Monthly Archives: March 2018

More Than Big-Name Acts, Music Rights Took Center Stage At SXSW

By | March 20, 2018

Forbes Where’s Garth? Brooks appeared last year at South by Southwest, but in 2018 the focus was elsewhere. (Photo by Jack Plunkett/Invision/AP) Last week, the music world descended on Austin, Texas, for the annual tech-and-entertainment fortnight known as South By Southwest. But unlike recent years, talk of music rights — not keynotes by A-list acts, like… Read More »

Back To The Island 2019 – Pre-Sale starts today!

By | March 19, 2018

BACK TO THE ISLAND 2019 Fan Club Exclusive:  PRE-SALE STARTS TODAY, MARCH 19th at 10am ET! The Back To The Island destination concert event is a rare musical escape that takes music fans to a world-class resort destination on the Caribbean shore, to enjoy connecting with other music fans in a beautiful place, while sharing once-in-a-lifetime musical… Read More »

MMMBop Hanson Brother Stops by The Alamo

By | March 19, 2018

MySanAntonio   While we all remember “MMMBop,” Hanson remembers the Alamo. At least the youngest of the three brothers does. Zac Hanson, now 32, stopped by San Antonio’s most-famous landmark with his family over the weekend. He captured the moment on with an Instagram selfie of his kids and wife, Kathryn, and the hashtag “#rememberthealamo.”… Read More »

HNET Newsletter- Mar 19, 2018

By | March 19, 2018

WEEKLY PIC In this pic we are taking in the beach view during Back To The Island 2018. This week we look ahead to the next Island Adventure with BTTI 2019. Hope to see you there! MESSAGE FROM THE BAND We are entering a busy time of year for the band as we share news… Read More »

Bring Hanson to Newcastle is gaining momentum

By | March 16, 2018

The Herald If there’s one thing Topics likes to see, it’s Newcastle being promoted as a great place to go. Lord mayor Nuatali Nelmes’s passion for talking up the city must be rubbing off on us. Each and every one of us are ambassadors for our city and region, aren’t we? We’re parochial. We love… Read More »

SXSW: Hanson Deliver the Hits, Hint at ‘Next Big Project’

By | March 16, 2018

Billboard Jiro Schneider Hanson Hanson has a storied history with South By Southwest, from busking on the streets of Austin as youths and famously singing a capella at the closing barbeque and softball tournament before signing its major label deal in the mid-90s to headlining a tribute to fellow Oklahoman Leon Russell at last year’s Texas… Read More »

Happy Birthday, Taylor Hanson! Celebrate with a look back at Hanson through the years

By | March 14, 2018

Tulsa world More than 25 years after Isaac, Taylor and Zac Hanson’s first performance at Mayfest, they have seen the world, played “MMMBop” more times than they can fathom, built an enormous and fervent fanbase, and weathered tension between record labels and themselves. The creativity of the Tulsa-native brothers, so many years after they started… Read More »

Remember Hanson? The Middle Brother Is Now a Father of 5 Celebrating His 35th Birthday

By | March 14, 2018

InStyle The Hanson brothers hold a special place in the heart of any 90s kid. With their shaggy hair and perfectly balanced grunge and hippie style, brothers Zac, Isaac, and Taylor Hanson powered the tween cultural zeitgeist–which ran on “mmmbops” and incoherent strings of “bop dee boos” until Y2K. Now, well into the 2000s, fewer people… Read More »

Today in History for March 14th

By | March 14, 2018

Daily Freeman Today is Wednesday, March 14, the 73rd day of 2018. There are 292 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On March 14, 1923, President Warren G. Harding became the first chief executive to file an income tax return, paying a levy of $17,990 on his $75,000 salary. On this date:… Read More »