Do I have your attention? Good. What’s the worst thing ever? I can’t give a definite answer to that question but I can offer suggestions. 1. Hanson. Remember that terrible song “Mmm Bop”? First off, sorry you’ve now got that in your head. But you need to have it there to fully appreciate (and remember)… Read More »
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There’s a Tin Pan South show at Mercy Lounge feat. Gary Burr, Mark Hudson, Hanson (!) & more. Yes, it’s that Hanson. After that there’s a Hot Rocks Dance Party for all you youngsters looking to mmmbop a bit. Source FYI – this performance is part of a song writing festival. It *is* open to… Read More »
1. A Song to Sing (with extra verse) 2. Where’s the Love (with Mark Hudson) 3. Penny & Me 4. Chorus of Hang on Sloopy 5. MMMBop (original ballad version) 6. Carry You There 7. Livin’ on the Edge (Aerosmith cover – with Mark Hudson, Gary Burr, and Victoria Shaw)
Earlier this month, when it was announced that Tinted Windows—an ostensibly-super-group featuring Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger, The Smashing Pumpkins’ James Iha, Cheap Trick’s Bun E. Carlos and Taylor Hanson (for whom my inner twelve-year old still carries a brooding, awkward torch)—didn’t just exist but indeed had songs and a MySpace and SXSW dates (you… Read More »
As the mother of all songwriter festivals, Tin Pan South, wraps up this weekend, there will be no shortage of hit writers strapping on their guitars and stripping down the arrangements—the list, even with less than a week to go, is still staggering. Among the many worthwhile performances, here are a few that stand out.… Read More »