Article: New Kids rise again; Boston's blockbuster boy band is back.(Arts and Lifestyle)

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The Boston Herald
Article date:
May 16, 2008
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Byline: JED GOTTLIEB

Once upon a time the New Kids on the Block were, like, a totally awesome pop phenomenon.

Wait, back up and scratch that.

The New Kids on the Block ARE, like, a totally awesome pop phenomenon.

Those issues of Tiger Beat you treasured may be older than Miley Cyrus, but that hasn't stopped Jordan, Jonathan, Joey, Danny and Donnie from becoming as big as Hannah Montana all over again.

This morning the New Kids perform for the first time publicly in 14 years on the "Today" show. Sunday they play the sold-out Kiss-108 Concert at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield.

And on Sept. 26 and 28, Boston's fab five ...

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