Door painted by Republic of Loose to launch 3MusicStore
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You can now own a door painted and decorated by Republic Of Loose. All money raised will be donated to the Irish Haemochromatosis Association.
3, Ireland’s mobile media network has just launched ‘3MusicStore™’ – a new virtual music store that offers over half a million tracks to download to your handset at an introduction price of just 99c each.
With the help of top Irish bands including The Blizzards, Republic of Loose, Julie Feeney, The Thrills, The Immediate, Neosupervital, Messiah J and the Expert and Royseven and artists Rosey and Brian Palm, the doors to the virtual music store swung open offering customers over 500,000 tracks for download to their phone and computer for only 99c for 3 months.
The bands and artists embarked on painting actual doors to represent the doors to the new virtual music store, which allows consumers download their favourite music ANYWHERE and at ANYTIME and to highlight that the new ‘3MusicStore™’ is here, there and everywhere. The new ‘3MusicStore™’ is also the first place to offer an integrated online/mobile music offering (dual downloads) in Ireland – download music on their PC at www.three.ie/musicstore as well as their mobile, for delivery to both PC and mobile for one price.
Republic of Loose
Republic of Loose came together from the ashes of a band called Johnny Pyro and the Rock Coma in 2001.Dave and Michael had been working together under that moniker for several years previous, making a kind of grimy sub-gospel noise.
Though both came from a blues background, Dave and Michael had traveled distinct musical paths before joining forces. Dave had been making deliciously Tim Buckley-esque constructions with his band Sportsman. Michael had been writing subversive pop songs for his kid sisters’ band Chicks.
In 1998 he recorded an Album with them in Philadelphia under the auspices of the legendary Royal Trux. They were promptly dropped. Around this time Dave and Michael began playing blues together in their kitchens and in un-peopled venues, learning the true art of performance and showmanship before strange and difficult crowds. As they began to assimilate other influences, such as Sly and the Family Stone, Mahalia Jackson and the Wu-Tang Clan they became Johnny Pyro and the Rock Coma. However, it was only in 2001 with the advent of four young, hungry and extremely gifted new members that the band began to refine their sound into the, sinuous and beautiful conflation of styles that it has now become.
Brez had learned to play guitar with Dave years before, jamming blues and soul and drinking whiskey.As such they played with a Stones like synergy. Brez brought in his compadre Deco on keys, chiseled melodies, the crystalline line cohesion. Coz Noleon, an old school friend of Michael Pyro, brought fiery rock energy. Benjamin Loose brought a Kabbalistic understanding of the dangerous properties of bass. They changed their name to Republic of Loose.
They recorded their debut album “This is the Tomb of the Juice” in March of that year. It was released in 2004 and garnered some excited and disgusted press and radioattention in Ireland and Europe. Emerging as the most exciting live act in the country, they quickly garnered a sizable and loyal fan base. Their mesmerising live performances led to tour support withthe Neville Brothers, the Thrills, the Zutons, the Scissor Sisters, Alabama 3, Fun Lovin’ Criminals,Snow Patrol, The Roots, Dilated Peoples, as well as festival appearances at Glastonbury, T in the park,the Fleadh, Oxygen and the Transmusicale, Nice Jazz and Furia Sound festivals in France.
They have completed successful headline tours of the U.K. and Ireland and are currently recording material for a second Album. The single "Comeback Girl" was released in July 2005 and became a huge radio hit in Ireland. "You Know It" was released in October of that year and became an even bigger hit.
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