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Red Stripe Music Awards 2010 Competition

red stripeThe Red Stripe Music Awards are celebrating coming to St Albans on Thursday the 18th of March.Clothing

The awards, sponsored by Last FM, will give you the opportunity to experience a amazing showcase of new emerging bands. The show will commence at 8pm on the day and tickets will only be £4 on the door.

In light of this event, Red Stripe have teamed up with their friends at Fender and Merc to give away £900 worth of goodies, including a awesome American style Fender guitar and £250 worth of ‘bang-on-trend’ Merc clothing to complete that true rock and roll style!

So you want to try your chances at winning this fantastic prize? Just go to:-

http://www.redstripe.net/win/win_a_slick_new_fender_american_special_guitar/

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Britain’s Next Top Model – In Store!

Bntm_logoMerc’s store is hosting this week’s challenge for the Britain’s Next Top Model hopefuls! It is being filmed on Carnaby Street as we speak! So come down and have a look!

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Get ready for Spring Summer in Style

UntitledHere at Merc we think that grooming finishes off the classic merc look. If you’re in need of a bit of a polish and a brilliant new look, Look no further.

Nick Davis from ‘Simplicity Remastered’ has been on hand for the last three seasons to look after our models.

Recently opening his salon on Rathbone Street in London, it is the talk of the town and a hub of activity on a Friday night proving it’s self to be more than just a hair salon.

With more than 20 years under his belt, Nicks Vidal Sassoon experience stand him in good stead for any hair challenge.

You won’t be disappointed.

Join him on FACEBOOK http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1096808590&ref=ts#!/group.php?gid=238005387610&ref=ts

And find Nick @ Simplicity Remastered

19 Rathbone Street
London
W1T 1NE

Tel: 0207 323 9825

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Merc gives you Whoreditch Live

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Merc brings you ‘A Dirty Night of Rock n Roll for your Soul!’

whoreditch1On the 26th of February Whoreditch presents a night of true rock and roll fully equipped with live bands, DJS, Go Go Dancers and free give aways. What more could you want?

The event will take place at The Brickhouse, in Brick Lane but for anyone out there that can’t make the event, don’t worry Merc has it covered! Live coverage of the event will be streamlined via our website from 8.00 on the night!

Bands headlining this event include The Good The Bad, Japanese Voyeurs and newcomers Oh! Gunquit, as well as various DJ sets.

So if you’re looking to tap into the ‘very essence of what makes Shoreditch a cultural phenomenon, and brings together under one roof its finest ambassadors of flamboyant fashion, music, sex and art’ make sure tune in to merc.com/mercblog/ at 8pm on the 26th February.

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Spring/Summer 2010

kendal and teeAfter all the indecisive British weather, I think I can speak for everyone when I say bring on Spring Summer 2010!

Merc’s Spring Summer collection is set to touch down in store and online very soon! So what have you got planned for this summer? What ever you’re doing, you can count on Merc to bring you some sharp and stylish essential pieces for your spring summer wardrobe.

Look out for an assortment of graphic tees and polo shirts in a variety of different colours, perfect for those summer days as well as some smart shirts matched up with knitwear essentials for those chillier summer nights!

Want something different? Or maybe looking to turn a few heads? If so, have a look at our Paisley shirt Kendal or one of our bestsellers from previous seasons, our checked shirt Sparsholt.

So join us in store on the famous Carnaby Street or visit us online to pick up your new seasons Merc essentials.

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Classic Knitwear

Conrad v-neck jumperSo who’s sporting Merc this week?

Blue Peter’s Joel Defries modelled Merc’s Conrad v-neck jumper on the show on Saturday. This classic jumper is also available in store and online in a range of different colours including  black, navy blue, blazer red, mineral marl grey, marl charcoal grey, royale blue & dark green.

You can see for yourself by following the link below:-

http://www.merc.com/collection/knitwear/product/conrad-jumper

This key piece has also been sported by Soccer AM presenter Max Rushden in recent weeks.

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Dates for your diaries…

The Moons - Merc Here at Merc we have an exciting few months ahead.
I am speaking with lots of bands here at the moment.

One being the fab band ‘THE MOONS’ .. check out there myspace  http://www.myspace.com/themoonsofficial .
We had them play at the store in December check out the video.

They are launching their new album in March and will once again be gracing  us with their presence.
We are supporters of new music here and will also have live performances  from Wild Palms , Thee Vicars and Kav in the summer.

More to be announced closer to the launch of the Merc Live sessions..

The two dates for your diaries are.

March the 19th – The Moons play as part of their Album Launch.
Carnaby Streets 50th Anniversary Celebration- The Ladders Play

Carnaby Street are shouting about what a fantstic shopping location and cultural hub Carnaby has been for the last 50 years.
So be prepared for music, shopping discounts, art and more.

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The Draytones were AMAZING…

The Moons Live! 22nd December 7pm

Until next time!

The Draytones were AMAZING… come back on Tuesday 22nd December for ‘The Moons’ playing exclusively live on from the Merc store Carnaby Street and on merc.com. Veronica in Chiswick thought they were amazing!

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The Draytones at Merc, in store and online!

Round Two of our Winter Warmers is coming up. But this time we thought we’d do things a little bit differently…

For all of our fans outside of London who can’t get down to see The Draytones playing in the Carnaby Street store we are going to stream the gig, LIVE, on the internet!!

The gig starts at 19.00 (GMT) on Tuesday 15th December, so log onto the Merc website and join in the fun.

The Draytones first hit the scene in 2006; originally a two piece they are now made up of singer/guitarist Gabriel Boccazzi, Luke Richardson (drums & vocals), Chris Le Good (bass & vocals) and Andy Pickering (organ, rhythm guitar & vocals). They were quickly signed by 1965 Records and have been touring ever since having played with The Hoosiers and The View. They capture the sound of the swinging sixties perfectly, inspired by The Kinks, Syd Barrett, Los Gatos Salvajes and The Beatles. Check out their songs here and if you haven’t already, register for the free gig here.

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