JC newsbits!
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foxmonkeyI meant to post these last night, but I did more reading than posting. Dropping them here to have them forever and always. There's nothing too exciting, just stuff about the song he wrote with Justin. These have already appeared other places, but maybe you're seeing them here first. :-)
Justin review with *one* line about JC - a good one. Not complimentary to the rest of the guys, though.
Timberlake growing up fast
Pop star proving, again, he has what it takes to stay a star
MELISSA RUGGIERI
MUSIC CRITIC Aug 31, 2006
Once upon a time, a skinny white boy from Memphis, Tenn., wrapped a bandanna around his wild 'fro, indulged in aerobic dance steps and, with his four group mates, strapped on a harness to fly over stadiums of hyperventilating pre-teens.
The boy was always the favorite, edging in front of his pals to beat box on "Pop," show off his falsetto on "Gone" and, as we've now learned, frequently inhale.
He was also the first to wave bye bye (bye) to his less talented friends -- with the exception of JC Chasez.
Not many expected his 2002 solo debut to be anything more than passable Top 40 pop, an unspectacular footnote in the career of yet another vapid pop idol.
But here is where that story ends.
Justin Timberlake's "Justified" turned out to be a crafty collection of meaty R&B-flavored pop. The 13 songs on the album, all of which he co-wrote, sneaked in dribbles of Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall" and Prince in his most commercial phases.
"Justified" became an instant hit, selling more than 3½ million copies in the United States. Timberlake was crowned the burgeoning king of pop and the boy became a man.
That man, all of 25 years old now, ushered in the next phase of his domination of smart pop music with a sold-out-in-eight-minutes show on Friday at the 9:30 Club in D.C.
Designed to hype his Sept. 12 sophomore release, "FutureSex/LoveSounds," this tour of only 13 dates in teeny venues proved with one simple mandate that Timberlake is all about being an adult now -- if you weren't 18 or older, you didn't get in. Take that, you glow-stick waving tweens who are only interested in Timberlake's lopsided smile and '80s-inspired dance moves, such as the Robot. (Go Justin! Go Justin!)
His vigorous 90-minute set began somewhat amusingly, as the classical strains of Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" melded into the dark strains of "Cry Me a River," his middle finger of a song to his ex, Britney Spears. Seated behind an electric piano, waving to and cueing the crackerjack 11-piece ensemble crammed behind him, Timberlake appeared to summon the spirit of Ray Charles as he bobbed and absorbed the thick music.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves, big guy.
Timberlake is aching to be taken seriously as an artist -- he occasionally offered some gliding dance steps, but no pyro, production numbers or even costume changes. Still, even dressed up in a natty dark suit and tie -- he's definitely bringing classy back -- Timberlake acts his age all too often.
Before playing the first of a handful of new tunes, he told the 1,200-plus, 90 percent female crowd, "I hope you like them, but, if not, well, [blank] you."
Of course it was said with a cheeky grin, but Timberlake's confidence in himself and his music borders on smug, an inevitable detraction from his worthwhile creations.
Of that new material, "My Love" is the strongest of the bunch and, with its charming rhythmic changes and a wonky guitar riff squirting '70s disco infectiousness, would have be an infinitely better lead single than the monotonous, migraineinducing "SexyBack."
Another newbie, "Till the End of Time," is a standard love ballad straight out of the Janet Jackson songbook, a blah, chimes-infested droner that nonetheless had the audience swaying their arms in the air at Timberlake's command.
That, of course, is the larger point here. Even at his most mundane, Timberlake is a star, capable of inciting a frenzy by merely tacking on a snippet of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" at the end of a superbly tight and choppy "Like I Love You." The purpose of the Nirvana nod might have been an attempt at rock cred (leave it alone, bud), but more likely a lazy method of provoking the crowd and band to bounce simultaneously in a thundering musical climax.
As a showman, Timberlake didn't need to do much more to keep this group enthralled than quietly remove layers of his suit, unbutton the top of his shirt and occasionally thrust his pelvis and rear end as provocative come-ons. When he tossed the remains of his water bottle on the front rows during a funky "Rock Your Body" which nicely incorporated the bass line of Chic's "Good Times" -- you would have thought those droplets morphed into $100 bills, given the ridiculous reaction.
Throughout the night, Timberlake's flexible voice ably segued from searing falsetto to soul growl, which made the show-closing appearance of the vocally subpar "SexyBack" a drag.
True, given its droning beat and minimal lyrics, the song thrived in a club environment, especially with the added adrenaline provided by surprise guest Timbaland, the Virginia Beach mastermind who produced much of Timberlake's album and is responsible for the least annoying parts of "SexyBack."
