Posted by Unknown on 9:58 PM
By JOE LEARY
Rocketing to stardom in 1997 with the smash hit MMMBop, Hanson soared to the top of the charts and became overnight teen sensations. Fifteen years later, the Oklahoma trio of brothers has just embarked on an extensive cross-Canada tour. Joe Leary spent 24 Seconds with lead singer and keyboardist Taylor Hanson.
24: You kicked off a Canadian tour this week in Vancouver. Have you had a chance to see much of our city in the past?
TH: One of the things about being on tour is that you see a lot of the same and I think, to me, Vancouver just stands out for its natural beauty and the skyline is so striking. I’m really into taking pictures so I have a catalogue of great photos from right as the morning is cracking and we’re driving in on the bus the last time we were here, to just some...
Posted by Unknown on 9:57 PM
Longevity 'impossible, but somehow we've done it'
BY TOM MURRAY, FREELANCE JANUARY 27, 2012
Preview
Hanson
When: Friday, 7: 30 p.m.
Where: Festival Place, 100 Festival Way, Sherwood Park
Tickets: Sold out
Twenty years into a career that some predicted wouldn't last much beyond a few records, the three multi-instrumentalist brothers (Zac, Taylor and Isaac) that make up Hanson have managed to find a nice little niche for them-selves in the music world.
If they haven't found a multimillion-selling single to compete with their breakout hit MMM-Bop (1997), they've still established themselves as a successful independent act after severing ties with Island Def Jam in 2001.
Both Underneath (2004) and The Walk (2007) have done well on their band-owned 3CG label, and while they've...
Posted by Unknown on 9:55 PM
To others, who we are is often what we were.
First impressions, best impressions, worst impressions, broad impressions — in the eyes of those around us we remain in a state of stasis no matter what’s followed.
Not many people know that better than Isaac Hanson from American sibling trio Hanson. He, along with his brothers Taylor and Zac, burst onto the scene in the mid-’90s as shaggy, wide-eyed, musical moppets MMMBopping their ways into the pop world and cementing themselves into the collective psyche as their teen selves despite aging, continuing, having further successes, and growing musically and personally.
By the sounds of it, though, he doesn’t sound bothered by it — at worst resigned.
“I think that no matter what there are certain challenges as an artist,” says the oldest of the...
Posted by Unknown on 9:18 PM
Oklahoma brothers still going strong, years after MMMBop hit
BY TOM MURRAY, EDMONTONJOURNAL.COM JANUARY 26, 2012
EDMONTON - Twenty years into a career that some predicted wouldn’t last much beyond a few records, the three multi-instrumentalist brothers (Zac, Taylor and Isaac) that make up Hanson have managed to find a nice little niche for themselves in the music world.
If they haven’t found a multimillion-selling single to compete with their breakout hit MMMBop (1997), they’ve still established themselves as a successful independent act after severing ties with Island Def Jam in 2001. Both Underneath (2004) and The Walk (2007) have done well on their band-owned 3CG label, and while they’ve kept true to their signature pop-soul style, they’ve also, dare we...
Posted by Unknown on 12:02 PM
'Primeira vez em 15 anos de turnês. Estamos presos na neve', escreveu Isaac no Twitter.
O ônibus que transporta o grupo Hanson para as turnês ficou atolado nesta semana. Isaac, um dos integrantes da banda, postou a foto do veículo no Twittter.
'Primeira vez em 15 anos de turnês. Estamos presos na neve. Estou feliz apenas porque eu não era o motorista', escreveu Isaa...
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Hanson’s unique branding could mean the launch of their own beer
By Meaghan Baxter News Staff
Posted 5 hours ago
Decibel level records could be set at Festival Place this Friday thanks to the Hanson brothers.
Zac, Taylor and Isaac catapulted to teen heartthrob supremacy in the late ’90s with the release of their infectious single “MMMBop,” and the release of their major-label debut Middle of Nowhere, which went on to earn three Grammy nominations.
The trio will be performing to a sold-out crowd on Friday at 7:30 p.m. as part of their most extensive Canadian tour to date.
“It’s really kind of the end of a touring cycle, so we’ve had...
Posted by Unknown on 8:56 AM
Scientists are unclear on the exact length of time represented by an “MMMBop” – a subjective temporal paradox wherein a long period of time is perceived as a short period of time.
“It’s a reference to how time passes really quickly in your own life,” explains Isaac Hanson, who discovered the existence of the MMMBop with his brothers Taylor and Zac in the 1997 chart-topping song of the same name. “Suddenly half your life is gone and you’re wondering where it went … It’s an indefinable period of time only perceived by the individual thinking about it.”
Recent evidence: It seems like only an MMMBop has gone by since the kid brother trio...
Posted by Unknown on 8:54 AM
By Megan Cole - Nelson StarPublished: January 23, 2012 3:00 PM Updated: January 23, 2012 3:27 PM
From the cover of Tiger Beat to fatherhood and marriage, the Hanson brothers have come a long way since MmmBop topped the charts.
The music industry was complete different with the absence of iTunes, iPods and the internet.
Their first album Middle of Nowhere - which was released in 1997, 15 years ago - was released on cassette.
"We really did come out... at the last chapter of one world," Taylor Hanson told the Star. "Our first record came out on cassette and there were LPs and obviously...
Posted by Unknown on 1:29 PM
Fans crave contact and the boys are smart enough not to hole up out of touch
By Tom Harrison, The Province January 23, 2012 5:30 AM
With the encouragement of the trio's fans, Hanson is doing what it wants.
This is freedom, of sorts.
Isaac, Zac and Taylor Hanson have created a bond between themselves and their fans, which has led to the creation of an independent label, spurred them on to special projects, and reinforced their activism, all while surviving tall and strong when around them the music industry is crumbling.
Hanson probably could have gone on untroubled when the 1997 single "MMMBop" from their first...
Posted by Unknown on 1:28 PM
By Tom Harrison, The Province January 23, 2012 5:32 AM
With the encouragement of the trio’s fans, Hanson is doing what it wants.
This is freedom, of sorts.
Isaac, Zac and Taylor Hanson have created a bond between themselves and their fans, which has led to the creation of an independent label, spurred them on to special projects, and reinforced their activism, all while surviving tall and strong when around them the music industry is crumbling.
Hanson probably could have gone on untroubled when the 1997 single “MMMBop” from their first major label release, Middle of Nowhere, made it an instant teen sensation. Immediately, Hanson...
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HANSON
When: Jan. 23, 8 p.m.
Where: Vogue Theatre, 918 Granville
Tickets: $35 at voguetheatre.com
Now 20 years into a career that some predicted wouldn't last much beyond a few records, the three multi-instrumentalist brothers (Zac, Taylor and Isaac) that make up Hanson (www. hanson.net) have managed to find a nice little niche for themselves in the music world.
If they haven't found a multimillion selling single to compete with their breakout hit MMMBop (1997) they've still established themselves as a successful independent act after severing ties with Island Def Jam in 2001. Both Underneath (2004) and The Walk (2007) have done well on their band owned 3CG label, and while they've kept true to their signature pop-soul style they've also, dare we say, matured as musicians. Most endearingly...
