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News Archive
April 28, 2007
- I Love My Calendar Girl Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood appeared on stage with Neil Sedaka this past week o do backing vocals on "Calendar Girl". Adam apparently bunked with Neil's son at summer camp. (Variety)
- Virgins Have All the Fun Fountains of Wayne will join such bands as Beastie Boys and Smashing Pumpkins at Baltimore's Virgin Festival on August 4th. (PR Newswire)
April 24, 2007
- FoWnload. Fountains of Wayne will make their recent in-store performance at he Soho Apple Store available for download on iTunes sometime in May. The tracks will be Barbara H, Hackensack, Fire In The Canyon, Valley Winter Song, Yolanda Hayes, I-95, Red Dragon Tattoo and Joe Rey. (NME)
April 09, 2007
- Adam Goes to Tribeca Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger will perform with Mike Viola (who did backing vocals on "Fire in the Canyon") at the 2007 Tribeca Music Lounge, May 1-4 at the Canal Room during the Tribeca Film Festival in New York. (Billboard)
April 03, 2007
- Album Released Today! To nobody's surprise, but to everyone's delight, Fountains of Wayne's album Traffic and Weather is out today. Also out today are lots of new articles about the release which you can see in our articles section. New tour dates have also been announced. I just finished posting lyrics and images from the album on this site which you can find via the Traffic and Weather page.
- Official Site Redesign. The official Fountains of Wayne site revealed a new design today to coincide with the release of Traffic and Weather. (fountainsofwayne.com)
March 30, 2007
- Rock 'N Renew is the name of a new ecological-education program for which Fountains of Wayne is a guest speaker. They will be speaking on subjects such as global warming and alternative fuels (not to be confused with alternative rock). Looking at their website, http://www.rocknrenew.com, will give you more info and even a quote from Jody Porter reading "Anything you can do to help the environment is a must, the littlest things count." (MTV News)
March 28, 2007
- Articles Abound Lots of great articles and interviews are coming out this week. Keep your eye on the right for the most recent articles, or go to our Articles Section to see them all.
March 24, 2007
- New Tour Dates. Many new tour dates have been announced. They're on the right.
March 21, 2007
- Adam's a Busy Boy. Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger, along with Ric Ocasek and Eli Janney are among the producers on Motion City Soundtrack's "Even If It Kills Me", out July 17. (MTV News)
- Attention Boston FoW fans! Fountains of Wayne will be playing a concert tomorrow, March 22nd "at First Act Guitar Studio, 745 Boylston St. Tickets to be be given away by WBOS-FM (92.9). For details, call First Act at 617-266-7888. " (Boston Herald)
- Dimitri Martin, of Daily Show fame is starring in the new Fountains of Wayne video for "Someone to Love". See his past works on his IMDB page
- Show me your Demitri. Get a look at some photos from the "Someone to Love" video at the link below. (The Modern Age)
March 08, 2007
- Baby, Baby Not just an oft-used Fountains of Wayne lyric, it now applies directly to Adam Schlesinger who just celebrated the birth of his second daughter. Offer Adam your congratulations on our messageboard by clicking "discuss" (Celebrity Baby Blog | Discuss)
- Someone to Direct. The video Fountains of Wayne's Single "Someone to Love" now has a director attached: Adam Neustadter. You can see samples of some of his previous work HERE. I STRONGLY urge you to watch his Kidz Bop "Since U Been Gone" video if you haven't already. Thanks to sooperfantastic on the messageboard for finding this tidbit. (Video Static | Discuss)
February 12, 2007
- Music and Lyrics Premier. There's a short video of Adam Schlesinger from the premier of the movie "Music and Lyrics" on About.com today. Adam's interview is in the last half of the clip if you don't want to sit through the whole thing. (See the Video)
January 30, 2007
- Cover Cred. Columnist/Reviewer Matt Stone recently named Fountains of Wayne's rendition of "...Baby One More Time" as his favorite cover song. (411 Mania)
January 24, 2007
- Adam Has a Secret Admirer. In an interview for her new movie "Music + Lyrics", Drew Barrymore was quoted as saying, "Adam Schlesinger from Fountains of Wayne was the one conducting our singing sessions and he made me feel at ease. I knew that I was having crows and vomit spewing out of my mouth and he was like, 'It's OK.'" (Contact Music)
January 22, 2007
- More Song Titles. A few new song titles have been announced. They are: "Yolanda Hayes", "Fire in the Canyon", "Strapped for Cash" and "New Routine". (Billboard)
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- Traffic & Weather in the News Check out "Recent Articles" on the right, many new stories have popped up over the past week.
- Details on New Single "Someone to Love" will be Fountains of Wayne's first single off the upcoming album Traffic & Weather. Look for it to start airing in late February. It features a disco bea and Melissa Auf Der Mar (Hole, Smashing Pumpkins) on backing vocals. (Billboard)
January 13, 2007
- Official Site, Official Date, Official Woo Hoo. The official FoW site has confirmed the release date of April 3rd. (Official FoW Site)
January 12, 2007
- Let the Media Blitz Begin! Traffic and Weather, Fountains of Wayne's upcoming album, caught a mention on USA Today (more like USA Yesterday, am I right?). They did give a few little tidbits: the album with have 14 tracks and and these tracks will have titles. Yes, titles. Some of those titles are '92 Subaru and Seatbacks and Traytables. (USA Today)
December 30, 2006
- Release Date? Now before you read on, little children, remember that release dates are prone to get pushed back weeks, months, even years. The site Pause & Play has announced the release date of Fountains of Wayne's Traffic & Weather as April 3rd, 2007. It's a Tuesday, so it passes the first smell test, but only time (and probably Billboard) will tell if this is indeed the date. Regardless, it is our policy to jump the gun and say WOO HOO APRIL 3RD! (Pause & Play)
December 22, 2006
- So Cold. So Very Cold. Fountains of Wayne's "Valley Winter Song" was named the #9 Winter-Related Song at Ugo: The authority on season-specific songwriting. (Ugo)
December 15, 2006
- Forecast Calls for New Album. If you visit the forums this isn't big news to you, but for the rest: Fountains of Wayne has officially announced the completion of their Spring 2007 album entitled Traffic and Weather. (Official FoW Site)
November 10, 2006
- "FeoW" Mix. The Official Fountains of Wayne site reports that FoW is currently mixing their next album. (Official FoW Site)
October 28, 2006
- Lost in Space/Translation. The Official Fountains of Wayne site reports that FoW will be supporting the band Asian Kung Fu Generation on a few concert dates and will be headlining a show in Tokyo as well. Keep an eye on the Official Site for details. (Official FoW Site)
October 26, 2006
- Happy Birthday to Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger who turns 39 today (or the 31st, depending on who you ask).
