Many happy returns, and then some Dec 27, 2007
Montreal's Arcade Fire, Melbourne's Lisa Miller, Hove's PJ Harvey, New York's LCD Soundsystem, Austin's Patty Griffin, Oxford's Radiohead, bi-national Rufus Wainwright, Jacksonville's Ryan Adams, London's Tunng, Newtown's Bernie Hayes, New Jersey's Fountains Of Wayne, East London's Bloc Party, Gothenburg's Jens Lekman, Kalgoorlie-Sydney-Melbourne's Tim Rogers, Portland's Decemberists and Brighton's Pipettes. Wait 20 years and they can all reform too. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
FLORIDA TODAY'S Boys All-Space Coast Swimming Team Dec 26, 2007
" One thing you must do before you compete: I listen to music from "Fountains of Wayne. " One thing few people know about you: Home-schooled for 10 years. Toughest place you have performed in your career: Regional swim meet. One thing you would change about your sport: Races divided by height.Spencer Waganaar Satellite The numbers: He finished fifth in the 100 breaststroke at the Class 2A state championships with a time of 1:00.51. He won the same event at the CCC meet. Swam on state relays in... (Florida Today)
New Show Captures Music In Unconventional Venues Dec 8, 2007
Other artists and venues featured will include Crowded House at the Masonic Hall Grand Lodge in New York, Fountains Of Wayne on a 100-year-old ship at New York's South Street Seaport, the Swell Season at the Good Shepherd Center Chapel in Seattle and Patty Griffin at the Angel Orensanz Foundation for the Arts on Manhattan's Lower East Side. In a Grammy Award nominee field littered with outsize personalities, Amy Winehouse stands tall on the strength of her album "Back to Black" and its hit... (Billboard.com)
'MILF' Promo Not What You Think Dec 5, 2007
In 2003, the band Fountains of Wayne released the song "Stacy's Mom," which ultimately peaked at No. 21 on the Billboard charts and became the No. 1 most downloaded song for iTunes. The song and accompanying video, which features an adolescent boy fantasizing about his mother's friend, rose to No. 1 on MTV's "TRL.". (ABC News -- Business)
Broadway dives back into Waters Dec 1, 2007
Composer Schlesinger is best-known as the co-founder and bassist of pop band Fountains of Wayne ("Stacy's Mom"), while lyricist Javerbaum is a former "Daily Show" exec producer whose legit credits include "Party Come Here," which preemed at the Williamstown Theater Fest last summer. The producers hope the songwriting pair can help the tuner draw the younger auds likely to appreciate the "Daily Show" irreverence Javerbaum brings to the score, which includes an ode to the sloppy pleasures of... (Variety)
12/5: Motion City Soundtrack Nov 28, 2007
The album was co-produced by fellow punk rockers Adam Schlesinger from Fountains of Wayne and Eli Janney from Girls Against Boys. Max Bemis from up-and-coming group Say Anything joined in on guest vocals. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
You've come a long way, 'Cry-Baby' Nov 21, 2007
Composer Adam Schlesinger writes for lauded, contrasting bands, Ivy and Fountains of Wayne, though his Cry-Baby score delivers standard issue 1950s white-bread harmonies for the Squares and wailing rhythm-and-blues or rockabilly for the rebels. Waters' Cry-Baby movie was a one-joke affair, a satire of class divisions and a salute to teen rebels showcasing an offbeat cast. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
STAGE:Cry-Baby Nov 21, 2007
Pastichey songs by Javerbaum and Adam Schlesinger of alt-rock band Fountains of Wayne consistently invest show with early-rock-era rhythm, making it easy for choreographer Rob Ashford to knock our bobby sox off. Assigning aggressive athleticism to the Drapes while putting the Squares through more formal paces, he wittily turns group numbers into Jerome Robbins duking it out with Onna White -- an evocation of the musicals' Golden Age echoed by the symmetrical painted borders and flown flattage of... (Variety)
Waters' 'Cry-Baby' makes musical transition to the stage at La Jolla Playhouse Nov 8, 2007
Meehan and O'Donnell have re-teamed for the "Cry-Baby" book, and the musical features an original rock 'n' roll/doo wop score by David Javerbaum (executive producer of "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart") and Adam Schlesinger (of the pop group Fountains of Wayne). Rob Ashford ("Thoroughly Modern Millie," "The Wedding Singer") is choreographer and its director is Mark Brokaw ("Marty," "How I Learned to Drive" and "Baltimore Waltz"). (North County Times)
America returns for Blaisdell Arena show Nov. 27 Oct 18, 2007
