Daily Archives: August 1, 2022

FANGIRL: “MMMBop” was just the beginning

By | August 1, 2022

The Anniston Star Lincoln resident Callie Wells with Hanson during the band’s 2020 ‘Back to the Island’ destination event in Jamaica. From left to right is Zac, Isaac, Callie and Taylor. Submitted photo It was the spring of 1997 when Callie Wells, age 11 at the time, heard a new song on the radio. It… Read More »

From the Archives, 1997: Hanson hysteria grips Southland

By | August 1, 2022

The Age Fans are whipped into a frenzy at the Southland Hanson concert.CREDIT:JOE CASTRO Wall-to-wall screaming teenagers, mostly girls, jammed the Southland Shopping Centre car park at Cheltenham yesterday. Anyone who walked away from the American group Hanson mini-concert without ringing in their ears was not really there. A distressed fan is attended by a… Read More »