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 »
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 »
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 »
By David Kessen BRIDE-to-be Trina Middlebrook has every reason not to be late for her wedding in South Yorkshire tomorrow. The 32-year-old will have to walk down the aisle in a bin liner if she is more than 30 minutes behind schedule – after Sheffield radio station Hallam FM agreed to pay for the whole… Read More »
American Idol finalist Matt Giraud might bear an uncanny resemblance to Justin Timberlake, but last night’s performance of Michael Jackson’s ”Human Nature” channeled another late-’90s pop star: Taylor Hanson. If you haven’t listened to Hanson since ”MMMBop” you might be taken aback by the comparison, but if you’ve heard the JoBros predecessors live any time… Read More »
A few days ago we posted this exclusive track, “Kind of a Girl”, the first single from the generation-spanning supergroup Tinted Windows, featuring Taylor Hanson, Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger, James Iha and Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos. The response has been overwhelming. Hundreds and hundreds of positive comments have piled up, most of… Read More »
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Lawyers have reached a tentative settlement in a music piracy lawsuit filed by the recording industry against the children of one of its best-known opponents, the family’s lawyer said Friday. If the settlement is finalized, it would end a long battle between the industry and the family of Patti Santangelo, who… Read More »
Dow 7100. The last time the Dow Jones Industrial Average looked the way it did today, many other things looked very much different. The time was May 1997 — May 7, to be exact, when the Dow closed at 7085.65. Music fans were rocking out to boy band Hanson and their hit, “MMMBop,” which was… Read More »
What song makes this writer say: But this doesn’t even matter. I think this song is the best new pop song to hit the airwaves since Hanson’s “mmmBop.” Find out under the cut… Source