The latest edition of Word features interviews with the men behind some “one-man record labels”. One of these men is Tom. He talks about Loose and lies about his age. Check it out below!
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We’re very excited to announce the return of London’s finest country clubnight – Nashville Babylon! And what better place to host it than back at the 12 Bar.
Join us on Feb 8th as we welcome the The Arlenes back to the UK, armed with their back catalogue of dreamy country tunes and a number of exciting new songs.
Not only that, but we’ll also have the fantastic Benjamin Folke Thomas kicking things off, so make sure you get down there nice and early.
Tickets are available for £6 from the 12 Bar or by calling 020 7240 2622. Doors at 7pm. See you there folks!
We’re very excited to announce that Loose will be taking part in a special Christmas Independent Label Market next month!
Come on down and visit us at Spitalfields Market on 10th December, where we’ll be setting up a stall alongside a load of great indie labels who all lost stock in the PIAS/Sony Warehouse fire earlier this year.
Various labels will be bringing along a host of exclusive releases, there will be some artist appearances, mulled wine and much more. Also, the market will be one of the first Saturday markets held in more than one hundred years at Spitalfields, with the famous Victorian market hall decked in Christmas lights. Perfect for Christmas shopping!
Find out more at :-
Website | Facebook | Twitter | Event page
Many of you will probably have heard that, amongst the huge amount of mindless destruction caused by the London riots these past few days, the PIAS warehouse in Enfield has been burnt down. This means that many independent record labels have lost all of their stock, including Loose.
It’s certainly no secret that it’s a struggle at the best of times for many of these labels to stay afloat, where it’s more about the passion for the music than making any money from it. Therefore, this could potentially affect us all quite badly. There is a lot of doom and gloom about this being the end for many of us, but we’re going to try and be a bit more positive. I mean, look at this, we got a mention in NME – that would never have happened before.
There are also a few words from Loose Tom in this article by BBC Wales.
We are very grateful for all those people who have already offered their help and we appreciate the support. It’s nice just to know that people care. For anyone else wishing to get involved with helping Loose and all other labels affected, check out THIS page, follow THIS Twitter and go on and get buying what little stock we do have left in the Loose shop.
For a full list of all the labels affected by the PIAS fire, see this Guardian article, then go treat yourselves to some of their records too. It is almost Christmas right?
Loose were devastated to learn that Ernesto De Pascale passed away in his hometown of Florence, Italy this weekend, aged 52. Ernesto was a great man. A real true music lover, he ran his own PR company – Il Popolo del Blues – who were responsible for some incredible Italian press for our bands The Felice Brothers, The Duke & The King, Danny and The Champs and The RG Morrison.
Here’s a photo of Ernesto presenting Simone Felice with the award for Best Foreign Songwriter at last year’s Premio Ciampi.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
