Now THIS is a "super"group I never would have pieced together. I say "super" because I do not at all like the idea of James Iha working with Taylor Hanson in any serious capacity. I still haven't forgiven the 90s for Hanson. In fact, I've been getting to know the 90s in a whole new way lately from listening to Year of the Rabbit.
New group, called Tinted Windows, will be debuting at SXSW in just a few weeks. Members include Iha, Hanson, Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos and Fountains of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger.
Fuck them though, to debut at SXSW.See here for more.
Anyway, I used to think the Smashing Pumpkins were gods of rock and roll, but in the past few years that image has just been slaughtered--mostly due to Zeitgeist and Billy Corgan being a weirdo and living with Courtney Love. But turns out, like many famous, talented musicians, they're all just a bunch of big-headed, dick-headed fucks. Jimmy Chamberlain is the only one who still jives.
Working at a publicity company is slowly taking the mystery and sweetness and magic out of the music industry. Now it just feels like a spiderweb of opinions and money and power pulls in every direction. Still fun, just a different kind of fun.
