Saturday, March 5, 2005

ASSOCIATED PRESS

NEW YORK -- Backstreet's back. Again.

Backstreet Boys, the boy band who demanded "I Want It That Way," have announced a set of tour dates starting March 21 in New York.

They won't play Madison Square Garden this time around -- or any of their previous gigantic arena hotspots. The Boys' 13-city tour is a club-only affair, stopping at such intimate venues as the State Theatre in Detroit on April 5 and the 9:30 Club in Washington.

According to their label, Jive Records, they will perform all their hits plus a few songs from their upcoming CD.

The Backstreet Boys, who debuted in 1997, are putting the finishing touches on a forthcoming as-yet-untitled album, their first original outing since 2000's "Black and Blue."

Over the past few years, the group's members have mostly stayed out of the spotlight except for a few benefit performances. In 2002, Nick Carter released a solo album. Last December, Brian Littrell signed a deal with Christian record label Reunion Records.

http://www.freep.com/news...050305.htm

dreamfactory313 said:[quote]Saturday, March 5, 2005

They won't play Madison Square Garden this time around -- or any of their previous gigantic arena hotspots. The Boys' 13-city tour is a club-only affair, stopping at such intimate venues as the State Theatre in Detroit on April 5 and the 9:30 Club in Washington.


since all their old fans are now of legal drinking age, this ought to be a hoot. note on planner: cancel trip to detroit on april 5

meltwithu said:[quote]

dreamfactory313 said:

Im thinking of going out of town that day myself.

Backside is back! All-right! Now throw your hands in the air. Wave them like you just don't care!

pkidwell said:

how bout just a couple of fingers....

meltwithu said:

lol

They truly are the boyband that refuses to die.



What's this I hear about the wondertwins (Nick and AJ) getting an apartment together in NY.....?

meow85 said:

the bachelors of the group?


last time i seen AJ on mtv(2000?) he was in AA or something and was set to marry this girl.

Christopher said:

The AA thing's still happening, I assume. Dude fell off the wagon a few times, but he seems alright now. As for the marriage? That fell apart before they got to the altar.

meow85 said:

wow....they made it sound like after the first AA... he was a brand new man back then lol good luck to him.


they've been around for like 12 yrs or somethin isnt? i was never a fan but i liked -quit playin games- tho'

Christopher said:

AJ's a bit of a mess, always has been. Never struck me as someone who should've been in a boyband in the first place, but whatever. . If he didn't like it, I'm sure he could leave.

And yeah, 12 years this April 20th. That's a damn long time for any group to stick together, let alone a boyband. I'm so proud.

Sniff, sniff.....I smell failure! Why does Detroit get THIS first! This is further proof that Detroit has soe major problems....

id do em..


well, except for the balding aa one..

"But my love is all I have to give..."

Do you think anyone actually cares about them anymore?

All the girls who fell in love with them are all probably in committed relationships or married by now

jayaredee said:

Co-Sign! What a joke that they're making a comeback. Who cares!

jayaredee said:

Huh? Figure most of those girls were 15 at the oldest in 1998 (I would figure most where like 10)....So they are only in their mid-twenties now (most are probably still teenagers). I don't know that many of them are married or in committed relationships...I just think they've probably moved n musically and are listening to much harder stuff now.

VinnyM27 said:

i dont see where the hate is for these guys.....if the music is good, who cares?

not saying the music is gonna be good or anything....but, if New Edition could create good music after their teenie-bob days then im gonna give these guys a chance..

after all, we all age....

I still love "I Want It That Way".

sosgemini said:

He's the cutest one!! man I pride myself on being a lover of good quality
musicianship but I loved these guys back in eighth grade!



...I think I still do? no! yes? NO! maybe?

Ohmagod they're back again....