The duo of Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell are touring behind its 2007 "comeback" album "Here and Now." Co-produced by longtime fans/rock cool kids Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha, the disc featured America returning to the sunny pop sound of their Me Decade heyday. Sprinkled among its brand new original works and a full disc of America classics performed live, the surprisingly retro-hip "Here and Now" featured cameos by Ryan Adams and Ben... (Honolulu Advertiser)
Cleveland's Raspberries are as fresh as ever Oct 13, 2007
The Cleveland foursome, an architect of the power-pop sound that inspired bands from The Knack to Fountains of Wayne, is enjoying a comeback that has gained momentum since a hometown reunion concert in 2004. The group will perform Saturday and Sunday in New York and Dec. 14 in Cleveland. (USA Today -- Life)
Durham Tech chief started slow Sep 28, 2007
" "He's a voracious reader," said Phail Wynn, Durham Tech president for the past three decades. His parents owned a bookstore. MUSIC IN THE IPOD: Fountains of Wayne, Las Rubias del Norte, Derek and the Dominoes, Gershwin and rockabilly BR5-49 PETS: Two golden retrievers, Chase and Kirby; cat, Misty. Involved with a Golden Retriever rescue group. CENTENARIAN IN THE FAMILY? His paternal grandmother, who lives on her own in Wisconsin, will be 100 years old in November. ON SUCCEEDING WYNN AS... (News & Observer)
What the Beatles Backlash is Really About Sep 14, 2007
SIGN UP FOR OURNEWSLETTERS. I have to hide my love away. (New Republic)
Putting the Squeeze back on Aug 10, 2007
Squeeze, with Fountains of Wayne. When: Saturday, 7:30 p.m.. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Festival so hot, it's cool Aug 5, 2007
Acts including the Beastie Boys, Fountains of Wayne, Amy Winehouse and Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals rocked on a stage beside huge banners of a jockey riding an electric guitar. Heads bobbed in the packed crowd in front of the stage. (SunSpot.net)
Aiden Wins Virgin Mobile's 'Book The Band' Contest... Jul 27, 2007
The bill for the second-year Virgin Festival includes the Police, the Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys, Modest Mouse, Velvet Revolver, Wu-Tang Clan, CSS, the Fratellis, Amy Winehouse, M.I.A., Paolo Nutini, the Crystal Method, 311, Incubus, Chris Cornell, Spoon, Girl Talk, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, TV On The Radio, Bad Brains and Fountains Of Wayne, among others. Led Zeppelin fans will have a lot to celebrate this fall thanks to the release of three new titles in... (Billboard.com)
Greenberg Relaunching S-Curve Records... Jul 17, 2007
S-Curve launched in 2000, and during its five-year run helped boost the careers of Joss Stone, Baha Men and Fountains Of Wayne. Greenberg took the helm at Columbia Records as president in January 2005, at which point he closed S-Curve but retained the label's name. (Billboard.com)
Boston-based pop group is sure to click with the girls Jul 9, 2007
The Boston-based group features five young men who have instant credibility by playing their own instruments and working with reputable producer Mike Denneen (Fountains of Wayne, Aimee Mann) for their new "Modern Minds and Pastimes.". New lead vocalist Kyle Patrick, a replacement for Eric Dill, has the goods to make the girls swoon -- he's attractive in a non-threatening (sexual) way, and he has an accessibly solid voice. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
‘America’ brings old-time favorites, new sound to concert Jul 8, 2007
With their latest album Here and Now, however, America is hoping to win some new fans, thanks to a production team that includes singer Adam Schlesinger of Fountains of Wayne and guitarist James Iha of Smashing Pumpkins. The goal is to re-introduce us to people who don t know our history, Bunnell said. (The Citizen's Voice, PA)
Weekend Hotlist Jun 28, 2007
Last year, the band released "Here & Now," with help from Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne) and James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins). They're playing two new songs from the album on this tour. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival 2007 Jun 19, 2007
Bands: The Police; Tool; Widespread Panic; Kings of Leon; the Roots; White Stripes; Ben Harper nnocent Criminals; Wilco; Flaming Lips; Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System; String Cheese Incident; Franz Ferdinand; Ornette Coleman; Bob Weir g; Damien Rice; Ween; Gov't Mule; Ziggy Marley; the Decemberists; Michael Franti and Spearhead; Wolfmother; Regina Spektor; Black Keys; Galactic; DJ Shadow; Gillian Welch; Spoon; Keller Williams (WMD's); Sasha Digweed; STS9; Old Crow Medicine Show; North... (Variety)
