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Articles: 1999

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Where the Boys Are

Whoa. Zac, the drummer for Hanson, is seven feet tall! Okay, not really. But when you crack the door to the studio where the teen-bro trio is jamming between recording sessions, the first thing you notice is that the pip-squeak is gone, his lanky ringer being a ponytailed, piccolo snare-popping Iron Giant. Only later, when they line up for a photo, will you realize Zac, now 14, remains an inch or two shorter than his older brothers and is still a baby-faced cutup, despite the impressive growth spurt. In any case, says Taylor, 16, “We do have a massive drummer.”

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Rollingstone – Random Notes

MmmBop! Yes, that’s Hanson with Bob Weir. This surreal harmonic convergence went down at the tenth anniversary of New York’s eco-crunchy rock club, Wetlands, where Weir played three nights with longtime collaborator Rob Wasserman and drummer Jay Lane. “We’re having a lot of fun with these shows,” Weird said. HAnson joined the party for the second night’s encore, playing expertly on “Going Down the Road Feelin’ Bad,” “Gloria,” “One More Saturday Night” and “Good Lovin.’”