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Different Songs With The Same Names
There are a lot of songs out there—every artist runs the risk of doubling up on a title or two. Here are some of our favorite songs with the same titles. As you read this list, my fellow editor Steve is writing a song called "Stairway to Heaven" for his band Attractive Eighties Women. And it's not a cover.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayShe & Him, Black Keys, Aimee Mann, Fall Out Boy, More to Judge Independent Music Awards
We all know that submitting work for review can be nerve-wracking. But when the people judging the work are some of the best in the field, well, that's a whole different story. Such is the case at the Independent Music Awards, a contest for songwriter hopefuls.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsFourteen Hanson Songs for Tinted Windows Converts
Earlier this month, when it was announced that Tinted Windows—an ostensibly-super-group featuring Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger, The Smashing Pumpkins' James Iha, Cheap Trick's Bun E. Carlos and Taylor Hanson (for whom my inner twelve-year old still carries a brooding, awkward torch)—didn't just exist but indeed had songs and a MySpace and SXSW dates (you know, all the things that real bands have) I thought it must be a joke. When I watched the promotional video I became reasonably sure that it wasn't a joke, but even more desperate to be wrong: The songs were tinny and vapid and somehow... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayHanson + Cheap Trick + Smashing Pumpkins + Fountains of Wayne = Tinted Windows
In one of the strangest bits of supergroup news in, well, a good while, former Smashing Pumpkins member James Iha, a grown-up Taylor Hanson, Cheap Trick's Bun E. Carlos and Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger are set to release their debut album on April 21 as new band called Tinted Windows.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsSoundcheck with Hanson: Live at the Variety Playhouse
When the Paste multimedia brigade arrived to catch Hanson's soundcheck at the Variety Playhouse yesterday afternoon, a crowd of twenty or thirty young women were already gathered on the sidewalk in front of the venue. Some were reclining in folding lawn chairs; others were leaning against the building, soaking up the late-afternoon sunlight, settling in for the long haul and shooting us pointed glances as we slipped through the doors that wouldn't technically open for another four hours.Inside the empty venue, the house lights were all up, band gear was strewn across the floor where hundreds of fans would later... read more
Found in: A/VRadio station plays Hanson prank
Last month, Chicago alt-rock station WKQX (Q101) played a song called “The Great Divide” by “a mystery artist.” It quickly became one of the station’s most requested songs and was put in heavy rotation. A DJ announced three weeks later that the band in question was Hanson. The moral of the story? For some reason, Hanson got a bad rap after “MMMBop,” but it’s actually a great band. The other moral of the story? Pranks are FUN. Hanson is getting ready for a tour in support of their new album The Walk. Related links: Hanson.net Hanson on MySpace Q101.com Got... read more
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