NONE DARE CALL IT COINCIDENCE

File it under life coming full circle: the inking of Steve Greenberg-managed AJR to Mercury comes 25 years to the week after another three-brother act, Hanson, reached #1 on the original Mercury label with the pop juggernaut "Mmmbop." The A&R head who signed Hanson and executive-produced their smash? The aforementioned Greenberg.

When 2047 rolls around, will Steve land a third three-brother band on the planet Mercury? And will the atmosphere there make it possible to let the dogs out? Stay tuned.