Two Stillwater bands, Colourmusic and Deerpeople , were featured on KOSU yesterday morning , as part of Public Radio Music Month . HEAR IT NOW: KOSU.org Host Ben Allen talks with the bands about their styles of music, their live shows, and public radio's impact on getting their music heard. KOSU partnered with The Spy in August 2012 , bringing a good portion of Oklahoma music to the [...]
Photo: Dylan Johnson Hundreds of musicians and tens of thousands of fans converge on downtown Norman tonight, Friday night and all day Saturday for the sixth edition of Norman Music Festival . Get the NMF6 iPhone app here! I'll be there all three days, as should anyone that supports local music. (This event is 100% FREE!) After the jump, get your handy hour-by-hour band schedule and listen [...]
So it's been said already that the festival has wrapped up and we're all trying to recover as best we can back at work Monday. It was a fun and exhausting week full of incredible music, tons of booze, and many an old friend. We're each taking a look back at our week in free live music with some recaps and now it's my turn. Follow the jump for more. Best Bands: I've gotta agree with [...]
The Oklahoma Film & Music Office (OF&MO) has announced its plans for the 2013 South by Southwest Music Conference (SXSW) that will take place in Austin, Texas March 11, 12 & 13. Oklahoma's Buffalo Lounge , located at The 512, 408 E 6th Street (6th & Trinity), provides the state with its own venue, hosting three days of film, interactive, and music events. The goal is to provide exposure for participating Oklahoma companies and talent to a global audience. OklahomaRock.com will publish a running list [...]
Colourmusic recently recorded another session with Daytrotter.com . Colourmusic previously played Daytrotter on March 2010 . Daytrotter has switched to a pay system. It's just $2/month with unlimited downloads ! Set list: Feels Good to Wear Tog Eleven other Oklahoma (or Oklahoma-related) artists have been featured on Daytrotter – Evangelicals and Aqueduct both sessioned there in 2007, The Uglysuit in 2008, Starlight Mints in 2009, [...]
The new Shiny Toy Guns album, III, is now streaming via Spinner prior to the October 23rd release date- you can listen to the electro-pop group's third full-length album here. Shiny Toy Guns will be celebrating the release of III with a show at North Star Bar Saturday, October 27th, with MNDR and Colourmusic. Tickets for the all-ages show are ... Continue reading
Colourmusic 's song "Tog" is currently featured in a commercial for British company One Pound Johnny Club's mail-order condom service. This video is NSFW . The commercial also borrows from the band's own video concept for the song: "Tog" is featured on their 2011 album, My ____ Is Pink .
I stumbled upon this great track from Electricity in Our Homes , and I really wanted to share it with everyone. At first, I started to think of their album, Dear Shareholder , as a bit of constructionist pop-art, but the more I listen the more I can't help but compare them to the early work of our dear friends in Colourmusic . It combines odd time structures and off-kilter melodies/harmonies; somehow, it all fits nicely together giving you a nice groovy listen that'll keep [...]
I waited till 2011 to finalize my albums list - all my lists - partially due to laziness, being busy, the holidays... but mainly because I'm not sure what the hurry is. I don't do this for the web traffic (clearly), so I gave myself a little more time to decide than usual. (And as long as this goes up before the Village Voice' s Pazz n' Jop, I don't feel delinquent.) So here's my list, the top five or so have been a lock for almost half a year, but the rest were in flux right till I [...]
2011 was a great year for the Extended Play (EP). In the the following Best EPs of 2011, we give you everyone from Burial/Massive Attack and Babe Rainbow to Colourmusic and Clams Casino. Be sure to check out our top songs , albums , and videos as well. 20. Light Asylum - "In Tension" 19. Phantogram - "Nightlife" 18. Surfer Blood - "Tarot Classics" [...]
The photo guy has to have his best of list, right? The five photos featured are my favorite moments shooting music this year. I want to share some background about them, what was going on when they happened. These aren’t the "best" photos I have taken, but they are all my best memories captured. Thank you, 2011 Live Music, and thank you Austin Town Hall for inviting me to be part of the team. Break it for the rundown and a gallery of other favorites… [...]
Memphis Industries presents Lucky 13 As part of celebrations for their 13th birthday, indie label Memphis Industries are taking over Koko in London on Wednesday 30th November 2011 for one special night. A few of the label's bands will be performing - expect sets from The Go! Team , Field Music , Dutch Uncles and ColourMusic . On top of all that, the label's giving away an exclusive 13 track compilation of "past, present and future Memphis Industries tracks" to everyone who buys a ticket from their website [...]
Filed under: Exclusive , The Hit List YouTube.com There are plenty of scary music videos out there, but many of them are from artists you'd expect to go the horror route: Marilyn Manson , Nine Inch Nails , Tool , etc. But there are also many videos that are even more unsettling and off-putting, simply because it's unexpected. Whether it's possessed children starring in the clip of an '80s ballad, pop [...]
We caught up with our good friends Colourmusic , who opened for Colour Revolt . Texans Dignan kicked off the night, Colourmusic brought the noise, and Colour Revolt left everyone happy. And when we say Colourmusic brought the noise, we mean it. Colourmusic was about as loud as we can remember anyone ever being at Emo's, and that is saying a lot. Earplugs were complaining to the management. It was awesome. Click the link for pictures. Fun night. Getting [...]
I haven't done this in a while for no reason at all. So, Im gonna to try and get it back up and running with music I like and appreciate. I also wanted to try and link up with Spotify as this appears to be a good way to listen / share music in a easy and truly legal way. Below is a mix I put together for Kansas City Roasterie a few years ago and I came across it today and I really like it. [...]
Date 9/29/11 Location Emos Doors 9pm Tickets $10 @ Ticketweb It is a very busy weekend for shows in Austin ladies gentlemen, very busy indeed. Prior to the official start of the weekend, you have some tough choices to make on Thursday night and the show at Emo's headlined by Colour Revolt should definitely [...]
Yesterday we woke up to the heartbreaking news that PIAS’ London warehouse had been completely burnt down in a wave of wanton, vitriolic rioting that was completely lacking any legitimate political motive. Whilst the wider implications of this thoughtless and respectless behaviour is a problem probably best left to our inept politicians, it has become clear that many of the independent labels that we love are now under severe financial pressure, having had some or all of their physical stock destroyed. Unfortunately for these companies, being insured is not enough. First of all, insurance companies are bastards. That [...]
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Colourmusic is a band that I both love and hate, and doesn't necessarily fit in with most of the music you might expect from Your Music Is Awful, which results in this post being a bit longer than usual. Colourmusic formed in Stillwater, Oklahoma with three band members from Oklahoma (Ryan Hendrix, Nick Ley and Colin Fleishacker) and one from North Yorkshire, England (Nick Turner). (So, I guess that’s why they are Colourmusic , with a U, and not, Colormusic). There is a lot to dislike, OK (ha, ha), downright hate about Colourmusic. First, the way most of them look. [...]
La abbiamo vista sulla copertina di "The Dark Side of the Moon", ne ha scritto J.W. von Goethe ; la teoria dei colori nasce da studi di Isaac Newton , il quale scoprì l’eterogeneità della luce, e con essa il fatto che ogni colore che era contenuto nel fascio originale di luce bianca godeva di una differente rifrangibilità. Da qui l’eveluzione in quella che è stata definita la teoria dei suoni e dei colori, la quale ricorda in qualche modo Il battello ebbro di Rimbaud. A questa teoria pare si siano ricollegati Ryan Hendrix e [...]
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