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August 25, 2005 - The Backstreet Boys are featured in the UK magazine Now. Check out scans of the 3-page article at JustBackstreet.net.

August 25, 2005 - Vibes Media, the leading provider of interactive text message marketing programs, on Monday announced a premium service partnership allowing fans to send personalized text messages that will be read by the Backstreet Boys and posted on overhead screens at the band's current concert tour. "We really like this new technology because we get feedback and it gives our fans the opportunity to talk to us," said Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough. "It's always interesting to see what they are going to write every night." Read more.

August 25, 2005 - It is the cover story, the Tuesday Science Section of The New York Times, researchers say that gossip can serve as life‘s informal handbook on how to behave, clarifies unwritten rules among groups, and makes newcomers to a group feel less isolated. Michael Musto, columnist for the 'Village Voice', was on 'Countdown with Keith Olbermann' Tuesday to discuss the study. Asked about the source who told the tabs that Paris Hilton got rid of her Chihuahua when it got too big for her to carry, "That might not really be profound information but it helps you to understand larger topics like how she obviously traded in Nick Carter because he gained a few pounds." Read the transcript in full here (page down to the bottom).

August 25, 2005 - Marc Hirsh of the Boston Globe was on hand for the Backstreet Boys concert at the Tweeter Center on Sunday night (August 14). Hirsh writes, "The quintet, once the kings of the boy-band scene, performed a two-hour set so meticulously arranged that it took a series of severe thunderstorm warnings -- culminating in an unscheduled 15-minute break -- to add some spontaneity to the Tweeter Center proceedings." Read more.

August 25, 2005 - Sarah Rodman of the Boston Herald reviewed the Backstreet Boys' concert at the Tweeter Center on Sunday night before a crowd of about 12,000. Rodman writes, "Whether just happy to see so many people in the audience after a five-year break and a sea change in music culture or glad to be rid of those matching storm trooper goalie outfits of tours past, a gleeful exuberance was in evidence both onstage and off during the Boys two-hour set." Read more.

August 19, 2005 - The Backstreet Boys are featured in the September issue of In Rock magazine. Check out scans from JustBackstreet.net.

August 19, 2005 - Julia Neyman of the Washington Times reviewed the Backstreet Boys' concert at Nissan Pavilion last Saturday, claiming, "the Boys' credit, they've still got it." Neyman said, "It was obvious, even before the show began, that nearly all the fans had come for old-time's sake. The amphitheater was packed, but the girls weren't screaming or swooning. The face paint and top-to-toe Backstreet apparel that was de rigueur at previous shows was replaced by today's high school couture -- tube tops, short skirts and tight jeans." Read more.

August 19, 2005 - April Boyle of the Portland Press Herald was on hand for the Backstreet Boys' concert at the Civic Center Wednesday (August 10). Boyle writes, "Many of the older songs included choreography. But, the boys wisely opted not to take it too seriously. It had a much looser feel, almost as if they were parodying their former selves. Their tastes have clearly matured. The new songs showed depth and vocal growth." Read more.

August 19, 2005 - Apparently there are multiple versions of the Backstreet Boys' new glam rock spoof video 'Just Want You to Know', from the album 'Never Gone'. Watch a slightly version different from VH1/MTV's at AOL.com.

August 19, 2005 - The Backstreet Boys are out with the glam-rock spoofing video to their new single 'Just Want You to Know', from the album 'Never Gone'. Watch it online at VH1.com.

August 19, 2005 - JustBackstreet.net has images from a new Backstreet Boys photo shoot. Check them out here.

August 11, 2005 - Jeff Spevak of the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle reviewed the Backstreet Boys concert before a slim crowd of maybe 7,000 people Thursday night at Darien Lake Performing Arts Center. Spevak writes, "It's a wonder the guys didn't slip on the testosterone that had to be all over the stage after Saturday's Clay Aiken show, but the Backstreet Boys are real pros. A full decade into their careers, A.J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Kevin Richardson and Nick Carter — who sometimes treat singing in tune as though it were optional — are actually quite charming." Read more.

