Billie Joe Armstrong Honors Adam Schlesinger With 'That Thing You Do' Cover

The Wonders, the fictional That Thing You Do! quartet, reunited for a watch party of the 1996 film in an effort to raise money for MusiCares’ COVID-19 relief fund.The Friday night (April 17) Zoom reunion, streaming via YouTube, featured commentary from cast members Ethan Embry, Johnathon Schaech, Tom Everett Scott and Steve Zahn at home.Tom Hanks -- who directed That Thing You Do! and played the Wonders' manager -- did not make an appearance during the virtual meetup, but his son Colin Hanks did

The Wonders, the fictional band from Tom Hanks'That Thing You Do!, is getting back together for the first time in over 20 years. Tom Everett Scott, Jonathon Schaech, Ethan Embry and Steve Zahn along withLiv Tyler will reunite via livestream on the official Wonders YouTube channel for a community watch party that will also raise funds forthe MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund.

By Chris Willman

The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles was demolished in 2005, but Ethan Embry, Johnathon Schaech, Tom Everett Scott and Steve Zahn are still laughing about the hijinx that went down while they were filming That Thing You Do!

The Wonders, the fictional band from the 1996 Tom Hanks movie That Thing You Do!, are reuniting for a benefit livestream. The show will broadcast on YouTube this Friday, April 17 at 7 p.m. Eastern. All four members of the band, as well as co-star Liv Tyler, will provide commentary. Find an announcement from Ethan Embry (who portrayed bassist T.B. Player) below.

The online watch party will pay tribute to Adam Schlesinger

By Jazz Tangcay

This week’s episode of Saturday Night Live was entirely remote, with cast members broadcasting from their homes and a special appearance from host Tom Hanks. Coldplay’s Chris Martin served as the musical guest for the episode, offering up a cover of the Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks classic “Shelter From the Storm.” Watch it happen below.

Billie Joe Armstrong logged in for a virtual chat Monday night with The Tonight Show’s Jimmy Fallon, and for a performance of a song high on everyone’s self-isolation list.The Green Day frontman performed a rocking version of “I Think We're Alone Now,” originally recorded in the ‘60s by Tommy James and the Shondells and turned into a mega-hit once more in the ‘80s by Tiffany.“I think we’re alone now. There doesn’t seem to be anyone around,” are lyrics perfect for our time.

With our new weekly series, we’ll be revisiting some of our favorite music movies—from artist docs and concert films to biopics and fictional music flicks—that are available to stream or rent. Our first installment is on Tom Hanks’ 1996 comedy, That Thing You Do! (warning: spoilers ahead). The movie’s Oscar-nominated theme song ranks among Hollywood’s best fake hits; its songwriter, Adam Schlesinger, died this week at 52 from coronavirus complications.

Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard took a few minutes to pay tribute to Fountains of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger during his at-home live-stream show on Thursday (April 2). Schlesinger, who was also known for writing music for the show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, died at age 52 on April 1 due to complications from the coronavirus."I never got to meet Adam.

Adam Schlesinger, the singer-songwriter of Fountains of Wayne who wrote numerous iconic songs that appeared in films and TV shows, died yesterday of complications from COVID-19. Many artists have paid tribute to the late songwriter, and today, Ben Gibbard took a moment of his “Live From Home” livestream to cover a Fountains of Wayne song. Watch him do “Barbara H.” from the band’s 1996 debut album below (at the 42:48 mark).

© Getty Getty Tom Hanks has memorialised Fountains of Wayne musician Adam Schlesinger, who died this week aged 52 following complications from coronavirus, calling him “a One-der”.

By Bruce Haring

Tom Hanks has paid tribute to Fountains Of Wayne musician Adam Schlesinger, who died on Wednesday (April 1, 2020) after contracting the coronavirus, COVID-19.

In loving memory. Tom Hanks remembered songwriter Adam Schlesinger, who died from coronavirus complications at the age of 52 on Wednesday, April 1, with a touching tribute.

Tom Hanks on Wednesday night shared his heartbreak over the death of songwriterAdam Schlesinger, who died due to coronavirus complications earlier in the day at the age of 52. The Oscar-winning actor, who is recovering from the virus along with wife Rita Wilson, said his 1996 comedy, That Thing You Do!, would have never happened hadSchlesinger not written the hit title song for the film.