Weekend TV: Tulsa’s Hanson hits the stage for ‘Greatest Hits’ on ABC plus the ‘Outlander’ season finale

By | July 6, 2016
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Tulsa’s Hanson performs on “Greatest Hits: 1995-2000,” airing at 8 p.m. Thursday on ABC, channel 8, cable 1008. In addition to an acoustic performance of “MMMBop” off its 1997 album, brothers Zac (left), Isaac and Taylor will also collaborate on stage with Echosmith. BYRON COHEN/ABC

‘Greatest Hits’

Get ready to celebrate the greatest hits of the 1995-2000 musical era, including “MMMBop” by Tulsa’s Hanson. The second half of the 1990s launched huge careers for the biggest names in pop, rap, hip-hop and rock music. Watch this show for collaborations with Backstreet Boys and Meghan Trainor, Coolio and CeeLo Green, Jewel and Tori Kelly, LL COOL J and Wiz Khalifa, John Legend singing Lauren Hill, an acoustic performance of “MMMBop” by the Hanson brothers, plus a Hanson-Echosmith collaboration.

Relive the original “MMMBop” atbit.ly/hansonmmbop.

 

Tuesday Trivia

By | July 5, 2016
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TuesdayTrivia

Taylor’s muse for the 2015 gallery was the cube.

During the recording of “I Want To Take You Higher”, what (food) did the guys sing about?

Hanson Celebrate the 4th

By | July 4, 2016
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For the 4th of July Hanson has headed overseas to entertain members of the US Navy on bases there.  They played a show in Chinhae, South Korea on July 1 and 2 shows in Guam on July 3rd and 4th (that we know of)  As we previously reported, the shows in Japan were canceled due to a mourning period.

 

Check out some videos and photos from the shows under the cut!

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HNET Newsletter July 1, 2016

By | July 1, 2016
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WEEKLY PIC

This week we celebrate our great country’s Independence Day on July 4th. It’s a day all Americans cherish, and one of our personal favorite holidays. Happy Fourth of July!


MESSAGE FROM THE BAND

This week, all over the US, people are gathering to celebrate our American Independence.  It’s a day of heartfelt appreciation for our privileges and blessings and a remembrance of our country’s heroes who fought to establish a land of great opportunity.  Some of our best memories are from Independence Day gatherings (July 4th) out in the hot sun with friends and family, most of the time nearly blowing up a relative while in the throes of a risky firework master plan (usually involving all the Hanson boys). We hope all of the Americans out there get a chance to enjoy a wonderful holiday gathering (whether it involves explosives or not) and that you get a moment to reflect on just how amazing it is that our upstart nation even exists. Wishing you all the best wherever you are.

Happy 4th!

Isaac, Taylor and Zac


CHOO CHOO TRAINS OF THOUGHT

Don’t Miss your chance to get the Choo Choo Trains of Thought Shirt.  The Choo Choo Trains of Thought Shirt Pre-sale ends Monday July 4th at 11:59pm.


ABC GREATEST HITS BUNDLE

The ABC Bundle includes the Middle of Nowhere Acoustic DVD, Shout it Out CD and ANTHEM CD at an over 40% discount.

Tune in to see HANSON on the ABC “Greatest Hits” show on Thursday, July 7th.


RENEWAL REMINDER

With a new 2016 members EP shipping now, we wanted to remind you to renew your Hanson.net membership for 2016.  You can find your current expiration date by going to your My Account page.

#hansonglobalwatch

By | July 1, 2016
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Several groups of Hanson fans are looking to unite the fan base and do the same thing either at the same time or on the same day.  This was started by the Hanson fans in South Africa and fans in Brazil and New Zealand will be participating as well.

On July 16 (Saturday) watch Underneath Acoustic Live and Anthem Live in New York starting at 2pm in South Africa time (8AM EST time) you can tweet about it using the hashtag #hansonglobalwatch

Any questions – contact robinbond on hanson.net

FIRST LOOK: HANSON & ECHOSMITH PERFORM ON JULY 7 “GREATEST HITS” EPISODE

By | June 29, 2016
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Hanson and Echosmith perform together on the July 7 “Greatest Hits.” Here’s a first look!

Earlier this month, ABC confirmed that Hanson would be performing on the July 7 edition of its “Greatest Hits.”