September 29, 2006
- Adam Bites Back. You may have heard that Fountains of Wayne's recent concert in Geogetown was lightly attended, prompting a few scathing articles in their nespaper, The Hoya. Well, today they printed a letter from Adam responding to their critics. (Read Letter to the Hoya)
September 27, 2006
- Cover Your Spears. Fountains of Wayne's cover of Brittany Spears' "Baby One More Time" just got a little more mileage. Retrocrush has compiled a list of the top 100 covers and FoW made the list at number 60. The article features a link, much like this one, that shows you the Spears video with FoW's audio. (retroCRUSH)
September 20, 2006
- Fountains of Soup. The new Bowling for Soup album "The Great Burrito Extortion" is due out this year and will feature some guest vocals from Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger. This is of course a part of the "Bands with Prepositions in Their Names" collaboration project. (Star Pulse)
August 05, 2006
- Best FoW Song - Final Battle. Board members have narrowed the best songs down to two choices: Red Dragon Tattoo and Valley Winter Song. Cast a vote if you're a member of the forums. The poll closes August 18th. (Vote Here | Discuss)
- Recording Sessions Continue. The official Fountains of Wayne site reports that the band is continuing to record at Stratosphere Sound in New York. (Official FoW Site)
- Extra FoW-ular activities. Fountains of Wayne's Jody Porter has lent his talents to Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr.'s solo debut, "Yours To Keep," out October 9th. (Reuters)
August 01, 2006
- It's Good to Be (Brian) Young. Fountains of Wayne's Brian Young was voted #3 best alternative rock drummer in the DRUM! Magazine 2006 Readers Poll. Other winners in that category include Tre Cool (Green Day) and Josh Freese (Perfect Circle, Studio). (Drum! Magazine)
July 26, 2006
- Adam Schle
singer. Fountains of Wayne's Little Adam Schlesinger has lent his writing talents to--but has shrewdly withheld his vocal talents from--a few tracks on the upcoming movie (fittingly) entitled "Music & Lyrics By." It stars Drew Berrymore and Hugh Grant and will be out in early '07. (Billboard)
July 16, 2006
- Television is Saved. Members of Fountains of Wayne will once again be able to Biggie Size their value meals thanks to fat royalty checks from MTV2, which will be running new episodes of Crank Yankers, for which FoW performs the theme song. (PR Newswire)
- Soundstage Reminder. On the 20th Fountains of Wayne's Soundstage performance will be aired on PBS stations. Here's a blurb from the PBS site as a teaser: "Fountains of Wayne’s set spans the group’s material, proving Fountains of Wayne’s penchant for great hooks and inspired pop married with a good dose of humor. From the sunny bounce of “Hey Julie” to songs from the group’s debut, like “Sick Day”...". (PBS)
July 09, 2006
- The Saga Continues. The next round in the "Best Song" competition has been posted on our messageboards. If you're a board member, vote now. If you're not a member join the boards to vote. (Webmaster)
July 04, 2006
- FoW Has the WMD's! The Fountains of Wayne "Summer Sonic 2006" tour date recently reported by "Stars and Stripes Magazine" has been debunked. It ain't gonna happen. Now, I'm not going to make a joke about this bad information coming from a U.S. Military publication and all the hilarious implications that accompany such a correlation; I just won't do it. This website is far too classy for that. (Webmaster)
June 25, 2006
Fountains Of Nippon. A new tour date usually wouldn't rate its's own news item, but times being what they are... Fountains of Wayne will reportedly be performing at the Summer Sonic 2006 concert in either Osaka or Tokyo, Japan on August 12 or 13. More to come as this tour date is confirmed. (Stars and Stripes)
June 13, 2006
- Chase Porter: P.I. Where P.I. means Phat Instrumentals. Jody Porter, of Fountains of Wayne of course, is helping out Andy Chase on Brookville's second album Life in the Shade. (MTV News)
June 10, 2006
- Battle of the Songs! Our messageboard has started up a four-round competition to decide on the best and worst songs in the FoW catalog, and we want your opinion! Log in or join our messageboard to participate. (Go to the Battle of the Songs)
June 09, 2006
- Photos from Fountains of Wayne's Appel Farm appearance are now on the site. Thanks scottlei! (Click for Pics | Discuss)
May 07, 2006
- News? Well...Close Enough Fountains of Wayne's "All Kinds of Time" was chosen to close the 2005 HBO film Duane Hopwood. The film stars David Schwimmer and is out now on DVD. (The Onion)
April 08, 2006
- Big City Rock Lobster. Despite not actually having any lobsters, the band Big City Rock did have the good taste to invite Adam Schlesinger to produce a few tracks on their upcoming album. "Adam clearly knows how to write and record a pop song. You can tell that from his bands. He's great for arrangements. He urged us to give our songs some room to breathe. He extended some parts. He helped us get to another level," said Nick Bott, singer/guitarist. (Asbury Park Press)
March 12, 2006
- Sha lala.com Creators of lala.com, a CD swapping service, cited Fountains of Wayne as an inspiration for setting up shop. When asked about his opinion on the service, Adam stated, "I don't have a problem with it." Sounds like a raving endorsement to me! (PR Newswire)
- This Week in Honorable Mentions:
FoW as a Mentor: FoW members helped 'Hotel Lights' create their self-titled debut. (CD World), and we again had Adam's help on the Click 5 debut pointed out (Mercury News).
FoW as a Tamer Alternative: band 'Planeside' says their song "Aunt Polly's Dream" is to Penthouse as "Stacy's Mom" is to Playboy (Fairfield County Weekly)
FoW as a Reference 'Spinto Band' said to have FoW-like sound (Irish Times)
March 06, 2006
- It Must be Summer. Fountains of Wayne will be playing at this year's Arts and Music Festival at New Jersey's Appel Farm. They are co-headlining with Richard Thompson. Get more info and order tickets at the Appel Farm website. (Appel Farm)
March 05, 2006
- This Week in Honorable Mentions (The news that ain't news).
Adam as a dropped name: Adam again mentioned as songwriter for The Jonas Brothers (The Tennessean), The Click Five (StarTribune), That Thing You Do! (CourierPostOnline)
FoW as another band: Band 'Hem' covers "Radiation Vibe" in live set (Boston Globe).
February 26, 2006
- Mojo. Thanks to MOJO Magazine's cover story this month on Ray Davies, Fountains of Wayne's cover "Better Things" is featured on a Kinks compilation CD included with the issue. (Thanks fuzzy5133 | Discuss)
- This Week in Honorable Mentions:
FoW as a prize: Utopia Parkway given as prize in Centre College's utopian plan contest.
FoW as lab rats: Used as test artist in BusinessWeek's trial of "music genome" site Pandora.
FoW grouped with Good Charlotte As having similar humor style in one article and as highbrow option of the two in another.
FoW as a benchmark: Regime Change labeled by PA paper as FoW-like.
February 08, 2006
- Ric Ocasek, formerly of the Cars, mentioned Fountains of Wayne in a recent interview. Here is an excerpt... Question: So you’ve seen the Fountains Of Wayne video, right? With the little kids dressed in full Cars regalia?
Ocasek: Yeah. In fact, I even met one of the Fountains Of Wayne guys – I think it was Adam [Schlesinger] – in a studio one day. They wrote me a letter and asked me to be in the video, and I said “No, but good luck.” It was a nice tribute. And they used a Cars sample – it’s gotta be, because it’s the exact same sound from that old amp and that guitar. I don’t think anybody could replicate it, so they must’ve just sampled it. I’m always flattered if somebody’s paying some kind of homage to the Cars. (The Wave Magazine)
February 03, 2006
- New Superband? Probably Not. Michael Stipe, Chris Martin, Adam Schlesinger and James "Panama Pete" Iha (producer) have collaborated on an EP that benefits to those affected by hurricane Katrina. Look for it on iTunes. (MTV)
- A New Album. Billboard reports that Fountains of Wayne are in the studio as we speak working on a new album which they hope will be out later this year. (So look for it in mid-2007.) Reportedly there are a lot of songs coming out of the sessions, so we can probably expect a good crop of b-sides as well. (Billboard)
- Fountains of ... Awww. Though conspicuously absent from The Smoking Gun, the Bryce Jordan Center was kind enough to leak a few of the band's "riders" (items artists request in their dressing rooms, etc.). On FoW's list were a poster of Ken Griffey Junior, and "A Kitty". (Centre Daily Times)
- A Horse with No Name, Named Adam. Adam Schlesinger and James "Corgan Killer" Iha are doing yet another heterosexual project together. This time they're producing tracks on a new album for the band America. Adam stated "I think it's going to be really cool, I'm a big fan of the band. They have a lot of cool songs, and they pretty much sound the same as they always did." A cover of the song "America, F*ck Yah!" has not been ruled out. (Contact Music)
- Porter 2nd Quarter. For the Jody groupies out there, Johnny Lives' debut album, featuring Jody on the track "Cliché", will be out sometime in the 2nd quarter of this year. Jody is also helping out with Andy Chase's new solo album due out in June. (Contact Music)
- Site No Updatey! To find out why. Follow the discussion link. (Discuss)
January 04, 2006
- Number 9, Number 9... Chris Handyside of the Metro Times put Out-of-State Plates at #9 on his "top 9" list of 2005 albums. (Metro Times)
- An undisclosed Fountains of Wayne song will be heard in the pilot episode for the new CBS show "Courting Alex" starring Jenna Elfman. (The Floridian)
December 30, 2005
- Rockford Rave. Fountains of Wayne have found themselves on the Rockford Register-Star's top ten list, beating most bands bloody with only their B-sides. (Rockford Register Star)
December 28, 2005
- Neil Diamond, Fountains of Wayne's Arch Nemesis. FoW made at least one writer's top ten this year. Melissa Ruggieri named Out of State Plates the #3 album of the year, just behind Kanye West and Neil Diamond. FoW beat out the likes of Coldplay and Paul McCartney...whoever he is. (Richmond Times Dispatch)
December 16, 2005
- Nominated for a Nomination.
