About.com Those who just think of Hanson as the band from the 90’s with the megahit “MMMBop” have missed a lot of great music since. I had the opportunity recently to catch up with Zac Hanson of the brother band Hanson. He talked about the group’s music, their independent label, working with his brothers, and… Read More »
University News It started with three long-haired boys. They sang and played instruments and loved every minute of it. The boys are now men, and they have come a long way since “MMMBop.” “For one thing, the time period causes the craft that you do to sort of refine itself,” Taylor Hanson, member of Hanson,… Read More »
Scott Heisel Hanson at The Pageant Although it’s still trying to escape 1997’s “MMMBop,” the brotherly trio Hanson somehow managed to snag the “indie rock” moniker after the release of 2007’s The Walk — mainly because it was released on the band’s own label (hence “indie”) and, surprisingly, actually rocks. With a new album on… Read More »
From Tulsa World Hanson begins world tour, debut songs where else? Hanson will kick off their latest tour with new songs at Cain’s Ballroom on Wednesday. By JENNIFER CHANCELLOR World Scene Writer Published: 9/27/2009 2:20 AM Last Modified: 9/27/2009 4:48 AM As if anyone needed to question it. “Everyone at this point knows how much… Read More »
Perth trio Tame Impala might look like 1997 American boy-band Hanson but sound nothing like the siblings behind the one-hit-wonder Mmmbop. In contrast, drummer Jay Watson believes his band takes its cues from the other side of the Atlantic and another place in time. “Sound wise, we’re a lot like The Beatles and I think,… Read More »
PaperMag.com Born: 03/14/83 In: Tulsa, OK Is: Musician Taylor Hanson was only nine years old when he formed a band with his brothers Isaac and Zac in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma. A few months after his 14th birthday, the band’s bubblegum single “MMMBop” broke the sound barrier, rocketing to the top of charts the… Read More »
One listen to Hanson’s first hit, “MMMBop,” and it would’ve been safe to assume that then-tweenage brothers Taylor (singer/keyboardist), Isaac (guitarist) and Zac (drummer) were going to be nothing more than a prepubescent pimple on the chin of pop culture—persistent, annoying, but gone in the morning. Guess the joke’s on us: 12 years later, Hanson… Read More »
Tinted Windows probably isn’t the most unusual supergroup in the history of rock ‘n’ roll, but it ranks up there with Bun E. Carlos from Cheap Trick on drums, James Iha from Smashing Pumpkins on guitar, Adam Schlesinger from Fountains of Wayne on bass and Taylor Hanson from pre-Jonas teen-pop idols Hanson on vocals. The… Read More »
Imagine if Chewbacca left the Millennium Falcon on good terms in favor of hanging on the Enterprise with Cpt. Kirk. Sure, the Wookiee would have a blast and would likely lead the Starship to great things, but ultimately, one would sense he’d miss his pal Han Solo and head back home. That’s sort of what… Read More »
SAN FRANCISCO — What was it like having the No. 1 single in 30 countries simultaneously? The mania, says Taylor Hanson — who achieved the feat with “MMMBop,” the 1997 smash from his sibling trio Hanson — was “almost like being under fire” everywhere the band went. Hanson says, “In Indonesia, there were 3,000 fans… Read More »