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Hanson’s “Michael Jackson Theory” Of Music Making

Hanson

Hanson

Some of you will be unbelieving of this, but Hanson, they of that song “MMMbop” from about 15 years ago, are still at it and are rather legit.

So legit, in fact, that one of the brothers is in a side-project band with one of the guys who used to be in the Smashing Pumpkins.

But when Sarah talked to the brothers recently that wasn’t what they were talking about. No, they were more into talking about soul music and Canada and how they make music according to something called the “Michael Jackson theory” — it apparently involves sleepovers, elephant man bones and setting your hair on fire (kidding). It’s mostly about rhythm and melody.

Anyway, to read the resulting story that ran on AOL Music Blog, click here.

 

 

 

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This Week In Music History – April 22-28

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Left Eye & Tupac 0110001010010111 4eva

My tenure as the author of Spinner’s “This Week In Music History” continues.

This week was very exciting because I finally had the opportunity to (in some small way) discuss hologram rock stars. They’re the future, you know. So, yeah, there were holograms, We Are The World, Roger Waters almost getting bombed and that story about Rolling Stones‘ Keith Richards falling out of a tree — drunken pratfalls are funny to me, even if dude almost died.

To find out more details of why these things and more made music history, click here.

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Polaris People For April 27 (Austra! Dan Mangan! Brian Borcherdt!)

Austra photo courtesy Polaris Music Prize.

Austra photo courtesy Polaris Music Prize.

The latest edition of the Polaris Music Prize weekly news roundup is now online.

There are tenuous Dan Mangan connections, bad Austra jokes, and an update on Holy Fuck‘s Brian Borcherdt.

Go read the story over at Polaris Music Prize by clicking here.

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This Week In Music History – April 15-21

Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson

Spinner’s still letting me do my “This Week In Music History” feature.

Wait until they figure out I intend to turn this thing into the definitive T’Pau chronicle.

Anyway, besides T’Pau this week’s column featured Michael Jackson, Freddy Mercury, The Cure’s Robert Smith, The Kingsmen vs. the FBI, Joey Ramone, Buddy Holly and Sonny Bono.

To find out why they made music history, click here.

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Polaris People For April 20 (Patrick Watson! Owen Pallett! Colin Stetson!)

Patrick Watson photo courtesy Polaris Music Prize

Patrick Watson photo courtesy Polaris Music Prize

The latest edition of the Polaris Music Prize weekly news roundup is now online.

Patrick Watson is apparently EVERYWHERE, Owen Pallett is working with Linkin Park and Colin Stetson was on Ellen. The world is weird.

Go read the story over at Polaris Music Prize by clicking here.

 

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