Super(?)group

This is not a joke. I stress that its not a joke...i know its going to seem like a joke but this band is for real. They are called tinted windows and consist of James Iha (Smashing Pumpkins) on guitar, Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick) on drums, Adam Schlesinger (Fountains of Wayne) on bass and Taylor Hanson (Hanson) vocals. From the clips available it seems like straight up power pop. Could be surprisingly decent....or not. Its certainly entertaining enough. There's an album due out 4/21 and they will be playing their first show at SXSW. See for yourself: http://stereogum.com/archives/video/post-3_054411.html

I for one am a sucker for a good pop tune and fear already that I might like this more than i should. I also love a good slab of irony, so they're 2 for 2. But the weirdness of it all may be too much to overcome. I guess we shall see come April.