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Welcome to Mmmboptastic.com - a site dedicated to the band Hanson from Tulsa, OK. Most famously known for their chart topping hit 'Mmmbop' in 1997 the band have continued to make amazing music and this is a little spot on the net to highlight the amazing work the guys have produced. Created in 2000 the site had very humble beginnings (Geocities *shudder*) but has grown to the one of the most comprehensive Hanson sites online. Enjoy your visit and if you have any questions or comments please contact me.
| Hanson Team With Funk Brother, Michael Jackson Collaborator For June LP “Shout It Out” |
| 18 Feb 2010 |
 Hanson have been striving to integrate the smooth music they grew up on — Billy Joel, Steve Winwood and classic Stax and Motown records — into their pop-rock sound, and on their upcoming fifth album Shout It Out (due June 1st) the trio of brothers push their love of soul and R&B to the next level. Michael Jackson’s horn arranger Jerry Hey and funk brother Bob Babbitt guest on the record, which they laid down in El Paso, Texas, last April and finished up in studios in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Hollywood.
“The album title stood out early on in the record process as a phrase that helped put all those elements into one simple statement,” Taylor Hanson tells Rolling Stone. “The record is built like a lot of records from ’60s and ’70s. From the beginning of the writing process, it felt like the kind of record we could have old school horn parts on.” Working with Hey was a reunion of sorts since he’d also arranged horns on their 2004 release Underneath. But when it came time to team with Babbitt, Hanson says the band benefited from a few “lucky calls” made by industry vet/drummer Steve Jordan and former Michael Jackson music director Michael Beardon to hook them up.
Hanson says Babbitt helped the band add movement to the record, which reflected their larger goals for Shout. “I want to be able to talk about changing the world through your actions and being a generation that is aware and a force to be reckoned with — and at the same time be dancing,” Hanson says, adding that the band’s last LP — 2007’s The Walk — was tied to the band’s experiences in South Africa and its fight to raise money for AIDS awareness. “This record is more buoyant.”
To kick off Shout It Out, Hanson are performing each of their albums in chronological order over a five-night stand in New York City at the end of April. The sold-out shows will be streamed online, and Hanson says the band has locked in guest appearances from musicians who have played on previous Hanson records — a pool that includes blues guitarist Jonny Lang, Sly & the Family Stone member Rose Stone and singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet.
“By going back for a second, it creates a platform that allows you to hear the new record in perspective. In the end, you’ll hear how the songwriting and who we are has never changed,” Hanson explains. “With the new record, we’ve set forth the path we’re on and we’re really comfortable with it. We’re not trying to add anything new. For better or for worse, this is a written, performed, composed by Hanson album.”
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| Shout It Out - New Album |
| 18 Feb 2010 |
Hanson have released details on their hotly anticipated new album.
It will be titled 'Shout It Out' and is scheduled for release on June 1st 2010.
According to Hanson.net, the first people to hear the new music will be those attending the Five of Five event being held between 26th-30th April 2010.
Five of Five will be separate concerts where each album will be performed chronologically. Unfortunately all dates are completely sold out now. |
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| aLive @ Hanson.net had launched |
| 07 Nov 2009 |
Over the next couple of weeks Hanson will be broadcasting live from the tour. They will be streaming live feeds from walks and shows, aswell as hosting live chats.
The schedule is as follows:
November 7th @ 12:00PM PST Live Walk in Los Angeles
Join us as we walk in Los Angeles @ UCLA.
November 8th @ 2:30AM PST Live on the Bus
We'll bring you with us on the bus and live from a truck stop.
November 8th @ 1:00PM PST Live Walk in San Diego
Join us for the walk in San Diego.
November 8th @ 10:25PM PST Last Song in San Diego
Catch a LIVE broadcast of the last song at the San Diego show.
November 9th @ 12:00PM MST Live Chat from Tucson
Join HANSON for a 30 min Live chat from Tucson.
This is available to all Hanson.net members.
For more information go to aLive@hnet
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| Hanson nominated @ Portrait Magazine |
| 03 Nov 2009 |
 Hanson are nominated in the Top 30 Under 30 2009 over at Portrait Magazine.
To vote simply choose them in the drop down menu on the main page.
Voting is open until 22nd November. Lets get them to the top!
VOTE FOR THEM HERE |
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