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When I found out that I was probably going to interview B5, I knew what I had to do. I had to put it out there to the fans: what do you want to ask them? So, we put out a call on Bad Boy Blog and BadBoyForums.com. The response was overwhelming. We received approximately 300 questions. From those, I asked them 15 of your questions (not 16 as I had said before - I forgot one, sorry!) Thanks again to everyone who submitted - I hope that you enjoy the interview.
I have to say that it can be very hard to pick their voices out from one another at times. So, with some of these, I am not 100% sure. A big thanks to wadrkhadija for helping me to pick out some of the voices. Most of them are correct, but a few might not be. On ones that I was really unsure on, I've noted that it's a guess.
B5's sophomore album, "Don't Talk, Just Listen", will be in stores, September 11, 2007. Without further ado, the Bad Boy Blog interview of B5:
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You can listen to snippets of these two songs on their MySpace.
Via Aleetha.
You can listen to a snippet of "No One Else", a track from B5's new album, on their MySpace.
UrbanBridgez.com has an interview with B5.
J Dot (UBG): What is the biggest compliment someone has ever given you and that you try to live up to?
Patrick: This guy named Jason who used to be with Bad Boy and who is now with Jive gave us a very good compliment. He gave us these t-shirts of the Beatles and he said “keep working hard because soon you will be like them.” That’s what sticks out in my mind.
Kelly: The Beatles are like pretty much the biggest artist ever out. The Beatles and Michael Jackson are the biggest artists in history. For him to say that in that way is really cool. It made us feel really good inside.
Via OhSoB5.com.
The B5 YouTube channel has posted it's first video: B5's recent appearance on 106 & Park to premiere "Hydrolics". Watch it below.
According to Jenn10, there will be a live chat with B5 on TeenHollywood.com on August 1.
For all of my B5 fan readers, I wanted to mention that I just did the interview with them a few minutes ago and it went great. I asked them 16 of your questions (you'll have to wait and see which 16 :)) and the guys were great. So, lookout for that interview. I expect to publish it next week.
Since I announced the official tracklisting released by the label, I've been getting a few questions about the B5 track "All Over Again" which they have been performing, supposedly, introducing it as a cut from the new album. Yet, it wasn't on the tracklist.
You asked - I found out. I spoke with B5's manager, Jim McMahan, a few moments ago and he told me that the song has now been added to the album and the tracklisting has been changed. Here is the new, final tracklisting:
1. Hydrolics
2. How You Not Gonna
3. Right to Left
4. Erika Kane
5. Got It Like That
6. Tear Drops
7. In My Bedroom
8. All Over Again
9. What it Do
10. No One Else
11. I Must Love Drama
12. So Incredible
13. Things I Would Do
14. Rockstar (Bonus Track)
I'm guessing that "I Must Love Drama" is the same as "Drama", "So Incredible" is the same as "Incredible" and "Things I Would Do" is the same as "Things I Do For My Girl". Besides "All Over Again", "How You Not Gonna" is the other new track.
The executive producers for "Don't Talk, Just Listen" are Diddy and Kevin Wales with Harve Pierre receiving a Co-Executive Producer credit.
Update: We are now closed to questions. Thank you!
Last call for questions for B5. I'll be interviewing them at 12:30 PM ET on Friday, so I'll be closing to suggestions tomorrow. I'll only have 15 minutes with them, so I'll need to get my questions trimmed down big time, but I'll ask as many of your questions as I can.
Thanks.
According to Jenn10 at the B5 forums, B5 will be on 100.3 The Beat in Philadelphia on July 18 at 7:30 PM and Power 105 in New York on July 19 at 8:00 AM.
I just wanted to post a quick update on the B5 promo tour dates that I posted the other day. Their official MySpace has provided some clarification on some of the dates.
The August 2-3, 5-10, 12-14 and 17 dates will be part of the Russ Parr bus tour. August 4 will be at the Six Flags in Atlanta. August 18 will be a radio appearance at WERQ. August 25 will be a radio appearance at WWWZ in Charleston, South Carolina. And August 26 will be an instore at AAFES at Fort Hood in Killeen, TX.
B5 was on JAM'N 94.5 in Medford, MA this morning. The station site has pictures and audio (scroll down to the "Missed It Or Want To Hear It Again" section).
Via *Suqura* via OhSoB5.com via ALEETHA (Lilangel0312).
I just thought that I would post an update on the AOL Breakers voting for the "Southern Comfort" category, which features B5. B5's total has come back to earth a bit, but they still hold a commanding lead with 66% of the vote. Hurricane Chris has 21% with Plies picking up the rear, with 13%.
Update: We are now closed to questions. Thank you!
