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August 2003 Archives
August 2003 Archives
| Nick &
Jess in US Weekly 8/31/03 |
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Check out the latest issue for an article
about the Newlyweds. |
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VMA article mentions 98º 8/28/03 |
These 2 paragraphs
from
50 Cent, Madonna, Britney & Missy Plan Surprises For VMAs?
The
show will also serve as a reunion of sorts for the group
98 Degrees, which has been on hiatus for the past two years as the
group members pursued solo projects. Singer Jeff Timmons (news)
told LAUNCH Wednesday (August 27) that the entire group and singer
Jessica Simpson (the wife of 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey)
will be sitting together in the audience.
Timmons, who has attended the last several VMA shows, added that he's
really looking forward to seeing Chris Rock host again. "You know they've
always been a blast," Timmons said. "Chris Rock is a wonderful host. I'm
most looking forward to seeing him host the show because that's probably the
most entertaining part of the show. But then you've got a bunch of
entertainers out there. 50 Cent's gonna be performing, Christina Aguilera (news)
possibly I heard, and some other people. Britney Spears (news)
maybe. And just to see those artists--those girls are really talented, so
I'm looking forward to that." |
| Review of
Nick's Album 8/27/03 |
This from Slant Magazine:
Nick Lachey
Soulo
Universal, 2003
Buy CD
 It
was inevitable really. Just as the success of the Backstreet Boys and ‘Nsync
was responsible for third-rate boy bands like 98° and O-Town, the recent
chart presence of Justin Timberlake’s
Justified was bound to light a few fires beneath the antsy
buttocks of some other former pin-ups. Fact: 98° frontman Nick Lachey’s solo
debut, the unfortunately-titled Soulo, is nowhere near as
embarrassing as Nick Carter’s
Now Or Never, but Mr. Jessica Simpson is no JT (and he’s
certainly no Ricky Martin, which is probably a more appropriate point of
comparison). Like Carter, Lachey seems stuck in another decade: he evokes
Richard Marx on “This I Swear,” a ballad which oozes and drips gooier than a
Hallmark greeting card, and comes off like a Faith-era George Michael
on the Guy Chambers-helmed “Can’t Stop Loving You.” These wouldn’t
necessarily be bad things if the music didn’t tread so middle-of-the-road.
Like his wife’s
In This Skin, Soulo’s lyrics read like one long marriage
vow (with this much verbal gushing, don’t be surprised if the second season
of their reality show, “Newlyweds,” is re-titled “Le Divorce”). Lachey hired
The Matrix to help spice up three tracks, including the über-racy lead
single “Shut Up.” But while the breakbeats-and-synths of “It’s Alright”
sound patently European (read: trendy, unlike most stateside pop), the
production duo’s work here makes the music of their premier employer, Avril
Lavigne, sound almost--dare I say it--edgy. “Carry On,” another track
produced by Guy Chambers, is a promising inspirational pop/rocker with a
catchy guitar riff, but Lachey doesn’t have the charisma or the voice to
carry it. Not to mention, if Chambers can’t help break Robbie Williams in
the U.S., it’s unlikely his production prowess will make any waves for
Lachey.
Sal Cinquemani
© slant magazine, 2003. |
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