NAME: James Jonas Jaded Iha [note: James' real middle name is Yoshinubu (sp)]

BAND POSITION: Guitarist, chess player, trombonist
BORN:Chicago, IL 3/26/68
MUSICAL CAREER: Astro and the Go GO Girls, Snake Train
OTHER OCCUPATIONS: Student, dog owner, domestic specialist
MUSICAL INFLUENCES:Syd Barrett,Big Star,Rolling Stones, Gram Parsons,
Neil Young, Morricone.
FAVORITE SINGLES: Courtney Love, "highlights", Rolling Stones, "tumbling
dice",Byrds, "chestnut mare",sonic youth, "starpower"
FAVORITE ALBUMS:Beatles, "white album", Pussy Galore, "sugar sgit sharp",
My Bloody Valentine, "isn't anything"
FAVORITE SONGWRITERS: Kevin Shields/Bilinda Butcher, Gram Parsons,
Neil Young,Kurt Cobain, Lennon/McCartney
FAVORITE FILMS/TV SHOWS: The Thing, Manhattan, Star Trek: TNG,
Fawlty Towers.
BIGGEST INFLUENCE ON CAREER: Snake Train, Smashing Pumpkins
RESIDENCE:Chicago, IL
MAKE OF INSTRUMENTS: Gibson, Marshall