The Hot Ticket
Friday, 28th May 2010
The Duke & The King full European tour schedule to follow... London tickets presale commences 09:00hrs Tuesday 1st June 2010 right here.
Playlist: Lets Get Married
Friday, 28th May 2010
This week's Playlist is a wedding special, all was explained in the Loose Newsletter.Tune in now via spotify
Wood Festival 2010
Tuesday, 25th May 2010
The Virtual Festivals website ran a piece on last weekends Wood Festival, with particular attention to the 'Upper' of the Festival Danny & The Champions of the World."Alison Kerry went down to the Wood Festival this weekend and she was sure of a...
Finest Hour
Monday, 24th May 2010
Through the Pines - Uncle Tupelo's 20th Anniversary Special. Rob Hughes sat in for Guy Garvey last night (on the finest hour show) looking at the 20th anniversary of the release of Uncle Tupelo's debut LP No Depression, named after the old...
eFestivals Great Escpae round up
Sunday, 23rd May 2010
The eFestivals website ran an overview of Brighton's Great Escape festival last week, paying particular attention to Danny & The Champions of the World.www.efestivals.co.uk
Back to the Garden
Friday, 21st May 2010
Loose are very glad to be involved in another 'Back to the Garden' showcase this evening at Liverpool's Sound City festival.Appearing tonight will be host/compare and main man of the BBC award winning Magpies Nest club Sam Lee (with his Gillie...
Playlist: Exile on Main St
Friday, 21st May 2010
"This new album is f*cking mad. There's so many different tracks. It's very rock & roll, you know. I didn't want it to be like that. I'm the more experimental person in the group, you see I like to experiment. Not go over the same thing over...
The Handsome Family return live to the UK
Thursday, 20th May 2010
Loose HQ is very happy to report this morning that Albuquerque's finest The Handsome Family are to return to the UK this July for a very special set of live dates. The band also look set to confirm dates in Ireland, you'll hear about that first...
Same Six Questions: Danny & The Champions of the World
Wednesday, 19th May 2010
Having established himself as one of the UK's most talented purveyors of alt-country, former Grand Drive main man Danny George Wilson co-opted the title of a Roald Dahl book for his current venture. The band spent the beginning of this year...
BBC Bob Harris session Three: Restless Feet
Friday, 14th May 2010
Danny And The 'Bluegrass' Champions of the WorldRecorded on Saturday 8th May for the BBC Radio 2 Bob Harris show.'Restless Feet' from the album 'Streets Of Our Time'.Thanks to Bob Harris, his producers and The BBC who remain the owners of this...
BBC Bob Harris Session Two: Streets Of Time
Thursday, 13th May 2010
Danny And The 'Bluegrass' Champions of the WorldRecorded on Saturday 8th May for the BBC Radio 2 Bob Harris show.'Streets Of Time' from the album 'Streets Of Our Time'.Thanks to Bob Harris, his producers and The BBC who remain the owners of this...
A month of dodging dustclouds
Thursday, 13th May 2010
Simone Felice has returned to his native USA after a month of solo and Duke & The King shows, remarkably dodging volcanoes and their dust on every occasion!?Below is a shot from last night's Florence show and also a video shot before the touring...
Danny at Heavenly Jukebox
Thursday, 13th May 2010
Rock n roll, psychedelic soul, disco, hip hop, techno, jungle, reggae...Danny and the Champions of the World (live)DJ Ross AllenHVN JBX residents"What’s this? A super spangly dynamite disco brimming with rock ‘n’ roll, psychedelic soul,...
Simone in Left Magazine
Wednesday, 12th May 2010
Italy's Left Magazine ran a piece on Simone Felice's solo tour in their latest issue.Simone plays Opera Et Gusto in Florence tonight.
BBC Bob Harris Session One: Parakeets
Wednesday, 12th May 2010
Danny And The 'Bluegrass' Champions of the WorldRecorded on Saturday 8th May for the BBC Radio 2 Bob Harris show.'Parakeets' from the album 'Streets Of Our Time'.Thanks to Bob Harris, his producers and The BBC who remain the owners of this material.
Danny & The Champions listen again
Monday, 10th May 2010
You can listen again all this week (until Saturday night at some point) to Danny and the Champions of the World's brilliant session on Bob Harris' BBC Radio 2 show. More info and track listings here.(Listen Again)
Rock N Reel: The R.G.Morrison
Friday, 7th May 2010
Rock 'N' Reel (R2) ran a review of the new R.G. album in their latest issue.
Simone Felice in Jam
Friday, 7th May 2010
Jam Magazine (Italy) ran a piece on Simone Felice's solo dates in the latest issue.Those solo dates again;May7th May - Zaragoza, Lata De Bombillas8th May - Madrid, Teatro Lara9th May - Valencia, El Loco11th May - Barcelona, Sidecar12th May -...
The Duke and The King in Kilkenny
Friday, 7th May 2010
We got sent some great photos of the Duke & The King this morning that were shot at the Rhythm and Roots festival in Kilkenny.View them in full on the bands Flickr group;www.flickr.com/photos/thedukeandthekingIf you have shot the Duke & The King...
Playlist: Blue, Red, Orange and Green
Friday, 7th May 2010
This weeks playlist is a politically charged gem, featuring; Neil Young, Still Little Fingers, Beastie Boys, Marvin Gaye, Sam Cooke, Gil Scott-Herron and Public Enemy.Tune in now
Time Off Review
Thursday, 6th May 2010
If you are one of those people who wonders, ‘Whatever happened to Grand Drive?’, you will instantly remember the familiar vocal tones of Danny Wilson. His voice is unmistakable; so unique, so raspy, so genuine. He could be singing about...
Danny & The Champions on Bob Harris
Thursday, 6th May 2010
This Saturday Night (into Sunday Morning) Danny and The Champions of the World will be the session guests for Bob Harris on his BBC Radio 2 show, playing songs live from most recent album 'Streets of our Time'.All info on listening live,...
RG in Homer
Thursday, 6th May 2010
Loose and The R.G.Morrison were delighted to be on the cover (for the first time amazingly?!) of Homer Magazine.
The Duke & The King - The IndieLondon interview
Thursday, 6th May 2010
THE Duke & The King have been picking up great reaction to their debut album Nothing Gold Can Stay which has been hailed as a classic of Americana. This soul-folk-glam ensemble mixes influences as diverse as Marvin Gaye, The Band, Smokey ...
Electric Ghost Special
Wednesday, 5th May 2010
Lee Edwards of the ElectricGhost e-journal met with The Duke & The King earlier this month at The Thelka in Bristol. Look for the interview in a soon to be released issue.Against the backdrop of police meat-wagons and protestors at the prime ...