away from my seat was Jordan Knight -- the dapper one with the flawless falsetto, looking enviably trim and vigorous at 40 years old. The women were a swarm of shrieking voices and outstretched arms. Cameras and cellphones were thrust high like weapons. I didn't stand a chance. Even the security detail looked nervous. When Knight reached out to slap five with the many-handed mob, the screams reached a crescendo pitch. It occurred to me that if he pointed me out and ordered them to tear me apart, they would do so without question. ...

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June 11th, 2010 at 7:36 am New Kids On The Block’s Danny Wood, Jordan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyre and Jonathan Knight took their tour to Casino Rama in Orillia, Ontario last night. I never know what to write about these guys because while I don’t dislike them, I can’t say I’m a big fan or anything, but I know there are some peeps out there who love these guys! You know who you are If you weren’t able to see last night’s show, they are also performing there tonight. http://www.ineedmyfix.com/

By Ted Shaw, Canwest News Service June 11, 2010 Singers Joey McIntyre, Jonathan Knight, Donnie Wahlberg, Jordan Knight and Danny Wood of New Kids On The Block appear on NBC's 'Today' show at Rockefeller Center on May 8, 2009 in New York City. Photograph by: Bryan Bedder, Getty Images   Now that the New Kids on the Block are the comeback kids, the feeling couldn't be sweeter. Jordan Knight, NKOTB's falsetto specialist, said the group keeps proving the critics wrong. "When we began, we were told boy bands last about five years, get really popular, then disappear and are forgotten," Knight, 40, said. In 1994, nine years after they were assembled from a massive audition process in Boston, NKOTB released their fourth bestselling studio album, Face the Music. "The one thing we're most proud of," said Knight, "is against all odds and what critics were telling us, we reunited and came back and enjoyed some success." All five o...

Friday, 11 June 2010 01:13 The 80's Boston boy band that stole countless hearts of screaming teenage girls - New Kids On The Block back for their reunion Casi-No Tour 2010 after two decades of absence with a stop to a sold-out crowd at the Casino Rama on June 10. Everyone has grown up including the audiences but not all audience are the 30s something as expected, the 20s something made up for a large portion of the crowd as they were too young to attend the boys' concerts back in the 80s and tonight concert was their chance to see the boys in action. The verdict - the boys still have their moves.  New Kids On The Block members - Danny Wood, Donnie Wahlberg, Joey McIntyle, Jordan Knight and Jonathan Knight.  The Boston boys have two more scheduled performance in Southern Ontario - Casino Rama June 11 and Casino Windsor June 12. Photos by Dominic Chan/n8n media group http://shoptoronto.com/content/compon...

Casino Rama, Rama -- June 10, 2010 By JANE STEVENSON, QMI Agency New Kids On The Block perform Thursday night at Casino Rama. (Photo courtesy of Peter Turchet) RAMA, Ont. - It was once more around The Block - and then some - at Casino Rama on Thursday night as ‘80s Boston boy band, New Kids On The Block, performed in front of hysterical, screaming female fans during the first of two sold-out shows. And even for the most cynical, like those who remember their lacklustre performance at the MuchMusic Video Awards a couple of years ago, NKOTB proved to be no old men on the curb. It probably helps that since releasing their first album in 14 years, 2008’s The Block, brothers Jordan and Jonathan Knight, Joe(y) McIntyre, Donnie Wahlberg, and Danny Wood - now all in their late ‘30s, early ‘40...

        Watch this at WEEI   Wed, 9 Jun 2010 Donnie is back and calling in to the Big Show to recap Game Three and tell Celtics to keep 'hangin' tough'. http://audio.weei.com/m/31574164/donnie-wahlberg-1-celtics-fan.htm

by John Beattie on Jun 9, 2010 9:59:20 AM Hopefully Maria Menounos and Donnie Wahlberg hit up Sully's Tap after the Celtics' ugly Game 3 defeat, because nothing wraps up an awful date ever more than a brutal Finals loss followed by warm, skunky beer and a few dozen drunken fist fights. The local celebrities and C's fanatics took in the Lakers' 91-84 Game 3 win from their courtside seats. But Menounos, who arguably single-handedly gave the C's the series-win over the Magic with these antics , was rather calm for the North End battle. Pick it up, Menounos! http://www.nesn.com/2010/06/celtics-lay-an-egg-spoil-date-between-maria-menounos-donnie-wahlberg.html

Alli Harvey Donnie Wahlberg is taking things step by step. Scott Stinson, National Post · Tuesday, Jun. 8, 2010 If Justin Bieber were to stop recording music in a couple of years, and then 20 years after that mount a comeback, he would be wise to listen to the words of Donnie Wahlberg. Wahlberg is one-fifth of New Kids on the Block, the group that was two decades ago the Most Important Band in the World, if that title were determined solely by teen and pre-teen girls. Their albums topped the charts, they sold out arenas, and they sold lunch boxes and pencil cases by the millions. They would, like Bieber, be a daily trending topic on Twitter if such a thing existed in 1989. But, when the group reformed in 2008, it had been ages since they graced the cover of Teen Beat . Would anyone come see them sing? “We were financing the reunion ourselves. We were taking all the gambles,” Wahlberg says over the phone from his home in Boston during a break from a tour that brings ...

Donnie Wahlberg and the rest of the New Kids on the Block are currently on tour (AP Photo/Peter Kramer) Boston band New Kids on the Block has cruised into a new record.  The band's NKOTB cruise has been named the fastest selling cruise charter of all time.  From May 14-17, 2010, fans of NKOTB who were lucky enough to obtain tickets before they sold out were treated to concert performances, photo sessions, and parties with the original members of New Kids on the Block. Participants of the second annual New Kids on the Block cruise also received VIP concierge services, gift bags filled with exclusive NKOTB merchandise, and the opportunity to win prizes.  The cruise took place on the Carnival cruise ship Imagination.  Although the cruise sold out quickly,  fans were able to be put on Carnival's waiting ...

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Posted by Yvette Casillas On June - 5 - 2010 New Kids On The Block/The Venue – Hammond, IN/6/4/10 When I told people I would be seeing NKOTB I got mixed reactions from “OMG I would so see them” to “New Kids? Um aren’t they currently old enough for AARP?” Oh no my friend, NKOTB still have it! After the kaos of getting to the show we walked into a room of crazed fans and frantic security as the men of NKOTB were making their way thru the crowd of screaming fans. The show was different from any other time I have seen The New Kids, accompaning them on stage were their very own drummer, guitarist, DJ & even keyboardist. The show was dripping with dramatic acts and sexines...