The twosome proved their muscularity by turning out another impromptu version of the song, done D.C. go-go style, another impressive check on Timberlake's list of music knowledge.
He wants to claim that king of pop crown, no doubt -- and maybe some day he will. But at this point, Timberlake, even all grown up, is still just a prince.
JC explaining Until Yesterday: "It's actually about your girlfriend getting knocked up with another man's baby. How would you deal with that?"
JC Chasez Works With Justin On Adultery Track, OK Go On Dance Moves
09.06.2006 6:00 AM EDT
'NSYNC singer's Schizophrenic follow-up due in early 2007.
NEW YORK — Given the subject matter of "Until Yesterday," you'd wonder if JC Chasez took a turn toward country music.
"Well, it's not your average love story, by any means," the 'NSYNC singer said of the first single from his yet-untitled sophomore LP, due in early 2007. He performed the track with one of his best friends, Justin Timberlake, at New York's Roseland Theatre after last week's 2006 MTV Video Music Awards (see "Underdog Night At The VMAs: Panic, Gnarls, Blunt, Chamillionaire Win Big"). "It's actually about your girlfriend getting knocked up with another man's baby. How would you deal with that?"
Not well. But Chasez's music, while perhaps embracing the "cry in your beer" country ethos, won't sound anything like Travis Tritt. Chasez calls the album — which he spent more than a year and a half working on and just finished recording last month — a collection of "intelligent pop" (see "Justin Wows At Post-VMA Club Show; JC Chasez, Three 6 Mafia, Will.I.Am Join In").
"It's a great pop record — one that makes you think," he said of the follow-up to 2004's Schizophrenic. "It's not generic, and it's just a great sounding record too."
Chasez and Timberlake co-wrote and co-produced "Until Yesterday," along with two other cuts that are slated for the final track list: "God Bless America" and "Better With You." The singer also worked with rapper/producer Timbaland on a tune called "Fire"; producer Dallas Austin (Kelis, Gwen Stefani) on "F--- With My Mind"; and Billy Steinberg (who worked with Madonna in writing "Like a Virgin") on "I'm Not Sleeping Alone."
And, of course, Chasez had nothing but glowing reviews for his buddy Justin's upcoming LP, FutureSex/LoveSounds, due Tuesday (see "Justin's Album Shows Off Two Sides: Over-The-Top Saucy, Unassumingly Sweet").
"He has a phenomenal record coming out," Chasez said. "Obviously, he's one of my best friends. But 'SexyBack' is a brand-new sound for him, and it's opened up a lot of minds. The safe route would have been to make another record like the last one, because it was so successful. But I like the fact that he said, 'No. I'm going to be artistic. I am going to change my sound,' because that's what he was inspired to do."
When MTV News talked to Timberlake last month, he said he was excited to be working with his longtime friend.
"He and I have written three or four songs now that I kind of put a producer hat on for, which was an honor, because in my opinion, he had the best voice out of all of us," Timberlake said of his former bandmate (see "Justin Opens Up About Britney, Lance, JC And The Media"). "Out of all the boy bands, call 'em what you will, he was the one that could out-sing all of us. And I've known him since I was 10, so it was fun to sit behind the board and push him."
Chasez said he plans to tour in support of his next album, but at this stage in the game, he's more concerned with finishing the record's final mix — a task that should take up at least much of this week. And who knows? Perhaps when Chasez does hit the road, he could join forces with his new pals OK Go.
"They're actually really cool," the singer said after meeting the band the afternoon before they'd take the stage to re-enact the treadmill tomfoolery of their video "Here It Goes Again" (see "YouTube Faves OK Go: The Band Least Likely To Become Famous For Their Dancing"). The bandmembers consulted with Chasez about potential dance moves they wanted to borrow and throw into the mix. "I am going to go check them out now, and if the music is any good, I will certainly become a fan."
— Chris Harris
Same as above, with a Justin slant. Mentions the "Britney cheated!" rumor.
Justin pens ex rant with pal
By NADIA BROOKS
Online Reporter
September 07, 2006
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE has teamed up with one of his former ‘N SYNC bandmates to write an angry new single about a cheating girlfriend.
Justin, who is at No 1 with SexyBack, helped pen JC Chasez’s new tune Until Yesterday.
The two pals produced the track together too.
JC explained: "It's about your girlfriend getting pregnant by another man."
The pair debuted the new song live last week at Justin’s post-MTV Video Music Awards party in New York.
Comparisons will be drawn to Justin’s Cry My A River, which featured him catching a Britney Spears lookalike cheating.
Justin is reported to have split with Britney several years ago because of an indiscretion on her part.
Britney is now pregnant with her second child by wannabe rapper Kevin Federline.
