[VIDEO] Hanson X-Factor Interview

Almost 20 years after their first visit, Hanson are back in Australia to share their new Motown-inspired album, Anthem, but also some classics, too!

HANSON DEEP FRY DAY - Nova 93.7

Two-Thirds of Hanson, Isaac and Taylor, are in town for the “You Pick The Set List” where fans can pick from all six albums.


HANSON | THE FULL INTERVIEW

Between them they have 11 children and naturally we assume there’s a new Hanson coming along. “They certainly have no rights to the name,” the boys quipped.

New-mum Sally got her chance to chat to the boys on the phone, and she wanted to know if the boys could [play earlier because this was a 17 year journey for her, but she goes to bed early due to mum duties.

DEEP FRYING TIPS FROM ISAAC AND TAYLOR

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Boys to men: Why Hanson are embracing their boy band past

“Crank it up, roll the windows down, go fast.”

That was how Isaac Hanson described the first track, titled Fired Up, from the band’s new album Anthem.

It’s a far cry from the group’s breakout 1997 hit MMMbop, but the eldest Hanson brother said similar themes have been present throughout their work.

Issac and Taylor Hanson chat to WAtoday.com.au's Candice Barnes. Photo: Aleisha Orr

“MMMbop ultimately is about trying to see the positive in the negative, trying to see the positive relationships you’ll have the in the face of challenge and strife,” Isaac said.

“Truth be told, that song in many ways was about us choosing to pursue music in spite of other things going on.”

“We decided that we were going to go forward with [a music career] because this is what we love and that has been a consistent theme throughout our whole career.”

Isaac and Taylor had their first taste of a Tim Tam slam. Photo: Aleisha Orr

Frontman Taylor said the song was partly inspired by “friends that didn’t get” the brothers’ early determination and passion for music.

“The cool thing about where we are and the fact that we’ve started so young is, I’m 30, but we’ve been doing this since we were kids,” he said.

“In many cases, we’re peers with bands that have maybe just put out a couple of records. There’s just so much more ahead of us.”

While there is a renewed interest in the group following the release of Anthem, their sixth studio album, the band said they had “never really stopped”.

“We were really at the beginning of the generation of people who grew up with web access,” Isaac said.

“Were it not for that, our ability to stay connected with fans, like our Australian fans, would have been practically impossible as we wouldn’t have been able to maintain that constancy, even when you’re busy somewhere else.”

Taylor said that history had brought them to a “good moment” where they felt they could appeal to fans of “different ages”.

“I don’t think we’re ever interested in pushing aside what we’ve done in the past, but of course you want to move forward,” he said.

“If you go to see a Hanson show now, you see a range of people we’ve literally grown up with, you see people who’ve discovered it halfway through and maybe only heard two or three albums.”

Despite the overriding theme, the band said their music has a new perspective. Each of the brothers is now married with children.

“We never really wrote about our autobiography, but I mean for sure in the love songs there’s a little bit more about keeping it together and staying true to things as opposed to the first infatuation with someone,” Taylor said.

“Really we’ve always written songs that were about things beyond ourselves and that’s part of what’s great about being an artist, being able to sit down and imagine a story and tell it.”

Youngest brother Zac is currently “under the weather” and so will likely miss out on some sightseeing, though he has still taken to the drums during the tour.

Taylor and Isaac said they were determined to check out some of Western Australia’s “natural beauty” for themselves. Taylor, “a photography nerd” is carrying around a vintage camera on tour to capture some of the sights.

“We’ve seen a lot, you see all the sights. Of course you see a lot of hotel rooms and airports and radio stations but we kind of take it in as you can,” said Isaac.

“Hopefully as we make Australia a regular touring stop for ourselves, only having been two years since our last run through the country, we’ll have a few days to see new things.”

Hanson will play Metropolis Fremantle on Friday night. Tickets are available here.

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[SET LIST] Sydney Australia, Aug 13 2014

Fired up

I´ve got soul

Where´s the love

Tragic Symphony

Thinking ´bout somethin´

Cried

Minute Without you

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Weird

Georgia

Sunny Day

For your Love - Ike Solo

A song to sing - Tay Solo

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Been There Before

This time around

Smile

Penny & Me

Give a Little

Get up and go

If Only

Mmmbop

Get the girl back

In the city

Lost Without Each other

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Rollercoaster Love

[SET LIST] MOE Sydney, Australia - Aug 13 2014

Sound of light - Solo Tay
Never Let Go - Solo Tay
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More than anything - Ike Solo
Leave the light on - Ike Solo
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Stories - Ike & Tay
Get out of My Heart - Ike & Tay



Zac was unable to attend the MOE, so the handle this singed pic to the fans.

[VIDEO] Interview: Hanson – “All Musicians Are Entrepreneurs”

Hanson, the American pop-rock sibling trio responsible for provoking teen hysteria in the mid 90s, are currently in the country playing shows on their Anthem World Tour. Music Feeds managed to catch up with brothers Isaac, Taylor, and Zac and chat about what it’s like balancing the music and the business.

