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Hank: put out another album, This Machine Pwns n00bs (2009)

promise · status: kept · last event: kept (2009-11-17) · owner: Hank

In May 2009 Hank promised another album without a date. It became This Machine Pwns n00bs, a 17-track album that was on iTunes by mid-November 2009, with a physical CD and poster.

Parts: Hank: include a signed guitar pick in every This Machine Pwns n00bs pre-order (2009)

Told alongside: John asks Nerdfighters to pre-order Hank's album This Machine Pwns n00bs (2009) · Tour de Hank: Hank's tour of shows and Nerdfighter gatherings (2009)

About: Hank's second studio album (untitled), This Machine Pwns n00bs (album), iTunes

date event what video
2009-05-20 promised Hank says he will put out another album, date unknown. (hedged) Ulcerative Colitis: A Song 00:02:20
2009-09-25 progress update Hank reports he is working on a second studio album, likely at least 15 studio tracks, with the cover design under way. Fake John Green : New Album : Shirts 00:01:27
2009-10-21 progress update Hank announces his new album's title, This Machine Pwns n00bs, shows the cover, and hopes to release its 17 songs on November 16. Balloon Boy: A Short Song 00:02:45
2009-11-03 progress update John announces Hank's second album, This Machine Pwns n00bs, out November 16 and available for pre-order. This Machine Pwns n00bs! 00:00:00
2009-11-04 progress update Hank says his album is done and has 17 tracks. (playful) Please Buy My Album (A Song / Medley) 00:00:00
2009-11-07 progress update Hank says the album will be on iTunes with a physical release on November 16. The TOUR DE HANK!!! 00:01:31
2009-11-17 kept John says Hank's album is already on iTunes but recommends buying the physical CD because it comes with a poster. Question Tuesday: The Free Money Edition 00:01:05

What is said about it

9 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).

  • 2009-09-25 · Fake John Green : New Album : Shirts — announcement: Hank announces he is working on a second studio album, which he says will be colossal, with songs he is really proud of. — 00:01:27
  • 2009-09-25 · Fake John Green : New Album : Shirts — announcement: Hank says the track list is not final but it looks like at least 15 studio tracks; the cover design is under way and a 'super secret surprise' may be involved. (hedged) — 00:01:27
  • 2009-10-21 · Balloon Boy: A Short Song — announcement: Hank announces that 'This Machine Pwns n00bs', written on his guitar, is the title of his new album, and shows its cover. — 00:02:45
  • 2009-10-21 · Balloon Boy: A Short Song — Hank says the title rips off Woody Guthrie's 'This Machine Kills Fascists' and a YouTube commenter who wrote 'That machine pones noobs', whom he thanks for naming the album. (playful) — 00:02:45
  • 2009-10-21 · Balloon Boy: A Short Song — announcement: Hank hopes to release the album on November 16, about a month away; it has 17 songs, none duplicates or talking tracks. (hedged) — 00:03:15
  • 2009-11-03 · This Machine Pwns n00bs! — John jokes that he used his connections to obtain a leaked copy of the album. (playful) — 00:00:00
  • 2009-11-04 · Please Buy My Album (A Song / Medley) — ask: Hank asks viewers to buy his album, saying he really worked on it a lot, that it is done, and that it has 17 tracks, which he will sing as a medley. (playful) — 00:00:00
  • 2009-11-07 · The TOUR DE HANK!!! — announcement: Hank says small and medium album bundles are sold out, large to extra-extra-large remain, and they may reprint the shirts but have not decided. (hedged) — 00:01:31
  • 2009-11-07 · The TOUR DE HANK!!! — announcement: Hank: The album will be on iTunes alongside its physical release on November 16. — 00:01:31