Popslashers?

[and_chocolate]

Can I get a little help from the popslashers on my f-list? I just need some basic background info on...well, pretty much any of the boybands, really. It's for a story, but it's not a popslash story per se. Um. Yeah. That's confusing, isn't it?

Let's try this. Questions I'd like to have answered:

1. Do any of the current crop of boybands have young-ish members. Say, early 20s?

a. If so, what's the basic background and make-up of that band. Members' names/ages/towns of origin, and when the band started, and maybe the names of anyone particularly important to their history -- agents, previous members who left, etc.

2. Is there anything I need to know about boyband concerts, etc., that's different from non-boyband band concerts, etc., so as to avoid making a fool of myself when including them in a story?

And if y'all are looking at me now and saying, "Dude, that's not how it works. You don't even know what you're asking," then maybe someone willing to walk me through a brief overview of the whole popslash thing can email or IM me and we can chat in more detail about what I'm trying to write. *g*

Thanks!

Comments

[crazybutsound]

I don't know if I can help you out with this, but I know a bit about some boybands... if you want to IM me and try and see whether I know what you need, I'll be on msn or AIM in a couple of hours, maybe three. At any rate, I'm crazybutsound on AIM and dom_was_here9(at)hotmail(dot)com on msn. Feel free to beep me if you see me on. :-)

[theantimodel.livejournal.com]

crack_van has overviews of all sorts of fandoms, the one's for NSYNC and BSB are really good. Links: nsync overview (http://www.livejournal.com/community/crack_van/5882.html?style=mine) backstreet overview (http://www.livejournal.com/community/crack_van/396646.html). As far as concerts go the only thing I can think of is that there's a LOT of screaming and I always brought earplugs, they helped cut out the high pitched shreiking but you could still hear the music fine. Other than that, most of the nsync converts I've been to were huge stadiums of thousands and thousands of people. But when I saw Justin it was a small club show of only a couple thousand, so it was a lot more intimate. Oh an the big boyband concerts are never general admission, there's always assigned seating. Hope this helps!

[cathexys.livejournal.com]

if you can wait till tomorrow, i'll be happy to talk explicitly!!! until then, crack_van is great, pop_reference answers specific requests, and maybe this (http://www.livejournal.com/users/just_temporary/803.html) will give you a couple of more links.

as for 1: justin timberlake and nick carter are in their early 20s (22 and 23 I think) and lance bass is like a year older (too lazy to look up birth years).

Happy Mother's Day!!!

[cathexys.livejournal.com]

If you need *real* details, check here (http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?user=canalbaby&keyword=nsync+chronology&filter=all) (and yes, i know it's scary :-)

[cathexys.livejournal.com]

Oh, also, if you actually need to see them in action, now that the footage_project is up, you can get a whole bunch of stuff!!! I can tell you a couple of things that might be useful depending on when and who etc., but with a broadband you're set (can you see my pimping desire???)

I better run and get ready for dinner...last day with dad...thank God!!!

[and_chocolate]

Tomorrow will be cool. I'll also take a look at the references you listed, in the meantime.

When you're available, ping me on IM, okay?

Thank you!

[cathexys.livejournal.com]

i don't have im at home (and school's out...yeah :-) but i have my unlimited phone plan now...can i just call you when i have some time today? i have your cell phone # but maybe your home #'d be better? (email me???)

I'll try to make a dentist appointment this morning for my darned broken tooth, but i have no idea when they'll see me. i'll just send an email off when i get home, ok?