Popstar August '09 issue

Michaela kindly sent us scans from the August 2009 issue of popstar. We will add in the gallery once we fix it. For now we will add them here.

Pictures from the Tacoma Show

Our visitor Steph K-S was generous to share her pictures and video from the show!



We will add her pictures once we fix our gallery!

Thank you again Steph.

quartet of young men

The Jonas Brothers are not the new Beatles. They are a talented, ambitious, determined, massively successful pop trio whose romantic hits are aimed square at their target demographic -- young women.

While it is unwise to ignore the musical tastes of young women lest you appear hopelessly out of touch, little girls scream over all sorts of things -- puppies, thunderstorms, androgynous pop idols.

FEMALE DELIRIUM

Parents (or grandparents) may remember the scenes of female delirium that greeted the Beatles in the early days, but we'll have to put that down to coincidence.

A similar scene was witnessed at Rexall Place last night -- and despite a night of terrific entertainment for the kids, there were no signs the Jonas Brothers are destined to become the greatest band of this or any other generation.

Don't you think they would've come up with a Sgt. Peppers by now?

These are my preliminary results of a careful study of last night's Jonas Brothers concert.

To keep the experiment pure, I had purposely avoided all contact with all things Jonas for the entire 14 1/2 minutes they've been famous -- no music, no images, no Internet, no written word whatsoever save for one sentence accidentally glimpsed when this Jonasmania all started: "The Jonas Brothers are the new Beatles."

What a grand experience for a Jonas Brothers virgin!

This was a high-production thriller of a concert from note one -- in a song about making the most out of "all this stress," which sort of rhymes with "no regrets" and "I'm about to break a sweat."

The arena echoed with the sound that can only be created when a mainly female crowd of 18,000 is faced with their favourite pop stars: A high-pitched EEEEEEEEE! that drills right into your brain and stays there long after it ends.

It was the background for the entire evening, at some points threatening to obliterate the music itself, but not quite.

Sound systems have come a long way since the early 1960s. So has stage production. These boys spared no expense for a spectacular "in-the-round" show that let the crowd experience the many sides of the Jonas Brothers.

It didn't take long to sort out who was who. Nick is the cute one. Joe is the tough one. And Kevin is the not-as-cute-nor-as-tough one -- but he played guitar most of the time.

Nick showed his sensitive side most convincingly. He played a heartfelt ballad on a white grand piano, noting that he has diabetes and dedicating the song -- A Little Bit Longer -- to the fight against diabetes. He added, "Don't ever stop fighting."

Nick is also the multi-talented one, demonstrating competence on guitar, piano and even drums.

JOE THE ROCKER

Joe, meanwhile, was the "rocker" of the brothers, wailing out such lyrics as "You gotta be be good to me, I'm gonna be be good to you" --yes: be be -- or later on while his bro played drums, "Live to party!" featuring a bit where Joe and Kevin were hoisted up on a giant crane to spray the crowd with what appeared to be liquid confetti. Rockers.

As far as I could tell, Jonas Brothers' material falls into two basic categories -- songs about love and songs about wishing you didn't screw up and lose said love -- and in two basic moods: tear the roof off or snuggle on the couch.

There were a couple that didn't seem to fit any of the above, like a song called Turn Right, with a telling line, "Somehow I'm to blame for this never-ending racetrack you call life," and also a cover of Neil Diamond's Sweet Caroline.

Now that's something the Beatles never did: Chuck Berry yes, Neil Diamond never.

The opening acts I likewise treated with the clarity of hearing from the point of view of complete ignorance -- well, almost.

It was impossible to avoid 2007 American Idol winner Jordin Sparks or her incessantly-aired hit Tattoo, wherein a former love is compared to body art you're saving up to get lasered off.

With a four-piece band and four backup singers, Sparks wailed through a short set of the earnest, romantic pop songs that are the bread and butter of the Idols, ending with the turgid ballad No Air, in which the love of the desired man is likened to the very oxygen she needs to live!

Up first, a quartet of young men called Honor Society blasted through brisk, poppy songs that dealt with being in love ("I'm not over you") and in lust ("see you in the dark").

They look good enough to be screamed over. They seem to actually be singing and playing their own instruments and their songs are actually pretty catchy.

In short, Honor Society IS THE NEW JONAS BROTHERS!

Source: Edmonton Sun

Personally, I don't think Honor Society is the new Jonas Brothers but let's hope that they will rise to success as them. We are very proud of the gentlemen!