Justin review with *one* line about JC - a good one. Not complimentary to the rest of the guys, though.
Timberlake growing up fast
Pop star proving, again, he has what it takes to stay a star
MELISSA RUGGIERI
MUSIC CRITIC Aug 31, 2006
Once upon a time, a skinny white boy from Memphis, Tenn., wrapped a bandanna around his wild 'fro, indulged in aerobic dance steps and, with his four group mates, strapped on a harness to fly over stadiums of hyperventilating pre-teens.
The boy was always the favorite, edging in front of his pals to beat box on "Pop," show off his falsetto on "Gone" and, as we've now learned, frequently inhale.
He was also the first to wave bye bye (bye) to his less talented friends -- with the exception of JC Chasez.
Not many expected his 2002 solo debut to be anything more than passable Top 40 pop, an unspectacular footnote in the career of yet another vapid pop idol.
But here is where that story ends.
Justin Timberlake's "Justified" turned out to be a crafty collection of meaty R&B-flavored pop. The 13 songs on the album, all of which he co-wrote, sneaked in dribbles of Michael Jackson's "Off the Wall" and Prince in his most commercial phases.
"Justified" became an instant hit, selling more than 3½ million copies in the United States. Timberlake was crowned the burgeoning king of pop and the boy became a man.
That man, all of 25 years old now, ushered in the next phase of his domination of smart pop music with a sold-out-in-eight-minutes show on Friday at the 9:30 Club in D.C.
Designed to hype his Sept. 12 sophomore release, "FutureSex/LoveSounds," this tour of only 13 dates in teeny venues proved with one simple mandate that Timberlake is all about being an adult now -- if you weren't 18 or older, you didn't get in. Take that, you glow-stick waving tweens who are only interested in Timberlake's lopsided smile and '80s-inspired dance moves, such as the Robot. (Go Justin! Go Justin!)
His vigorous 90-minute set began somewhat amusingly, as the classical strains of Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf" melded into the dark strains of "Cry Me a River," his middle finger of a song to his ex, Britney Spears. Seated behind an electric piano, waving to and cueing the crackerjack 11-piece ensemble crammed behind him, Timberlake appeared to summon the spirit of Ray Charles as he bobbed and absorbed the thick music.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves, big guy.
Timberlake is aching to be taken seriously as an artist -- he occasionally offered some gliding dance steps, but no pyro, production numbers or even costume changes. Still, even dressed up in a natty dark suit and tie -- he's definitely bringing classy back -- Timberlake acts his age all too often.
Before playing the first of a handful of new tunes, he told the 1,200-plus, 90 percent female crowd, "I hope you like them, but, if not, well, [blank] you."
Of course it was said with a cheeky grin, but Timberlake's confidence in himself and his music borders on smug, an inevitable detraction from his worthwhile creations.
Of that new material, "My Love" is the strongest of the bunch and, with its charming rhythmic changes and a wonky guitar riff squirting '70s disco infectiousness, would have be an infinitely better lead single than the monotonous, migraineinducing "SexyBack."
Another newbie, "Till the End of Time," is a standard love ballad straight out of the Janet Jackson songbook, a blah, chimes-infested droner that nonetheless had the audience swaying their arms in the air at Timberlake's command.
That, of course, is the larger point here. Even at his most mundane, Timberlake is a star, capable of inciting a frenzy by merely tacking on a snippet of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit" at the end of a superbly tight and choppy "Like I Love You." The purpose of the Nirvana nod might have been an attempt at rock cred (leave it alone, bud), but more likely a lazy method of provoking the crowd and band to bounce simultaneously in a thundering musical climax.
As a showman, Timberlake didn't need to do much more to keep this group enthralled than quietly remove layers of his suit, unbutton the top of his shirt and occasionally thrust his pelvis and rear end as provocative come-ons. When he tossed the remains of his water bottle on the front rows during a funky "Rock Your Body" which nicely incorporated the bass line of Chic's "Good Times" -- you would have thought those droplets morphed into $100 bills, given the ridiculous reaction.
Throughout the night, Timberlake's flexible voice ably segued from searing falsetto to soul growl, which made the show-closing appearance of the vocally subpar "SexyBack" a drag.
True, given its droning beat and minimal lyrics, the song thrived in a club environment, especially with the added adrenaline provided by surprise guest Timbaland, the Virginia Beach mastermind who produced much of Timberlake's album and is responsible for the least annoying parts of "SexyBack."
The twosome proved their muscularity by turning out another impromptu version of the song, done D.C. go-go style, another impressive check on Timberlake's list of music knowledge.
He wants to claim that king of pop crown, no doubt -- and maybe some day he will. But at this point, Timberlake, even all grown up, is still just a prince.
