Pop music: Wholesome screams of the Jonas fans

www.independent.co.uk - 13th Sep 2008

The Jonas Brothers: When a thousand teenage girls went wild at the Royal Festival Hall in London last week for The Jonas Brothers, the obvious question was what fantasies were their yells meant to signify?


The sons of an evangelical preacher, these three teenage boys do not drink, smoke or take drugs. Each wears a silver ring on his left hand symbolising the desire – if that's not the wrong word – to stay a virgin. Russell Brand made a big mistake when hosting the MTV music awards last Monday, by joking that he'd "won" – you can guess how – one of the rings backstage. This seemed to be taken as an insult to the American way, so fierce was the backlash. The appeal of The Jonas Brothers, who have s Read full story at www.independent.co.uk

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