My neice was like 4 and it was sooooo funny when she would sing along with Backstreet's Back.
"Am I sexuuuuaaaal.... yeeeeeaaaah" She would copy the dances on mtv... it was so cute.

i saw one of them on Fear Factor Today (Kevin?)..a sure sign of career toiletry...as for New Edition, nobody wants to hear their new shit, just Candy Girl and Mr. Telephone Man, which sound really awful sung by men in their mid-30's...Johnny Gill is the only one with any kind of singing voice left...the rest just suck monkey balls. That's why I love Prince so much... he pretty much still looks the same, sounds the same and rock the joint like 20 years ago.

meltwithu said:

did u need to crap on other artist just to reinforce how you feel about prince? someone could easily say that prince's music is currently crap..or that its been crap since after lovesexy.....

it all comes down to the music, if its good..sweet..if you dont like it, thats okay...

but if the shit aint even created yet, stop crappin. hold the crap and wait.

did u need to crap on other artist just to reinforce how you feel about prince? someone could easily say that prince's music is currently crap..or that its been crap since after lovesexy.....

it all comes down to the music, if its good..sweet..if you dont like it, thats okay...

but if the shit aint even created yet, stop crappin. hold the crap and wait.

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geez .....calm down.. the point i was making was that fans want to hear the songs they know, not an entire new album. I don't recall BSB as being vocal powerhouses, a lot of choreography and pyrotechnics...and New Edition does sound like shit live now

anywhoo...since we're on the BSB subject....

Nick Carter arrested for alleged drunken driving
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys was arrested last weekend for alleged drunken driving, police said.

Carter, who used to date socialite Paris Hilton, has reunited with the pop band Backstreet Boys for a 13-city tour.
By Mark J. Terrill, AP

Carter, 25, was behind the wheel of a vehicle observed committing a traffic violation when police stopped him Saturday night in downtown Huntington Beach, police Lt. Dave Bunetta said.

"The officer that stopped him noticed some traffic violation was occurring," Bunetta said. "When he was contacted by the officers they conducted an investigation which would include field sobriety tests and they formed the opinion he was under the influence."

Carter was arrested and booked for investigation of drunken driving and his vehicle was impounded, Bunetta said. The type of vehicle wasn't disclosed.

It wasn't known how long Carter was in jail. Motorists arrested for drunken driving in Huntington Beach are typically held for a minimum of four hours then, after evaluation, are released with a citation ordering them to appear in court within 45 days, Bunetta said.

"Nick Carter deeply regrets the current situation. He is on doctor-prescribed medication and was unaware of its interaction possibilities," Carter publicist Juliette Harris said in a statement Monday.

The Backstreet Boys, whose hits include "I Want it That Way," "Shape of My Heart" and "Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely," recently announced a 13-city tour that will start March 21 in New York.

Jive Records said they will perform all their hits plus songs from their upcoming CD. The Backstreet Boys haven't produced a new album since 2000's "Black & Blue."

Carter released a solo album in 2002.


Backstreet's Back, Allright1
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VinnyM27 said:

I'm 19. Commited relationship? No fucking way.

sosgemini said:

Don't knock AJ. Boozy Boy kicks all ass.


And I say this without a touch of irony, mind you. I'm dead serious.

meltwithu said:

I was just about to post this.

Nice to know the Wondertwins are hard at work. Where would the world be if Nick and AJ stayed sober and non-violent at the same time? A sure sign of the apocalypse, that's where.
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meow85 said:[quote]

meltwithu said:

this has all the makings of the Temptations Reunion Tour...when David was coked out or missing half the time...they would have been better off doing sumthin like VH1's Bands reunited, so they could all get acquainted again with each other, bicker and re-learn how to play all the instruments they did on their previous albums

meltwithu said:[quote]

meow85 said:

Backstreet never broke up though, so there'd be a bit of a problem with that whole "reunited" thing. This stuff is nothing new though, Nick and AJ have been behaving like this for years -hence the rehab and prior arrests.

sosgemini said:

I never liked Backstreet but really try not to hate any artists. I'm just saying this is going to be a failure, good music or not. The media has made up it's mind and unless the fans are really rapid (and since my sister is a fine example of a fan of pop who has turned on them and pop music in general) I don't see it happening for them. I guess I wish them good luck, though. I really try never to wish failure on anyone.