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--June 2010
June 20th... Aussie and NZ fans - have you entered our Win a Shout it Out charm - Shout it Out competition yet?
June 19th... Yahoo!: Let the Hanson revival begin.
MaximumFun: Hanson: Interview on The Sound of Young America
TheCelebrityCafe: Interview with Zac Hanson.
June 18th... Hanson's new album Shout it Out debuted at #30 on Billboard Top 200, #2 on the Indie Chart and #16 on the Digital chart. It's the bands highest debut in six years - congrats!
MTV: Hanson’s Long Journey From My Heart To The MTV Newsroom.
MTV:Hanson Have Some Advice For Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus.
TMZ: Hanson vs Hanson Vs Hanson - Who would you rather?
June 17th... So Hanson were supposed to play a free show in NYC with rapper Drake, but too many people showed up and started to riot. Hanson has received a lot of press about the fiasco including: Undercover (Aus), NineMsn (Aus) and Perez Hilton.
Hanson stopped by MTV in NYC to talk about the cancelled PaperMagazine concert.
June 16th... SoundSpike: Hanson gears up for summer run as new album hits stores.
LemonDrop: MMMBop -- We Catch Up With Hanson!
June 15th... Missed Hanson on the US Today show? Watch it here.
AbsolutePunk.net: Interview with Hanson.
June 14th... Aussies you can now watch Thinking 'Bout Somethin' on the HitList TV website. Tune into the Channel 10 music show in coming weeks to see the single on your TV screens! We'll keep you updated on airing dates. Thanks to Caitlyn for the information!
June 12th... PopEater spends a day with Hanson.
Check out the following Album Reviews of Shout it Out: Rolling Stone and There Goes the Fear.
June 11th... Yahoo! went behind the scenes at yesterday's secret Hanson show. Watch the video here.
Check out the LA billboard advertising Hanson's new album - Shout It Out.
New article - Huffington Post: Conversation With Taylor Hanson.
June 10th... Hanson played a secret gig in LA tonight, and Siobhan Magnus from American Idol (and big Hanson fan) joined the band onstage to sing a few tracks. Guest included - Peaches Geldof, Ryan Cabrera and other celebrities.
June 9th... Tune into aLive at hanson.net from 10am AEST to see a High Desert Jam with Hanson.
June 8th... Win a Shout it Out charm - competition closes June 30th.
Tulsa World: Hanson's new album possibly band's best.
Tune into aLive at hanson.net from 10am AEST to see the Shout it Out restream.
June 7th... Clear Channel - I Heart Radio: Join HANSON as they share their favorite tunes along with playing a few of their own on iheartradio.com.
Tune into aLive at hanson.net from 10am AEST to see the Walk restream
5 yrs ago today @hansonmusic played a 2nd gig at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne. The shows were recorded for the Best of Live & Electric CD.
June 6th... Shout It Out will be released on Japan July 14th! The Japanese version will contain a bonus track, "Make It Through Today". More confirmations for Asia will be coming soon.
Pop Renegade: New Hanson record will be available on Tuesday June 8th.
Tune into aLive at hanson.net from 10am AEST to see the Underneath restream.
Aussies keep your eyes on your Letterbox; some fansons have started to receive their Shout it Out CDs!
June 5th... AOL Music Sessions: HANSON stopped by AOL to create several live performance videos for Sessions
Tune into aLive at hanson.net from 10am AEST to see the This Time Around restream.
June 4th... Pre-purchase the 5 of 5 DVD set during the any of the 5 of 5 restreams (starts at 10am Australian EST from today until June 8th) and get $10 off. Or save 20% off the Shout it Out Delux package.
Tune into aLive at hanson.net from 10am AEST to see the Middle of Nowhere restream followed by a backstage chat for hanson.net members.
June 3rd... Reminder the restream of the 5 of 5 concerts begin tomorrow @ 10am Australian EST at hanson.net. Tune in to see Middle of Nowhere performed in full.
June 2nd... Hanson and Frankie Muniz were hanging out as part of the Detour.
June 1st... Billboard.com: Listen to Hanson's album "Shout It Out" before its release & enter to win a signed t-shirt!
--May 2010
May 30th... Good Charlotte joined Hanson during their aLive stream. You can watch how it all unfolded now at Alive on hanson.net or watch Part 1 and Part 2 on YouTube.
Reminder for hanson.net members the backstage pass streams live from 9am AEST tomorrow morning (Mon).
May 29th... You can now listen to the entire Shout It Out album on myspace NOW!
New article: Slant Magazine: Hanson likes the cowbell.
Aussies - hanson.net members only backstage pass streams live from 9am AEST tomorrow morning (Sun).
May 28th... Andrew G ran into Isaac last night at the AI party and Ike gave him a copy of Shout It Out. Read Andrew's blog about the meeting here: Listen to Hanson (Your life will be instantly better)
New article: LA Times: Siobhan Magnus meets her idols!
