What do you do to promote a tour of aging boy bands while still trying to titillate a fan base that has grown older right along with the past-their-prime groups? In the case of the upcoming New Kids on the Block (NKOTB), 98 Degrees, and Boyz II Men joint jaunt through the U.S., you call it "The Package Tour," of course. Very funny, guys. But this sort of tease could be plenty to get maturing, swooning fans to bust out their pocketbooks for a glimpse of Jordan Knight in some close-fitting pants.

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NKOTBSB (New Kids on the Block and Backstreet Boys) at the Target Center, 7/15/11
New Kids on the Block beg for your respect

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​A couple blasts from the past will be in town this week as the Minnesota Timberwolves play host to the Boston Celtics (featuring our old "buddy" Kevin Garnett) and '90s pop superstar Vanilla Ice. The rapper will perform at halftime of Friday's contest at Target Center.

Although "Ice Ice Baby" is nearing its 22nd birthday and Vanilla was recently given the backhanded compliment of a number six on SPIN's list of pop's 30 most reviled musicians, this song rings out much better than the Britney Spears, 'N Sync and LMFAO the Timberwolves have had on their headphones of late.



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​What started as an LOL for music fans in Questlove's social network has turned into a roaring political migraine for NBC, as Michele Bachmann has gotten word of the "diss" the Roots delivered in the form of her walk-on music on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon on Monday night.More »

​Kanye West has never been one to let a big, zeitgeist-y moment pass without seizing and babbling narcisistically through it. So it comes as something of a shock that at the Occupy Wall Street protests the other day, he let hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons do all of his talking for him, which in rap terms is sort of like President Obama showing up there and letting Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton serve as his mouthpiece.
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​Despite the head-scratching nature of the new venture, you've gotta admit there's something sort of endearing about the idea of Motörhead frontman Lemmy curling up for a cozy night in with a bottle of his band's new branded Australian Shiraz, a good book and maybe a few logs blazing away in the fireplace.

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​At this point, there's little that Michele Bachmann can say to rattle us. After all, this is the woman who -- just this weekend! -- claimed that God sent Hurricane Irene to help rein in big government spending and get her into the White House. But we couldn't help but let out a little snort at the sight of this video, in which Bachmann professes her love for the Steve Miller-inspired, somehow-not-even-super-terrible Christian rock band White People, whom the presidential hopeful endorsed during this month's Spirit Midwest Christian Music Festival in Des Moines, Iowa.

"Who likes White People?" Bachmann asked the crowd enthusiastically, which was met with cheers from a bunch of the white people in attendance.

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​Ok, I'm convinced that Pitchfork is out to destroy Minnesotan artists' relationships with their hometowns. At least, that would seem to be the case given the recent hubbub over John Maus's record store-damning interview -- which Maus later retracted and said was misinterpreted and misleadingly edited -- and today's interview with Elite Gymnastics, which portrays the electro duo as... well, you be the judge. I think I'm done expounding on Pitchfork interviews with local artists for the summer.
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​Another item to add to the ongoing list of why getting hooked on Oxy is a bad idea: It might lead you rob a Walgreens with a fake bomb threat and then attempt a getaway by hailing a taxi. At least, that's how Coheed and Cambria bassist Michael Todd decided to kick off his leave of absence from the group last night in Massachusetts.

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​It's a salacious headline, isn't it? And it's the subject of a press release that went out today on behalf of the Top 40 digitized crooner whose extensive and unabashed use of the vocal effect has been making pop music more and more robotic over the past few years. 
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​Today, the heavily tattoed, gun-slinging gangsta rapper Waka Flocka Flame's bare bod is circulating around the internet, and guess what? It's all in the name of PUPPIES!

(Some things are just so fun to type.)

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