This morning, I met with 75 percent of the Backstreet Boys (Nick Carter, AJ McLean, and Howie Dorough) while their swine flu-stricken groupmate Brian Littrell rested in his hotel room.
They were supposed to have performed on CBS’ The Early Show, but instead they were gulping tea in their hotel lobby and praying they don’t get sick as well. I asked them about their scrapped PR plans, their new light-hearted outlook on their careers, and why they agreed to be Auto-tuned on one track on their new record, This Is Us. Then I bathed in Purell. [Read More]
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The best song on Backstreet Boys' new album "This Is Us" is also by far the weirdest and creepiest. "PDA," an ode to the pleasure of public groping, splits the difference between the exhibitionist euphoria of Usher's "Love in This Club" and Andy Samberg's "Saturday Night Live" skit about the travails of overly, um, sensitive men, the title of which cannot be reprinted in a family newspaper.
Coming from a band better known for its blow-out Max Martin ballads, it should be an embarrassing bit of lechery -- apparently even the grocery store is an acceptable forum for feelin' on a target's booty. [Read More]
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The kids who listened to the Backstreet Boys at the height of their 100-million-plus record-selling fame in the mid- and late-1990s are busy establishing their careers and buying the first condo. It's a stressful time, so maybe they're interested in the soft-pop their old friends A.J., Nick, Brian and Howie (Kevin took off three years ago) keep pumping out.
The quartet's latest, 12-tune album is like a warm cup of flavoured instant latte: sweet, a little frothy, mildly stimulating – and eminently forgettable. Although there's a bit less rock and a touch more pop and R&B here compared to the previous album, Unbreakable, nothing sounds truly original. A lot of it is coloured in `80s retro hues. [Read More]
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The newest CD from the Backstreet Boys features a number of uptempo, club-sounding songs - but the weak effort from this quartet won't have you running to the dance floor.
"This Is Us," the group's seventh studio album, is full of boring, uneventful tracks - though hitmaking producers like RedOne, T-Pain, Jim Jonsin and Ryan Tedder help out.
What may be most disappointing is that Swedish producer Max Martin - who helmed classic grooves for the boy band like "I Want it That Way" and "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" - fails to present anything as addictive on "This Is Us." [Read More]
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I've typed out AJ's This is us thank yous.
If you copy these elsewhere please give this site credit for typing them out, thank you.
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Monday, October 5th
Signing at Hard Rock Café in New York’s Times Square @ 4pm – 7pm
Tuesday, October 6th
CBS Early Show LIVE @ 8:00am
KTU.com Chat @ 3:30pm
http://www.ktu.com/main.html
P.C. Richards Performance @ 4:30pm (Sold out but you can try to win tix here)
Wednesday, October 7th
Taping The Ellen DeGeneres Show (airs 10/8. Check your local listings for channel info.)
Thursday, October 8th
Watch us on KTLA’s Good Day LA LIVE between 8:45am and 9:30am!
Taping Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien @ 5pm (airs that evening on NBC)
Signing at Hard Rock Café at LA’s Universal City Walk @ 7pm
Friday, October 9th
Taping Jimmy Kimmel Live @ 7pm on ABC
For tickets, please visit http://www.1iota.com or call 1-866-Jimmytix.
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Update from the guys' twitter:
You can hear the full Backstreet Boys album “This Is Us” exclusively on Yahoo!’s Early Edition right now!
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Feb 05 2010 - Tokyo Japan - Saitama Super Arena
Feb 06 2010 - Tokyo Japan - Saitama Super Arena
Feb 07 2010 - Tokyo Japan - Saitama Super Arena
Feb 09 2010 - Kobe Japan - World Hall
Feb 10 2010 - Kobe Japan - World Hall
Feb 11 2010 - Kobe Japan - World Hall
Feb 14 2010 - Nagoya Japan - Nippon Gaishi Hall
Feb 15 2010 - Nagoya Japan - Nippon Gaishi Hall
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Took a while, but I've finally put up a new layout, hope you like it as much as I do!
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December 08 - Kiev, Ukraine (International Exhibition Center)
December 10 - Saint Petersburg, Russia (Ice Palace)
December 11 - Moscow, Russia (Crocus City Hall)
December 13 - Minsk, Belarus (Sport Hall)
December 17 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates (The Palladium)
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I added a couple of pictures to the promoshoot for the album and I replaced some with HQ versions.
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