From Spicks & Specks: On this day in 1997, the #1 spot was held by Hanson with 'MMM Bop' - one of the biggest debut singles of all time in Australia.
Also on this day 5 years ago Hanson were performing at the Enmore Theatre in Sydney as part of the Aussie Underneath Tour.
May 27th... Hanson appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno this evening and performed Thinking 'Bout Somethin'. Then they headed to the American Idol Finale party where they met Siobhan, the American Idol contestant who loves Hanson.
Fans that pre-ordered Shout it Out can now download "Use Me Up"
May 25th... You can download a FREE song from Shout It Out at hanson.net now – “Waiting for This”.
MmmBop was played on Triple J this morning as Megan Washington likes Hanson.
May 24th... Hanson will be appearing on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on May 26th (in the US). For those in Australia The Comedy Channel (on Foxtel) airs the Tonight Show at 12pm and 12am AEST. At this stage we think that the Hanson appearance will be aired on Friday May 28th.
Hanson will perform on the Today Show on June 14th. Apparently Channel 7 airs parts of the US Today show in the early morning. So set your VCR on June 15th from about 3:30 - 4am.
aLive@hanson.net
In the lead up to the Shout it Out release Hanson are re-streaming the 5 of 5 concerts at hanson.net. Aussies can tune in at the following times:
- Friday 4th June: Middle of Nowhere @ 10am AEST;
- Saturday 5th June: This Time Around @ 10am AEST;
- Sunday 6th June: Underneath @ 10am AEST;
- Monday 7th June: The Walk @ 10am AEST; and
- Tuesday, 8th June: Shout it Out @ 10am AEST.
If you are on Twitter be sure to comment on what you are seeing using the hash tags #hanson and #shout it out.
From June 1st Hanson will begin the DeTour which will include impromptu aLive streams from the tour bus, rest stops, concerts etc. Follow Hanson on twitter @hansonmusic to find out times. We’ll also broadcast times on our twitter and facebook accounts: @fansfromoz (twitter) and HansonFans FromOz (facebook).
May 22nd... New articles
May 6th... Happy Hanson Day fellow fansons :) Here is an article from Hanson's home town Tulsa World. Hanson's weekly song giveaway to whoever pre-ordered is Musical Ride.
May 5th... More coverage from Bamboozle, including Billboard and Idolator.
May 4th... Spin: Hanson Play New Album in NYC.
Another article on Taylor Hanson and Siobhan Magnus. This time with video!
May 3rd... Cnet.com.au: Hanson music video shot on Canon 7D and Nikon lenses.
May 2nd... Portrait Magazine: Hanson: A Worthy Obsession.
NJ.com: Bamboozle blog: Hanson rocks, but where are the Jersey bands?.
Ventura Country Star: Listen up: News + notes (scroll down and look for Hanson’s new, horn-drenched CD ‘Shout It Out’ due in June).
May 1st... Due to technical difficulties on some parts of the 5 of 5, Hanson have decided to re-stream all five shows a week leading up to the album release on June 8. Stay tuned for more details. Thanks to all the fans who tuned in a logged onto Twitter to make #Hanson a trending topic :)
New York Mag spends 152 Minutes with Hanson.
--April 2010
April 30th... Los Angeles Times: Taylor Hanson offers encouragement to Siobhan Magnus -- and a guest spot at NYC show!.
April 29th... New York Post: Hanson: Forever Young.
April 28th... Spartan Daily: Hanson out performs all others.
Hanson did a short interview at NBC's Today show earlier this week. Click here to watch.
April 27th... Reverb (MSN.com blog): Hanson Goes Five For Five. The 5 of 5 shows are being streamed live. Watch the live stream here at 10am AEST (approximately 8pm in New York).
Hanson.net has announced the Shout It Out North American Tour. Details can be found here. Articles about the tour can be found from OK! Magazine and the Hollywood News.
USA Today: Kiss Me When You Come Home (Acoustic) taken from Tay's Music Exchange DVD.
People.com: Behind the Scenes of Hanson's New Video
EW.com: Songs of Summer - 16 Albums We Can't Wait To Hear.
April 18th... Hanson will be on David Letterman April 23rd (Episode to air in Australia on April 26th @ 11:45pm [AEST], Channel 10). The band will also be appearing on the American Today Show on April 26th and have invited fans in NYC to watch, and Take the Walk with them fromm 9am.
April 17th... MTV.com: Hanson Pay Homage To Blues Brothers In Thinking 'Bout Somethin' Video
Billboard listed Hanson as having one of the Top 20 music tweets for this week.
Hanson needs your help with a tweetathon - @ 6am AEST tomorrow morning or 3pm CST everyone needs to tweet the video link with the hash tag #shoutitout.
