Posts Tagged: donnie wahlberg

WBRE ‘PA LIVE!’: Donnie Wahlberg, Fun., Gary’s Fight

On WBRE’s “PA Live!” for this week’s “The Ralphie Report,” I played Donnie Wahlberg’s response to the new surge of boy bands, talked about Fun.’s stance for LGBT rights, and highlighted the amazing efforts of students at Riverside High School, who started an online campaign surrounding a senior at the school who is battling cancer… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Donnie Wahlberg Says New Teen Pop Movement ‘Validates’ What NKOTB Did 25 Years Ago

Before One Direction and The Wanted, before N’Sync, the Backstreet Boys, and 98 Degrees, there was New Kids on the Block. The music between the aforementioned acts spans three decades, and New Kids singer Donnie Wahlberg is happy the genre has exhibited staying power. “In some ways, [One Direction and The Wanted] validate us,” the… Read more »

INTERVIEW: Donnie Wahlberg Talks Red Sox and New Kids

Boston born and New Kids on the Block singer Donnie Wahlberg has a sunny disposition on the Red Sox’s offseason. “In 2003, we lost game seven (of the American League Championship Series)… Grady Little and Pedro Martinez stayed in the game too long. Everyone thought it was the end of the world,” Wahlberg explained last… Read more »

EXCLUSIVE: NKOTB’s Danny Wood Talks Future Plans, Jesse McCartney, Red Sox/Yankees

—Danny Wood didn’t think it would last this long. “We thought we’d do like 20, 30 shows at best probably, and be home,” Wood confessed. “But we’re very happy it’s gone this long and we’re happy to now be doing the ‘Full Service’ tour.” New Kids On The Block released The Block in September 2008…. Read more »