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Republic of Loose will play the Rock for Haiti in the Academy on Friday February 5th, in association with UNICEF. This event is organized by Phantom fm.
The Loose are proud to be able to give their help to the fundraiser.
They will play a 30 min acoustic set.
We’ll be performing on the Saturday Night Show, this Saturday 30th Jan, RTE One at 9:40pm.
It’s the opening night of a new show presented by Brendan O’Connor.
Update: you can view the show here:
www.rte.ie/player/#v=1065333
We’re at the end of the show
Live at the Academy December 2009
This months Q Magazine includes the 100 albums of the century as nominated by a host of musicians, Authors, comedians, politicians, DJ’s and Actors.
Republic of Loose’ ‘Aaagh!’ has been nominated by Author Irvine Welsh.
The Trainspotting author went on to say – “It’s a great, fun, party album. They’re a party band – there’s loads of them onstage. It’s got one of the greatest songs of all time in Comeback Girl and one of the most fantastically twisted love songs in The Idiots”
Q magazine added “Ruminations on semen and sodomy…”
Republic of Loose have announced their only Dublin headline show of 2009. The Loose will see the year out with a gig at The Academy on Tuesday December 22nd. This will be the bands first headline show in Dublin since their sold out show at the Academy on December 23rd 2008.
The pegs of the Green Spheres tent were truly shaken Loose at Oxegen this year. Arriving on stage at 9.30pm and playing for just over an hour, the band mixed it up with tracks from their 2nd and 3rd albums. With one reviewer describing the gig as “worshiping at the alter of Republic of Loose” another review described how “Comeback Girl lasted about three weeks and induced utter pandemonium” Finishing the set with a cover of Michael Jacksons ‘Wannabe Startin’ Something’ the BBC’s ATL review went on to say “There have been some cod tributes to the late Jacko already at this festival, but ‘Wannabe Startin’ Something’ is the genuine article, the lineage and musical debt obvious – but repaid in full”
Gig review by CLuas.com
Gig review by the BBC
Republic of Loose Oxegen Setlist 10/07/09
Aaagh!
23 Things I Dont Like
Shame
I Like Music
13 Shots
Drop
Awful Cold
I’m Greedy
Break
Comeback Girl
You Know It
The Steady Song
Wann Be Startin’ Somethin’
In a recent interview with Hotpress magazine
Mik spoke about his respect for the late artist, who he refers to as “the best singer who ever sang on record”.
Pyro, whose music was heavily influenced by Jackson, spoke eloquently about his respect for the singer, and his belief that his genius was never truly realised.
“The thing about Michael Jackson was there was a complete fusion between form and content,” he says, “The calibre of his artistry I don’t think will be recognised for hundreds of years, even though he was perceived as being great in his time: the levels of his achievement in terms of what he did with his dancing, his singing – but also as a songwriter and musician and producer.
“I would have loved to have heard him working with Timbaland or someone of that calibre. That’s the real tragedy for me, I would have just loved to have heard him make an album with more intelligent, cutting-edge producers, ‘cos the only people you could compare him to in the 20th century were people like Louis Armstrong, James Brown, Miles Davis. He was far beyond Elvis.”
On February 27th, the Loose performed at a fundraising concert in aid of Barretstown.
Founded by actor Paul Newman, Barretstown is a specially-designed camp for children with serious illnesses – primarily cancer and serious blood diseases – from Ireland, Britain and throughout Europe, and their families. The camp provides a unique programme of adventure, activities and fun – backed by the medical world – which helps children with serious illness regain their confidence and self-esteem and has become internationally recognised as having a profound and positive impact on their lives.
The idea for the gig was to ask bands to perform tracks by artists that inspired them. The show was recorded and will be available free with this Saturdays Irish Daily Mail.
Inspirations, Live at the Academy February 27th 2009 Tracklist:
1. Dean Lapongo – Lean On Me(Bill Withers)
2. Dublin Gospel Choir – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For(U2)
3. The Kinetiks – I Will Follow(U2)
4. Ham Sandwich – Running Up That Hill(Kate Bush)
5. Engine Alley – Southern Man(Neil Young)
6. The Blizzards – Suffragette City(David Bowie)
7. The Walls – Heroes(David Bowie)
8. Republic Of Loose – Shine A light(Rolling Stones)
9. Sinead O’Connor & Republic Of Loose – You Can’t Do That(Beatles)
10. Fun Lovin’ Criminals – Foxy Lady(Jimi Hendrix)
11. Shane MacGowan, Mik Pyro, Glen Brown – Everybody Needs Somebody(Blues Brothers)
12. Finale – Lean On Me
You can catch various members of the Loose in a documentary on the recording of the charity single ‘Trouble With A Capital T’ which will air on RTE2 this tuesday(June 9th) at 11.40pm
The track was recorded and filmed in 12 hours at Windmill Lane Recording Studios for the fifth programme in the ‘Raw Sessions’ series. Produced by Lance Hogan,“Trouble With A Capital T” is now available to download for €1 euro from www.therawsessions.ie or by texting “Trouble” to 57111. The track is being released to support the Irish Youth Foundation.
Lance Hogan, producer, commented: ‘It was an absolute treat, and lots of fun to work on reproducing one of the classic Horslips tracks ‘Trouble With A Capital T’ and to work with such a variety of talented singers and musicians.’
Jim Lockhart, Horslips added: ‘It was a hugely enjoyable day in the studio, great ideas and great performances coming from every direction. There’s a real buzz about getting to work with people you’re a fan of, and I’m particularly a fan of The Republic of Loose. And hats off to Lance Hogan – he’s built a track that stays true to the spirit of the original and brings in a whole other dimension’.