The Fountains of Wayne song "Tell Me What You Already Did" from the movie Robots is one of 42 songs being considered for an Oscar nomination. The nominations committee will somehow listen to a three-minute clip of the two-minute song to consider its nomination. (Oscars.org)
December 07, 2005
- Compilate with Me. As dictated by US law, Fountains of Wayne's "I Want an Alien for Christmas" is appearing on a compilation CD again this year. This time around it's on the aptly named album Christmas, of which half of the profits go toward the Elton John AIDS foundation. (Mercury News)
December 02, 2005
- Mix Master Ted Turner. Well, it's finally happened. Stop the Internet petitions and hunger fasts. TBS, along with Rhino Records (the Cadillac of record labels), are responsible for putting Bowling for Soup's masterpiece "1985" on the same disc as Fountains of Wayne's timeless hit "Stacy's Mom". Here is the track list for TBS Tunes: Fun Tracks Wisecracks:
"Stacy's Mom," Fountains Of Wayne
"1985," Bowling For Soup
"My Own Worst Enemy," Lit
"Whip It," Devo
"Birdhouse in Your Soul," They Might Be Giants
"The Geeks Get the Girls," American Hi-Fi
"Walk the Dinosaur," Was (Not Was)
"Hell," Squirrel Nut Zippers
"Push Th' Little Daisies," Ween
"I Will Survive," Cake
"Peaches," Presidents Of The USA
"Mexican Radio," Wall Of Voodoo
"Better Days (And the Bottom Drops Out)," Citizen King
"She's Gonna Break Soon," Less Than Jake
"One Week," Barenaked Ladies
"Hey Ya!," Supersuckers
The album "drops" January 10th. Sorry Christmas shoppers. (Billboard)
November 26, 2005
- Adam in 60 Seconds. Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger recently granted an interview to the folks at Fast Company (which is unfortunately not a Fast Times/Three's Company crossover fanfic site) about the office-themed nature of their music. (Fast Company)
November 18, 2005
- Sounds Good. Adam Schlesinger, along with trusty sidekick James Iha, has produced an album for the Swedish band "Sound". It's due out March 2006. (Chart Attach)
- My name is Jonas Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger reportedly contributed his writing talents to the debut album "It's About Time" from the Jonas Brothers. (The Montclair Times)
- Fountains of Wayne, amongst others, will be featured on the original soundtrack for the holiday film "Just Friends", out November 22nd. (Rolling Stone)
October 27, 2005
- Half an Article. Here's an interesting item from the October 26 Montclair Times that lifts the veil a bit more on the origins of the Pinwheel Demo, then Fountains of Wayne song "Half a Woman". (Montclair Times Article)
October 26, 2005
- Old enough to be Stacy's Dad. October 31st is Adam Schlesinger's birthday, and while we as fans are too cheap to get him gifts, please consider signing Adam's birthday card on the messageboard. (Adam's Birthday Card | Discuss)
October 19, 2005
- 1-800-Fountains-of-Wayne. As of yesterday, a song entitled "Fountains of Wayne Hotline" by solo artist Robbie Fulks is available for download on iTunes. The song's premise is a hotline (obviously) which artists may call for help with writing their pop tunes. Keep an eye on our messageboard for more about this song in the future. (Yep Roc Records | Discuss)
October 16, 2005
- FoW Frapper. Want to see where all the FoW Fans live? Go to http://www.frappr.com/fow and find out. If you want to add yourself, no registration is necessary. Just enter your zip/postal code and a "shoutout" and you're on! (FoW on Frapper)
- Enough with the MILF Already! When Fountains of Wayne visited Kansas City's Bazooka Strip Club in 2004, the girls wanted to entertain them by performing to the tune of "Stacy's Mom". FoW reportedly paid the emcee $50 not to play it as they were "sick of hearing it". (Kansas City Star)
October 13, 2005
- Free
Tibet FoW Concert. Fountains of Wayne's Official Site reports that FoW has a concert in Annapolis on the 22nd. It looks to be an outdoor affair free to all. FoW will take the stage in the evening. (Official FoW Site) - Speaking of the Official Site: They beat me to reporting that "Go Hippie" was briefly mentioned in a paragraph about American NFL Football's Miami Dolphins. This continues a long tradition of FoW songs being associated with the NFL with songs like "All Kinds of Time" and ... well, that's all. But we are trying to convince John Madden to get a Red Dragon Tattoo on his forehead next season. (Orlando Sentinel)
October 03, 2005
- Fountains of Wayne on Soundstage. No, really. The Official FoW Site reports that the boys now have a confirmed tape date for PBS's Soundstage on Oct 11 at 8pm in Chicago. It is reportedly a full-length concert. To attend, call 773-509-1111 and press option 6 or click here. (Official FoW Site)
September 24, 2005
- SPIN reports that their 20th Anniversary Fap-Fest will include a silent auction with proceeds going toward hurricane victims. A Fountains of Wayne item will be amongst those up for grabs. No word yet on what the item will be. (SPIN)
September 20, 2005
- Fountains of Wayne will be a part of the "eighth season of 24-performance Lincoln Center American Songbook series, devoted to the history and variety of the American popular song" when they perform this coming January. It is to be an acoustic performance. (New York Times)
- Vaguely Awkward Monkey. A recent article has Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger and Chris Collingwood talking about their publishing companies. Adam says that Awkward Paws is "just a stupid pun. There's no real story behind it, except that I also like cats. My current publishing company is called Vaguely Familiar Music, which is what a couple of my songs are to some people." Chris, on the other hand, had a much more in-depth and pretentious explanation for Monkey Demon Music: "I can tell you that I first came across it in a Richard Fariña novel [called] 'Been Down So Long, It Looks Like Up To Me,' Fariña uses the Demon to represent some sort of impending, or overdue, insanity/anxiety that finally takes root in a delirious, drug-addicted, ne'er-do-well college student. The scene referencing the 'monkey demon,' though, is nothing new; I [...] found numerous spiritual references to the beast in old Chinese literature, as well as similarities to native American myths, of which Fariña may well have been aware." (MTV News)
September 07, 2005
- College Music Gerbil. Fountains of Wayne have another live show on deck. They'll be playing at the Lincoln Center in NYC on Sept 16th. But you're not invited (you smell). You'll have to be a registered member of CMJ for this one. (CMJ)
iFow Walter Mossberg (pictured) of the Wall Street Journal reported that he used Fountains of Wayne's "Maureen" to test out his trendy new iPod Nano in his convertible. A midlife crisis management team has been dispatched to his home. (Wall Street Journal)
September 03, 2005
- Sir Elton's Fountain Fetish. In a recent interview, when asked about supporting new artists Elton John was quoted as saying, "The first five years of my career we played with people that were our stone cold idols, and everyone treated us so well. That's why I try and give a hand out to young people, because people did that to me. I remember phoning Fountains of Wayne when 'Utopia Parkway' came out. They thought it wasn't me on the phone, but it was. I just wanted to say, 'This is such a great album.' It's important to let people know that." I seem to remember Chris and Adam mentioning this phone call a few years ago but I can't find where. (Reuters UK)
September 02, 2005
- Sink to the Boston. Fountains of Wayne has again been nominated in the Boston Music Awards. They are up for two awards: "Act of the Year" along with Dresden Dolls, Dropkick Murphys, Howie Day, Godsmack, Pat Metheny, and Ray LaMontagne; and "Outstanding Pop/Rock Band" along with Dropkick Murphys, Guster, Mission of Burma, Staind, Godsmack, and The Click 5. (Boston Music Awards)
August 24, 2005
- Wayne Lives! The song "Cliche" from the band Jonny Lives! will feature guitar work from "members of ... Fountains of Wayne". The source fails to mention exactly who that will be, which pretty much makes this news update worthless. I apologize for wasting your time. (Top 40 Charts)
August 12, 2005
- Stratosphere Sound(s). Musical group The Sounds is doing some recording at Adam Schlesinger and James "Cutie Pie" Iha's New York studio, Stratosphere Sound. Adam and James are reportedly sitting in on some sessions to offer some grandfatherly advice, though they're not formally involved in the project. (Billboard)
- Yegelwel That Ends Well. The bright fellow who signed Fountains of Wayne to their current contract with Virgin's S-Curve Records, Steve Yegelwel, was recently kidnapped and subsequently hired by Columbia Records' A&R division. Will this threaten FoW's future with the S-Curve? Is their doom now at hand? Probably not, but news is slow so we're reporting it. (Billboard Radio Monitor)
August 09, 2005
- Adam and Chris: Sharing the Covers. There's a new article today from Paste (the magazine, not the delicious grade school treat). In it, Adam and Chris talk about the do's and don't's of recording covers. (Paste)
July 25, 2005
- Fountains of Wayne were featured on NPR last week. You can stream the program here. (NPR)
July 15, 2005
- Many new articles have been added since the last update. Check 'em out.