"Bow tie aficionado"

It’s often a little too easy to take a few sardonic swipes at an act like the Jonas Brothers.

Yes, the trio comes out of the Disney mould.

Yes, the JoBro machine is huge — a massive marketing endeavour that involves cross-promotions, product placement, film appearances, TV spinoffs and a gargantuan amount of merchandising.

Yes, it’s inoffensive pop music — happy go-lucky stuff that sends throngs of fans emptying their lungs with abandon.

But, guess what? Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas put on one heck of a show.

It didn’t matter if 17,000 fans are made to wait for an extra hour at the gates for a production delay, the line-up at Rexall’s 118th Avenue entrance winding its way all the way over and around the Agricom until 7 p.m. Thursday night.

Fans might have wondered if it had anything to do with Kevin’s impromptu flight back home to New Jersey yesterday to ask his longtime girlfriend Danielle Deneasa to marry him (sorry, girls).

However, fans young and old — most gripping their own homemade poster professing love and affection for one Jonas or another — patiently held their breath for the moment when they could finally let it all out.

If there is one safe, wholesome place where — much to any parent’s delight — kids, tweens and teens can enjoy some wholesome entertainment, it’s at a Jonas Brothers concert.

Despite the delay at the gate, it didn’t take long for the JoBro machine to take over and catch up without a hitch.

Opener and bow tie aficionado Honor Society started things off with its own brand of squeaky-clean yet crunchy pop rock, the quartet delivering four songs in rapid-fire fashion to whet the crowd’s appetite.

American Idol winner Jordin Sparks followed with some old-fashioned R&B, showcasing a fine set of pipes and a whole lot of soul on a few tunes of her own, including her hit single Tattoo.

Korean pop phenomenon Wonder Girls followed for a quick one-off song and some tentative dance interaction with the audience, but what seemed like a cute and clever idea never really took off.

At that point, the crowd was growing restless and deafening screams followed any mention of the name “Jonas” — whether in the trailer for the upcoming animated Japanese movie Ponyo (which features the voice of other brother Frankie Jonas, a.k.a. “Bonus” Jonas), a Burger King commercial with the three Bros, or via a simple still frame of either Nick, Joe or Kevin’s pearly grins.

“Jonas, Jonas, Jonas!” chanted the sold-out crowd.

Lights out. Screams.

Queen’s We Will Rock You pumping out of the speakers. More screams.

The massive “in-the-round” stage’s lighting rigs lifting off and revealing the three brothers — Joe with the microphone, Kevin and Nick with guitars. Screams, more screams and plenty of “ohmygodohmygodohmygod.”

Sure, it’s easy to make a few sarcastic comments or snide remarks about the boys’ “purity rings” or the surface-level quality of their music — being young, being in love, that kind of stuff.

But what a show.

Joe doing a jump-kick during Paranoid.

Kevin pulling off his signature “guitar spins” during Play My Music.

Nick even talking about his struggle with diabetes in the middle of a tender, piano-laden A Little Bit Longer and telling the crowd, “You are my inspiration and I love you,” which instantly drove everyone bananas.

JoBromania was here and it blasted pop nugget after pop nugget — Year 3000, Much Better, and a raucous Burnin’ Up to wrap things up — amid a dazzling array of lasers, mirror balls, smoke, rotating/rising stages and strobe effects.

When it comes to having their fans eat from the palm of their hands and leaving them still wanting more, the JoBros are real pros.

© Copyright (c) The Calgary Herald

Honor Society and Wonder Girls - Dance Off

The video is also on the wondergirls youtube channel.

Happy 4th of July!

honorsociety: Happy July 4th! We're bringing fireworks to Winnipeg tomorrow, then Omaha and beyond. Prepare to rock!!

Video Coverage from Edmonton (7-2-09)

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Honor Society Merch

honorsociety: New Honor Society tour merch available at www.honorsocietymerch.com We helped design it...let us know what you think!

Honor Society has some discounts on t-shirts for the month of July.

Full Moon Crazy!

Hey guys!

We’re having such a blast on tour with our friends the Jonas Brothers and Jordin Sparks. We’re making so many new friends in each city and really appreciate all of the support from all of you.

Don’t forget to get your tickets for the FULL MOON CRAZY TOUR. It’s our special gift from us to YOU, our fans. Go to www.honorsocietymusic.com for information. The first show is July 11th at the House of Blues in Chicago.

Can’t wait to get FULL MOON CRAZY!

See you soon!!

HS~