“I don’t think we’re going to threaten the Jonas Brothers,” says James Iha of Tinted Windows‘ self-titled debut, recently released on S-Curve Records. But the power pop generated by the multigenerational band—which also includes Adam Schlesinger (Fountains Of Wayne), Taylor Hanson (Hanson) and Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick)—is a teenage dream of catchy choruses and withering walls of guitars befitting the former Smashing Pumpkins guitarist. Iha is guest editing magnetmagazine.com all this week; read our Q&A with him to get a glimpse into the formation of Tinted Windows.
Iha: The 1999 documentary of the making of an indie film by Mark Borchardt. Like the Spinal Tap of indie filmmaking. I love American Movie; there are all these insane characters unique to America and the Midwest. and there is a structure and suspense in this doc as Mark attempts to make his no-budget horror film, Coven, with a cast of slacker friends, mystified family and his confused-yet-lovable Uncle Bill. His best friend Mike Schank, who provides a dazed counterpoint to Mark’s hyperactive mind, is awesome. He not only supplies the poignant metal soundtrack, he also gives one of the best screams ever recorded on film.
