April 03

• Jody, Jody the Hatfield Guitar-ody. Fountains of Wayne's Jody Porter (well, we like to think he's theirs anyway, but Jody is like the wind...) helped out Julianna Hatfield with some guitar work her new album "How to Walk Away" (Spoiler: Legs). Look for it on June 10th. (Stereo Gum)
• Chris Goes Back to College Chris will perform an acoustic set on April 25th at Wesleyan College, Buckhannon, WV. The other members of Fountains of Wayne will be serving drinks in cocktail dresses. (Official FoW Site)

March 25

• Adam Produces Dashboard. According to a post today on Punk News, Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger has started work on producing the new Dashboard Confessional Album with the band. No word on a release date yet. They still make CDs, right? (Punk News)

February 14

• Benefit Concert Fountains of Wayne will be playing a benefit concert for PAX/Real Solutions to Gun Violence on February 23rd.
  Where: Crash Mansion, 199 Bowery, at Spring Street in Manhattan.
  When: 6:30 to 9 p.m. Feb 23rd
  How much: $50 in advance; $60 at the door and include a drink. And of course it's for a good cause. For RSVP/info call Jane Hegleman at 917-734-4105. (Montclair Times)

February 10

• Brian Wastes no Time In addition to the October update you've all come to know and love over the last four months, Fountains of Wayne's Brian Young has also been recording with Sarah Watkins from Nickel Creek and has produced a song for an upcoming The Posies tribute record to be released on Burning Sky Records this Spring.
• Simple Love Here's a recent quote from Adam, when asked why most songs are about love: "You Can Encapsulate Feelings of Regret, Panic, and Desperation in a Two-and-a-Half-Minute Pop Song." And of course when he says "You" he really means "Only Fountains of Wayne". (Eagle Tribune)

February 08

• Fountains of Wayne overlords Chris and Adam are participating in "Things I've Learned From Women Who've Dumped Me", a series of variety shows at NY's Upright Citizens' Brigade Theater. (UBC Theater [thanks hey_julie])

October 19

• Brian the Misfit. Fountains of Wayne's Brian Young contributed his talents to the upcoming Kaz Murphy album "Home for Misfits" out later this month. (Plug In Music)

October 10

• TiFoW Fountains of Wayne played on behalf of all musicians throughout history--and probably ate crabcakes--at a party for TiVo to "usher" in the Rhapsody music service to its lineup. In related and made-up news, Jody is now in jail for punching the guy in the idiotic TiVo costume. (C Net)

June 15

• The Future of Fountains During an interview with Daily Sound, Adam Schlesinger gives us a glimpse into their future plans:
  Upon finishing their tour this fall, they will decide whether or not to go back into the studio right away.
  Chris has been talking about doing a solo album and may record it then.
  Adam will likely work with Ivy on another album. (Daily Sound)



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