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"New Kids on the Block 40th Anniversary celebrates the boys, the fan culture, and the music they created through interviews, photos, and more. 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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Author:   Selena Fragassi
Publisher:   Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
Imprint:   Epic Ink Books
Weight:   1.134kg
ISBN:  

9780760389850

ISBN 10:   0760389853
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   30 May 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

"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"

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"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. She has been a fan of NKOTB since she was about 10 years old and her first piece ever to be published in a magazine was a letter she wrote to Donnie Wahlberg c/o Tiger Beat."

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