January 13, 2010 - The members of retro-pop supergroup Tinted Windows have set their engines on cruise control. Having completed their self-titled debut album last year to rave reviews, the road to success is clearly marked.
April 23, 2009 - It might seem like a carefully concocted candy bar, but Taylor Hanson and Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger had actually crossed paths in the mid-'90s, and the latter had also met Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha--and they've done everything from guesting on each other's records, to producing, co-owning a Manhattan recording studio, and running an indie label together.
April 21, 2009 - The Tinted Windows line-up of vocalist Taylor Hanson, guitarist James Iha, bassist Adam Schlesinger and drummer Bun E. Carlos seems pretty random. But, truthfully, the collaboration comes from long-standing friendships between Hanson, Iha and Schlesinger.
March 24, 2009 - With the words "Welcome the great endurance test," Tom Gray and Gomez kicked off their set at Stubb's on Thursday night (3/19) to cheers and applause. Austin's SXSW festival and conference was a rip-roaring success again this year, made even better by near-perfect weather from start to finish.
March 10, 2009 - It sounds like an outlandish idea: Take one Hanson, a member of Fountains of Wayne, the drummer from Cheap Trick and a Smashing Pumpkin and meld it into a supergroup. The result is Tinted Windows, which features vocalist Taylor Hanson, guitarist James Iha, bassist Adam Schlesinger and drummer Bun E. Carlos. On April 21, the group is set to release its self-titled debut album, a stripped-down, high-energy record that combines the strengths and identifiable styles of all four members, and yet doesn't really sound like anything else any of the four has done elsewhere, according to the band's publicist. And with three of the four band members contributing songs, there is a sense of diversity to the material.
February 18, 2009 - Former members of Smashing Pumpkins, Cheap Trick, Hanson and Fountains Of Wayne have formed a new band, Tinted Windows, according to a Billboard report.
It might seem like a carefully concocted candy bar, but Taylor Hanson and Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger had actually crossed paths in the mid-'90s, and the latter had also met Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha--and they've done everything from guesting on each other's records, to producing, co-owning a Manhattan recording studio, and running an indie label together.