Concert Highlights for the Week Of June 13-19 Jun 13, 2007
Traffic and Weathermen: Fountains of Wayne ... Fountains of Wayne First Avenue Though at one point they seemed destined to forever be known as that one band that sings "Stacy's Mom," Fountains of Wayne have shown that they have the chops to stand up against the horrors of one-hit-wonder exile ... If rock 'n' roll could ever get away with being adorable, Fountains of Wayne have mastered it. (City Pages)
Never Say 'Ciao,’ Tony Jun 11, 2007
And many of the locales were real, such as Tony s home in North Caldwell, N.J., and Fountains of Wayne, the outdoor-furniture store in Wayne, N.J., that a rock band took its name from. Chase created art out of a landscape that I was totally familiar with. (Multichannel News)
Globe's North by Northeast Festival picks Jun 7, 2007
NXNE struck up a deal with some of the big-name bands passing through town this week, whereby a limited number of wristbanders gain entry to shows tonight (Cancer Bats, at the Opera House), tomorrow (guitar-grunge legends Dinosaur Jr. at the Phoenix, Junior Boys and Born Ruffians at the Mod Club; and Serena Ryder at the Music Hall), and Sunday (Fountains of Wayne at Lee's Palace). Line up early to ensure admittance. (Globe and Mail)
Weird and Wonderful Jun 7, 2007
With New Jersey's "renaissance" the popularity of the HBO series The Sopranos, movies like Garden State, Jersey Girl and Clerks as well as bands like Fountains of Wayne Ms. Reyn thought it would be timely to make a literary contribution. The book is a collection of edgy, irreverent works of nonfiction from such writers as Tom Perrotta, Frederick Reiken, Jonathan Ames and Joshua Braff. (Manville News, NJ)
Coming attractions: 'Bee Movie' full of A-listers May 18, 2007
That also provides the chance to see such acts as Modest Mouse, the Beastie Boys, Fountains of Wayne, Incubus and Amy Winehouse. The Aug. 5 bill includes the reunited Smashing Pumpkins, Bad Brains and Wu-Tang Clan, plus Velvet Revolver, Matisyahu, M.I.A., Interpol and Spoon. (USA Today)
Serenade her! May 12, 2007
"Stacy's Mom" Fountains of Wayne. A song for all of you who fancy someone else's mom. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Drama Viva Voce May 2, 2007
REVIEW / Fountains of Wayne just do that thing they do ... Fountains of Wayne just do that thing they do. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival: Day 2 Apr 30, 2007
Performers: Tisto, Red Hot Chili Peppers, the Arcade Fire, Kings of Leon, Travis, Regina Spektor, Fountains of Wayne, Pharoahe Monch, the Good the Bad and the Queen, Gotan Project, Blonde Redhead, Ghostface Killah, the Decemberists, the New Pornographers, Jack's Mannequin, The Frames, The Rapture, LCD Soundsystem, Justice, Busy P hdi, MSTRKRFT, DJ Heather, Steve Aoki, Black Keys, Sparklehorse, Ozomatli. Peter Bjorn Hot Chip, the Fratellis, the Cribs, Fields, Cornelius, Mike Relm, Girl Talk,... (Variety)
Coachella, Day 2 Apr 30, 2007
As Fountains of Wayne performed to a relatively small crowd gathered around the main stage at 2:30, the Fratellis delivered an uproariously fun set in a packed, sweaty Mojave tent, mixing rockers such as Flathead (the one from the iPod commercial) and Chelsea Dagger with Whistle for the Choir, an acoustic number that ought to be sung in pubs and around campfires decades from now. I caught FoW s first six songs. (San Jose Mercury News)
Chili Peppers, Arcade Fire Rock Out To Sweltering Fans; Travis Pray For Rain On Coachella Day Two Apr 30, 2007
The Coachella Stage hosted a variety a songwriting gurus throughout the day, from the sugary Fountains of Wayne to the sweet Regina Spektor, the gritty Kings of Leon to the polished Travis. (The latter closed with "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" at literally the driest moment of the afternoon, but the words painted a pleasant picture nonetheless. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Amy Winehouse, Wu-Tang Clan Fill Out Virgin Fest Lineup Apr 29, 2007