What the network’s press release did not acknowledge, however, was that Hanson is joined on stage by fellow sibling band Echosmith.

The network formalized that news Monday by virtue of releasing new photos from the taping. Several of those photos feature the two acts collaborating on the “Greatest Hits” stage.

While this represents ABC’s first formal confirmation of the pairing, Echosmith fans have known about it for some time. The band Tweeted a set photo last month.

The July 7 “Greatest Hits” focuses on the hits of the period between 1995 and 2000. Other confirmed performers include Backstreet Boys (Meghan Trainor), Jewel (with Tori Kelly), Coolio (with CeeLo Green), LL Cool J (with Wiz Khalifa) and John Legend (performing two Lauryn Hill hits).

Details and photos of those performances are available here. ABC’s first look photos of the Hanson’s performance, as well as its Echosmith collaboration, follow:

Tuesday Trivia

By | June 28, 2016
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TuesdayTrivia

The Live Show is the aspect of Hanson’s career that slows them to interpret songs different.

What was Taylor’s muse for the 2015 Hanson Day gallery?

HNET Newsletter June 24, 2016

By | June 24, 2016
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WEEKLY PIC

Here is a snapshot of Zac in pause between drum takes during the recording of this year’s Hanson.net Fan Club EP, LOUD. Who has a good caption idea for this photo? What could Zac be thinking?


MESSAGE FROM THE BAND

It has been a good week with lots of meetings and a little bit of packing.  We are headed overseas this week on a special trip, one we have wanted to see happen for years.  We are going to be taking some time to play for the US Navy.  It feels especially appropriate that we would be going on this little tour right now as we are fast approaching July and American Independence Day.  We will be celebrating July 4th with some of the amazing men and women who put their lives on the line to protect the freedoms and the principles that make the United States great.

We shared some of our plans for celebrating our 25th year as a band during HANSON Day 2016 and now we are going about the work of making those plans a reality.  The Play EP is all but finished, we are working on the list of songs for our coming Christmas album and the planning for a full tour in 2017 is underway.  The behind the scenes meetings are by no means the highlights of this job, but they make it all possible.  We are hoping to make it all around the world playing shows in the lead up to a brand new full length album – album number 7.

There are more new videos and photos from the making of Loud on H.net this week and still more to come.

Isaac, Taylor and Zac


CHOO CHOO TRAINS OF THOUGHT

If you attended the 2016 HANSON Day lectures make sure to checkout the limited edition T-shirt made to commemorate the release of Choo Choo Trains Of Thought. The T-shirt features an unforgettable image of Zac riding a toy train on the front and includes the names of all members who attended the lectures on the back as a big thank you for taking part in the madness.  The shirt will only be available as a Pre-Order so place your order before July 4th to ensure you get one!


TAKE THE WALK MEGAPHONE WINNER!

 

Congratulations to Laura van Kuijk for winning the Roots & Rock ‘N’ Roll Megaphone.  We created this Megaphone for the R&R tour so that our voices could be heard as we cheered on everyone who joined us in each city for a barefoot walk to support the Take The Walk Campaign.  Laura van Kuijk is one of many amazing people who have chosen to lend their time and effort to continue the mission of the Take The Walk Campaign and become a host, sharing how millions of small steps can go a long way to eliminating poverty and HIV/AIDs all around the world. Thank you.
Isaac, Taylor and Zac

Hanson’s ‘MMMBop’ Gets the Doo-Wop Treatment Thanks to Postmodern Jukebox

By | June 23, 2016
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Postmodern Jukebox covers Hanson’s “MMMbop.”
When then-child band Hanson busted straight out of the Middle of Nowhere(aka Tulsa) in 1997 with their smash first single “MMMBop,” they loved telling reporters how their musical style was heavily influenced by the Motown and early rock n’ roll compilations they listened to as (even younger) kids.

Well, now YouTube covers band sensation Postmodern Jukebox have returned the favor by stripping back the insanely catchy original’s Dust Brothers beats and scratching and replacing them with some good old-fashioned doo-wop soda shop pop. The Happy Days-esque version of “‘Bop” from the group known for reimagining everyone from Katy Perry to the White Stripes, Twenty One Pilots and Guns N’ Roses is heavy on handclaps and barbershop quartet harmonizing.

Check it out: