Columns
Thursday, October 8 2009
New Kids on the Block: Hangin’ Tough, Refusing to Let Go
In 1989, I loathed the New Kids on the Block with a passion and intensity that only junior high-aged children can bring to their study of popular culture, yet when Hangin’ Tough Live hit DVD, I had to see it.
Reviews
Monday, December 8 2008
New Kids on the Block
Having been a lifelong metal head, I was curious to see how fans at the other end of the musical spectrum behaved at live shows.
Thursday, October 16 2008
New Kids on the Block: The Block
While most of the album is listenable, there is a desperate undercurrent running throughout the album, as though the guys are trying too hard to prove their relevance by being trendy.
Blogs
Wednesday, January 19 2011
Reflections on the Backstreet Boys: From A to NYE
The boy band is dead! Long live the boy band!
Friday, September 11 2009
One Hit Wonder: New Kids on the Block Edition
Almost nine years after racking up nine top ten hits, two members of New Kids on the Block had top ten hits of their own as solo acts.
News
Tuesday, October 21 2008
New Kids on the Block are back, to the delight of their older but still screaming fans
What is the price of reliving your early teen years? For Kim Carlton and Alexis Lomen, it's $375 each. That buys the 31-year-old BFFs from…

