- Adam Schlesinger has been involved in creating a new podcast series involving some Shakespeare guy. See the Official Site for details (Official FoW Site)
- Recently, the Philadelphia Inquirer had this to say in an article about summer songs: "A few words in praise of power-pop geeks: [...] Fountains of Wayne's "Maureen," [is] too abundant in [its] melodic charms to be denied." (Philadelphia Inquirer)
July 06, 2005
- OOSP Shatters Anti-Sales Records E! reports that Fountains of Wayne's Out-of-State Plates ranked #168 in sales this past week, selling 6,000 copies. If reached for comment, the band might be quoted as saying, "So? It's a freakin' B-sides collection," adding, "would you like a free Stacy's Mom bobble-head doll?" (E!)
July 02, 2005
- Hot Adam-on-Music Action. Adam Schlesinger (whoever the hell he is) recently wrote an article for the New York Times telling them "what he's been listening to and why". The article is linked below, but a free registration is required to view it. (New York Times)
July 01, 2005
- Fountains of Wayne on "Soundstage". The old PBS concert series "Soundstage" (1974-1985) has returned to try to cash in on the cultural phenomenon that is Fountains of Wayne. In its original run, the show featured such greats as Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, and the Temptations. Unfortunately, Kenny Loggins' music placed the show in a temporary coma. The new show's August 25th episode will feature a half-hour performance by FoW. Why? Because a full hour would just drive the ladies too wild.
June 28, 2005
- Out-of-State Plates In stores now. Today is the official release date for OOSP, so head down to your nearest non-Walmart record store and pick up a copy or two.
- Keep an eye on the articles section for reviews and interviews. There's a new interview with Chris and Adam today from VH1. (VH1 Article)
June 24, 2005
- Article. Here's a link to a nice big article about Out-of-State Plates with Adam. (Inside Bay Area)
June 23, 2005
- Preview OOSP. Too weak-willed to wait for Tuesday? You can listen to all the tracks on Fountains of Wayne's upcoming release Out-of-State Plates on QueenSizeMusic.com. Just follow the link below and click in the upper right to listen and choose the track. I encourage you to browse around the rest of the site too. There is more FoW content and other good stuff. (Queen Size Music | Discuss)
June 22, 2005
- Conan Performance Rerun. If you black out before Fountains of Wayne's "Maureen" airs on Conan this Friday, you can catch a rerun of their performance on Monday the 27th on CNBC.
June 14, 2005
- Pre-Order OOSP. Visit the Official Fountains of Wayne Site to pre-order Out-of-State Plates and a chance to win an autographed poster. (Official FoW Site)
- ChartAttack be Tellin' the Future! In a recent article (linked below) Chart Attack states: "Sure, the double album worked for Pink Floyd, but it didn't fare so well for the Eels, Nine Inch Nails, Fountains Of Wayne and countless others." Now, I'm no music industry expert, but isn't it customary for an album to come out before it is declared a failure? Granted, Out-of-State Plates isn't going to break any sales records, but give me a John Stossel-sized break and wait until it's released. (ChartAttack)
June 08, 2005
- "Just the Girl", a song written by Adam Schlesinger and performed by the band Click Five, is due to hit the radio next week.
June 07, 2005
- Rolling Stone gave "Maureen" threes stars and recommends it as one of its five songs to download this month. The item reads: It's no "Stacy's Mom," but this tossed-off single - the tale of a dude forced to hear too much detail about his hot female friend's sex life - boasts an ear-snagging, stuttered hook and enough guitar muscle to smuggle Fountains of Wayne back on the radio. Which is, of course, where they belong. (Rolling Stone | Discuss)
- The Official Site mentions that Fountains of Wayne will "make a brief appearance on NBC-TV's TODAY show on June 7th between 7 and 8 am EST as part of a feature on Satellite Radio." (Official FoW Site)
- Fountains of Wayne will be part of the "Run Hit Wonder" tour that entertains runners at marathons in New York; Portland, OR; Chicago and Los Angeles. Also playing the tour will be Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, The Donnas, Nina Sky, DJ Z-Trip and Chingy. Check out the tour section for dates. (Nike Running)
June 05, 2005
- Thanks to FoW.us messageboard member beth03, we now have photos available from Fountains of Wayne's May 22nd performance in Central Park. (Thanks Beth)
May 25, 2005
- FoW.us wishes Jody Porter a happy birthday today. (Discuss)
- We have a cover:
May 23, 2005
- The folks over at the UptopiaParkway Yahoo! group are putting together a DVD of Fountains of Wayne rarities. If you'd like to contribute or just partake, visit the group, or post about it in the FoW.us forums if you're some kind of anti-Yahoo nut. (UtopiaParkway | Discuss)
- "Maureen" is already getting some good press. Glen Gamboa of Newsday writes: It's a thin line between clever and annoying. Somehow Fountains of Wayne manages to always stay on the clever side and its new single "Maureen" (Virgin), from its upcoming B-sides and rarities album "Out-of-State Plates." Another uptempo power-pop winner, "Maureen" is sweet and catchy, with just enough snarkiness to keep it cool (Newsday)
- Fountains of Wayne played Central Park last night and reportedly played "Maureen" for the masses. An unofficial playlist has been posted on the FoW.us messageboard. (Thanks Chat and fuzzy5113 | Discuss)
May 18, 2005
- The Onion has released a list of songs that should be on your "school's out" mix CD, and Fountains of Wayne made the list with Utopia Parkway's "Prom Theme", explaining: Occasionally, a prom committee will choose a name like "Twilight In Paradise" or "The Best Years Of Our Lives" without recognizing the bitter subtext that proms can be about putting the good times to rest. Fountains of Wayne, on the other hand, understands that perfectly on this bleakly funny ballad. (The Onion)
- It was announced today that Fountains of Wayne are one of 88 artists to be awarded a 2005 BMI Pop Award. (BMI)
May 15, 2005
- "Maureen", Fountains of Wayne's upcoming single, is available for paid download at various sites on the "Internets". Keep an eye on the messageboard discussion link below to find out where to download the song. (Discuss)
- The lyrics are now available for "Maureen" (See lyrics here, Thanks Sherb)
May 13, 2005
- Fountains of Wayne will be performing their upcoming single "Maureen" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien on June 24th, the Friday before Out-of-State Plates is released. (Discuss)
May 08, 2005
Today at Fountains of Wayne .us, we would like to take time to wish Stacy's Mom and your mom a Happy Mothers' Day, because we love your mom too.
