Profile
James Iha
Musician
Male
Born
Mar 26, 1968
Age
45
Hometown
Illinois
Genres
Alternative rock
Instruments
Fender Telecaster...
Performed With
Tinted Windows (B...
(Born March 26, 1968 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American rock musician. He is best known as having been a guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and for his electric musical projects of recent years, most notably… Read More
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Music Review: James Iha Look To The SkySeattle Pi - Sep 17, 2012
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The 16 Most Fashionably Memorable Music Videos Ever Houston Press (Blog)Google News - Aug 26, 2011
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Fountains Of Wayne Is Back In Top Form Providence JournalGoogle News - Aug 16, 2011
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Smashing Pumpkins To Play Wiltern In October Oc RegisterGoogle News - Aug 12, 2011
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of James Iha.
CHILDHOOD
1968
Birth
Born on March 26, 1968.
TEENAGE
1987
19 Years Old
In 1987 Iha, then the guitarist for the Chicago band Snake Train, met Billy Corgan via a friend.
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TWENTIES
1992
24 Years Old
Iha later became romantically involved with the band's bassist D'arcy Wretzky, but the couple broke up just prior to the band's performance at the Reading Festival in 1992.
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THIRTIES
1998
30 Years Old
In 1998, Iha released a moderately successful solo album, Let It Come Down.
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He continues to contribute to other artists' recordings, such as "Don't Be Sad" on Whiskeytown's Pneumonia released in 2001 and further guest appearances for bands Ivy and Fountains of Wayne, both of which he remained close to, appearing on virtually every release by both bands since 1997.
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2005
37 Years Old
Iha scored the Japanese film Linda, Linda, Linda, released in late summer of 2005.
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Iha produced two tracks on the 2006 tribute album to Serge Gainsbourg, Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited, "I love you (me either)," that featured Cat Power and model Karen Elson singing and "L'Hotel" with Michael Stipe on vocals.
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In February 2007, Side-Line announced that James Iha delivered a remix for the Ladytron single "Weekend Mixes" out on March 9 via Smoke & Mirrors.
FORTIES
2008
40 Years Old
In May 2008, Marilyn Manson said that Iha would be making a guest appearance on his new record; however, Iha was not credited as a guitarist on the album.
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2009
41 Years Old
On February 17, 2009, it was announced that James Iha had, together with Taylor Hanson, Fountains Of Wayne bassist Adam Schlesinger, and Cheap Trick drummer Bun E. Carlos formed a new band called Tinted Windows.
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Iha's second solo album titled Look To The Sky was released in March 2012.
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