Ting Tings Bring Paint Party to Los Angeles

The coolest party in Los Angeles this past weekend had nothing to do with the Emmys, as the Ting Tings brought a paint party to Hollywood Underground. Each of the couple hundred fans who won entry to the private show were given matching Adidas black track suits then descended downstairs to a darkened room that featured pictures of the band as the only decorations. There, they were given swirling bottles of green, orange, pink, and red paint and encouraged to express their imagination by dousing each other with paint before the duo took the tiny stage for an explosive set.

"When we first started the band I studied fine art and Katie [White] was doing a lot of costume design and we used to do our paint parties," Jules Di Martino tells Spinner of the party's origins. "A lot of our friends are artists and we used to kind of graffiti and paint walls while we did gigs in our little rehearsal space."

The duo of Di Martino and White looked relatively unscathed compared to the rainbow crowd, absolutely covered in paint that shone brilliantly in the ultraviolet light, all the more impressive jumping up and down in unison to hits like 'Shut Up and Let Me Go' and the closing 'That's Not My Name.' But Di Martino assured Spinner he and White were in on the festivities, which took place in between supporting gigs for Pink. "I think it was so hot at the gig on stage that the paint as it hit us just disintegrated or diluted," he said. "But it was funny, we all went backstage, took off our tracksuits and all our underwear was completely dyed an orange-y red."

The paint-splattered underwear was well worth it for the pair -- besides having a blast, the duo got some artwork for upcoming 12" singles of 'Great DJ.' "We've got all those sleeves that are on the wall and they look absolutely fantastic," DiMartino said. "So they're gonna be kind of 12" sleeves designed by the audience, which are gonna be fantastic when we give them out."