#Shawn Stockman

[taiturner]

Blue was indeed your dad's favorite color. Fireworks, the color blue, and Boyz II Men were probably his greatest loves... Until he met your mom.

[hot-boyband-tourney]

[trippercrazy]

Wanyá Morris & Shawn Stockman from Boyz II Men ( unfortunately didn’t see Nathan Morris )

[thejoyofviolentmovement]

Throwback: Happy 52nd Birthday, Shawn Stockman!

Throwback: Happy 52nd Birthday, Shawn Stockman! @BoyzIIMen

September is a busy month in music history.  The Bee Gees‘ Barry Gibb celebrated his 77th birthday on September 1  Gloria Estefan celebrated her 66th birthday on September 1 Soundgarden‘s Kim Thayil celebrated his 64th birthday on September 4 Freddie Mercury, one of the greatest vocalists and entertainers in rock history was born 78 years ago on September 5 Pink Floyd‘s co-founder and…

[smudgemark]

I can't be the only one who sees this. All of these brothas look similar. I wonder if any of them may possibly be related? Same tribe.

• Singer Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men

• Actor Shawn Harrison (Waldo Faldo from "Family Matters")

• Gospel Artist Tye Tribbett

[mitjalovse]

The things about the 90's musicians is that most of them continued to be an ongoing concern during the noughts. However, I ask myself – how many noticed that fact with some? Boyz II Men, for instance, were inescapable during the 90's, but they did release many albums in the noughts and many of them dealt with covers. Still, that might not be the reason they weren't heard, they were just too nice. Say what you will about their greatest hits, but they took some risks, which paid off immensely, though they tried to replicate them later on without achieving the similar success. Then again, their style might be to blame – how could they modify the latter and still be themselves? The tune on the link could be more daring.

[weaversweek]

A review of Mo Gilligan’s primetime show That’s My Jam.

Pop stars from 20-ish years ago meet up in the LA studio and are given silly things to do. A house band sets them to music.

Everyone gets a solo performance. Even Donny Osmond.

There’s a round of “Catch the Mike”, where the job is to catch a flying microphone and name a tune.

Mo raps, there’s a party game (either Password or Give Us a Clue), and the round finishes with a lyrics game where the losers get sprayed with water.

People who are really good at singing get taken to the edge of their comfort zone, and we see how brilliantly they can perform.

It’s lighthearted entertainment, with plenty of zip and energy from producer Will “Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush” McDonald.

Of course the dead-tree press hate it, far too lowbrow for the frothycoffeearati, and a few too many Black faces for them to be comfortable.

Personally, like the show - but it stands and falls on the strength of its guests, they cannot rescue an episode where someone’s not trying.

[thebuhonerodazorrow]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #139 (2023)

IDW

[newleasemusic]

Song of the Day: Christmas Wish - Vadè

Song of the Day: Christmas Wish -@vadesings

Multi-award winning, British, a cappella sensation VADÈ joined forces with R&B legend, Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men and multi-platinum producer & songwriter, Erik “Blu2th” Griggs to release their first ever Christmas single, an a cappella arrangement of ‘Christmas Wish’. The single speaks of the excitement and anticipation surrounding two lovers sharing their first Christmas together. Marked by…

[jules-has-notes]

Boy Bands in 5 Minutes — VoicePlay music video

People have been singing together since there have been people, but the specific phenomenon of boy bands really took form during the mid-20th century. In that grand tradition, VoicePlay had been performing a medley of songs from their mainstream counterparts infused with their own trademark silliness at live shows for years. With a few tweaks and a lot of hard work, they created this incredible audio-visual tour through decades of pop, rock, motown, and hip-hop hits. Sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride. That is, if you can resist dancing along.

