Soundtrack of my life...
Wednesday, 27th January 2010
Danny George Wilson spoke to Guitar & Bass Magazine about the songs that make up the soundtrack of his life.We've set them up for your listening pleasure on spotify.(click to zoom)
Champs live coverage
Wednesday, 27th January 2010
So Loose HQ and the Champs weren't the only people having a brill night out on Monday, as today both The Guardian and Mojo ran glowing reviews.www.guardian.co.ukwww.mojo4music.comWe told you it'd be good!!
Playlist: Streets Of Our Time
Friday, 22nd January 2010
Ahead of this Mondays release of new album 'Streets Of Our Time', Danny George Wilson kindly put together this weeks playlist.Taking picks from Dylan, The Band, Graham Nash, Jackson Browne and The Boss amongst many many more. You can tune in via...
Can’t Wait For The Spring Tour 2010
Tuesday, 19th January 2010
An evening with Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou and The Lantern Players.12th – 21st February 2010.Following the release of Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou’s self-titled debut album on Loose Music, the pair will be eschewing the conventional live music...
Mail on Sunday
Sunday, 17th January 2010
With his popularisation of a freewheeling, ragtag style inflected with folk, country and gospel, Paolo Nutini has once again made it all right to bash a guitar as if you're some sort of gipsy hybrid of Van Morrison and Ronnie Lane.It would seem...
'Streets of out Time' in the Times
Saturday, 16th January 2010
More great coverage for Danny & The Champions of the World in today's broadsheets, with a four star (well... blue dot technically?!) write up in the Saturday Times newspaper.
Champions in the Guardian
Friday, 15th January 2010
Danny George Wilson may have adopted the title of a children's book for his latest venture, but the former singer-guitarist with Americana addicts Grand Drive is less preoccupied with youth on this album than the woes and disappointments of age....
'Streets of out Time' in the Evening Standard
Friday, 15th January 2010
Following on from last nights brilliant album Launch at the Betsey Trotwood, the Evening Standard ran a great review of new LP 'Streets of our Time' tonight.
Album Launch Show
Thursday, 14th January 2010
As we reported yesterday, Time Out flagged up the 'Streets of our Time' album launch tonight as a must see show. Today's Metro newspaper is also championing the album launch so you can guarantee that the Betsey Trotwood will be the hottest ticket...
Word review
Thursday, 14th January 2010
DANNY & THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLDStreets of Our TimeUplifting uproar from Danny Wilson and his band of conscripts.Some albums harbor no greater ambition than to help you hear the beat of your own heart a little more clearly. Danny Wilson makes...
Time Out
Wednesday, 13th January 2010
Time Out have flagged up this weeks Danny & The Champions Of The World album launch at the Betsey Trotwood in Farringdon. The Dickensian pub will be FULL TO THE RAFTERS for the launch of the new album "Streets of Our Time" that will be for sale...
Concorde
Monday, 11th January 2010
Following on from last weeks brilliant Allotment Song video, please enjoy Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou's "Concorde".
The Saturday Times
Monday, 11th January 2010
Pete Paphides chose the new Danny And The Champions of the World record as his critic's choice in this weekends Times newspaper.
"Honey Moon" is album of the year
Saturday, 9th January 2010
Co-presenter Jim Meredith chose the Handsome Family's 'Honey Moon' as his album of the year on this weeks McLean's Country show on BBC Radio Ulster.You can listen again here.
The Sun
Friday, 8th January 2010
Danny & The Champions of the World spoke to the Sun newspaper today about recording, touring and thew new "Streets of our Time" LP.
A Loose playlist: Let it snow!
Friday, 8th January 2010
So the snow has caused a whole world of havoc again, with roads, trains, planes and even Staines all closed, people falling over and £62,000 worth of milk being poured away by marooned dairy farmers!!Well we decided that we would look at Snow,...
Champs in Mojo
Wednesday, 6th January 2010
Grand Drive man delivers second album of alt-country goodness. * * * *Formerly of the underrated Grand Drive, Danny George Wilson's casual open door policy in his new band, The Champions of the World, has created an ensemble of musicians for whom...
Uncut Magazine for the Champs
Tuesday, 5th January 2010
Very decent second album from ex-Grand Drive man's current outfit.Having emerged as a leading exponent of UK-based Americana with Grand Drive a decade ago, Danny Wilson's transatlantic juxtapositions have surey never worked better than they do...
The Sun
Monday, 4th January 2010
Danny & The Champs were flagged up in this weekends Sun in their annual 'ones to watch for the year'.2010's list sees South London's Champs keeping it real amongst some very very wealthy sounding releases! Their new album "Streets of Our Time" ...
Champs are top tip
Sunday, 3rd January 2010
www.famemagazine.co.uk placed Danny & The Champs on their 'ones to watch in 2010' list today.Similar noises being made by a couple of other magazines; more to follow next week.
'Allotment Song' Video
Sunday, 3rd January 2010
'Allotment Song' written and performed by Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou. The lead track from their eponymous new album.Video directed and produced by Trevor Moss.Camera work by Ben Folke Thomas and Sophie Griffiths.Track recorded at The Magic Numbers...
Americana UK place Duke & The King as record of the year
Friday, 1st January 2010
No 1. The Duke & the King "Nothing Gold Can Stay" This wasn’t one to be honest that we all agreed on but to be fair, the doubters were in a minority and like the Chinese with noodles (as someone said in the Lost Boys) how can that many people...
goodbye 2009!
Thursday, 31st December 2009
And Hello 2010!As we write this Sydney has already ushered in the New Year (and decade depending on which side of the 2010/2011 debate you fall?!) so we have put together some good old fashioned dancing records to get you all in the partying...
Rough Trade
Wednesday, 30th December 2009
The staff of Rough Trade Germany delivered their end of year list this week and The Duke & The King's debut popped up a good few times.You can view all the selections here.
Danny & The Champions Of The World
Tuesday, 29th December 2009
January 18th sees the release of Danny & The Champions Of The World new album "Streets Of Our Time". To celebrate Danny and the gang will be playing a very special one-off gig at London's Betsey Trotwood pub on Thursday January 14th.The new album...