Selena Fragassi

New Kids on the Block 40th Anniversary Celebration (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

A must-have for every New Kids fan, this beautifully designed volume traces 40 years of the groundbreaking boy band through photos, interviews, and all the fascinating facts. Donnie, Danny, Jonathan, Jordan, and Joey: they are Boston's own New Kids on the Block, an iconic boy band that sprang to the top of the charts (and into the hearts of millions of global fans) in the 1980s. Though each of the "kids" and the band itself has faced their ups and downs in the four decades since they came together, they continue to release new music and maintain a loyal fanbase lovingly known as "Blockheads." In New Kids on the Block 40th Anniversary Celebration, music journalist and proud Blockhead Selena Fragassi delves into the band's origins-from their manager Maurice Starr bringing them together and their earliest influences-to their biggest successes in the 1980s and '90s, to their continued achievements today and the lasting legacy they've left in the boy-band canon. Along the way, readers will also explore:

• The creation of NKOTB's biggest hits, such as "Please Don't Go Girl" and "You Got It (The Right Stuff)"
• The fan culture that built up around the band, from the small gigs and mall tours of their earliest years to their inaugural fan convention in 2023
• NKOTB's influences, from R&B to pop, and their place in a boy-band history that begins with the Jackson 5 and continues in the modern day with bands like One Direction and BTS
• The lasting legacy of a band proudly celebrating their fortieth anniversary

Step by step, through interviews, photos, and sidebars full of fun facts and trivia, you'll learn something new about the band on every page. This book is the perfect companion to your everlasting love for NKOTB!

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Epic Ink
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Mai 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780760389867
• Artikelnr.: 68872884

Autorenporträt

Selena Fragassi is a 15-year music journalist who is currently a featured contributor for the Chicago Sun-Times as well as SPIN and Loudwire. Her bylines have also appeared in The A.V. Club, Paste, Nylon, Popmatters, Blurt, Under the Radar, and Chicago Magazine, where she was previously on staff as Pop/Rock Critic. Artists she's interviewed include Rise Against, Gene Simmons, Jennifer Hudson, Andra Day, Chrissie Hynde, Demi Lovato, Debbie Harry, Slash, Deftones, Evanescence, Alice Cooper, Jack White, The Black Keys, Charlie Puth, Bon Jovi, and Bonnie Raitt, among many others. Selena's work has been anthologized in That Devil Music: Best Music Writing and she has appeared on televised panels regarding music matters for WTTW's Chicago Tonight program. She is also a voting member of The Recording Academy.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
THE '80s: STEP BY STEP
1 Making the Band
2 Born in Boston
3 Hello My Name Is . . .
4 Teen Sensations
5 A Matter of Black and White
6 Who Are the Real New Kids?
7 The Strength of Hangin' Tough
8 Hitting the Road
9 Season's Greetings
THE '90s: NO MORE GAMES
10 The Awards Start Rolling In
1 1 Mad for Merch
12 Moving Forward with Step By Step
13 The Never-ending Tour
14 Block Nation and the Blockheads
15 Spreading the Good Vibrations
16 Hear it From Their Lips
17 New Kids Face The Music
THE '00s: HANGIN' TOUGH
18 Going Solo
19 New Kids Become Family Men
20 Broadway Comes Calling
21 Heating Up Hollywood
22 Getting Real on Reality TV
23 Finally . . . the Band is Back Together
THE '10s and '20s: LET'S TRY IT AGAIN
24 Cruising Along
25 Jonathan's Coming Out
26 Two Boy Bands Team Up
27 The Big 10 and Feeling Thankful
28 An Encore of Solo Works
29 An "Anthem" and a "House Party"
30 Looking to the Future
31 An Ongoing Legacy
THE RIGHT STATS
Timeline
Discography
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Image Credits
Index