Details:

title: Boy Bands in 5 Minutes

original songs / performers: "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys; [0:16] "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5; [0:42] "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" by The Beatles; [1:02] "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" by The Temptations; [1:23] "Walk Like A Man" by The Four Seasons; [1:54] "Candy Girl" by New Edition; [2:05] "Poison" by Bell Biv DeVoe; [2:23] "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" by New Kids on the Block; [2:39] "Thank You" & "Motownphilly" by Boyz II Men; [3:08] "The Hardest Thing" by 98 Degrees; [3:29] "I Want It That Way" (reprise); [4:03] "Pop" by *NSYNC; [4:29] "Best Song Ever" by One Direction; [4:50] "Fake Love" by BTS

written by: "I Want It That Way" by Andreas Carlsson & Max Martin; "I Want You Back" by Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonso Mizell, & Deke Richards; "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" by John Lennon & Paul McCartney; "Ain't Too Proud To Beg" by Norman Whitfield & Eddie Holland; "Walk Like A Man" by Bob Crewe & Bob Gaudio; "Candy Girl" by Maurice Starr & Michael Jonzun; "Poison" by Elliot "Dr. Freeze" Straite; "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" by Maurice Starr; "Thank You" by Dallas Austin & Boyz II Men; "Mowtownphilly" by Dallas Austin, Michael Bivins, Nathan Morris, & Shawn Stockman; "The Hardest Thing" by Steve Kipner & David Frank; "Pop" by Justin Timberlake & Wade Robson; "Best Song Ever" by Wayne Hector, "John the Blind" Ryan, Ed Drewett, & Julian Bunetta; "Fake Love" by "Hitman" Bang Si-hyuk, Kim "RM" Nam-joon, & Kang "Pdogg" Hyo-won

arranged by: Geoff Castellucci

release date: 14 June 2019

My favorite bits:

easing into things with harmonies of a memorable song from their own youth, then jumping back to the early stuff

Earl at nearly 40 sounding just as good as preteen Michael Jackson on those high vocals

the clever camera wipe transitions that allow them to change outfits and positions to reflect each group

the rhythm section doing some air instrumentation during "I Wanna Hold Your Hand" 🎸🥁

J.None actually not being too proud to ask his bandmates to come back after they jazz-square-slide away

using the whip pan to and from the gossipers to make another costume change

Geoff pushing past Earl, which propels Eli off screen and into the right order for the next dance sequence

the beautiful juxtaposition of the "Single Ladies" choreography done to "Walk Like A Man" 💃🕺

the airy decending sounds Layne makes as they all fall down and the camera spins into the next song

getting back to their barbershop roots for "Candy Girl"

bracketing "Thank You" with the unmistakeable bell chords from "Motownphilly"

Layne doing the quick change "wrong" and yanking off his dickie with dramatic flair as he starts beatboxing again

the whole montage of "Pop"-able items, particularly the intense Bubble Tape™ stand-off, and J.None being showered in bubbles

playing up the dork-itude of the One Direction dance moves

that chromatic descent transitioning into the final song

the delightful floof of Geoff's hair as he rebounds the cascading movement back down the line

that lush ending, complete with Eli's fantastic riff

Trivia:

○ This video was the result of a Patreon poll, and the option the guys least wanted to win, because they knew how much work it would be. But they committed to it like the professionals they are, going all out on the music, costumes, and choreography.

○ The medley is an update / expansion of the previous version they had been performing at live shows for many years. They took the opportunity to swap out some songs in the earlier arrangement for others by the same artists:

Jackson 5 — "ABC" ⇒ "I Want You Back"

Four Seasons — "Sherry" ⇒ "Walk Like a Man"

*NSYNC — "Bye Bye Bye" ⇒ "POP"

One Direction — "What Makes You Beautiful" ⇒ "Best Song Ever"

○ To get the dance moves right, they called in a ringer — choreographer Kristin Denehy from The Sing-Off competition show and live tours, who they'd also worked with on their "Cheerleader" video several years before.

○ The group of gossipers during "Walk Like a Man" is all of VoicePlay's spouses at the time — Nick Perez, Kathy Castellucci, Cyndi Stein, and Ashley Jacobson.

○ The sandwich delivery guy in "Thank You" is the fellas' longtime friend and collaborator Rek Dunn. Given that Boyz II Men are proud Philadelphians, he's probably handing over a cheesesteak.

○ Eli sings some of the Korean lyrics in the closing BTS section. Given that he speaks Japanese, he was probably the most likely of the guys to get the pronunciation right. (And judging by the YouTube comments from BTS fans, he did a good job.)

○ When Geoff was rehearsing the choreography at home, he got some personal coaching from Kathy and little William.

○ The guys also had group dance rehearsals at a local studio.

extracted from Geoff's Instagram farewell post for J.None

○ Things got a little out of hand while they were filming the bubble wrap section of the "Pop" montage.

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○ They got their act together for the transition to the next song, though.

