New Band 'Tinted Window' Made Up Of: Ex- Hanson, Ex-Pumpkin, 'Fountains of Wayne' Mixed With 'Cheap Trick' Drummer
Posted on 19. Feb, 2009 by CSS in Awesome., Entertainment, Music
My interest is definitely peaked on this one…
When you were wearing a Smashing Pumpkins t-shirt while secretly listening to Hanson on your walkman back in the 90s, did you ever expect those two worlds to collide? Former Pumpkins guitarist James Iha, Hanson brother Taylor, Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos, and Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger have formed a group called “Tinted Windows”:
Take one graying former Smashing Pumpkins ax-man, a Hanson brother-turned-father, a 57-year-old Cheap Trick drummer and the Fountains of Wayne bassist, and what have you got?
Tinted Windows, the music world’s latest, relatively head-scratching supergroup.
That’s right — James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins), Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick), Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne) and Taylor Hanson have joined forces as the curiously named Windows. They even have a MySpace page, so it has to be legit.
And while, sure, it may seem like the oddest grouping of musicians ever, a closer look reveals that maybe Tinted Windows aren’t so random after all. Schlesinger and Iha co-own Stratosphere Sound Studios (along with Ivy’s Andy Chase), where Tinted Windows recorded their debut. And back when Iha was in the Pumpkins, they used to cover Cheap Trick songs (most notably “Baby Loves to Rock”) live in concert We’re not really sure where the 25-year-old Hanson brother fits in, but, hey, it’s a supergroup … and since when do supergroups have to make complete sense?
-From MTV
I’m super excited to hear this collaboration!! The band plan to release their album in spring, and will be previewing their music at SXSW festival in March.
The Bands MySpace Page gives nothing away- but trust me, as soon as they have some music out there I will post it here!