JC explaining Until Yesterday: "It's actually about your girlfriend getting knocked up with another man's baby. How would you deal with that?"
JC Chasez Works With Justin On Adultery Track, OK Go On Dance Moves
09.06.2006 6:00 AM EDT
'NSYNC singer's Schizophrenic follow-up due in early 2007.
NEW YORK — Given the subject matter of "Until Yesterday," you'd wonder if JC Chasez took a turn toward country music.
"Well, it's not your average love story, by any means," the 'NSYNC singer said of the first single from his yet-untitled sophomore LP, due in early 2007. He performed the track with one of his best friends, Justin Timberlake, at New York's Roseland Theatre after last week's 2006 MTV Video Music Awards (see "Underdog Night At The VMAs: Panic, Gnarls, Blunt, Chamillionaire Win Big"). "It's actually about your girlfriend getting knocked up with another man's baby. How would you deal with that?"
Not well. But Chasez's music, while perhaps embracing the "cry in your beer" country ethos, won't sound anything like Travis Tritt. Chasez calls the album — which he spent more than a year and a half working on and just finished recording last month — a collection of "intelligent pop" (see "Justin Wows At Post-VMA Club Show; JC Chasez, Three 6 Mafia, Will.I.Am Join In").
"It's a great pop record — one that makes you think," he said of the follow-up to 2004's Schizophrenic. "It's not generic, and it's just a great sounding record too."
Chasez and Timberlake co-wrote and co-produced "Until Yesterday," along with two other cuts that are slated for the final track list: "God Bless America" and "Better With You." The singer also worked with rapper/producer Timbaland on a tune called "Fire"; producer Dallas Austin (Kelis, Gwen Stefani) on "F--- With My Mind"; and Billy Steinberg (who worked with Madonna in writing "Like a Virgin") on "I'm Not Sleeping Alone."
And, of course, Chasez had nothing but glowing reviews for his buddy Justin's upcoming LP, FutureSex/LoveSounds, due Tuesday (see "Justin's Album Shows Off Two Sides: Over-The-Top Saucy, Unassumingly Sweet").
"He has a phenomenal record coming out," Chasez said. "Obviously, he's one of my best friends. But 'SexyBack' is a brand-new sound for him, and it's opened up a lot of minds. The safe route would have been to make another record like the last one, because it was so successful. But I like the fact that he said, 'No. I'm going to be artistic. I am going to change my sound,' because that's what he was inspired to do."
When MTV News talked to Timberlake last month, he said he was excited to be working with his longtime friend.
"He and I have written three or four songs now that I kind of put a producer hat on for, which was an honor, because in my opinion, he had the best voice out of all of us," Timberlake said of his former bandmate (see "Justin Opens Up About Britney, Lance, JC And The Media"). "Out of all the boy bands, call 'em what you will, he was the one that could out-sing all of us. And I've known him since I was 10, so it was fun to sit behind the board and push him."
Chasez said he plans to tour in support of his next album, but at this stage in the game, he's more concerned with finishing the record's final mix — a task that should take up at least much of this week. And who knows? Perhaps when Chasez does hit the road, he could join forces with his new pals OK Go.
"They're actually really cool," the singer said after meeting the band the afternoon before they'd take the stage to re-enact the treadmill tomfoolery of their video "Here It Goes Again" (see "YouTube Faves OK Go: The Band Least Likely To Become Famous For Their Dancing"). The bandmembers consulted with Chasez about potential dance moves they wanted to borrow and throw into the mix. "I am going to go check them out now, and if the music is any good, I will certainly become a fan."
— Chris Harris
Same as above, with a Justin slant. Mentions the "Britney cheated!" rumor.
Justin pens ex rant with pal
By NADIA BROOKS
Online Reporter
September 07, 2006
JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE has teamed up with one of his former ‘N SYNC bandmates to write an angry new single about a cheating girlfriend.
Justin, who is at No 1 with SexyBack, helped pen JC Chasez’s new tune Until Yesterday.
The two pals produced the track together too.
JC explained: "It's about your girlfriend getting pregnant by another man."
The pair debuted the new song live last week at Justin’s post-MTV Video Music Awards party in New York.
Comparisons will be drawn to Justin’s Cry My A River, which featured him catching a Britney Spears lookalike cheating.
Justin is reported to have split with Britney several years ago because of an indiscretion on her part.
Britney is now pregnant with her second child by wannabe rapper Kevin Federline.
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Date: 2006-09-11 02:53 am (UTC)No question about that, but it's lovely to hear it from Justin.
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Date: 2006-09-11 04:40 am (UTC)Isn't it? I broke out in a huge smile when I read that. :-)