Velvet Revolver, Chris Cornell, Incubus, 311 and the Crystal Method also help keep Virgin shiny and new, even if some of the 40 performers more than twice last year's lineup will have already made the rounds at Coachella (Interpol, LCD Soundsystem, Fountains of Wayne, Peter Bjorn and John), Bonnaroo (the Police, Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals, Sasha and Digweed) or Lollapalooza (the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Modest Mouse, TV on the Radio) ... 311 Bad Brains Beastie Boys Booka Shade Cheap Trick Chris... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Virgin Festival by Virgin Mobile Returns to Baltimore with Two Days of the Best of Indie/Alternative Rock, Hip-Hop, Electronica Apr 29, 2007
(Logo: ) Saturday, Aug 4 Sunday, Aug 5 [listed in alpha order] BEASTIE BOYS 311 BOOKA SHADE BAD BRAINS CHEAP TRICK CHRIS CORNELL FELIX DA HOUSECAT THE CRYSTAL METHOD [DJ set] FICTION PLANE CSS FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE DEEP DISH [Dubfire & Sharam] THE FRATELLIS DIESELBOY & ANDY C with BEN HARPER & THE INNOCENT CRIMINALS MC GQ and MC Messinian INCUBUS GIRL TALK LCD SOUNDSYSTEM INFECTED MUSHROOM MIGUEL MIGS [Petalpusher] INTERPOL MODEST MOUSE M.I.A. PAOLO NUTINI MATISYAHU PETER BJORN AND JOHN THE... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Robbers steal the show Apr 27, 2007
It's a strange experience when the members of your audience are twice your age, as Robbers on High Street found out when they opened for Fountains of Wayne at the Paradise Rock Club last Sunday night. The twenty-something band from New York City took the stage and showed everyone that you can never judge talent by age. (Boston University Daily Free Press, MA)
Music Review: Reason to gush over Fountains Apr 27, 2007
April 27, 2007 A funny thing happened on the way to Webster Hall Tuesday: Fountains of Wayne leaders Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood stopped by Joe's Pub to sing backup on one song for Neil Sedaka ... Since emerging a decade ago as American pop's wittiest social commentators, Fountains of Wayne have lovingly mined and mocked the cheesiness of '70s culture and the mundanity of life, smartening up the gentle irony with knowing lyrical and musical references ... FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE. A... (Newsday -- Entertainment)
Oldies But Goodies Apr 27, 2007
So wide has his influence been that the pop group Fountains of Wayne popped up the other night to provide backup harmonies on "Calendar Girl." Don't miss him. Meanwhile, at Feinstein's at the Regency, another pop icon from the past, Donny Osmond, is performing a photo op - er - show, to celebrate his new (55th. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Fountains of Wayne Apr 26, 2007
(Webster Hall, New York; 1,400 capacity; $20 top). Presented by Bowery Presents. (Variety)
Wayne Down Drain Apr 26, 2007
The Fountains of Wayne - music's premier alt-pop band - found this out Tuesday at Webster Hall, when they were unable to muster their recorded magic during what could only be described as a lackluster, punch-the-clock gig. They were drowsily entertaining during a 100-minute, spiritless performance where they worked a career-spanning set with little musical joy. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Red hot Coachella ~ Chili Peppers, Rage, Bjork headline music fest Apr 26, 2007
Hot Chip, MSTRKRFT, Peter Bjorn Ozomatli, Ghostface Killah, Fountains of Wayne, Jack's Mannequin, Sparklehorse, The Night-watchman, Roky Erickson xplo-sives, Cornelius, CocoRosie, Andrew Bird, The Frames, The Fratellis, Justice, Pharoahe Monch, Fields, The Cribs, Girl Talk, The Chuck Dukowski Sextet, Mike Relm, DJ Heather, Yeva and Pop Levi. Sunday's line-up also includes Manu Chao Radio Bemba Sound System, Air, Happy Mondays, Paul van Dyk, Willie Nelson, The Roots, Crowded House, Kaiser Chiefs,... (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Plenty of bubbly pop from Fountains of Wayne Apr 25, 2007
Chris Collingwood (center) leads Fountains of Wayne bandmates Brian Young (left) and Adam Schlesinger at the Paradise ... Sunday night at the Paradise, Fountains of Wayne offered up their detailed narratives of lonely hearts and long-distance lovers, malcontents and loving couples , and even gamblers and leg - breakers ... Perhaps what those two need to do is get together and go to a Fountains of Wayne concert, where, Sunday night at least, the match of irresistible melodies and a buoyant... (Boston Globe -- Living)
Kurt Vonnegut, R.I.P.: Apr 17, 2007
Traffic and Weather, Fountains of Wayne (Virgin). The geeky pop quartet best known for its 2003 hit single "Stacy's Mom" stays true to character, filling its fourth full-length album with clever references to everyday suburban culture. (Slate)
Rockshow 2 to help playground Apr 14, 2007
