Word abuse: loose

Lose. Lose. The word that's so shamefully evading your vocabulary is "lose." Not "loose." Guess I shouldn't be too surprised that I run into writers confusing "loose" and "lose" all the fucking time - last night, reading an eternally crap-copy-edited music mag; today, in an article by the music editor of a major S.F. weekly with usually impeccable copy editing. I mean, they're practically the same word. Except for the fact that "loose" has an extra "o" AND A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DEFINITION. Check it:

"With supporting acts ranging from the ambient to the drone-friendly to warped electro-pop, you can’t loose with any of (((folkYEAH!)))’s lineups that weekend."

"Without loosing the urgent, live, improvisational sound their live shows have become renowned for." "What is your favourite Foo Fighter's album? ... Probably There is Nothing Left to Loose, and The Color and the Shape." "Gene Simmons is the ultimate looser of rock music." Is this an accidentally typing too many o's sorta thing? Or maybe copy editors slacking on the job? Edward Collins, um, some guy with a Web site, devoted an entire page to illuminate this problem. But fear not: Plenty of online tutorials can school you on the distinction. Use them or loose them. As Yoda would say, not interchangeable these words are.