New Kids on the Block News

Blues musician John Mayall is 76. Actress Diane Ladd is 74. Musician Chuck Mangione is 69.

Saturday, November 28, 2009 at 12:05 a.m. Earnie Grafton / Union-Tribune Kris Giordano watched his brother Gabriel Giordano's reaction to an item from a time capsule, as their former classmate Joe Aven looked through more contents.

New Kids on the Block will perform a special benefit concert Dec. 20 at the House of Blues in Boston, according to a video announcement posted on their website .

After spending the past year with the New Kids on the Block reunion, Joey McIntyre is striking while the iron is hot in resuming his solo career.

Calling your new soft drink formula Coca-Cola when it's not "the real thing" would be trademark infringement, which occurs when the same or similar mark is used in a way that would lead to consumer confusion.

Caption: Jordan Knight of New Kids On The Block performs on NBC's 'Today' show at Rockefeller Center New York City, USA .... NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK star JORDAN KNIGHT is hosting an unofficial singing contest across the U.S. to give one talented fan his or her big break.

Back in the '80s, Jordan Knight was plucked out of obscurity to join one of the most popular groups at the time, the New Kids on the Block , so he understands what it's like to have someone give you your big break.

Other highlights include a controversial auction for the sample box of an unreleased New Kids On The Block NES game; and PETA using the upcoming DS/Wii games for Ringling Bros.

For Nick Prueher, Alaska is "a totally untapped gold mine." But the treasure he seeks isn't in the Klondike hills - rather, it's in the Bishop's Attic, an Anchorage thrift store that's a mother lode of the kind of bizarre and forgotten VHS tapes he's been collecting since the '90s. Prueher and fellow video crate digger Joe Pickett sift through ...

"There's a collection! They would just dangle [from the stage]. I'm sure some perverted roadie has them in his road case right now." - Joey McIntyre , at the Fulfillment Fund Gala, when we inquired what happens to all the bras and panties fans have thrown onstage at the New Kids on the Block over the years.

When Edmonton pop-rock band Stereos played the West End Cultural Centre earlier this year they had a crew member along specifically to control the auto tuner.

If impersonation is the sincerest form of flattery, parodies have to be its kissing cousin.

Remember the days, when record companies use to slip a radio station a few extra hundred bucks to promote their favorite artist's latest record? The term, " payola" derived from that practice.

Pat Faulkner's first kitchen experiences took place when she was growing up as one of four daughters in Manitoba.

Here's the trouble with the Jonas Brothers : In addition to adulation and success, they crave respect for their music.

"Maybe I'm misjudging people, but I feel like a lot of people still have an image of me in a bonnet at nine years old." - Anna Paquin on not escaping her Oscar-winning role in The Piano [ Telegraph UK ] "I worshiped New Kids on the Block.

A A Oct. 1: A Good Samaritan is being hailed as a hero in New York City after he helped firefighters rescue a 4-year-old boy from a burning building.

This week, we speak with singer-songwriter Danny Wood of New Kids On The Block .

"The DCIAA did the same thing as Obama -- it's time for change," said Avery Williams, with ball, of DCIAA contender Coolidge.

There are some new kids on the block in East Yakima and they're here to stay. Rod's House is a new teen shelter on South Naches Avenue.