Monthly Archives: June 2009

Colour & This Is Tomorrow Last Friday

Many thanks to everyone who came down to see our co-promoted show with This Is Tomorrow last Friday. The turnout was amazing for For a Minor Reflection, Epic45 and Is I Cinema; we were concerned at one point that there … Continue reading

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Today is Icelandic Independence Day

… so to celebrate us playing host to Reykjavik’s own For a Minor Reflection on Friday, we’re running a little competition via Twitter. Just send a tweet to @wearecolour with your favourite fact about our friends in the north, for … Continue reading

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Festival Season’s Here

Despite the recession, this Summer’s selection of boutique festivals across the UK is strong, with many pushing their biggest line ups so far.  Festivals such as those we’ve selected below offer a fantastic alternative to the billboard loving, litter strewn, … Continue reading

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Perfect Sound Forever Tracklist

We had a lot of fun putting on our new, laid-back Sunday soundtrack session. It was originally supposed to be a takeover of The Victoria’s Sunday Roast, but as we’re heading into Summer they’ve knocked that on the head. You … Continue reading

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Recession Sounds

Wolverhampton-based artist and sometime Colour DJ Richard Cartwright is currently exhibiting a rather striking piece at the University of Wolverhampton’s Art & Design Degree Show 2009. Titled Recession Sounds, it explores impermanence, decay and decline through sonic collages constructed from … Continue reading

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eMusic + Sony = A Bad Deal For Music Fans?

A few months ago, I suggested that eMusic may well be the world’s best indie music store. It seems changes are afoot to broaden its appeal and position it as a rival to more mainstream services like iTunes.

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Wayside & Woodland at The Hare & Hounds

Wayside & Woodland, the DIY label set up by Rob Glover and Ben Holton from Epic45, is branching out into live promotion. They’re bringing together some wonderfully unusual electronic and ambient artists from the US and Europe to The Hare … Continue reading

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Goodbye to Plan B Magazine

The ever-in-flux music industry, combined with the recession, has claimed its latest victim: the resolutely independent and outspoken music magazine Plan B. Taking a tone somewhere between classic music journalism, an indie blog and a fierce debate between hipsters, it … Continue reading

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For a Minor Reflection with Epic45 & Is I Cinema

You don’t hear from us in weeks and then we hit you with two events? Crazy. Anyway, we’re getting together with our good friends and fellow Vic residents This Is Tomorrow to bring you a rather special evening of live … Continue reading

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Perfect Sound Forever Goes Monthly

Remember in April when we took over the decks at The Victoria’s Sunday Roast? Well, we’re very excited to let you know that it’s gone from a one-off to a monthly deal. From 5pm on the second Sunday of every … Continue reading

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