As you are probably aware, I am not posting everything about Tinted Windows as first and foremost I run a Hanson site and this is a Hanson blog. While there is a Hanson in Tinted Windows – I’m just not following them as closely as I follow Hanson. That being said – I would like… Read More »
They’ll probably be up there all day – if you don’t see it at first, keep refreshing, there are 4 or 5 different pages that can pop up when you are on the page. It should be up for the rest of the day, at least.
“I never thought the future of rock ‘n’ roll would be in the hands of the dude from Hanson.” This is an actual quote from an enthusiastic random stranger rocking out next to me Friday in the front row at the Fader Fort party, where the Taylor Hanson-fronted super-est of all supergroups, Tinted Windows, made… Read More »
Sometimes you have your way with SXSW, most times it has its way with you. The third round of this year’s festival battered me senseless as my 15-hour music marathon ranged from ‘80s icons to Iranian metal to Taylor Hanson (yes, that Hanson). Oh, and it ended with an illegal 3am hardcore show on a… Read More »
March, 20 2009 06:45 PM – SXSW: Levis/Fader Party: location TBA, Austin, Texas March, 20 2009 11:30 PM – SXSW: Billboard Party @ Pangea, Austin, Texas March, 21 2009 10:00 PM – SXSW: DirectTV Showcase @ The Bat Bar/Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas – Open to the public! April, 20 2009 08:00 PM – Mercury… Read More »
A few days ago we posted this exclusive track, “Kind of a Girl”, the first single from the generation-spanning supergroup Tinted Windows, featuring Taylor Hanson, Fountains of Wayne’s Adam Schlesinger, James Iha and Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos. The response has been overwhelming. Hundreds and hundreds of positive comments have piled up, most of… Read More »
Disclosures up front: I proposed to my future ex-wife at a Cheap Trick show, so I guess you could call me a fan. I think that Bun E. Carlos is a great drummer, undersung because he’s not flashy in a band with a lot of flash. This is particularly true given that the band came… Read More »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tinted Windows to Release Debut Album April 21St New Band Features Taylor Hanson, James Iha, Adam Schlesinger, and Bun E. Carlos The debut album by Tinted Windows will be released April 21st on S-Curve Records. Tinted Windows are: Taylor Hanson (lead vocals), James Iha (guitar), Adam Schlesinger (bass), and Bun E. Carlos… Read More »
Fans of great power pop can rejoice. A number of top purveyors of the genre are coming together to form a pop “super group” of sorts and Hitfix has exclusive details about recording plans. Tinted Windows is Hanson vocalist Taylor Hanson, Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger, former Smashing Pumpkins’ guitarist James Iha and Cheap… Read More »
When I heard that Smashing Pumpkins’ James Iha, Bun E. Carlos from Cheap Trick, Adam Schlesinger from Fountains of Wayne, and TAYLOR EFFING HANSON were forming a band, I had to check the date on my calendar. Alas, April Fool’s Day is a good month and a half away. So I guess this is either… Read More »