April 28, 2005
April 20, 2005
- The Official Fountains of Wayne site has posted their own tracklist (below) that features more tracks than the one posted by Rolling Stone and other media outlets. Those additional tracks are "Number 45 Sunblock", "City Folk Morning" and "Small Favors". Additionally "Chanukah Under The Stars" gets it's very own track number rather than being a hidden track at the end of "The Man in the Santa Suit." Here's the tracklist:
DISC ONE
1 Number 45 Sunblock
2 Maureen
3 California Sex Lawyer
4 Janice's Party
5 Karpet King
6 Baby I've Changed
7 I Know You Well
8 You're Just never Satisfied
9 I'll Do The Driving
10 Nightlight
11 I Want You Around
12 Trains And Boats And Planes
13 Places
14 Can't Get it Out Of My Head (Live)
DISC TWO
1 City Folk Morning
2 The Girl I Can't Forget
3 ...Baby One More Time
4 Elevator Up
5 Comedienne
6 Kid Gloves
7 Today's Teardrops
8 She's Got A Problem (Live)
9 These Days
10 I Want An Alien For Christmas
11 The Man In The Santa Suit
12 Chanukah Under The Stars
13 Killermont Street
14 Half A Woman
15 Small Favors
16 Imperia
(Official FoW Site | Discuss)
April 15, 2005
- Tracklist announced for Out-of-State Plates:
Disc One:
Maureen
California Sex Lawyer
Janice's Party
Karpet King
Baby I've Changed
I Know You Well
You're Just Never Satisfied
I'll Do the Driving
Nightlight
I Want You Around
Trains and Boats and Planes
Places
Can't Get It Out of My Head
Disc Two:
The Girl I Can't Forget
...Baby One More Time
Elevator Up
Comedienne
Kid Gloves
Today's Teardrops
She's Got a Problem (live)
These Days
I Want an Alien for Christmas
The Man in the Santa Suit
Killermont Street
Half a Woman
Imperia
- There is a new USA Today article essentialy echoing the official site's announcement of the B-sides collection. Though it does disclose that the number of tracks is 26. (USA Today)
April 14, 2005
- Fountains of Wayne has announced the release date and title for this year's B-sides collection. Out-of-State Plates will hit stores on June 28th. As previously reported, the collection will consist of two discs and contain previously unreleased material in addition to the B-sides.
The Official site reports: "Included are two brand new songs, 'Maureen' and 'The Girl I Can't Forget', as well as the first official release of the group's 1999 version of '..Baby One More Time'. The package will also include liner notes written by Chris and Adam."
The band will also be playing a handful of tour dates to support the release. Stay tuned for more information. (Official FoW Site | Discuss) - There is a new Fountains of Wayne article today, in the form of an interview with Adam, from the Boston University paper. It alludes to a Sunday show at Agganis, though the show has not officially been announced. (The Daily Free Press)
April 13, 2005
- It's been reported that Adam has written the debut single for the band The Click Five entitled "Just the Girl." They are currently touring with Ashlee Simpson. (Indianapolis Star)
April 04, 2005
- Fountains of Wayne's "Stacy's Mom" has found its way onto yet another compilation. This time it's EMI's latest collection of music for people who don't like music, entitled NOW: That's What I Call Alternative Rock! They are joined by the likes of Lenny Kravitz, The Vines, Avril Lavigne, Fuel, and The Strokes. (Malaysia Star)
March 30, 2005
March 23, 2005
- Fountains of Wayne's "Stacy's Mom" will be featured in the new version of the Playstation Game "SingStar Popworld". The game "analyses the player's vocal skills, based on their pitch, tone and rhythm". (GamePlanet)
March 13, 2005
- The AP reports: "Fountains of Wayne's rocking set motivated some of the crowd to plug up their ears." Of course, this means that they couldn't believe their ears, the music was just that good!
Adam (who has been demoted to mere bassist by he press) had this to say: "More than anything, autism affects the parents, and this next song is about a hot mom." He then played Achy Breaky Heart. (AP Newswire | Discuss)
March 08, 2005
- Please note that Fountains of Wayne will be on American Dreams on the 23rd, not the 20th, as the show moves from Sundays to Wednesdays. (Discuss)
- Fountains of Wayne's appearance on Austin City Limits will again be rerun on April 30th
March 06, 2005
- For those of you who get the Fountains of Wayne official newsletter, this will be a very uninformative update: The newsletter reports that The Fountains of Wayne boys have finished mixing two new tracks to appear on the upcoming "b-sides and rarities" compilation, with the promise of more details appearing soon on the official website (here's hoping for a release date). If you haven't signed up for the newsletter, you may do so at the Official Fountains of Wayne Website linked here... (Official FoW Site)
February 23, 2005
- MTV now correctly reports "...Travis, and Fountains of Wayne both covered '... Baby One More Time'". So I would like to thank either the obsessed Fountains of Wayne fan who emailed MTV, or the grossly under-paid MTV intern in charge of such tedious fact checking. I would also like to thank myself for complaining about it, yet doing nothing. (MTV News)
February 22, 2005
- MTV News reports "...Travis covered "... Baby One More Time" after that record introduced the world to Spears in 1999, and New Jersey's Fountains of Wayne followed a few years later with a take on "Oops! ... I Did It Again." Now, not only has FoW not covered "Oops", but their version of "...Baby, One More Time" predates that of Travis. Thank you, MTV, for once again lowering the journalistic bar. (MTV News)
February 17, 2005
- A few weeks ago we reported that Fountains of Wayne's own Adam Schlesinger was doing music for the Because of Winn Dixie movie soundtrack. After looking at the tracklist I'm proud to announce that Adam and Supermodel James Iha have collaborated to remake the classic Bobby Darin song "Splish Splash", which is sure to provide a whimsical dog-bathing mantage for the movie. Go to Amazon for a clip. (Amazon)
- "Fountains of Wayne are playing a fund-raising event to benefit autism education and research. Comedy Love Call, taking place March 7 at the Beacon Theatre in New York, will also feature Nellie McKay, Adam Sandler, Jon Stewart, Tina Fey and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, among others." (MTV News | Discuss)
February 05, 2005
- I've just updated some outdated links in the news archive. So check back soon if there was a dead link you wanted to follow. (Webmaster)
January 30, 2005
- A couple of updates for the site: I noticed today that the Web version of this site's media downloads decided to stop working, so that's been fixed. Also, I've added a search feature for cities in the tour history so you may be better informed whilst complaining that they never come to your town. (Webmaster)
January 27, 2005
- Here's an article that has Adam pondering a sequel to Stacy's Mom (to placate the interviewer at least). (USA Today)
January 25, 2005
- There have been some website glitches in the last few days. Basically anything new between Jan 19th and yesterday has been lost. Thanks to Google's cache I've been able to re-post the last couple news items, so you may want to check them out. Also, check your posts and private messages on the messageboard, they may be gone as well. Sorry for the inconvenience. (Webmaster)
January 24, 2005
- Rolling Stone has an article out about Fountains of Wayne doing the Hollies cover on American Dreams. It mentions, amongst other things, that the episode will air in mid-March, and that FoW was first approached to do The Animals. Click the link for the article. (Rolling Stone)
January 21, 2005
- Adam Schlesinger has produced the upcoming album "The Diamond" from the band Sound of Urchin. This is his first producer credit since 2003's David Mead release. (Philadelphia Daily News)
January 19, 2005
- Fountains of Wayne's Welcome Interstate Managers hit yet another "best of" list. This time on All-Baseball.com. Not surprising when you consider the plethora of FoW songs about baseball. WIM was named #3 on one list and #2 on another. Follow the link below to read the whole article, and leave feedback if you desire. (All Baseball)
- Did you know that Fountains of Wayne's music is making it OK for housewives to commit felonies? It's wonderfully true! In the news story linked below, one lawyer cites "Stacy's Mom" in an attempt to prove that society is more permissive to relationships such as the one depicted in the video. (The Daily Breeze)
January 11, 2005
- "Tell Me What You Already Did", a new Fountains of Wayne song will appear on the movie and soundtrack for Robots, an animated film due out March 11th. (FoW's Official Site)
- Do you remember the song "Bus Stop" by The Hollies? (It's the "Please Share My Umbrella" song). Fountains of Wayne will be performing that very song on NBC's American Dreams this season. Date TBA. (FoW's Official Site | Discuss)
- Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger (and James "Bugg is fine" Iha) will be contributing to the soundtrack for Because of Winn-Dixie, a movie coming out in February. (Rolling Stone)
January 09, 2005
- Ivy, Adam Schlesinger's side project (or is FoW his side project? who knows), is releasing a new album titled In the Clear on March 1st. FoW's Jody Porter also plays on the album, as does Pimp Daddy James Iha. (Visit Ivy's Website | Discuss)
- Since it's use in NFL ads and games this season, "All Kinds of Time" (from the album Welcome Interstate Managers) has been generating a lot of hits on the site. Eight of the top twenty search terms used to get here this month refer to AKOT (as lazy Internet people call it) on Football ads. (Webmaster | Discuss)
January 08, 2005
- By now you may have seen the Dr. Pepper commercial featuring "Stacy's Mom". It shows a group of boys crowding around a woman in a minivan. The door then swings open to reveal refreshing, ice-cold Dr. Pepper. Just what the Dr. ordered! (Webmaster | Discuss)
December 28, 2004
- Fountains of Wayne will be playing a show during the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. This will be their first ever tour stop in Utah, where the mere mention of certain FoW lyrics are at odds with state alcohol laws. (Official Site)
December 25, 2004
- Merry Christmas! The NFL's use of "All Kinds of Time" continues to generate some good press for Fountains of Wayne. MTV had this to say: "It was inevitable that the NFL would use Fountains of Wayne's "All Kinds of Time" in a promo spot, only why did it take them so long to realize the perfect match? After it premiered on last week's broadcast of "Monday Night Football," the song, whose title is one of football's most oft-spoken clichés, will be used throughout the remainder of the season. Like the 30-second spots made for TV, a longer 60-second spot displaying a montage of great quarterbacks will be shown in stadiums. ... Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Fountains of Wayne's label, S-Curve, confirms that there are plans in the works to release an album's worth of B-sides sometime in 2005. The album will pull stray tracks from almost all of the band's releases, dating back to its first single in 1996. There's also talk of a few new tracks making an appearance on the as-yet-untitled LP. ..." (MTV News | Discuss)
December 21, 2004
- Adam on the football promos: "I always pictured a bunch of slo-mo NFL Films footage in my head when I wrote this song. Too bad the commercials aren't long enough to include a little room for that guy with the low voice to do a little rap in the middle." (Live Daily | Discuss)
- So there's a Christian band in Atlanta who is now performing a parody of "Stacy's Mom" entitled "J.C.'s Mom". Follow the link for the full article. (Salt Lake Tribune)
December 10, 2004
- Fountains of Wayne's "All Kinds of Time" is being used by America's National Football League in promotional spots and during games, the Official FoW site reports. Head over to the Official site to see one such ad that will also run on Monday Night Football. (Official FoW Site | Discuss)
December 04, 2004
- The Official Site reports that Fountains of Wayne's "Bright Future In Sales" will be used for the theme song of "I Hate My Job" on Spike TV. It debuts Wed, Dec 8th. Find out more by clicking here (Official FoW Site)
December 01, 2004
- FoW made the list of "VH1's Top 40 Videos of 2003" (Airs Dec 12).
