Backstreet Boys at Liverpool's Echo Arena

WHEN the opportunity arose to look cheesey 90s chart toppers the Backstreet Boys return on their tour I couldn’t resist.
Who cares that they’re the latest bleached popstrels to cash in on the recent fondness for nostalgia? I used to worship their dance moves.
Trouble is, I could only remember one song - despite owning the album Backstreet’s Back on cassette - so when they opened with that oh-so-catchy title track Everybody (Backstreet’s Back) - complete with ‘that’ dance move - I was worried.
“What will they do for the rest of the show?” I muttered to my friend, who shares my boy band pedigree.
“No fear,” she replied. “It will all come flooding back.”
And so it did. Worringly easily.
Hearthrob Nick Carter (minus the blond curtains - likely for the best) A.J, Howie and Brian whizzed through hits including As Long As You Love Me, All I Have To Give, We’ve Got It Going On and that hands-in-the-air favourite, I’ll Never Break Your Heart.
Oh no. Just mentioning those songs gives me an urge to sing.
And that’s why the Backstreet Boys - touring without original fifth member Kevin - were unashamedly superb at the ECHO Arena last night, playing to a near sell out crowd with just enough youngsters to give them serious hope for the future.

Debut 'Bigger' Music to Backstreet Boys

In a music video Backstreet Boys are going to Japan for their latest single called "Bigger". From the streets of Tokyo to a maid cafe,the band continue visiting the four members an ancient temple and karaoke bar along with a bunch of locals. "Bigger" is the second single taken from Backstreet Boys' seventh studio album "This Is Us". The track comes from production hands of Max Martin, the mastermind behind hits singles from the likes of Britney Spears and Pink. Backstreet Boys will return to Japan next year for several concerts as part of the album promotional effort. Before heading to the country, they have to complete a number of live shows across Europe. Fans can visit their official website to find more detailed info about their on going tour.

Backstreet Boys: To Play X Factor

Backstreet Boys will perform live this Sunday on X Factor spin off The Xtra Factor.
The man band will join the remaining hopefuls after one of them has been kicked off the show to play their new single Bigger.
Performing on the main show this week are Bon Jovi and JLS- who themselves came second in last year’s X Factor.
Other events to look forward to on this week’s X include the twins performing, Louis using the phrase ‘likeability fact’ and the over the top hairstyles of Cheryl and Dannii. And, of course, the nailbiting prospect of DEAD LOCK.
Backstreet Boys play UK arena shows next week.

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November 2009Tues 3rd Newcastle ArenaWed 4th Manchester ArenaSat 7th GlasgowSun 8th BirminghamMon 9th LiverpoolTues 10th London

Backstreet Boys "This is Us" album

There are so many terrible puns to choose from when describing the latest Backstreet Boys comeback effort that it’s hard to pick just one.
The obvious with to begin, Backstreet’s Back again. Rising from the boy band craze of the '90s and still going strong into the 21st century, the Boys’ sixth album This is Us has arrived, much to the delight of the throngs of die-hard BSB fans, more than ten years after the beginnings of their teeny-bopper obsessions with the five dreamy boys.
It seems, however, that the Backstreet sound has changed. Most of the songs are focused in an electronic, club-oriented direction and don’t quite sound like classic boy-band pop. If the group is looking to pick up new fans by doing this, they’re out of luck — today’s preteens are too busy drooling over the Jonas Brothers to pay any mind to the now middle-aged Backstreet members. Plus, the pair’s token heartthrob Nick Carter is decidedly much less appealing after being unfortunately contaminated by Paris Hilton in 2003.
Nevertheless, songs like “Bigger” reveal insights into the former BSB style, and the overly dramatic and painful love ballad — a boy band standard — is covered in the song “Shattered.” These glimpses into the good old days of boy band glory are what make this album enjoyable.
Stick to what you know Backstreet Boys, your fans "Want It That Way."

