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
FoW's "Valley Winter Song" is featured in a new holiday-themed L.L. Bean commercial, which means you get to listen to it while watching a person dressed way better than you and who lives in a house much nicer than yours,... CONTINUE READING FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE FOR L.L. BEAN»
Posted on November 19, 2008 in (8 comments)
Tags: Fountains Of Wayne
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
If Friday's 'Roo music trolling left something to be desired, Saturday's lineup was more than just compensation. Of course it was all about the Police, but seeing the Lips' laser-pointered psych carnival and a triumphant, hippie-conquering blowout from the... CONTINUE READING BONNAROO: SATURDAY 6/16/07»
Posted on June 17, 2007 in (21 comments)
Tags: Annuals | Bonnaroo | Clap Your Hands Say Yeah | Cold War Kids | Dr. Dog | Elvis Perkins | Fountains Of Wayne | Franz Ferdinand | Girl Talk | Gogol Bordello | Grizzly Bear | Spoon | The Flaming Lips | The Hold Steady | Ween
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
After boldly proclaiming festival know it all Demetri Martin to be the new Rachel Hunter, finally we've got the videographic goods -- though Demetri's turn as FoW show star is considerably less arousing, save his living room dance in skin-tight... CONTINUE READING NEW FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE VIDEO - "SOMEONE TO LOVE"»
Posted on May 2, 2007 in (8 comments)
Tags: Demetri Martin | Fountains Of Wayne
Though tickets were still available as of yesterday morning, by 10PM Webster was a sea of mostly middle-aged bodies, on hand to take in the live style of quintessential power pop gurus Fountains Of Wayne. Traffic And Weather may not... CONTINUE READING FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE @ WEBSTER HALL, NYC 4/24/07»
Posted on April 25, 2007 in , (24 comments)
Tags: Fountains Of Wayne
Fresh off of a video shoot for "Someone To Love" with "the new Rachel Hunter" Demetri Martin (as lawyer-protagonist Seth Shapiro), Schlesinger and crew have announced a spring/summer tour to support the power pop confections of their forthcoming, fourth full-length... CONTINUE READING FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE DELIVER TRAFFIC AND WEATHER ON THE ROAD»
Posted on March 26, 2007 in (0 comments)
Tags: Fountains Of Wayne | The Real Housewives Of New York City
You can always count on Fountains Of Wayne to portray their cheeky power pop via memorable vids, and thanks to Miss Modern Age's set-crashing stealth, looks like they're at it again with the forthcoming clip for "Someone To Love." No... CONTINUE READING DEMETRI MARTIN IS THE NEW RACHEL HUNTER»
Posted on March 22, 2007 (10 comments)
Tags: Demetri Martin | Fountains Of Wayne
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