“It starts with passion for the music, you do the business because of the passion for the music,” explains Taylor. “All musicians are entrepreneurs whether they realise it or not,” adds Zac. “You have this band or this music you created and it has this identity, and just like someone who started a cool hotel chain, you have this responsibility of, ‘how is this going to be represented in the world?’ I care about it, I’m making it, I’m creating it, so I want to be a part of all those processes.”

The pop-rock trio sad their “view form the top” and bad experiences with major label mergers in a “messed up” industry gave them the push to go out and do things on their own, establishing their own label and deciding themselves how they want their music to be shared.

“It has been cool to watch technology catch up to the way we wanted to run our business as a band,” says Taylor. “Bandwidth is high, mobile is really cool. Things we always wanted to do when we first started the label are kind of coming of age now.”

Hanson continue their run of dates in Australia at The Hi-Fi in Sydney tonight, before playing Fremantle and Auckland.

[AUDIO] Hanson on Dan and Maz

Hanson in Melbourne Aug 10, 2014 | Photos

When I was in high school and every single girl had posters of Hanson in their locker except me (I was busy listening to No Doubt and Aqua), if someone had have told me that one day I would photograph them, I definitely would not have believed it.

So anyway, last night I photographed Hanson for their Anthem tour at the Palais Theatre in Melbourne. The squeals were almost deafening – I’ve never been to a One Direction or Ed Sheeran concert, but I imagine the crowd sounded the same.

I didn’t stick around to hear Mmm Bop, but I did hear Where’s The Love (the only other song of theirs I can remember hearing in high school). They put on a great show, and for a theatre venue where it’s seating only, everyone was on their feet from the very beginning.

Here’s some of my favourite shots from the gig.

Article & photos: Rebecca Houlden.

[SET LIST] Melbourne Australia - Aug 10, 2014

Fired Up

You Never Know

I´ve got Soul

Where´s the love

Waiting for this

Already Home

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Penny & Me

Madeline

Lost Without You

For your Love - Ike Solo

Be My Owm - Tay Solo

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This time around

Cut Right Through me

Minute without you

Tagric Symphony

Thinking bout somethin´

Give a Litte

Hey

Mmmbop

Get The Girl back

If Only

Lost without each other

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Thinking Of You
Watch Over Me

[SET LIST] MOE, Melbourne Australia - Aug 10, 2014

Down Never Let Go Panic in the Streets Coming Back For More The Best of Times The Sound of Light Rollercoaster

[SET LIST] Melbourne, AUSTRALIA - Aug 9 2014

Fired up
Where´s the love
Scream and be free
You can stop us
Waiting for this
Been There Before
Every world I say
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Strong enough to break
With you in your dreams
Crazy beautiful
River - Solo Ike
Save me - Solo Tay
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This time around
Something going around
Tragic symphony
Thinking bout something
Minute without you
Penny and me
Give a Little
Mmmbop
Get the girl Back
If only
In the city
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Man from Milwaukee

NOTE:
Original Setlist was this, but it was changed, because Zac was feeling sick.

[PHOTOS] HANSON LIVE IN SYDNEY

August 9, 2014

American MMMBoppers Hanson are all grown-up now and in their third decade as musicians playing together. They are currently on a tour of Australia, about which drummer Zac (who’s 28, by the way) told us: “When we go touring I don’t think about specific details too much. It’s really just the experience you have of playing shows together… It will be our first time in New Zealand though, that’s pretty cool.”

During our interview, he went on to talk about his band’s continued popularity, even after all these years. “Success is something that can come and go really easily. Especially over time you see that there are so many talented musicians who just never get a chance to be successful. It feels pretty surreal. We started the band when I was just teeny….. I was six years old. So now, this is your life’s work. You care deeply about it, because it’s not just like it’s another band. It’s something that you’ve basically been working on forever, your whole life long. It feels great to have survived so much. Because music has changed so much, particularly over the last 10 years, even 15 years. And so, to still be here, to still like what we do, to still like each other – that’s a hard thing to do. Being in a band is not something unique, it’s like any other relationship: marriage, business, band. You have to give to the relationship, otherwise it falls apart.”

We sent photographer Joel Anderson along to Sydney’s Enmore Theatre to check out brothers Isaac, Taylor and Zac. Here are some of his shots from the sold-out gig. See the rest on Facebook.

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SET LIST Sydney, Australia (Show 1) - August 8, 2014

Fired Up
I've Got Soul
Where's The Love
Scream And Be Free
Thinking Of You
You Can't Stop Us
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On And On
Weird - Acoustic
Too Much Heaven - Acapella
Get So Low - Zac Solo
Hand In Hand - Ike Solo
A Song To Sing - Taylor Solo
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Juliet
You Never Know
Tragic Symphony
Thinking 'Bout Somethin'
Waiting For This
A Minute Without You
Penny & Me
Give A Little
Mmmbop
Get The Girl Back
Something Going Roud
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This Time Around
In The City

[AUDIO] Hanson On Fifi & Dave, Aug 8

[AUDIO] Hanson On Dan And Maz Aug 8, 2014

Full Interview on Monday