So Close
First, I have to thank Shana for being wonderfully evil. After deciding that we needed to go on Sunday, she managed to snag us two lovely seats. Then when I brought up that Melynee and Amanda didn’t have tickets for…
Shiny, Happy, Dancing Boys
Melynee and I planned long ago the moments when we would cry during our first *NSYNC show. For her, it would be the moment of anticipation, when the music is building and the crowd is left waiting for The Boys…
Special Report: On the Line Premiere
Through our incredible amount of clout in the world of entertainment; the fear and awe in which we are held by the movers and shakers of Hollywood – not to mention the amazing generosity of a friend – Amy and…
Just Drive, She Said
Written by Amy, Amanda VH1’s latest Driven episode, featuring *NSYNC, was both a three-hankie weeper and a revelation (despite barely scraping the surface of the group’s history). Chances are that it left husks of broken fans across the country, huddled…
The 400th MSG Review You’ve Read
Written by Melynee, Amanda, Michelle You know, we’ve all read a million and one reviews of *NSYNC’s Live from Madison Square Garden concert, and probably so have you. Is that going to stop us from rambling on about it? Hell…
Icon: God Bless Janet Jackson Remakes
Can’t you see my desire? No, and I think this is my problem. I can’t. I’ve received numerous wordless phone calls and wordy emails on how hot The Boys are. How awesome the song is. How hot The Boys are.…
Oops, I Did It Again
This is a hard thing for a guy to admit in public, but I believe in an honest review: I saw *NSYNC again, and this time I kind of liked it. Instead of being in a catatonic, over-stimulated daze, I…
Schizophrenic Round-Up
JC Chasez’s album, and his collaborations, are starting to leak on the Internet. Sure, there’s only an average of one minute, thirty seconds of each song. That doesn’t mean some of us haven’t listened to them a million times already.…
Would You Be So Nice to Me
…if I wasn’t a celebrity? Well, hons, I probably wouldn’t *squeeee* over you, or get happy for you when you’re given flowers, but, yeah. I’d be nice to you. I’m generally nice to everybody. Unless you piss me off. Or…
Flying Solo, Take 2
I was doing so well. A year in exile at a theater in Pennsylvania had me completely out of the *NSYNC loop. Even after my release into the wilds of pop culture in March, a combination of shockingly slow Internet…
Desperately Seeking BGL
I’ve seen three *NSYNC shows this tour, and written three different reviews. It’s all Lance’s fault. And being a writerly-type person, I don’t easily give up on stuff I’ve written. So let’s just pretend that everyone in the ‘net world…
Angry!Bitter!Boys Make Me Sigh
*NSYNC – Relatively chipper, with huge doses of sap!SYNC. No Strings Attached – Multirange Stalker!SYNC. Celebrity – Angry!Bitter!SYNC. I, uhm, like angry!bitter!sync. A lot. More than I should like an angry!bitter!album from boys who have more money than God. (And…
Quiz: Are You a Teenie?
PopGurls helps you answer one of the nagging questions of our times: Are you a teenie? When an *NSYNC song comes on the radio you a. scoff and quickly change the channel. b. leave it on, but joke loudly about…
*NSYNC UNO Doesn't *Nsuck
I have long since held that I’m not the worst of the gurlies for one fact (okay, more than one fact, but this is my favorite): I do.not.buy.myself.*NSYNC.toys. Yes, I admit to purchasing a Teen Beat or two – but…
Death by Icon
Yeah, so, I’m kind at a disadvantage here, because it’s the next day. Because, well, you know. You’re watching the video. The. Fucking. Video. The night before. And you suddenly forget to breathe. Like, really, truly, all of a sudden…
The Justified Round-Up
Our little Justin Timberlake is all grown up! He’s gone and made a solo album just like everyone said he would! But is this kid Justified? We rounded up some people and issued this challenge: One album, three paragraphs. Justin’s…
On The Line: Slashy Goodness
Melynee, Amy • You knew it was coming. Because, despite all the promotional appearances and marketing blitzes (convenient new girlfriend and all), when you’re sitting in that theatre and the lights go down and the music starts, it’s impossible to deny…
Icon: An Ode
i knew what was coming, weeks in advance. i knew. i was prepared. but still… could.not.breathe. palm flat on chest – heart still beating, thankfully. cheeks flushed. Staring. he did that thing, that thing with his hand. Staring. he did…
*NSYNC: A Post-Modern Love Story
Melynee • In the illustrious tradition of Jane Magazine’s “It Happened To Me”, popgurls presents Exercises in Humiliation, or *NSYNC: A Post-Modern Love Story.
Your Required Celebrity Breakdown
It is with a profound sense of shame that I admit that, um, IdonotyetowntheimportversionofCelebrity. I know, I know. What the hell am I thinking? How can I truly call myself a popgurl? Oh, but it gets worse: I’ve missed all…
Justin’s Letters to His Garbage Can
It shouldn’t need to be said, but when Amy and Michelle get bored… well, it isn’t good. Inspired by the work of art that is known in the PopGurls-verse as the Lucy song, we’ve done some digging, yo, and we…
That’s the Way Love Goes, Again
Written by Melynee, Amanda MTVIcon: Janet Jackson brought us an unexpected treat – *NSYNC not only doing a fantastic cover, but putting their own spin on the video itself. The first viewing left most popgurls nearly incoherent, but after subsequent…
Icon: They've Created a Monster
So, I’m sort of having a crisis of faith, here. I just watched *NSYNC on MTV’s “Icon” tribute to Janet Jackson. And it left me shaking and not quite weeping and completely out of control. This disturbs me to no…
The Great Lucy Debate
From: Michelle Subject: RE: RE: RE: joey says, “HOLD THE PICKLE!” Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 11:35:36 – 0600 (EST) …And I lovers Amanda, because she lent me the first *NSYNC CD to listen to. And I’ll probably burn it…
On the Lance
The closer we get to the wide release of Lance and Joey’s acting debut, On the Line, the more nervous I get. An *NSYNC fan’s road is a long one, fraught with peril. One must budget carefully for the purchase…
Michelle Finally Sees the Boys
So, for those of you not keeping track, I was the last PopGurl to see *NSYNC live. I was extremely bitter about that fact. It got ugly, yo. And, to top it off, the bitches (aka *NSYNC) weren’t coming to…
Pop Frickin’ Odyssey, Baby
I’ve been putting this off for days now. The Concert Review. It’s grown until it’s reached fully capitalized stature in my mind, and I’ve been trying and trying to figure out what my issue is; why what should be an…
Big Boys, Small Screen
I saw the Pop Odyssey concert six times in person, so it’s understandable that I would have doubts about the Pop Odyssey concert video. When you’re sitting so close to the stage that Joey notices you’ve had the same seats…
*NSYNC Ate My Wife And I Watched
Ever since my wife was taken over by *NSYNC (late October of 2000) I have had to watch a lot of performances by the shiny quintet, both on TV and at the IMAX. And while I have always respected the…
Special Report: Boston
“When you land, you have to go to the Four Seasons Hotel at 200 Boylston from five to six. Someone is having a press conference. Call me at work.” This is the message I heard from Melynee while waiting at…





















