What Musicians In Formerly Popular Bands Do: Start A New Band
Posted by: Catherine Strawn
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8:30AM, Thursday February 26th 2009
A lot of famous musicians have side projects because they’re just so creative that one band isn’t enough, i.e., Damon Albarn is in both Blur and Gorillaz, and Spencer Krug is in both Wolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown. Well, there’s a new band that’s made up of the most random mix of musicians—we think they must have been bored and looking for something to do since all of their bands peaked in the ‘90s or early ‘00s. Tinted Windows is made up of Taylor Hanson (Hanson), Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne), James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins), and Bun E. Carlos (of Cheap Trick), and their first record comes out next month. The initial idea to work together came when Hanson and Schlesinger met in the mid-‘90s, and they just kept adding members, I guess. The first single, “Kind of A Girl,” sounds like a Fountains of Wayne song being sung by Hanson. We think they should add a member of Soul Asylum or Goo Goo Dolls to the group, too.
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Amelia
wrote on February 26 2009 @ 09:10 am: [report]
Oh man, whatever happened to Dave Pirner and his nasty white boy dreads?
TinaLish
wrote on February 26 2009 @ 10:13 am: [report]
OMFG Taylor Hanson is soooooooooo hot! I used to like the middel Hanson brother back in the days, but Mr. Taylor has sure come into his own… =) lol
TinaLish
wrote on February 26 2009 @ 10:16 am: [report]
wait nvm i take that back lol haha he is the middle brother haha it’s early in the morning excuse me for my blunder!
LadieBug
wrote on February 26 2009 @ 12:22 pm: [report]
Hanson’s still around, I went to see them in concert maybe last year… They are still on tour. I realize how much of a nerd I am to admit that…
courtney
wrote on February 26 2009 @ 12:34 pm: [report]
dear james iha,
your relationship with this band has effected me in the following ways:
1. a perfect circle, one of my for sure favorite bands, is on hiatus so you can hang out with the pretty hanson. not cool.
2. while i understand everyone needs to move on sometime you’ve allowed the smashing pumpkins to release a mediocre album and embark on a mediocre tour. double not cool.
3. finally, i get the feeling that in this band you’re not going to wear totally sweet dresses like you did in the “today” video, and that makes me real sad james, real sad.
but as always i still love you lots.
love,
courtney
Chelle
wrote on February 27 2009 @ 10:09 am: [report]
Wow just by looking at the picture you can tell there’s a broad age spectrum. This ought to be interesting. It’s kind of funny because when I was 14, Smashing Pumpkins and Fountains of Wayne were my 2 favorite bands and I saw them together at a concert. Didn’t ever like the other 2 bands though. I think they might be okay as long as James Iha doesn’t sing. He’s an awesome guitarist but his voice makes me cringe.