Think Byrds, the Kinks, Badfinger, Fast Ball, Cheap Trick, Fountains of Wayne," is the introduction the internationally-acclaimed Smash Palace offers listeners. The Philadelphia-based foursome, known once as Quincy, disseminated after a short run in the United Kingdom indie scene, toiled in staff music writing, and remerged under its current moniker. The band's acclaim grew under brief but rocky flings with labels Epic, Polygram and Columbia, and later flourished when they settled in with lesser... (Haddon Herald, NJ)
'NOW 24' Trumps McBride, Duff, Timbaland At No. 1... Apr 12, 2007
Shadows Fall, Black Sabbbath, Brandi Carlile, J. Moss, Anthony Hamilton and Fountains Of Wayne also boast debuts on The Billboard 200. Album sales are up 15. (Billboard.com)
Fountains of Wayne songwriter 'lucky' Apr 12, 2007
com - Fountains of Wayne songwriter 'lucky ... Fountains of Wayne songwriter 'lucky ... The word "lucky" gets mentioned twice in a conversation with Adam Schlesinger, the chief songwriter of Fountains of Wayne, whose resume has been growing over the last 10 years with an abundance of film -- and now legit -- work, not to mention his side band Ivy. (Variety)
Fountains of Wayne leads the way Apr 5, 2007
No expectations from Fountains of Wayne writer - CNN.com ... No expectations from Fountains of Wayne writer ... Fountains of Wayne's new album due out Tuesday Songwriter Adam Schlesinger concentrates on details Band known for distinctive pop songs By Todd Leopold CNN Adjust font size. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Creating some 'Music and Lyrics' Apr 4, 2007
CNN: Was it more of a challenge to do the songs for "Music and Lyrics" [than for Fountains of Wayne. I take it [the producers] wanted something very specific. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Fountains of Wayne: Traffic and Weather Apr 4, 2007
Fountains of Wayne Traffic and Weather Virgin. Even as office life is consecrated in TV shows, movies, and fast-food commercials, Fountains of Wayne still provide the most quaint and sympathetic depiction of the nine-to-five ... Fountains of Wayne are at their kitschiest and sticking to their M.O.: chugging guitar riffs, arena-ready choruses, and laser-precision synths. (City Pages)
Fountains Hooks 'Em Apr 3, 2007
And nobody does it better than Fountains of Wayne ... Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood - the band's Lennon and McCartney - are so good at squeezing into that tight pop corset that another songwriter, Nashville's Robbie Fulks, wrote a tribute to them called "Fountains of Wayne Hotline," in which he twangs how he wants to phone the band for help when he gets writer's block ... He once almost won an Oscar for a song he wrote for the Tom Hanks movie "That Thing You Do!" And near misses were... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
A smooth ride for Fountains Apr 3, 2007
Fountains of Wayne Traffic and Weather Virgin Records As much as any band, Fountains of Wayne loves to sing "yeah yeah yeah." It's how the musicians get there that makes them unique ... Despite their off-kilter subject matter, Fountains of Wayne can only write hits. (Washington Times)
Listen Up: Timbaland's 'Value' is soaring; more reviews Apr 3, 2007
Oh yeah, and the relatively unclassifiable Fountains of Wayne ... "Cleverness abounds" on Fountains of Wayne's latest, "but so do sing-along melodies and poignant emotions," Edna Gundersen finds ... Fountains of Wayne, Traffic and Weather: * * * Smart pop. (USA Today -- Life)
The PG's 2007 summer concert guide: Yee-haw! Mar 29, 2007
The county -- which has brought such bands as Los Lobos, Fountains of Wayne, Cat Power and Brian Setzer -- is still working on its schedule, so far a low-key lineup with such acts as Maia Sharp, Ruthie Foster, Grupo Fantasma and Jean-Luc Ponty. Larry Kuzmanko, who books the county shows, is hoping to hit up the booking agents for a few big names before all is said and done. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Critics hate, people love Mar 27, 2007
They're not so uncool that they're cool, like Fountains of Wayne. They're just, in a word, uncool. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Moynahan talks baby, not Brady Mar 23, 2007
Adam Schlesinger, Chris Collingwood, and the rest of the Fountains of Wayne fellows performed a private, 30-minute acoustic show yesterday at First Act Guitar Studio on Boylston Street in the Back Bay. Kevin Federline, who was a no-show at Gypsy Bar last month, is once more promising to grace us with his presence. (Boston Globe -- Living)
