Paint your Headphones
By Ant McGinley
Paint Your Headphones was an ambitious project to bring together up and coming actors, comedians, musicians and writers in a high fidelity format on what was very much a lofi platform. Pre facebook, pre-streaming services, the team approached comedians and bands directly to collaborate on a unique project that was unlike anything else available.
Only 4 were made and released for a brief period in 2005, then hosted on myspace for many years until the account fell dormant, these shows have been mostly forgotten until now. They are presented in their original format here for the first time. Each episode averaged 25 contributors, some who's names have been lost. Were you one of them?
Get in touch on twitter @listenincolour or [email protected]
Art design by Dan Mellina-Cohen Copyright 2005. Variations by Ant McGinley
Only 4 were made and released for a brief period in 2005, then hosted on myspace for many years until the account fell dormant, these shows have been mostly forgotten until now. They are presented in their original format here for the first time. Each episode averaged 25 contributors, some who's names have been lost. Were you one of them?
Get in touch on twitter @listenincolour or [email protected]
Art design by Dan Mellina-Cohen Copyright 2005. Variations by Ant McGinley
Latest episode
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Touching Ball
Never before heard, this bonus episode was the mood board pitched to artists and contributors to explain the Paint Your Headphones Concept. Featuring music from: Exit By Name - Keep My Distance, The Venkman Heist, Megson - Rose on the Thorn, Ben&am… -
Green (original unfinished)
So this is the last episode. It was never finished... and the credits were lost unto a dodgy external hard drive... What is here is from memory.... Obviously the website no longer exists but find out more @listenincolour -
Red
Red features music from Franc Cinelli, Smooth Hound Sharks, Karn8, Lucid, and True Element & P2K. All performances appear with the express permission of the artists 2005. Incidental Music composed and performed by Russell Newlove, and the episod… -
Yellow
A showcase of new comic talent, actors, and musicians. No host. No adverts. Only sounds. Writers in this episode were Jim Salveson, Colin Lego, Rob Tofield, Russel Newlove, Will Blackwood, and Emile Nawagamuwa. The voices included Colin Leggo, Rob … -
Blue
A showcase of new comic talent, actors, and musicians. No host. No adverts. Only sounds. Writers in this episode were Jim Salveson, Colin Lego, Rob Tofield, Russel Newlove, Will Blackwood, and Emile Nawagamuwa. The voices included Colin Leggo, Rob … -
Listen in Colour
There is no host. There are no adverts. There are only sounds. And swear words. Paint Your Headphones was a showcase of new comic talent, actors, and musicians, using a Podcast to gain exposure at a time before facebook when UK radio opportunities …
