Monthly Archives: February 2008

Work is continuing on the new Loose album. Though no release date has been set, ROL.com have been told it’s likely to come out late April/early May. Songs believed to be vying for a place on the record include ‘I LIKE MUSIC’ ‘GO STEADY WITH IT’ ‘YOU DO ME ‘ ‘POQUITO’ ‘THE RITUAL’ ‘WHAT YOU… Read more »

Mick Pyro has written a tribute to Ronnie Drew which will be published this week in The Dubliner Magazine. The Dubliner hits the shelves this friday(29th) ‘The Ballad of Ronnie Drew’, a tribute to the legendary singer who has been battling cancer of late will be released on digital download from February 22nd and a… Read more »

Benjamin Loose, Dave Pyro and Brez have posted a couple of pics from the Loose studio sessions as well as some road pics and video clips of the band. Check out the new Loose pics on www.royalartistclub.com/republicofloose

In the build up to the release of their third album, Republic of Loose have announced a residency at The Academy in Dublin. The Loose will play April 4th/11th/18th/25th. These will be their first Dublin shows since they sold out the Button Factory on New Years Eve. Tickets available from Ticketmaster Doors 10.30pm Tickets €20.00… Read more »

When Sinead O’Connor and Republic of Loose were approached to collaborate for the upcoming ‘Meteor Awards’ they decided ‘We People(who are darker than blue)’ was the obvious track to perform. The Curtis Mayfield song, which was recorded by Sinead for her recently released album ‘Theology’ is a searing diatribe against racism and ignorance. As timely… Read more »

Prior to their highly anticipated performance of the Curtis Mayfield song ‘We people(who are darker than blue)’ at this years Meteor awards on Feb 15th, Republic of Loose and Sinead O’Connor will be joining Rick O’Shea on 2FM tomorrow for a chat. The Rick O’Shea show will be broadcasting from the Dundrum Shopping Centre between… Read more »