I think everybody had a certain reflexive rush to O_o and WTF at last week's news that supergroup Tinted Windows, comprising Fountain of Wayne Adam Schlesinger, ex-Pumpkin James Iha, Cheap Trickster Bun E. Carlos, and the Hanson brother you remember,... CONTINUE READING TINTED WINDOWS (JAMES IHA, ADAM SCHLESINGER, TAYLOR HANSON) IS A BAND THAT EXISTS, OFFERS SONGS»
Posted on February 23, 2009 in (101 comments)
Tags: Adam Schlesinger | Fountains Of Wayne | Hanson | James Iha | Magnolia Electric Co. | of Montreal | Taylor Hanson | The Smashing Pumpkins | Tinted Windows
The post Traffic And Weather activity from FoW has been mostly limited to songs for The Colbert Report and spots for L.L. Bean, but it appears the NJ power poppers are ready to indulge in some retrospective activity. There's a... CONTINUE READING NEW FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE LIVE VIDEO - "RADIATION VIBE"»
Posted on February 16, 2009 in , (15 comments)
Tags: Adam Schlesinger | Fountains Of Wayne | The Flaming Lips
Stephen Colbert's very special Christmas Special, the one for which Fountains Of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger is writing all the songs, just got a little more Special. The CC Insider (via Videogum) reports that Adam's tunes will be performed by singers... CONTINUE READING ELVIS COSTELLO, FEIST, TOBY KEITH TO JOIN FOR A COLBERT XMAS»
Posted on September 16, 2008 (1 comments)
Tags: Adam Schlesinger | Elvis Costello | Feist | Fountains Of Wayne | John Legend | Jon Stewart | Stephen Colbert | SXSW | Theophilus London | Toby Keith | Willie Nelson
No, not as a joke writer. But Adam Schlesinger does continue to write awesome songs for fun things. Adding to his resumé as Oscar, Golden Globe, Tony, and of course Grammy nominated songwriter, the Fountains Of Wayne singer-guitarist revealed to... CONTINUE READING ADAM SCHLESINGER TO WRITE FOR THE COLBERT REPORT»
Posted on August 28, 2008 (6 comments)
Tags: Adam Schlesinger | Bon Iver | Fountains Of Wayne | Peter Bjorn And John | Stephen Colbert | SXSW
During our nights with Fountains Of Wayne two weeks ago, FoW found ways to fawn about their pending cameo at Joe's Pub with the legendary Neil Sedaka, whose CV includes penning "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do," the #1 hit... CONTINUE READING FOUNTAINS OF SEDAKA»
Posted on May 3, 2007 in (3 comments)
Tags: Adam Schlesinger | Fountains Of Wayne | Neil Sedaka
Power pop gurus Fountains Of Wayne are blazing back this year with their fourth LP Traffic And Weather, and between their eponymous debut and Welcome Interstate Managers, they've got a lot to live up to. Good thing they're bloody brilliant!... CONTINUE READING NEW FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE - "SOMEONE TO LOVE"»
Posted on February 9, 2007 (28 comments)
Tags: Adam Schlesinger | Fountains Of Wayne
We don't expect you to get excited about a new America release. We wouldn't be either, but as we mentioned a few months back, the folk rockers are gearing up to release a double disc produced by Adam Schlesinger and... CONTINUE READING NEW AMERICA (FEATURING RYAN ADAMS, BEN KWELLER AND ADAM SCHLESINGER)»
Posted on December 7, 2006 (7 comments)
Tags: Adam Schlesinger | America | Ben Kweller | Nada Surf | Ryan Adams