August 11, 2005 - Jason MacNeil of the Toronto Sun reviewed the Backstreet Boys' concert at a sold-out Molson Amphitheatre on Tuesday night. MacNeil writes, "Perhaps the oddest thing of the evening though was the group's insistence on the 'hey look what I can still try to do' choreography, which seemed at times like a boy band now trapped in a man band's body. This was evident during The One with all doing little spins and moves throughout." Read more.

August 11, 2005 - nunzillabreathesfire writes "John Terauds from the Toronto Star reviewed the Backstreet Boys' sold out Toronto show Tuesday night. He writes, "If anyone ever needed convincing that a decade is a long time, they need look no further than the career of the Backstreet Boys, a high-flying fivesome that made its long-awaited return to Toronto at the Molson Amphitheatre last night. The quintet has a new record to its name, 'Never Gone', released a few weeks ago on Jive. But their show was more about old glories than new conquests." Read more."

August 11, 2005 - The Backstreet Boys performed in support of their 'Never Gone' tour in The Event Center at The Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa on Friday (July 29)in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Check out pictures from GettyImages.

August 4, 2005 - Prior to the release of 'Never Gone', the Backstreet Boys had few expectations about the album and its potential success. When bands take a break, they're "out of sight and out of mind," Kevin Richardson explained to the Flint Journal. "Our expectations on this album were, and our goals were, that we're going to give 100 percent. We're going to make the best record we can and trust and hope that we'll have our fans there. People will still miss us and want to hear us. But again, you never really know. We didn't want to come out and make any statements and not have it turn out any particular way. We had an open mind and wanted to do the best we can, and the rest is in God's hands." Read more.

August 4, 2005 - Not-Like-You.com has Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee's new single 'Say Goodbye', featuring Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter. Download and listen here.

August 4, 2005 - Fans have wondered the Backstreet Boys have been on an extended hiatus. "I would say (when asked about it that) we're just taking a well-needed break and when the time is right, we will get back together," Kevin Richardson tells Ed Condran. Bandmate Nick Carter added, "We needed to take some time to ourselves on the break. And, you know, we really didn't know when would be the next time that we would do an album. We've been together for 12 years now and we've experienced so many things together." Read more.

August 4, 2005 - John Soeder of the Cleveland Plain Dealer was on hand for the Backstreet Boys for a sold-out performance Tuesday night (July 26) at Tower City Amphitheater. Soeder writes, "BSB just might have a future on the oldies circuit, however. In concert, there was no denying the sugar rush of 'Larger Than Life', 'Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely', 'I Want It That Way' (all together now: 'Tell me why-y!') and other ear-candy anthems from a pre-'American Idol' era. Those were the days when Top 40 artists rolled off a Florida assembly line and dominated the charts with monster songs produced by the Swedish pop mafia." Read more.

August 4, 2005 - Glenn Gamboa of Newsday was on hand for the Backstreet Boys concert at Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday night (July 27). Gamboa writes, "The latest incarnation of the Backstreet Boys is more fun-loving, more laid-back and, in its own way, more musically adventurous than ever; they're ready to accept their roles as pop singers instead of trying to duke it out with the world to remain the 'it' guys they once were." Read more.

August 4, 2005 - Jon Pareles of The New York Times was on hand for the Backstreet Boys concert at Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday night (July 27). Pareles writes, "Unlike *NSYNC, the rivals who surpassed them, Backstreet Boys have neither an obvious leader nor a need for self-expression; [Brian] Littrell, the Boys' most prominent lead singer, is no Justin Timberlake, and the group very rarely has a hand in writing its songs. Where *NSYNC chose to keep up with the leaps and quirks of R&B, Backstreet Boys prefer marchlike pop anthems that pledge undying love." Read more.

August 4, 2005 - The Backstreet Boys performed at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia on Sunday (July 24). Check out photos, a clip of a screamin crowd, and a Brian Littrell pre-concert interview with Atlanta's Star 94 FM at the station's official website, Star94.com.

August 4, 2005 - Cubby of Z100 in New York interviewed Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee on Thursday (July 21). Lee discussed collaborating with Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys -- "that guy partied harder than any guys that came in the studio to work with me, he's a total maniac", amongst other topics. Download and listen to the interview here.

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