That Thing You Do

The Snap-Cracklin' Pop of the Wellingtons

Eric Williams | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: That Thing You Do, Pop Music, Australia, The Wellingtons, Radio Disney, Synth-Pop, Music Industry, Top 40, Fountains of Wayne, Power Pop, Entertainment News
Eric Williams

In his boisterous directorial debut, "That Thing You Do!", Tom Hanks's record-executive character Mr. White makes the following request: "I want something peppy, something happy, something up-tempo. I want something snappy." Mr. White would have loved the Wellingtons.

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From LP1 to a Sky Full of Holes: Chatting With Joss Stone and Fountains Of Wayne, Plus The Beau Brummels' Bradley's Barn (Audio)

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: John Legend, That Thing You Do, A.r. Rahman, Josie and the Pussycats, Live 8, Britney Spears, Mick Jagger, Janet Jackson, Mike Viola, The Beau Brummels, Pride, Andy Chase, Dave Stewart, Bob Dylan, Chris Collingwood, Tom Hanks, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Super Heavy, Joss Stone, Glaad, Fountains of Wayne, Adam Schlesinger, The Tudors, American Dreams, American Dad, Gladys Knight, Van Hunt, Damian Marley, James Brown, Eragon, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

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Tinted Windows: Power-Pop Supergroup Makes A Super Record

Tony Sachs | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: That Thing You Do, Adam Schlessinger, S-Curve Records, Hanson, Bun E. Carlos, Tinted Windows, Vh-1, Smashing Pumpkins, James Iha, A Perfect Circle, Fountains of Wayne, Cheap Trick, Stacy's Mom, Taylor Hanson, Power-Pop, Mmmbop, Entertainment News
Tony Sachs

The new and unlikely power-pop supergroup featuring members of Smashing Pumpkins, Cheap Trick, Fountains Of Wayne, and Hanson, sound like a bona fide band, and a damn good one.

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