Episode 4 - The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story (2019)
Hey friends! This week we dive into the 'Duuuuurrrrty pop' world through The Boy Band Con Youtube Original documentary (2019). We discuss our love of produced pop boybands N*Sync (The boys next door) and The Backstreet Boys (The darker clothed more serious band apparently). Join us on this emotional rollercoaster of nostalgia and unease as we peek into the dark, exploitative innards of the pop machine through the notorious Lou Pearlman. Links: Intro music c/o WHAT pictures. Thanks to Horlicks for getting in touch. Creating moments together since 1873. Follow them here: https://instagram.com/horlicksuk?igshid=18a45sx1ve78i The Radio 4 Podcast where Melvyn Bragg and friends discuss St. Thomas Aquinas: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/st-thomas-aquinas/id463701671?i=1000343871203 (...what even is this podcast anymore?) The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story: https://youtu.be/CcCRs0Ic3FI O-Town and their liquid dreams: https://youtu.be/u7RPvOOjCvE How to pronounce JC (not Jesus Christ) Chasez (allegedly): https://youtu.be/meDRs-UzRVA NSync: I Want you Back (or do they?): https://youtu.be/is6gtilerPk Fact checks: Cold Case (singular), the show about a Philadelphia homicide squad ran from 2003-2010. So not that recent. Might as well have referenced Morse. Puppet on a String was not sung by Dusty Springfield. It was in fact a 1967 Eurovision winner for Sandy Shaw. Sorry Sandy. Armageddon was released in 1998, as was Lost in Space. I Want You Back was released in 1996. Ignore Julie’s theory. Nsync were clearly ahead of their time (and space). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/natalie-duffy/support