November 27, 2004
- The December 6th show has been cancelled. See the official site for details (Official Site | Discuss)
November 09, 2004
- Fountains of Wayne's "Hackensack" will be on WFUV radio's seventh edition of City Folk Live. You can get the album if you have paid membership on the WFUV Web site. There's always a catch. (Billboard)
November 06, 2004
- The Daily Camera reports that there is a FoW release brewing in 2005. One can only assume that this refers to the much-anticipated B-sides release. Hopefully the later date hints at bonus material...who knows. (Daily Camera | Discuss)
November 05, 2004
November 02, 2004
- We've just added a new feature for traders. You may now add your email address and/or bootlist URL for tourdates you are trading. To do so, simply go to the Tour History section, select the concert date you're trading, and click on "Add Yourself". This feature is intended for trading (not selling) in lossless formats only. IP's are logged to dissuade shenanigans, and ID bad traders. (Tour History)
October 23, 2004
- "Fountains of Wayne are paying homage to '80s icons the Cars in the "Stacy's Mom" video (which also borrows a scene and its look from the seminal '80s movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High")." (VH1)
October 20, 2004
- Here's a new article from Rolling Stone, talking with Adam about "Crybaby, the Musical", and a bit about his other current projects. (Rolling Stone)
October 08, 2004
- Amazon Canada is listing the release date for the FoW B-sides collection as October 18th (that would mean a US release on Tuesday the 19th). However it is not listed on Billboard's upcoming releases, nor anywhere else we can find. (Amazon Canada | Discuss)
October 04, 2004
- ...and the accolades just keep rolling in. Adam was recently credited with the "Best Advice" award in a newspaper column for his statement: "Stay in school and don't sniff glue". (Northwest Herald)
October 03, 2004
- You may notice that the website has gone through a complete redesign. Frames are gone in favor of php includes. We've added a slew of new features such as making the articles searchable, and having larger thumbnails in the picture galleries. Let me know what you think of it. (Webmaster | Discuss)
September 30, 2004
- Fountains of Wayne have won the award for Best Song at the Boston Music Awards for the song "Stacy's Mom". Thanks to all who voted! (BMA's | Discuss)
September 26, 2004
September 17, 2004
September 16, 2004
- As promised last week, here is an article on "Troubled Times", appearing in the weekly Rock of Ages newspaper column. (Santa Cruz Sentinel | Discuss)
September 15, 2004
- As you've seen on our "coming events" list for the last month or so, FoW's "Stacy's Mom" will be featured on the premier episode of MTV2's "Video Mods" which remakes videos using video game characters. We've now found out that game used for Stacy's Mom will be The Sims 2. The show will air on Sept 25th. (Baller Status | Discuss)
September 13, 2004
- Update on the Boston Music Award item: FoW are nominated not only for "Album of the Year"...but also "Act of the Year", "Outstanding Pop/Rock Band", and "Song of the Year" (for Stacy's Mom). Mike Denneen, who worked on Welcome Interstate Managers is also nominated for "Best Local Producer". Thanks to the messageboard crew for brining these to my attention. Also, you have the ability to vote online, so follow the link to do so! (Boston Music Awards | Discuss)
August 26, 2004
- FoW have been nominated for "Album of the Year" at the Boston Music Awards, which will be on September 29. (MTV News)
August 20, 2004
- The fabulous DiS crew have updated their FoW page (or at least Google claims they have). Check it out! (Drowned in Sound)
- Here's a less praising review of "Hey Julie" (Gigwise)
- Here's a short review of Hey Julie. (music OMH)
August 12, 2004
- FoW has announce that the "Hey Julie" single will be released on CD and vinyl, and will include B-sides "Baby I've Changed" and "Killermont Street" (Aztec Camera). (Official Site | Discuss)
August 06, 2004
- Adam Schlesinger appears on the debut album "Don't Whisper Lies" from the band Astaire. No details on the release date just yet. (New York Post)
July 30, 2004
- "I don't understand why people do that. Are they calling a friend so they can save money on a concert ticket, or are they recording it onto some elaborate voice-mail system?" -Adam commenting on fans holding up their cell phones at concerts. (MTV)
July 29, 2004
- Fountains of Wayne has been nominated for the Viewer's Choice Award at this year's Video Music Awards. (Go to MTV to Vote | Discuss)
July 23, 2004
- Here's a new article with some good quotes in it. Adam talks about "Power Pop" and their fan base, amongst other subjects. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
- FoW's August 1st tour date has been canceled due to the demise of the "Rock the Island" festival on Prince Edward Island. (Rock the Island)
July 22, 2004
July 19, 2004
- FoW's Brian Young is listed as an attendee for the upcoming Manchurian Candidate premier, in which FoW's "Better Things" can be heard. The premier will be on July 22nd in Beverly Hills. (Yahoo News | Discuss)
- According to Undercover Music News, FoW's remake of "Everything's Ruined" is simply an acoustic version of the original. (Undercover Music News | Discuss)
July 17, 2004
- Here's a brief writeup on FoW from Philly. Just a few bungled facts, but hey, it's only journalism. (Philadelphia Daily News)
July 09, 2004
- Jesse Malin's new album, "The Heat", will feature backing vocals by Jody Porter. This is in addition to the guitar work previously reported. (Newsday)
July 08, 2004
- The final tracklist has been announced for the "Future Soundtrack for America" compilation CD. A remake of "Everything's Ruined" will be FoW's contribution as previously reported. Click the link for the article. (Billboard | Discuss)
July 06, 2004
July 05, 2004
- Here's an audio file Sherb found, which is basically phone recording of a DJ being annoying to Chris while he eats. Enjoy. (Thanks Sherb)
July 02, 2004
- Adam recently gave an interview where he discussed FoW, Ivy, and their musical aspirations. (York Daily Record)
July 01, 2004
June 30, 2004
- FoW will be included on a compilation CD titled Future Soundtrack for America which is being put together by of John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants. Proceeds will benefit MoveOn.org, and other like-minded organizations. FoW's contribution will be a new version of "Everythings Ruined". It will be out on August 10th. (Billboard | Discuss)
June 28, 2004
- Rockers Fountains of Wayne have threatened to drop Germany from their European tour - because German fans don't like their music. The Stacy’s Mom hitmakers enjoy touring the globe, but the audience turn-outs at past German concerts are so poor they have refused to return. Singer Adam Schlesinger says: "We generally like it everywhere except Germany. We've been going there for years and we can't seem to get any fans. Everywhere else we go, we see the fruits of our labour - the audiences get bigger. We've had sold out shows in London, Dublin and Amsterdam, and we go to Germany and there's like 50 people. (Irish Examiner | Discuss)
June 27, 2004
- FoW's version of The Kinks' "Better
Things" can be heard in Jonathan
Demme's remake of "The Manchurian
Candidate", out this July. (Official Site)
June 25, 2004
- For those who want more information on the Prince Edward Island concert, visit The Rock the Island Website [Edit: website now defunct]. (Rock the Island)
June 24, 2004
- WBOS has announced that FoW will be playing at this Summer's WBOS Concerts Series (Boston Herald)
- Please pardon any bugs that may pop up on the site in the next few weeks. I am updating the site to a database-driven format. (Webmaster)
June 20, 2004
- At the 2004 House of Blues Spring Benefit Concert & Awards banquet program, FoW won the "Most Awesome Band" Award. (Scoop)
June 18, 2004
- The Chart History page has been updated with data for older albums and singles (Charts)
June 13, 2004
- Heres a little more information on the Japanese Maxi Single coming out this July. Translated from Japanese: "Fountains of Wayne, which was nominated for Best New Artist in the Grammy Awards (its already been nine years since their debut) and whose newest album, Welcome Interstate Managers, has been a huge hit, is set to play in the Summer Sonic Festival! A memorial disc will appear memorializing that! Its a disk of reasonable price which includes B-sides whose singles are available in foreign countries!" (Thanks Kenta | Discuss)
- There are some new dates in the tour history from April and May of 1999 (Thanks Paul)
- More upcoming tour dates (Official Site)
June 11, 2004
- Christopher Walken reportedly is aware of, and appreciates his name-dropping in Hackensack (AP)
May 12, 2004
- Yes, once again, new articles on recent performances with highly creative titles (Article)
- You may also notice that there are some more tour dates listed. Nothing that wasn't already on the Official Site however.
