{"id":10006,"date":"2012-02-28T23:49:34","date_gmt":"2012-02-28T22:49:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-98520-280723.cloudwaysapps.com\/eq-interview-with-joey-mcintrye-and-howie-d-of-nkotbsb\/"},"modified":"2017-01-05T19:25:38","modified_gmt":"2017-01-05T18:25:38","slug":"eq-interview-with-joey-mcintrye-and-howie-d-of-nkotbsb","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eqmusicblog.com\/eq-interview-with-joey-mcintrye-and-howie-d-of-nkotbsb\/","title":{"rendered":"EQ Interview with Joey McIntyre of New Kids On The Block and Howie D of Backstreet Boys – NKOTBSB!"},"content":{"rendered":"

I won't lie.  I'm a massive fan of New Kids On The Block<\/strong>.  Growing up in rural Oregon in the late eighties, if you didn't listen to the likes of Garth Brooks<\/strong>, AC\/DC<\/strong> and Bruce Springsteen<\/strong>, well you were pretty much a girl.  You wanna talk about bullying…try being a sixteen year old teenage boy and wearing your "Hangin Tough"<\/strong> tour jacket to home room – it was pretty rough to say the least. <\/p>\n

Whilst most boys my age were out cow-tipping, getting shit-faced in the middle of cornfields and knocking up their girlfriends in the backseat of a car at the local drive-in cinema, I was pretty much happy to be a voluntary prisoner in my own bedroom which had the likes of New Kids<\/strong>, Tiffany<\/strong>, Depeche Mode<\/strong> and Madonna<\/strong> posters adorning the walls.  On repeat were CDs by the likes of Martika<\/strong>, Thompson Twins<\/strong>, Bros<\/strong> and Bananrama.  <\/strong>And when I needed a boyband fix, you could most certainly find me with headphones strapped to my ears playing the likes of "Please Don't Girl"<\/strong>, "Step By Step"<\/strong> and getting teary-eyed to the lyrics of "This One's For The Children"<\/strong> – Yes, I was that cool back then.<\/p>\n

You can't deny either that Backstreet Boys<\/strong> continued to carry the boyband torch and legacy once New Kids On The Block<\/strong> went on hiatus.  With mega hits like "Everybody"<\/strong> and "I Want It That Way"<\/strong> blazing up the international pop charts, you can bet I secretly held a deep appreciation for what they were doing, even though at the time I was more likely singing the praises of more hip acts like Bjork<\/strong> and Deee-Lite<\/strong> instead.  Secretly inside, I was a Backstreet Boy<\/strong> too…<\/p>\n

So what happened when you put me in a room with Joey McIntyre<\/strong> of New Kids On The Block<\/strong> and Howie D<\/strong> of Backstreet Boys<\/strong>?  Well you'll just have to hit play below to find out.  A little preview?  OK, we DEFINITELY had a little discussion about The Jonas Brothers<\/strong>, JLS<\/strong>, The Wanted<\/strong> and One Direction<\/strong>…<\/p>\n