You know you’re now singing “MMMBop” in your head; you’re welcome. Hanson was huge in the 90s with their first album Middle of Nowhere, and their silky, golden locks had us going wild. In the midst of the ‘NSYNC-Backstreet Boys era, the brothers Hanson were a nice surprise. I mean, they were hot brothers. That could sing. And play instruments. We loved them, but they fell off the radar as boy bands often do. Now they’re all married with children, but that hasn’t stopped these boys men from making music. They’ve released several albums including one in 2010 called Shout It Out and their promotional concert started a riot.

Well, I hope you’re ready for this nugget of joy. You can now get drunk off Hanson as Isaac, Taylor, and Zac have created a beer brand called “MMMHop” and it will probably bring music to your ears when you drink it. It’s an Indian Pale Ale and will be available next year. Hanson if you’re reading this, we’d love some samples. Now I can’t help but think of other beer flavors 90s stars could come out with… Read More »

Sadly, some of our favorite childhood boy band studs…that we fawned over and fantasized about marrying…have fallen from grace. We know not everyone is Justin Timberlake (or Trousersnake as Amanda Seyfried calls him) and therefore can’t transition out of the boy band life. He managed to become a successful actor, hilarious host of SNL and bring sexy back at the same time. Few others have done as well as JT, which is pretty depressing. I mean, we hoped these Bieber forefathers would stick around until we were old enough to be with them. But, that dream is gone.

Case-in-point: Lance Bass created a boy band called Heart2Heart that has just released a video for their song Facebook Official. Yeah, it’s not a joke. I sincerely hoped it was. Our favorite boy band members are just embarrassing themselves all over the place…

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Women have been obsessing over boy bands since the beginning of time. Our moms were in love with The Beatles and we spent our childhoods infatuated with *NSYNC. But what separates the Boybands of the ’90s from other boy bands throughout history is the fact that none of these Boybanders actually played an instrument. They existed solely on harmonies, synchronized dancing, and amazing abs.

Boybands like LFO, 98 Degrees, Hanson, O-Town, Backstreet Boys, and *NSYNC gave our prepubescent minds unrealistic expectations of how boys should sing, dance and look. (I mean…I’m still waiting for a crooner with frosted tips and rock hard abs to take my breath away.)

Being a child of the Boyband decade gave me a false understanding of men and here are the biggest man-misconceptions caused by our favorite Boybands of the ’90s:

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You didn’t leave all your work until Sunday night did you? What!?! You did. That’s okay. No stress. You’ll get it all done. We’re so sure that you’ll get it all done that we’re giving you a few more excuses to procrastinate. This week we’ll let you swoon and drool over some boybands who wanted to be the next Backstreet Boys, but never really made it… at all. Hey, at least they can dance!

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Boy-bands: back in the ’90s, we were their biggest fans. We rocked out to every one of their songs, hung posters of their seemingly perfect pre-pubescent faces on our walls, and daydreamed of our secret romances with them. That inevitable feeling of nostalgia whenever we hear a classic Hanson song, or relive the “Battle of the Acrobatic Boy Band Videos” (featuring none other than *Nsync and the Backstreet Boys). I must admit, I was always a bigger BSB fan, and was secretly screaming like a tween again when I heard they were going on tour this summer!

So what are our other favorite boy bands up to these days? Let’s take a trip down memory lane with our Where Are They Now: 90s Boy-Band Edition.

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Remember the days when we had to wait in huge lines of squirming and screaming girls outside of Best Buy for the midnight release of the new Backstreet Boys CD so they wouldn’t be sold out when we hit up the store in the morning? Those were the days…sort of. But really, I have never been nearly as excited for an album release as I was for NSync’s Celebrity in 2001.

Why did we all love boy bands so much? Was it the frosted tips? Was it the matching outfits and super-coordinated dance moves? Was it the denim cargo pants and diamond earrings? Yes, in fact, it was all of that. And so much more.

I could go on forever, but instead I’ll turn you over to one of our favorite former boy banders so he can tell you exactly what it is that he misses from his glory days with his musical crew.

Polls are closed on this portion of the bracket, but vote on Pastimes and Events right here.

It might be 2010, but here at CollegeCandy we’re still stuck in the ’90s. All you have to do is say Chumbawhumba and we’re off and running on a ’90s nostalgia debate that lasts the entire day. We know we’re not the only people out there that still rock out to N’Sync and still remember the desperation you felt when you lost your favorite Pogs slammer. So instead of constantly arguing amongst the CollegeCandy team, we decided to throw the question out to our readers and choose, once and for all, what is the best thing to come from the ’90s (besides our many devoted readers, of course).

So, in the fashion of every guy’s wet dream, March Madness, we’ve created an “I Love the ’90s” bracket. Today we’re voting on the best of entertainment and trends from our favorite decade, and on Thursday we’ll narrow down our ’90s pastimes and events. Keep checking back every Monday and Thursday this month so you can keep letting us know what is the best thing to ever come from the 1990 and beyond.

P.S. We know, we know – we’re missing a lot. It was a hard decision narrowing it down to 64 awesome things and we’re still upset that there’s no face-off between Britney and Christina. Did we miss something major? Let us know in the comments. Read More »

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This week was definitely one that will go down in history. I think it’s safe to say that President Obama will remember this one forever!

Sure he might have botched the oath a smidge, but with a speech like that, who cares? With all the inaugural balls he had to juggle, his Tuesday night definitely topped mine. I must say, both the President and the First Lady looked stunning! This may be the hottest Commander-in-Chief since JFK! There’s a lot riding on Mr. President this term.

There are plenty of things we’d like to see change and it looks like this administration might make it happen.

Other than that, the week was pretty standard. Gossip Girl and The City made their weekly appearances in our living rooms, and I had a quick chat with Brody Jenner. You know, the usual. Maybe I can lure him to be Valentine this year. Ah, wishful thinking. Chances are I’ll spend V-day alone rocking out to jams that I will never admit to listening to. Such is life…

I’ll admit it, I was captain of the Boy Band Train when I was a tween. I was a loyal BSB fan (that’s Backstreet Boys, for you non-fans) with a room full of posters, pins, pens, t-shirts, jackets, action figures (from their quick Burger King stint), and every single CD ever made. Ever. In fact, I was almost convinced I would marry one of them. It was my destiny.

Despite my loyalty to the Boys, I was still a fan a few songs here and there from rival bands like N*Sync, 98 Degrees, and Hanson. But now that I’m older (and still a BSB fan…it will never die), I listen to these songs and watch their videos and can’t help but chuckle at how cheesey they are. So here’s a list of the worst boy band songs that you have to love. Read More »