May 08, 2004
- The Articles page has some new concert reviews from the Boston Papers (Article)
May 06, 2004
- The Sharon Osbourne performance should be aired on the 14th. (Rock on TV)
- Here's a new interview. (Daily Northwestern)
- "Last year, the Fountains of Wayne's Welcome Interstate Managers ... used the genre's trademark harmonies, understated musicianship, and white (male) middle-class melancholy to produce works of uncommon maturity and depth that also rocked like hell." (Straight.com)
- "Like many, [our] boxer-briefs were in a knot when Fountains of Wayne was nominated in the Best New Artist category at this year's Grammy Awards. After all, the band is on its third album. That doesn't particularly say "New Artist" to us. In fact, the only thing worse was when the band lost to Evanescence, a group whose nose rings and brow piercings are far deeper than its music." (Boston.com)
May 02, 2004
- A few more new articles (Articles)
- The Pinwheel Demos lyrics are now up. The lyrics are the best guess of highly trained audiologist monkeys. Suggestions for corrections are welcome. See The Pinwheel Demos page to browse the songs (Pinwheel Demos)
April 30, 2004
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* The Palm Beach Post on FoW at SunFest: "...this band has much, much more [than Stacy's Mom] in its catalog -- smart, carefully crafted tunes about Mexican beverages, New Jersey towns, you name it. Rock 'n' roll audiences need to be reminded that a little cleverness can go a long way -- and Fountains proves it." (Palm Beach Post)
- New items on the articles page once again. (Articles)
April 27, 2004
- We now have bass tabs for a few select songs: Barbara H., I've got a Flair, I Want an Alien for Christmas, Leave the Biker, Sink to the Bottom, Stacy's Mom, and Survival Car. More coming as I find them. (Bass Tabs)
April 26, 2004
- One new article today: A concert review from the Washington Times. (Article)
April 25, 2004
April 24, 2004
- Reportedly, FoW asked for an autographed Ken Griffey Jr. poster as a rider when they visited the Bryce Jordan Center this past October (Penn State Digital Collegian)
- The Mexican Wine UK release date has been moved back to the 31st.
April 20, 2004
- Jody Porter appears on Jesse Malin's new release The Heat on the song "Silver Manhattan" recorded recently at Stratosphere Sound. (Billboard)
- There are two new articles...well reviews really, from recent concert dates. (Articles)
April 18, 2004
- The Rutgers show has been cancelled.
April 15, 2004
- There is a new article about Adam's sordid and steamy past by the Syracuse New Times called "Wayne's World". How clever! (Article)
April 12, 2004
- I have my Internet connection back, so updates will become regular once again. (Webmaster)
- We have some new concert reviews for the February 2004 Dublin concert. (Tour)
- There are lots of new pictures in the photo galleries, have a look (Pictures)
- Rachel Hunter says she regrets starring in "Stacy's Mom" because she's attracting friends of her kids. "I was in Australia doing a film and 10-year-olds were all coming up going, 'Oh, you're Stacy's Mom.' I never thought when I was doing the video that that sort of thing went on, but it has been different picking the kids up from school. [My son Liam won't let me] out if I have anything low with my cleavage showing, so I have to go and get a big jacket and go out." (SFGate.com)
- FoW will tape a performance on the Sharon Osbourne show on May 11. See the official site for info on tickets. (FoW Official Site)
- Note the four new tour dates.
April 01, 2004
- Adam Schlesinger has written some somgs on the the upcoming Fastball album: Keep Your Wig On (MTV News)
- Please note the date change for the Nashville tour date (From Apr 30 to May 2)
March 28, 2004
- Adam on writing music for "Crybaby": "It’s the dawn of rock ’n’ roll, an era I already know fairly well. But before we really get working on it, I’m certainly going to do my homework." (Hunnington Herald-Dispatch)
March 27, 2004
- The order has come down from the Fountains of Wayne boys that it is officially time for us to get busy requesting Mexican Wine on our local radio stations.
Please go to the Official Site and click on the radio station listing. Also, it wouldn't hurt to bother MTV or VH1.
The goal: To call each of these stations and get them to play Mexican Wine no less than three times.
March 26, 2004
- Two Japanese tour dates announced
March 25, 2004
- There are some new live pictures in the Live Gallery, thanks to those who sent them (Pictures)
March 19, 2004
- Adam Schlesinger will be writing the score for the broadway adaptation of the movie "Crybaby". The lyrics will be by David Javerbaum of The Daily Show staff. (AP Newswire)
- A rep for MTV claims that the Mexican Wine Video is now "in rotation" (being played). The rep cites "the 10-year-old girl was saying the word 'wine,' " as the reason for rejection. (New York Post)
- One new article found from Dec 2003 (Article)
March 17, 2004
- A new article from Lumino (Thanks, Another Girl) (Lumino Article)
- The edited Mexican Wine video is back on Launch the editing changes are as follows:
- Change #1
Was: The twins making a drinking motion
Now: Drew Carey watching the performance
- Change #2
Was: Jody catching wine before it hits a womens stomach
Now: A woman staring out the window
- Change #3
Was: The twins making a drinking motion again
Now: Shows Drew Carey talking to a stage manager
(Thanks nfbsk) - Amazon (and probably others) will soon be selling the sheet music for Welcome Interstate Managers. Publication date is listed as June 1.
March 12, 2004
- Check out a review of the March 1st show at Drowned in Sound. (Drowned in Sound)
March 10, 2004
- FoW will be palying at Atlanta's Music Midtown Festival this May. Check out the Music Midtown Festival's homepage for more details. (Music Midtown)
- I'm looking for concert reviews and setlists to go on the Tour History page. Please e-mail them to me if you wish to contribute! (Webmaster)
March 09, 2004
March 04, 2004
- The Mexican Wine video was rejected by MTV due to the depiction of "the twins" pretending to drink the wine. Re-editing is in progress.
