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By: Caldor

Caldor — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:42:18 +0000

They did actually write “That Thing You Do!,” although they didn’t perform it. In fact, the vocals on the cut were done by Mike Viola, the lead singer of the Candy Butchers (another great band well worth checking out) and who also sings backing vocals on “Fire in the Canyon” on the new FOW record.

At this point, it seems most people know them for “Stacy’s Mom.” I hope they can avoid becoming a one-hit-wonder, because they deserve far more.

By: T Man

T Man — Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:33:21 +0000

I live about two miles away from the Fountains of Wayne store. It is a very cool place, and I even bought some Christmas decorations there last year. During the Christmas season they also have what they claim is the largest animated Christmas display around. Quite frankly, the whole store is so tacky, it’s awesome.

Too bad that a few stores up was the great Anthony Wayne burger joint that closed down a few years ago. They had these old wooden tables that had been around for so long you could see the generations of love notes if you will engraved in them.

Fountains of Wayne is a very cool group. Of course, they are most famous for a song that most people have heard, but don’t know if was written by them. That song is That Thing You Do from the movie of the same name. And given that I used to live one town over, I am also fond of the song Hackensack.

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Willowbrook Mall; Wayne, New Jersey » Labelscar: The Retail History Blog — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:58:22 +0000

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By: Caldor

Caldor — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:46:16 +0000

How did I NOT mention that detail? Geez, that was weak of me. I’ve actually made the pilgrimage to that very store before.

By: DayGlo!

DayGlo! — Mon, 12 Mar 2007 20:33:14 +0000

Does “The Valley of Malls” refer to the Passaic river valley? The band was named for a well-known fountain/statue store about a mile east of Willowbrook Mall, stuck incongruously in the middle of one of NJ’s most traveled strips of suburban shopping utopia, so it would be fitting.