Although it's not a given, it's very possible that I'll be sitting down for an interview with B5 in the near future. So, in preparation for that, I wanted to put out a call to you to see if you had any questions for them. Please let me know in the comments section and suggest as many as you would like. If you'd like me to ask a specific member of the group a certain question, please specify who.
I appreciate any suggestions and I will take all of your question ideas into consideration for the actual interview, assuming it happens. If you suggest a question that I can ask - I'll ask it! Thanks.
B5 will be going on a promo tour starting at the beginning of August. The specific locations, venues, etc. are not yet set/being released, but I thought that some would like to know how it is slated city wise:
Aug 2 - Detroit
Aug 3 - Detroit
Aug 4 - Atlanta
Aug 5 - Cleveland
Aug 6 - Cleveland
Aug 7 - Dayton
Aug 8 - Indianapolis
Aug 9 - Louisville
Aug 10 - Cincinnati
Aug 11 - Memphis
Aug 12 - Macon
Aug 13 - Macon
Aug 14 - Raleigh
Aug 15 - Charlotte
Aug 16 - Richmond
Aug 17 - DC
Aug 18 - Baltimore
Aug 20 - Chicago
Aug 21 - St. Louis
Aug 22 - Kansas City
Aug 23 - Tulsa
Aug 24 - Dallas
Aug 25 - Charleston
Aug 26 - Killeen, TX
Aug 27 - Houston
Aug 28 - Beaumont/Baton Rouge
Aug 29 - New Orleans
Aug 30 - Mobile
Aug 31 - Jackson, MS
Sept 1 - Birmingham
Sept 4 - NYC
Sept 5 - Baltimore/DC
Sept 6 - DC
Sept 7 - Norfolk
Sept 8 - Atlanta
Sept 9 - Atlanta
Sept 10 - NYC
Sept 11 - NYC/Atlanta
Sept 12 - Atlanta
Sept 13 - Huntsville/Nashville
Sept 14 - Augusta
Sept 15 - Atlanta
Sept 17 - WEST COAST PROMO
Sept 18 - WEST COAST PROMO
Sept 19 - WEST COAST PROMO
Sept 20 - WEST COAST PROMO
Sept 21 - WEST COAST PROMO
Sept 22 - WEST COAST PROMO
Updating a previous story, you can now vote for B5 (going up against Plies and Hurricane Chris) in the Southern Comfort category at AOL Breakers. As of this moment, B5 controls 87% of the vote with Hurricane Chris a distant second at 10% and Plies way back at 3%.
Via Socca.
Watch it here. Watch a supposed rough draft with some differences below.
I just finished watching Access Granted. Just some random thoughts, details and reaction...
I like the video. I'd say it's my favorite B5 video thus far, actually. It centers around a mock B5 dance rehearsal in an industrial area with cut scenes of them singing and dancing in front of cars, with ladies, with Bow Wow and in computer generated scenes/backgrounds. Bow Wow does his verses similarly - mostly either with B5 or around/in a car with a girl. Yung Joc had a quick cameo in it, as well.
Kevin Wales talked about how he discovered B5 and how they reminded him of New Edition, the Jackson 5 and ABC. He called Diddy his "go to guy" - whenever he gets something he thinks is hot, he goes to Diddy. Diddy fell in love with B5 and they were signed. According to Bow Wow, Diddy called him up to do the track, saying that they needed him on the record.
I was just sent the official tracklisting for "Don't Talk, Just Listen" and I wanted to go ahead and confirm that it is the same one that I outlined previously based on a previous review. That is:
1. No One Else
2. Hydrolics featuring Bow Wow and Diddy
3. Incredible
4. In My Bedroom
5. Got It Like That
6. Right 2 Left
7. Things I Do For My Girl
8. What It Do
9. Drama
10. Erika Cain
11. Tear Drops
12. Rock Star
B5 manager Jim McMahan dropped this bomb in the B5 forums:
B5's access granted is thurs july 5th as we are told by the label !! B5 should be on 106 & park next week to deliver their "Hydrolic" video and we need all of you to vote to make it #1!!!! We had a 40+ city tour with Aly & Aj scheduled for the summer and the label insisted that B5 do the "Scream Tour"! we passed on aly & aj's tour and now are told that "TI" has decided B5 shouldnt be on the tour. We dont agree but its not our decision. So at this point B5 has no schedule yet! I will let you know soon on what the schedule will be! Probably aug-sept promo tour.
It's a shame that happened as it'll make it harder to promote their album. But, that's how it works sometimes, I guess. If "Hydrolics" is a hit, though - they shouldn't have a problem setting up a new tour.
BET's schedule shows that B5 will be on Access Granted on July 5 at 8:00 PM.
Via Socca.
B5 will be featured in the next round of AOL Breakers. Voting will begin on July 15.
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