- Red Dragon Tattoo was heard repeatedly on last night's "Kingdom Hospital" as promised. The tune distracted one man while he was hit by a car. What great exposure.
- Organizers of the International Pop Overthrow Tour say that they hope to add Fountains of Wayne to the roster next year. (Nashville City Paper)
March 03, 2004
- The UK CD/Vinyl release has been pushed back to the 8th.
- Chris has taken ill, but is still performing shows. Wish him well by buying more FoW merchandise.
- The Mexican Wine video release has been delayed due to MTV's rejection of it. More on this later.
March 02, 2004
- The Mexican Wine video has been removed from Launch. This porbably means the release has been pushed back further yet.
February 25, 2004
February 24, 2004
- Mexican Wine has officially been released to US radio this week. The Official Site has a list of radio stations to bother with requests. (FoW Official Site)
February 22, 2004
- FoW have been named as a performer at SunFest in West Palm Beach this year
February 20, 2004
- Venue for Madrid announced as The Arena
- The Mexican Wine video can be seen on Launch. No reports of airplay yet though.
- "Red Dragon Tattoo" will reportedly be used on a few episodes of Steven King's new series "Kingdom Hospital" (Thanks utopiaparkway)
February 18, 2004
- Stacy's Mom was named "Best Video" by the readers of the Buffalo News
February 15, 2004
- The London Times has an article on FoW today. The article also included a new FoW picture. (Article)
February 12, 2004
- Fountains of Wayne successfully performed Mexican Wine on the Late Late Show. Recording coming soon.
- I've transcribed the red carpet interview from E! (Interview)
- Just found an article from 2001 on Adam, also from E! (Article)
- In the UK: Stacy's Mom is being played heavily on VFM and Radio2, and has been added to Virign Radio as well. The video is at #35, up from #128. (Thanks Andy)
February 11, 2004
- FoW got bumped on last night's Late Late Show. They are now scheduled to appear tonight.
- The FoW fashion report from the grammies: "The men of Fountains of Wayne looked schleppy in non-descript jackets and ties". I'll have a transcript of their conversation with the corpse of Joan Rivers soon.
- Note the new tour date for Spain.
- The Hamburg show has been demoted to a rumored date. Though Target Concerts in Germany does claim to have booked multiple dates. It's still a strong maybe.
February 09, 2004
- FoW's January 21 performance for Dutch Radio (VPRO) is available in the media section (Media)
February 08, 2004
- Fountains of Wayne lost their "Best Pop Performance" Grammy to No Doubt, and their "Best New Artist" Grammy to Evanescence.
February 07, 2004
- The Official site reports that the Late Show appearance will definately be rescheduled. (FoW Official Site)
February 06, 2004
- If you were watching Letterman for FoW on Thursday night and saw a rerun instead, read the ESPN article to find out why. It's unclear when/if they will reschedule. (ESPN Article)
February 05, 2004
- I've just recieved word from Target Concerts that the German tour dates are on. (Target Concerts)
- The Dublin show has been moved to the Ambassador Theatre for higher capacity. (Ireland Online)
- There is a great interview by Adie Nunn at Drowned in Sound today (Article)
February 04, 2004
- FoW will be performing as a part of "Rock the Vote Rocks LA" at the Hollywood Palladium Saturday, February 7th. Sometime between 7:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. MTV is involved, but there are no plans for a broadcast at this time. (MTV News)
February 02, 2004
- FoW will be appearing on the Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn on Feburary 10th (FoW Official Site)
- Welcome Interstate Managers has sold over 250,000 copies (Net Music Countdown)
February 01, 2004
- Chicago Times writer Jim DeRogatis names FoW the "Most Deserving" band to win Best New Artist...he doesn't think they'll actually win though. (Chicago Times)
January 30, 2004
- FoW will be on the Late Show on Feb 5. This is to be a new performance, not a rerun of the 2003 performance. (Rock on TV)
- The Mexican Wine video should start popping up on TV today or tomorrow. (MTV News)
- According to surveys of teens, FoW gets only 18% of the "Best New Artist" vote. Evanescence wins with 41%. (PR Newswire)
January 29, 2004
- Billboard has a FoW article talking about the Grammies and side-projects. One item it mentions is their cover of "Help" for "Cheaper by the Dozen". (Article)
- The Arizona Republic has published an item to compliment tonight's concert. (Article)
- Even The Princetonian has an article that concerns FoW. (Article)
- Also, The Yale Daily News has this to say: "Look at how unintentionally hilarious guys like ... those idiots from Fountains of Wayne appear with their respective demeanors. ... I am growing extremely tired of critics applauding the newfound success of [Fountains of Wayne] by referring to their back catalogue, which, frankly, has always and will always continue to sound like cloying mediocrity"
January 28, 2004
- Time Magazine's Feb 2 issue will feature an article by Joel Stein about "Hey Joel": the ill-fated VH1 show for which FoW were to have done the music. (Article)
January 26, 2004
- Stacy's Mom is now playing in the UK, Xfm has added it to the rotation.
January 23, 2004
- Well, whoever told me that the BBC6 show moved to the 26th is a dirty, dirty liar. So if you missed it the other day like I did, head on over and visit our friends at the utopiaparkway Yahoo! group. Dave over there was good enough to share it with us. Thanks Dave! (utopiaparkway)
- Stacy's Mom has climbed to #21 in Canada.
- The "2004 Grammy Nominees" CD includes Stacy's Mom, just in case you cared.
January 19, 2004
- German tour dates are no longer listed on the official site, may have been cancelled or changed.
January 15, 2004
- Specific European tour dates announced. US Spring tour is in the works
- Grammy nominations mentioned. But no performance mentioned as is rumored.
- You can sign up for the FoW Newsletter at the Official Site. (FoW Official Site)
January 14, 2004
- FoW has gone back up to #3 on the Billboard Heatseeker.
- We've added lots of Stacy's Mom video stills to the picture gallery. (Galleries)
- UK fans should be able to pick up the Stacy's Mom Single today
January 12, 2004
- FoW lost their People's choice award nomination to Toby Keith. No comment.
January 08, 2004
- VH1 has a new article detailing the Mexican Wine video. (Article)
January 07, 2004
- FoW are nominated for "Favorite Music Video" on People's Choice Awards
- FoW are doing a few more US dates, then starting up a European tour. Most dates TBA.
December 28, 2003
- Here is the text of FoW's recent Time article. (Article)
December 17, 2003
- Launch has Adam's reaction to Grammy Nomination: "...it's Ironic..." (Article)
- Stacy's Mom will be on MTV2's "Rock's Most Played 2003".
December 16, 2003
- FoW is to be featured in the December 22nd issue of Time Magazine
- FoW was named "Breakout Artist" by Entertainment Weekly; and WIM was in their top 50 albums.
- Stacy's Mom ranks #12 on "Top 40 Videos of 2003".
- FoW to shoot Mexican Wine video before X-mas; Chris Applebaum to direct.
December 12, 2003
- The official site notes that FoW will not be opening for Matchbox 20 in CO.
December 07, 2003
- FoW are nominated for two Grammies: "Best Pop Performance..." (Against Bon Jovi, Eagles, Matchbox 20, No Doubt) and "Best New Artist" (Against Evanescence, 50 Cent, Heather Headley, Sean Paul).
November 28, 2003
- LAUNCH has an exclusive interview. (Interview)
- FoW now featured on the "Big in 2003" promos on VH1: "...and just what is a Fountain of Wayne anyway?" They may get some recognition on the show after all.
November 25, 2003
- I think the official site is on crack. FoW have not gone back to #1 on the VH1 Top 20 countdown, but are at #9 this week, down two from #7 last week. Sales are back up on Amazon however.
November 22, 2003
- You can vote for Rachel Hunter as the "Top Video Cameo of 2003" at VH1.com. FoW seems to have been shafted in the other categories.
November 21, 2003
- FoW is on many "Best of 2003" lists. including Blender (#3), and MOJO magazine.
November 13, 2003
- S-Curve is starting to air WIM commercial to increase band's name recognition.
- The airhead that hosts the VH1 countdown confirms Mexican Wine as next single.
October 29, 2003
- New article, "FoW Give Props..." (Article)
