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Backstreet Boy A.J.
hecks into rehab
NEW YORK (AP) — A.].
McLean of the Backstreet
Boys has entered rehabilita
tion for depression and alco
hol abuse, forcing the group
Ito postpone the rest of its
|ll.S. and Canada tour dates.
The other four members
[of the boy band — Kevin
[Richardson, Howie Dor-
[ ough, Nick Carter and Brian
[littrell — made the an
nouncement to MTV News
[ on Monday during the video
[ countdown show "Total Re-
[ quest Live."
All four were choked up
[ discussing the troubles of
[ their 23-year-old bandmate,
[ as were teen-age members
[ of the live studio audience.
"When you're trying to
[ help someone who has a se-
| rious illness, they have to
[ help themselves first before
[ they can really receive help.
I They've gotta really want it,"
[ said Littrell, 26.
"He came to us yesterday
I for the first time. I heard him
I say, 'Guys, I have a problem
I and I need to get help.' We
I figured this was the best for
! him. It's all about him being
f healthy."
Richardson said McLean,
f a native of West Palm Beach,
f Fla., is entering rehab for 30
days for "depression, anxiety
and his excessive consump-
i tion of alcohol." It is un
known where he will receive
treatment.
"We didn't want to lie
about it. We didn't want to
push it under the rug," the
29-year-old Richardson said.
"We want to be honest with
our fans. He's getting help.
He's going to be better."
The recent death of
McLean's grandmother has
been a source of anxiety for
him, but he was depressed
even before that, Richardson
t said.
"He's been burning the
candle at both ends and par
tying quite a bit to escape
it," he said. "His alcoholism
is — it's pretty bad. And
we're worried about him."
Publicists for the group
declined to provide further
information about McLean.
Earlier Monday, the Back-
1 street Boys announced they
: were postponing remaining
sold-out concerts at Boston's
FleetCenter this week after
Carter, 21, injured his hands
on Saturday.
The group's tour was
scheduled to end in Vancou
ver, British Columbia on
Aug. 7. Now, the tour will re
sume on that date and end
on Sept. 28 in Edmonton,
Alberta.
Carter said McLean's ill
ness does not mean the
group is breaking up.
"I don't think there is an
end to this group until one
of us dies," he said.
Comedian's drinking
bears on child case
LOS ANGELES (AP) —
; Comedian Paula Pound-
; stone has a drinking prob-
; lem that "clearly had a bear-
I ing" on her arrest for alleged
; lewd acts on a child and
child endangerment, her at-
! torney said in a statement
| Monday.
Attorney Steven Cron de-
; dined through a spokesman
I to elaborate on how Pound-
f stone's drinking related to
the allegations. He said she
decided to enter a residential
treatment program before
the investigation began, and
f was there when arrested
f june 27.
"It is my belief that Paula's
' drinking problems clearly
? had a bearing on the allega-
f tions that led to her arrest,"
J Cron said. "Nonetheless, af-
j ter having had a chance to
: study the details of the case
j against her, I remain con-
j vinced that she is not guilty
j of the lewd conduct charges
j pending against her."
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City High
C/ty High
Booga Basement/
Interscope Records
City High, one of the newest
hip-hop/R&B groups, was not
only lucky enough to be pro
duced by Wyclef Jean and his
cousin Jerry Wonder, but also
scored a hit with their first re
lease “What would you do?”
While many critics have
named City High a Fugees rip-
off, not many people seem to
care. City High’s beats are
groovy and catchy, and
Claudette Ortiz’s smooth vocals
practically guarantee her a Diva
like future.
City High is also composed of
Robby Pardlo, who sang back
up and played keyboard on
Whitney Houston’s “My Love is
Your Love,” and Ryan Toby,
who is probably best remem
bered as the shy singer who
comes out of his shell in Sister
Act II.
In City High, all three singers
are highlighted in each song
and all tracks contain real-life
lyrics that are sometimes de
pressing.
“Cats and Dogs” highlights
the group’s rapping and
rhyming abilities as they engage
in a “battle of the sexes.”
On the seventh track,
“Caramel,” the Puerto Rican
Ortiz shines with strong
melodies and busts into Spanish
rhymes.
The last half of the album
keeps its groovy urban beats, but
the lyrics become harsh and
sobering.
Some of the harshest, true-
to-life lyrics may be in “Sista,” a
song in which a young man con
fesses to a friend that he has got
ten his friend’s sister pregnant.
“Sista” is followed by more real-
life lyrics in “What Would You
Do?” where a prostitute con
fesses that the only reason she
sells her body is to feed her hun
gry son.
One would expect “City
High Anthem” to be a song with
the group praising their success
but instead, listeners get the sad
picture of attending a high
school in which there are “more
dropouts than signups at regis
tration” and pregnancy is at an
all-time high.
The album ends with listen
ers wondering, “Where did the
cool hip hop beats go?” Regard
less, City High is gifted and tal
ented and probably will not be
leaving the hip-hop scene any
time soon. (Grade B-)
— Lizette Resendez
Andreas Johnson
Liebling
Reprise Records
Andreas Johnson, Sweden’s
newest and hottest export, has
experienced international suc
cess with his first single, “Glori
ous,” which has become a Top
10 hit in ten countries including
the UK, France, Germany, Ire
land and Sweden. ,
London’s Express described
“Glorious” as an “unforgettable
three minutes and 29 seconds of
gorgeous, soaring guitar pop
that manages to be both uplift
ing and devastatingly sad at the
same time.”
Johnson wrote every song on
the album and each one is great,
except for the fact that they are
all about a girl and all on the
same album. If we were Swedish
we probably would have guessed
from the title of his alburri,
Liebling which is Swedish for
“Darling.”
Listeners can hear sadness in
every “coffeehouse rock-like”
song and imagine each track to
be accompanied by a video in
which love-struck Johnson
roams the gloomy streets o'f
New York with a Starbucks’ coft
fee in his hand.
In “Should Have Been Me,!’
another song about a girl, John'-
son unites his jazz influences,
which he got from his parents,
who were both jazz musicians!,
with keyboards and creates a
great song.
Johnson picks up the pace
with the next song, “Breathing,”
however, in the last songs of the
album, he soon goes back to
crooning and moaning over a
girl who either has him totally
“Submerged” in love or begging
her to return his feelings.
In “Please Do Me Right,”
Johnson sings alongside a grand
piano and creates a beautiful bal
lad (about a girl).
Johnson has a strong, recog
nizable voice, great musical tal
ent and a lot of potential, but it
also seems as though Johnson
has to work through his heart
breaks and his dependency on
women before he can create an
other album. (Grade C-)
— Lizette Resendez
A = instant classic B = a cut above C = average
D = don't buy it F = burn in effigy
Box Office
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Pets ruled at
the box office with “Cats & Dogs,” a tale
of feuding canines and felines, debuting
as the No. 1 weekend film with $21.7
million.
Scary Movie 2, the sequel to last year’s
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with $20.5 million.
Last week’s top film, A.I. Artificial In
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lion. Jet Li’s martial-arts thriller Kiss of the
Dragon opened at No. 4 with $13.3 mil
lion.
The top 20 movies at Nordi American
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theater locations, average receipts per lo
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million, 3,040 locations, $7,141 average,
$35.8 million, one week.
2. Scary Movie 2, Miramax, $20.5 mil
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lion, 2,025 locations, $6,570 average,
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$12.3 million, 2,798 locations, $4,390 av
erage, $101.4 million, three weeks.
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