What's in a name? Mar 19, 2007
Fountains of Wayne: Shut up. Jefferson Airplane: It just went downhill from here. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
Strokes Are On Pause, But Albert Hammond Jr. Can't Stop Writing Mar 6, 2007
Hammond called on several other pals to contribute to the LP, including Sean Lennon, Ben Kweller, Jody Porter of Fountains of Wayne, the Mooney Suzuki's Sammy James Jr. and Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas. But despite all the help and despite being sure he'd eventually release a solo LP someday Hammond never expected to complete the project so quickly. (VHI.com -- Music News)
We're not tired of silly love songs Feb 24, 2007
Adam Schlesinger, from Fountains of Wayne, wrote the score and most of the original music in the movie. He obviously understands the essence of pop, and the film is blessed with some engagingly simple songs that you'll walk out of the theatre singing. (Daily Collegian, PA)
Keeping it all in the family Feb 23, 2007
"Well, Well, Well" marks a move away from the Safes' grittier beginnings and toward the more melodic pop sensibility favored by the likes of Fountains of Wayne and the Raconteurs' Brendan Benson. Why the sudden shift in sound. (Boston Globe)
Who has been your favorite Atlanta-area contestant? Feb 20, 2007
52- Hackensack by Fountains of Wayne ... 37- Hey Julie by Fountains of Wayne. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
That's the Look of Love: Feb 16, 2007
Pulling up to the piano with a pad and pen, Sophie and Alex toy with a lyric called "Love Autopsy," then throw themselves into composing the song for Cora, "Way Back Into Love" (written in real life by Adam Schlesinger from the band Fountains of Wayne, who also wrote the title track for the pop-centric 1996 movie That Thing You Do. . (Slate)
'Music And Lyrics': Laughing Matter, By Kurt Loder Feb 15, 2007
") Alex's loyal manager (Brad Garrett) is excited about this out-of-the-blue opportunity, but Alex himself is scared. Coming up with tunes has never been a problem, but he doesn't write lyrics. Fortunately, at this crucial point, Sophie Fisher (Barrymore, adorable as always) comes bumbling into his life. Sophie is an aspiring writer who was taking short-story classes at the New School, where she fell into an affair with her teacher (Campbell Scott). This preening cad dumped her, then wrote a... (MTV.com)
Review: Sloan Feb 15, 2007
Songs like "Fading Into Obscurity" have an apparent Beatles influence with some Fountains of Wayne undertones. Despite their admirably committed effort, Never Hear doesn't have a sound all its own. (UCD Advocate, CO)
'Music And Lyrics': Their Funny Valentine, By Kurt Loder Feb 15, 2007
(The catchy pop tunes in the movie were written by Adam Schlesinger, of Fountains of Wayne. They demo it, Cora loves it, and the songwriting team of Alex and Sophie is launched. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Tool, Stripes, Panic Joining The Police At Bonnaroo Feb 14, 2007
The lineup is rounded out by Damien Rice, Dierks Bentley, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Regina Spektor, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Keller Williams, Fountains Of Wayne, Hot Tuna, STS9, Galactic, North Mississippi Allstars, Ralph Stanley, Richard Thompson, Mavis Staples, T-Bone Burnett, Brazilian Girls, the Slip, the Nightwatchman and Rodrigo y Gabriela. Speclation about this year's talent roster has been unusually intense. (MediaWeek.com)
Grant did 'homework' for 'Music & Lyrics' Feb 13, 2007
"He thought about it much more as an actor would in the sense that he wanted to make sure he was doing the right kind of accent and everything," said Adam Schlesinger, the Fountains of Wayne and Ivy member who wrote and produced some of the songs for the movie. In "Music s," which opens Wednesday, Grant plays a has-been '80s pop star who gets a chance to write song for a hot, Britney Spears-style hitmaker. (Washington Times, DC)
Fashioning Hugh into a proper pop star Feb 11, 2007
Schlesinger, who was asked to contribute to the album by his pal Lawrence (the two drummed up a friendship after the latter asked to use a Fountains of Wayne song in "Two Weeks Notice") is no stranger to writing pop songs for actors; his title track for Tom Hanks' s 1996 film "That Thing You Do" earned the Williams College grad an Oscar nomination for best song. But more than just writing for Grant's particular voice, he wanted to find a central song that would be believable as both an "I Love... (Boston Globe)
