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Source: PW Blogs
(This is an excerpt from a longer interview which will be up closer to June 18.)
by Michael Alan Goldberg
Just got off the phone with guitarist James Iha — who’s probably best known for his long stint in the Smashing Pumpkins — who comes to the TLA on Thursday, June 18th with his new power-pop supergroup, Tinted Windows, which also features singer/keyboardist Taylor Hanson (yes, from that Hanson), drummer Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick), and bassist-vocalist Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne/Ivy). A seemingly unlikely lineup, but here’s some of what Iha had to say about that:
“I guess it’s like, to me, it’s not surprising — I’m a working musician and I work on all different…lots of different kinds o…
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Source: Pioneer Press
Pumpkins' James Iha in new supergroup
By BLAIR R. FISCHER Contributor
There's a long history of -- for lack of a better word -- "supergroups." These, of course, are bands comprised of musicians with already established pedigrees. Classic examples are Blind Faith and The Travelling Wilburys, while less memorable amalgams include HSAS and The Firm (both the rock and hip-hop versions). Seemingly not a year goes by when one forms, and 2009 marks the debut of one of the odder supergroups: Tinted Windows.
Featuring Taylor Hanson (Hanson) on vocals, Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne, Ivy) on bass, James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins, A Perfect Circle) on guitar, and Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick) on drums, Tinted Windows is arguably the most m…
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Source: Chicago Sun-Times
By Brent DiCrescenzo
Time Out Chicago: I’m familiar with your relationship with Adam, but how did you rope in Taylor Hanson?
James Iha: Through Adam. I’ve known Adam since the mid-’90s. We had our record label, and Fountains of Wayne had opened for the Pumpkins. We have a studio in New York City, Stratosphere. We work on a lot of different projects, some producing, random stuff. Adam’s known Taylor since their first record came out. He was asked to write with Hanson for their first record. So they’ve been friends for a while. Over the years we’ve said, we should work on a project a record together. It’d be fun. A couple years ago Adam asked, what do you think of doing a project, a pop record with Taylor singing. It’ll h…
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Source: MAGNET
by Hobart Rowland
For power-pop junkies, Tinted Windows’ self-titled debut (on S-Curve) ought to feel like the smack addict’s equivalent to China white. Gleefully combustible, intellectually uncomplicated and catchier than anything from Disney’s adenoidal teen-pop brigade, its 37-minute insulin rush is perpetrated by a (sort of) supergroup whose multi-generational pedigree is less odd than it is oddly appealing. Tinted Windows’ initial inspiration came from Fountain Of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger, who, since befriending middle Hanson brother Taylor a ways back, had always wondered how his pal’s malleable man-boy vocals would stand up to a withering wall of guitars. Smashing Pumpkins alum James Iha was happy to supply the latter…
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