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○ The long day of filming and dancing aggravated Earl's old foot injury, so he spent the next day wearing a brace to help it recover.

○ The streaming audio version is separated into 4 tracks with 3 or 4 songs each, primarily due to licensing restrictions.

○ The 4:2:Five boys had opened for 98 Degrees at Sea World all the way back in September 2001, just a few months after they'd released their first professional EP. When VoicePlay appeared on the fourth season of The Sing-Off in 2013, working with Nick Lachey again was a little bit of a reunion.

[hot-boyband-tourney]

Since the polls are uneven (there's a team of three) I thought we could give someone a second chance.

[emitheesimmer]

Thread: BHMCAS Challenge

Days 15-27

Day 15 // Black Sitcom - Living Single: (l to r) Kyle Barker, Maxine Shaw "Attorney at Law," Khadijah James, Regine Hunter, Synclaire James-Jones, and Overton Wakefield Jones

Day 16 // 90s: Shawn Stockman (forgot to write down his info smh 🤦🏽‍♀️ but he was inspired by Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men)

Day 17 // Coquette: Renni Ridley / Perfectly Pristine / Good, Neat, Proper

Day 18 // Royalty: Grand Duchess Miliani / Successful Lineage / Proper, Loyal, Family-oriented

Day 19 // City Girl: Kelsie Ruffin / City Native / Materialistic, Non-committal, Out-going

Day 20 // Old Hollywood: Dottie Bryant / Master Actress / Overachiever, Romantic, Ambitious

Day 21 // Mystical: Amina Giles (Spellcaster) / Spellcraft & Sorcery / Creative, Hot-headed, Perfectionist

Day 22 // Black Icon: Sade Adu / Musical Genius / Creative, Music Lover, Art Lover

Day 23 // Church Fashion: Deborah Riggs / Neighborhood Confidante / Generous, Proper, Cheerful

Day 24 // Model/Runway: Sloane Samuels / World Celebrity / Self-assured, Ambitious, Insider

Day 25 // Carnival: Sonya StJohn / The Curator / Dance Machine, Child of the Islands, Party Animal

Day 26 // Black Occult: Nathaneal Owens (Vampire) / Master Chef / Foodie, Hot-headed, Non-committal

Day 27 // Old Money/Vintage: Harper Humphries and Mochi / Fabulously Wealthy / Old Money, Snob, Kleptomaniac

[animehusbandharem]

🔞Ikemen Princes: Sex Song Vibes🔞

‼️MINORS DNI‼️

Jin: Back to Sleep - Chris Brown, Feelin Lil Som’n - Shawn Stockman, Dirty - Tank

Leon: Living Room Flow - Jhené Aiko, One Day - Tory Lanez, My Angel - Adrienne Lenker

Chevalier: We Can Make Love -SoMo, Hold Tight - Justin Beiber, Love Me Like That - Ella Mai

Clavis: Get You - Daniel Caesar & Kali Uchis, Kisses Down Low - Kelly Rowland, Sweat - Zayn

Yves: Pink + White - Frank Ocean, Hentai - Cigarettes After Sex, Golden Goose - Jory, Karl Ave

Licht: Imagine - Ariana Grande, Angel Baby (Slowed + Reverb) - Troye Sivan, xxtristianxo, Love Me - RealestK

Nokto: First -SoMo, I Don’t Need Your Name - Rosenfeld, Long Nights 6lack

Luke: High Tops - Del Water Gap, Cocaine - Pink Sweat$

Rio: We Find Love - Daniel Caesar, Please Notice - Christian Leave, I Couldn’t Be More in Love - The 1975

Sariel: Earned It - The Weekend, Swim - Chase Atlantic, Often - The Weekend

Silvio: Love is a Bitch - Two Feet, Go Fuck Yourself - Two Feet, Mania - Aaryan Shah

Keith: Carzy in Love Remix - Beyoncé, Renegade (Slowed + Reverb) - Aaryan Shah, I Feel Like I’m Drowning - Two Feet

Gilbert: Mind Games - Sickick, Unholy - Sam Smith & Kim Petras, Alone With You - Ashlee

These are obviously just my own takes on the characters and their personalities, some of the songs emphasize the lyrics while others are just an overall vibe 😊.

[mikijamcf]

Happy Birthday to Shawn Stockman , Singer Songwriter, and Music Producer. And a member of the award winning group Boyz II Men