Houston Chronicle

Hanson gets a mention in the Houston Chronicle’s article about Vanessa Carlton’s new, more mature sound:

Carlton plays two shows in Houston next week. She doesn’t run from her past as a young hitmaker; she still includes “A Thousand Miles” in some set lists. But after making three albums between 2002 and 2007 on a major label that was trying to re-bottle lightning, she’s since enjoyed more freedom to make music as she hears it.

Breaking associations with the past then becomes the duty of listeners. We sometimes throw musical babies out with the bath water, which is a shame. Daniel Johns has made amazing music with Silverchair since that band’s teenage arrival in the ’90s as grunge muppets. The voices of the three brothers in Hanson have aged into a beautiful Bee Gees-like harmony far more interesting and mature than the (admittedly still enjoyable) “Mmmbop.” The list goes on.

Charger Bulletin

My Alma Mater, UNH, has posted a list of 10 things students would rather be doing than going back to school… I was surprised that the second item on the list was:

Listen to “Mmmbop” on a continuous loop. I know it comes as a surprise, given that students were begging to “Stop the Bop” just a short while ago, but I bet they’d be singing a different tune if this option was on the table instead of going to class.

Good luck to all my fellow chargers as they start a new semester!

Exclaim!

Mark Fosco may be best known as one third of Toronto punk supergroupMarvelous Darlings, alongside Fucked Up’s Ben Cook and No Warning’s Matt Delong. Earlier this month, though, he dropped a new solo record under the moniker Marvelous Mark, and now Exclaim! has got the premiere of his latest video.
 
“I Dunno” appears on Marvelous Mark’s recent LP Crushin’ and marks his first music video since he shared visuals for “Bite Me” back in 2014. The new clip features the musician sporting some feline-inspired facepaint and delivering the song’s lyrics into the camera, as clips of Hanson’s “MMMBop” video play behind him.
 
Blue lipstick, an evil eyeball and silly string deliver a hilariously weird update on a ’90s pop classic, and you can see it come together right now in the player below.
 
Crushin‘ is out now through Drunken Sailor Records.
 

EW

Boyband Fever

PR News Wire

CLEVELAND, Jan. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — It’s National Cheese Lovers Day.  And Marco’s Pizza is celebrating by giving away cheesy prizes in return for your vote on the cheesiest song, movie, band, celebrity, politician or pick-up line.  Post your vote on Marco’s Facebook page, and you could win a Big Cheese Pizza, CheezyBread, or a Big Cheese Party Pack for the Big Game.  Marco’s will tally up the posts and report on America’s take on cheesiest winners, who are also losers.

Based on initial social media polling, top contenders for cheesiest song include Hanson MMMBop, Vanilla Ice Ice Ice Baby, and James Blunt You’re Beautiful.  In the category of movies, potential nominees are Norbit with Eddie Murphy, Spice Girls in Spice World, andGrease 2 staring a young Michelle Pfeiffer.  Matthew McConaughey is receiving many votes for his Lincoln MKZ commercials.  However, Fabio who will likely receive a life-time achievement award for cheesiest celebrity.  For cheesiest politician, it’s a wide open field, but as in other polls, Trump has a strong lead.

For those who truly love cheese, as in the kind made with dairy, Marco’s Pizza is featuring The Big Cheese XL Pizza, made with five different types of cheese.  It’s a perfect way to enjoy National Cheese Lovers Day.

Marco’s Pizza was founded by native Italian, Pasquale “Pat” Giammarco in 1978.  Today, it’s America’s fastest-growing pizza company. The company has grown from its roots as a beloved Ohio brand to operate more than 600 stores in 35 states and three countries.

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