Backstreet Boys Are Return Again

The Backstreet Boys are return again, with a new album and tour after their 2007 record Unbreakable was released with more of a whimper rather than a bang.
Howie Dorough, 36, says the band has high hopes for its new album This Is Us, which was released last week, but for God’s sake, don’t call it a comeback!
“That’s right, we say don’t call it a comeback,” Howie tells Reuters. “But I think this is going to be a record that people hear.
“Our last two were best but came after we took a break and there was a bit of a backlash. People wanted a bit of a break from the Backstreet Boys. The last two records were a good rebuilding process and taken us to this point.”
In their 17 year history, the BBs have had their fair share of turmoil: AJ McLean went to rehab for alcohol and drug addiction in 2001 and Nick Carter was the star of the E! reality show House of Carters.
Meanwhile, Brian Littrell’s 7 year old son Baylee has been diagnosed with the heart condition Kawasaki Syndrome, and Howie lost his sister Caroline Dorough Cochran to Lupus in 1998 when she was 37.
The fifth member of the band, Kevin Richardson, left in 2006.
How have their life experiences affected the pair? “Time has not changed us but it has made us grow,” Howie says.
“We have grown into the adults we are now the fathers, the friends, the entertainers that we are now and the career minded people that we are.”
And the music? “We have a lot more to write about now with the personal experiences that have happened along the way,” says Howie.
“We have also become more seasoned as entertainers. It has opened our eyes and our minds. We’re no longer just entertainers but also businessmen and we are finding a healthy balance of career and families.”
And despite being well into their thirties, these men have no need to different their name.
“Boys to us has never been an age thing,” insists Howie. “If the Beastie Boys and the Beach Boys and Pet Shop Boys can stay boys, so can we.”

Backstreet Boys: Are Back on GDLA

Los Angeles (myFOXla.com) - In case you haven’t heard, the 90’s boy band sensation, The Backstreet Boys are back together. That’s right… AJ, Nick, Howie and Brian have reunited and have just put out their seventh album called "This Is Us".
The group (well everyone except Brian because he’s recovering from the Swine Flu) dropped by “Good Day” LA” to talk about their return and their new album.

Backstreet Boys' Brian Littrell: Apologizes For Cancellations Due To Swine Flu

Just as the Backstreet Boys were preparing to promote their latest album, This Is Us, word came that member Brian Littrell had been diagnosed with swine flu, prompting several upcoming promotional appearances that the band to cancel. On the roster was a performance of their single "Straight Through My Heart" on CBS' "Early Show" on Tuesday (October 6).
In a video posted Monday on YouTube, a sniffling and visibly ill Littrell apologized to his fans for missing upcoming scheduled appearances, which included a Pinktober charity event supporting breast cancer awareness at the Hard Rock Café in Times Square.
"First off, I need to say that I'm actually sorry to all of our Backstreet Boys fans, as well as I'm sorry to the Hard Rock Café and the staff there. The Backstreet Boys had a great event set up this afternoon (October 5), an autograph signing at the Hard Rock, where we were going to get the opportunity to unify with some of our fans as well as raise money for breast cancer awareness," he said. "Unfortunately I was diagnosed with the swine flu yesterday, and my job right now is to stay away from as many people as I can."
He also addressed the bandmates that his fact are recently healthy but are still undergoing preventative swine flu treatments: "On another note, the guys have been looked at by a doctor, and they're also on preventative medicine that will help them not show any signs nor get the swine flu, I hope.
"I want to again apologize and say that I'm sorry I couldn't make it again. You guys got to know what's going on. ... I hope that the next time you look at me, I will feel better, but for right now, for the next three or four days, I've got to be out of the loop. Thank you for your understanding. I'm sorry that I couldn't be there, but my job right now is to try and protect you guys from this. I hope you guys are well and I will talk to you very soon. God bless."
In 1998, Littrell, 34, underwent open heart surgery to correct a lifelong heart murmur. A spokesperson for Littrell told MTV News that his doctors are aware of his previous heart condition and heart surgery and are monitoring that as they treat him