Episode 110
This week, Brent assumes control for another “Filling In The Gaps” episode on the podcast.
In this fourth edition, Brent attempts to educate Aaron on music from various “boy bands” through the years by picking out all six songs in the episode.
Spanning the 80s, 90s, and beyond, Brent spotlights music from groups like New Kids On The Block, Backstreet Boys, One Direction, and more.
This Week’s Playlist
- Tonight – New Kids On The Block – Step By Step (1990)
- Larger Than Life – Backstreet Boys – Millennium (1999)
- Summer Girls – LFO – LFO (1999)
- It’s Gonna Be Me – N*Sync – No Strings Attached (2000)
- Best Song Ever – One Direction – Midnight Memories (2013)
- She Looks So Perfect – 5 Seconds Of Summer – 5 Seconds Of Summer (2014)
Show Notes
- (01:07:47) Julia Michaels – What A Time ft. Niall Horan – YouTube
(01:07:55) Niall Horan, Maren Morris – Seeing Blind (Acoustic) – YouTube - (01:09:19) 5SOS Don’t Want To Be Called A Boy Band, Because They Totally Played The Annandale Once – Tonedef
- (01:09:32) One Direction’s Secret Investment in 5 Seconds of Summer – Billboard
Other Links
- The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born – Blender
- The Boy Band Con: The Lou Pearlman Story – YouTube
- How “Summer Girls” Explains a Bunch of Hits—And The Music of 1999 – The Ringer
- Backstreet Boys’ 10 Best Music Videos From The ‘TRL’ Era – Idolator
- Criminals Sing “I Want It That Way” On Brooklyn Nine Nine – YouTube
- Lyte Funkie Ones – Step by Step Cover – YouTube
- Pete Townshend Responds To Furious One Direction Fans – Rolling Stone
- The Most Expensive Music Videos Of All Time – Business Insider
Band Websites
New Kids On The Block
Backstreet Boys
LFO
N*Sync
One Direction
5 Seconds Of Summer
Listen to the Playlist


Videos Mentioned
Bands Mentioned
- New Kids On The Block
- Backstreet Boys
- LFO
- N*Sync
- Justin Timberlake
- One Direction
- 5 Seconds Of Summer
- 98 Degrees
- New Edition
- Jackson 5
- The Beatles
- The Monkees
- The Beach Boys
- Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch
- Britney Spears
- Christina Aguilera
- Spice Girls
- Fifth Harmony
- Menudo
- Aaron Carter