April 16th... New articles - EW.com: Hanson and Weird Al invoke spirit of 'The Blues Brothers' for new video. How does this not suck?, Aceshowbiz Video Premiere: Hanson's Thinking 'Bout Somethin' and Perez Hilton: Hanson's new music video!
April 15th... Myspace Video Premier: Watch Hanson's new single Thinking 'Bout Somethin' NOW. The video pays homage to the Blues Brothers (compare videos) and also features Weird Al on tambourine.
April 11th... Vote for hanson to be on the front cover of Potrait Magazine - the poll is on the right hand side.
April 10th... New Video: Barefoot Charity Walk Through Brookside
April 9th... Article: Hanson Has a Fever, and the Only Cure Is More Cowbell
April 8th... New News on 6 Article - Hansons To Lead Barefoot Walk Thursday.
Congrats to fellow Aussie Camilla for being name Hanson street teamer of the month!
April 7th... New Limewire Article - Hanson: All Grown Up and Ready to 'Shout It Out'.
April 2nd... Season 6 of Sabrina the Teenage Witch is out now on DVD; This season includes Hanson's guest appearance on the show. Thanks Camilla!
April 1st... Hanson was used as an April Fools Day Joke!
--March 2010
March 18th... Zac answers the top 10 questions about the Gold and Platinum packages
March 17th... You can now pre-order the Shout it Out album from Hanson.net now. Hanson is also offering two very special album packages, which include among other things, a special dvd, signed artwork by the band and more. To find out more about the Gold and Platinum packages visit hanson.net.
Pre-order your copy of Shout it Out before April 20 if you want to take advantage of the Gold or Platinum limited edition packages.
March 16th... Random Hanson mention - American Idol Contestant Siobhan Magnus Professes Her Love For Hanson
March 9th... The release date for Shout it Out has been moved to June 8th due to the long weekend on June 1. No word yet on an Aussie release date.
March 7th... New article/video - Hundreds Shake Their Tail Feathers On Tulsa Hanson Video
March 6th... Hanson filmed the video for their new single "Thinking About Something" in Tulsa earlier this month. They invited fans to come dance in the video clip. You can read/see more at hanson.net
--February 2010
February 24th... It is official HANSON will be joining the Bamboozle Roadshow this May.
February 23rd... Hanson is kicking off its song writing retreat ("Fools Banquet") today with good friends-Ryan miller, Carrick Moore Gerety, Miles Zuniga, Jarrod Gorbel.
February 20th... Check out Zac's new blog at hanson.net - "5 questions for Zac".
February 18th... Hanson today announced the title of its new album (due out on June 1st)... it will be called "Shout it Out". Check out Rolling Stone's article about the new album - Hanson Shout it Out.
--January 2010
January 27th... Missed out on tix to the 5 of 5 in NYC? Find a golden ticket in your Hanson choccies and you're set!
A couple of random Hanson mentions in the Herald Sun's Extra Hit section today - A few life lessons in pop: "all three Hansons tie for the honour of world's second-nicest guy (behind Bucks)" and "but the Collingwood Theme Song remains the greatest song of all time, closely followed by Hanson's Mmmbop".
January 24th... From Brissy MX last week: Which 90s band would you like to see come back? Patrick- Its a bit embarrassing but Hanson. What are they doing these days?
January 21st... If you want to donate to the Hati Earthquake Relief or have donated already you can download a FREE Hanson song thanks to Paste Magazine.
January 18th... A new article from Pop Eater - Hanson promise special guests at five of five concert series.
January 14th... Check out LiveDaily's Tinted Window gallery - and Bun E rockin a Take The Walk t-shirt!
People Magazine - Top 10 Celebrity Quotes: Taylor Swift confesses her young celebrity crush on Taylor Hanson!
January 1st... Happy New Year everyone!!! Here's to a hansony 2010 - new album, 5 album concert series and more!
Short Hanson interview on Billboard.com - Hanson Preps New Album
--December 2009
December 31st... Go checkout the members only new years song Hanson just put up on h.net.
December 24th... Paste article: "Snowed In- Best Christmas Album Ever".
December 15th... BREAKING MUSIC NEWS: Hanson concert series will highlight each of the band's albums in NYC.
December 11th... Taylor was a presenter at the Paper Mag awards held last night in NYC. See a photo at the Paper Mag blog.
December 9th... Congrats to our final MOEvember winner - Leah (VIC).
December 8th... The Stand Up Stand Up EP is available from iTunes Australia (and worldwide) from today! For $8.45 (Australian) you could be rocking out to 5 new Hanson tracks.
Retro ARIA Chart: 8 December 1997 - #2 I Will Come to You, Hanson.
December 1st... Today is World AIDS day - join the cause with takethewalk and fight with music. Hanson posted a video at hanson.net about World Aids Day.
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