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Introducing our New Unsigned Band: LightsGoBlue

LightsGoBlue are a two man electronic-pop-punk-rock band hailing from Gravesend, Kent in the United Kingdom.

 
 
Throughout 2009/2010, LightsGoBlue have toured the UK as main support on tours with Enter Shikari, Hadouken, Canterbury and Feeder side-project Renegades, as well as appearing at UK festivals such as The Great Escape, Sonishphere, Redfest and Hevy. In 2009 the band were invited to perform at 'Stage Dive Day Out Festival' in Sweden… and were subsequently invited back this year to play a higher slot at the renamed 'Moshpit Open Festival'.

At time of typing this, the band are preparing for an appearance at the Incubate Festival in Holland and a mammoth six week tour of the USA & Canada opening for Enter Shikari.

In light of the word of stateside dates spreading, US labels, agents and lawyers have started contacting the band and management for guestlist to shows… which is hopefully a positive sign that buzz across the pond is growing!

Although never having had a 'official' release up until now, early LightsGoBlue demos have been played regularly on BBC Introducing and Kerrang Radio etc, and the band have had a toe dipped into the world of major label releases when the LightsGoBlue's remix of Enter Shikari's 'No Sleep Tonight' was included on the CD/digital release of their single and subsequently on the on 2010 'Tribalism' mini-album on Atlantic/Warners label, alongside remixes by High Contrast, Qemists and Nero. 

LightsGoBlue have released their debut E.P/mini-album ‘This Is Spectrum’ this September 2010. All tracks were written, recorded, produced, scrapped, re-written and hammered into shape by LightsGoBlue in their bedroom studio in Kent.

Check them out on our Unsigned page where they have two tracks ready to be listened to http://brand.bensherman.com/unsigned/ or at any of these sites --->

Website: http://www.lightsgoblue.com

Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/lightsgoblue

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LightsGoBlue

Twitter: http://twitter.com/lightsgoblue

Youtube: http://youtube.com/lightsgoblue

last.fm: http://www.last.fm/music/LightsGoBlue?ac=lightsg

 

You're invited to celebrate CMJ at Ben Sherman...

MAY68- New Single Out Today!

When the MAY68's remix to 'They May Talk'- Driver Drive Faster graced the Ben Sherman Office, it brainwashed all of us into the inability to stop foot tapping and head bopping; and it created fans in many of us. We even chose it as our soundtrack to our recently released 'Ben Sherman Gets Nicked in New York' video! So we were excited to hear that MAY68 has just released another single.

MAY68, a Mancurian band who formed in early 2009 with their debut single 'My Ways', has now released their new single 'The Prisoner'- which is out today. The track serves up an eccentric mix of New York disco scene sounds, post-punk, Chicago House, mixed in with some classic pop.

These are definitely ones to watch this next year...

Make sure you check them out at:

www.myspace.com/may68uk

www.may68.com

http://www.facebook.com/bensherman?ref=sgm#!/group.php?gid=42862995873

 

Savile Row Field Day

On the 11th October, the world's most prestigious tailoring location, Savile Row, will close to traffic for the day so Exmoor Horn and Bowmont sheep can graze on specially laid turf... No this is not a crazy dream but infact it is 'Savile Row Field Day'- highlighting The Campaign for Wool, which is supported by it's Patron His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.

Savile Row Field Day aims to increase the demand for wool, which has been declining recently in spite of its recognised natural qualities and characteristics and is the start of a project that will run for the week after 11th October.

Make sure you visit our Ben Sherman Store on Savile Row (Number 39) and see what we are getting up to for this project!

 

New York...NEW YORK!

Back In July, we gave our Ben Sherman fans the chance to win a weekend trip away to the Big Apple, by signing up for our fountain of all Sherman knowledge newsletter, INBOX.

With the chance to receive up to date information about our brand, and the added incentive of a trip to New York- we were obviously flooded with names. However, the lucky winner was Toby Oliver.

 
Toby wrote us a little blog about his time in New York, courtesy of Ben Sherman:

I was thrilled when I found out I had won a break to New York. I jetted off to the Big Apple last Friday with my friend, Karim. The hotel we stayed in, The Strand, was located in the Garment district in Midtown Manhattan, right near the Empire State Building. It had an amazing rooftop bar - in the evening  you can go up and have a drink with the famous skyscraper looming right over you. After settling in, we went to explore some of the surrounding area including a walk through Central Park and dinner at a diner.

Saturday was very hot and sunny – we decided to take the subway to downtown, the financial district. Walking past Ground Zero we saw the progress they’re making on the Freedom Tower, the replacement for the Twin Towers. We went through Wall Street and past the Stock Exchange, and paid a visit to Trinity Church – an English-style church located in the heart of Downtown – it was once the tallest building in Manhattan, but now dwarfed by vast skyscrapers. We then walked through Mulberry Street in Little Italy, near the Lower East Side, where many immigrants in the early 20^th Century settled on arriving in the USA, and happened to catch an Italian-American parade. After that we checked out the shops on Broadway.

On Sunday we visited Times Square and Macy’s - the famous department store including the Ben Sherman section. We then climbed to the top of the Empire State building and saw spectacular panoramic views of New York from every direction, from Brooklyn and Queens in the East to New Jersey in the West. After relaxing in Bryant park for a while we caught the plane back to the UK from Newark Airport. Thanks to Ben Sherman for a fantastic weekend!

 

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