Listen to Danny & The Champs' Neil Young Cover
Tuesday, 4th January 2011
Pick up a copy of Mojo magazine this month and you will find, glued to the cover, a copy of the "Harvest Revisited" CD. As the title perhaps suggests, the CD features various artists covering songs from Neil Young's classic...
Happy Christmas From Loose Music
Tuesday, 21st December 2010
Folks, we are abandoning Loose HQ 'til the new year. Providing of course we can fight our way through the elements and make it to our various destinations, otherwise we may very well be stuck here for Christmas. Hopefully not.So then, 'til next...
Listen To Hurray For The Riff Raff
Monday, 20th December 2010
Fancy having a listen to the new addition to the Loose family - Hurray For The Riff Raff? Well we've uploaded a track from their forthcoming album especially for you. Head on over to Soundcloud to hear the fantastic track "Too Much Of A Good...
More Top Album Lists for Loose Bands
Monday, 20th December 2010
The Top Album Lists just keep on coming in. Here's the latest...Coming in at No. 19 on the Beat Surrender list, we have The Duke & The King. Following close behind at No. 27, Danny & The Champions Of The World.Our friends over at one of our...
Team Loose Pick Their Top 10 Albums 2010
Friday, 17th December 2010
Top album lists - everyone's doing it. Why should we be any different? Head over here to take a look at Team Loose's lists.Most popular choices seem to be John Grant, Villagers and The National.Obviously though, we have had to exclude all Loose...
New Loose Signing - Hurray For The Riff Raff
Thursday, 16th December 2010
Here at Loose, we're very excited to announce that we have just signed New Orleans' band Hurray For The Riff Raff.The band, led by singer & songwriter Alynda Lee Segarra, are influenced by the sounds of classic country, 1960's Rock ‘n’ Roll,...
Danny Heads To Liverpool
Thursday, 16th December 2010
Good on Danny George Wilson of Danny & The Champs (as you well know). He's heading up to Liverpool today to play an intimate gig in a flat for Americana UK tonight.Admirable indeed, seeing as he played the Loose Christmas Bash last night. The...
Danny & The Champs Confirmed for Winterlude
Wednesday, 15th December 2010
We're pleased to announce that Danny & The Champions of The World have now been confirmed to play the wonderful Winterlude 2011.Run by our friends over at The Betsey Trotwood, the event takes place from 3pm til late on Saturday 19th February,...
Two Loose Bands in BIYL Top 10 Albums List
Wednesday, 15th December 2010
Mark, over on the fantastic Battery In Your Leg website, has revealed his Top 10 albums of 2010. We took a little look and were rather impressed to see Long Live The Duke & The King coming in at No.8, Danny & The Champions Of The World...
Frank Turner Picks Streets Of Our Time As His Top Album
Wednesday, 15th December 2010
Top album for 2010 that is. But that's good enough.Yes, yet another entry for Danny & The Champs into a 2010 top albums list. This time, made all the more exciting as the list was made by Frank Turner. No.1 - top of his list!"Danny is a friend,...
The Arlenes on BBC Radio London
Monday, 13th December 2010
The Arlenes made an appearance on the Robert Elm's radio show on Friday. It's up on the BBC iPlayer for the next few days. Have a listen here.They have a chat, play some songs and give a little plug to their next couple of gigs - the Loose...
Trevor & Hannah to play Drifter Promotions Christmas Show
Monday, 13th December 2010
Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou will be headlining the special Drifter Promotions Christmas show, along with King James.The event takes place at The Basement in Brighton on Friday and this is where you'll need to head to get yourselves some tickets.
CORB LUND'S RADIO 2 SESSION
Friday, 3rd December 2010
So, Corb Lund was in session (from Nashville) on Radio 2 on Wednesday. As we mentioned. The show is online for the next week, so we thought we best provide you with the listen again link. This way then.Also, it was a good excuse to share this...
Duke And The King In Uncut's Album of The Year List
Monday, 29th November 2010
Long Live The Duke & The King has been placed at No. 32 in Uncut's 50 Best Albums of 2010 list and No.4 in their 20 Best Americana Albums of the year! The new issue of the magazine also features single, Shaky on the free CD."If the Felice...
Corb Lund In Session On Radio 2
Friday, 26th November 2010
We highly recommend that you tune your radios in to Radio 2, this Thursday (2nd December) at 7pm. Loose legend, Corb Lund will be in session on the Bob Harris Country Show, performing some acoustic tracks.Corb's albums, "Hair In My Eyes Like A...
Danny Talks About Roald Dahl On BBC Radio 2
Tuesday, 23rd November 2010
Here at Loose Towers, we've just been tuned into the BBC iPlayer, having a listen to last night's Radio 2 programme on "How Roald Dahl Shaped Pop Music". It's all rather good and well worth a listen.However, the highlight for us is, of course,...
Danny Champ's Springsteen Playlist
Friday, 19th November 2010
Here at Loose Towers, there has been much excitement over the release of the boxset of Springsteen's "The Promise".Such excitement has very much been shared with Danny of Danny & The Champions of The World.In fact, so great was Danny's enthusiasm...
Loose Christmas Bash!
Friday, 19th November 2010
Yes folks, finally, we bring you the long awaited details of the Loose Christmas Bash!We're very happy to confirm that The Arlenes will be headlining the event. And if that's not reason enough to go rushing right over to WeGotTickets to snap up a...
A Nice Little Danny & The Champs Album Review
Thursday, 18th November 2010
Alright, so it's not far off a year ago that Danny & The Champs' Streets Of Our Time album came out, but it's end of year list time isn't it? Album of the year anyone?Either way, we just came across this great little review, posted today - take a...
Oly Ralfe's Mighty Boosh Documentary
Wednesday, 17th November 2010
Oliver Ralfe (aka Oly of the Ralfe Band) has made a Mighty Boosh documentary.Here's some text we pinched straight from the Ralfe Band's website;Shot in an observational style by award-winning filmaker Oliver Ralfe, the film provides an intimate...
Howe Gelb on BBC 6 Music
Tuesday, 16th November 2010
If you missed Howe Gelb in session on BBC 6 Music on Sunday, we recommend you head on over to the BBC iPlayer here and catch it while you still can. Hear Howe play a few session tracks, in amongst much flirting with Cerys Matthews.
Willard Grant Conspiracy London Show
Tuesday, 16th November 2010
We know how hectic everyone's diaries get around this time of year his, so this, folks, is your 1 week warning for the Willard Grant Conspiracy's headlining show at The Luminaire. Tuesday 23rd November then.Support comes by way of Ben Folke...
Danny Goes Solo For Tour
Tuesday, 9th November 2010
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Danny will be now performing the November dates solo, as Danny The Champion of The World.
Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou To Support Dylan LeBlanc
Monday, 8th November 2010
We're very excited to reveal that Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou have just been confirmed as UK tour support to the very wonderful Dylan LeBlanc. Dylan's debut album, Paupers Field has been playing rather a lot on the Loose stereo since it was...
Danny & The Champs Tour With Drive-By Truckers
Friday, 5th November 2010
Tempting as it was to just post this image of the Drive-By Truckers tour poster and let you marvel at it's loveliness without us tainting the post with our ramblings, we thought perhaps we ought to highlight it's relevance;Danny & The Champions of...