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If you're not aware, get aware! Candy Hearts Band are a 3 piece American Pop Punk Band from New York and New Jersey, that formed in 2010 and is made up of Mariel Loveland on Vocals, Matt Ferraro on drums and John Clifford as bassist. Candy Hearts have come leaps and bounds since and have just released their 2nd album, "All the Ways you let me down" which was produced by big name, Chad Gilbert from pop punk legends, New Found Glory. The first single "I miss you" gives you a sense of what the new 11-song album is all about with their upbeat riffs and very catchy hooks, just like any good pop punk song requires - A disgustingly catchy chorus and the ability to make you want to pencil jump until your legs hurt! You'll find it hard not to bop along and belt out the chorus - Don't fight it; Let the pop punk goodness consume you! With the album being mostly about relationships, you can definitely sense that they are influenced by the likes of Taylor Swift, as it's more lyrically more pop than punk, but don't be fooled; it still has the heavier alternative energy striking through, that will have you nodding your head along and throwing your hands above your head. Muriel fronts the band with a positive energy, despite some of the sadder tones of the songs, and they sound similar to the female fronted pop punk band, Hey Monday! "One of the top 10 pop punk bands that people need to know" - Billboard We hooked Mariel up with all kinds of T.U.K. goodies when she stopped by to pick up some kicks for the Candy Heart's latest tours. Her tops picks were the A8503 pointed leather creepers along with the T2215 Glitter Anarchic Boots and the awesome T2219 purple crushed velvet Anarchic Boots. All three choices are great for the punk rock styling she will need for on stage, as the leather creepers look great with rolled up jeans and the combat boots look amazing with dresses, so you can adopt this style quite easily. If you want to catch Candy Hearts Band, they are touring the US for the Glamour Kills Tour in October and then to our delight they are supporting and touring the Pop Punk’s Not Dead Tour in UK and Ireland in November, with the likes of New Found Glory, The Story so far, State Champs and The Only rivals; tickets are still available so get yours now! Check out the latest Album, 'All They Ways You Let Me Down' (2014) Candy Hearts Band:

	1.	I Miss You 03:04
	2.	The Dream's Not Dead 03:04
	3.	The One To Get Me Out 02:47
	4.	All The Ways You Let Me Down 03:08
	5.	Michigan 03:28
	6.	Coffee With My Friends 02:54
	7.	Fool's Gold 02:56
	8.	Something's Missing 03:51
	9.	Brooklyn Bridge 02:50
	10.	Playing With Fire 03:46
	11.	Top Of Our Lungs 03:27

Kelly Osbourne has always been one for standing out in the crowd, and here at T.U.K. we embrace that attitude. So we were delighted when Kelly slipped on a pair of our fantastic A6804 Black & White Leather Hi Mondo Creepers for her latest photo shoot; she loved them so much she shared a picture of her sitting poolside with bearded male model, Ricki Hall on her lunch break and kicking back in her creepers, and later whilst on a plane - Living the dream! Being the daughter of the Famous X-factor judge Sharon Osbourne and living legend Ozzy Osbourne, Kelly has never struggled to make a notorious name for herself by trying a variety of jobs from song writing to acting and presenting, and now takes on a new challenge as a fashion designer. She is launching her new fashion line "Stories.. By Kelly Osbourne" with 13 ready to wear styles, available from sizes 0-24 to promote equality in fashion, here's what she had to say about her exciting new line: "I believe that every time you wear something you have a story of where you wore it, whether it's good or bad. My mission is not to be the number one fashion designer in the world" Her new collection is already in demand from celebrity Ciara and pop sensation Taylor Swift - With her quirky style that radiates attitude, we expect it will do well and can't wait to see what she has in store. To adapt your style to resembles Kelly's prominent retro rocker style, grab yourself a pair of leather creepers, some 50s dresses and lilac hair dye!

It’s time to unleash T.U.K.’s autumn 2014 collection! Buckle up; this new collection is going to take you on a roller coaster ride of nostalgia! With throwback influences from the 90’s there are some super rad and extreme styles as well as some new vegan alternatives. This collection is full of new developments including wrapped sole and super stacked Creepers, ‘Nosebleed’ Platforms and the wooden sole ‘Woodies’ that will all satisfy your shoe desires when looking to make a statement this Autumn. The wrap soles are for the extra pizzazz you require, glitter, polka dots and cork leopard print on a lightweight EVA Viva sole. The stacked creepers, combines the gorgeous wrapped layer and sandwiches it between a traditional upper and a lightweight Viva sole with the skull and bones tread, so you can leave your trail of destruction. These are available in a pointed alternative and are great for turning heads and sparking conversation, even Lady Gaga got herself a pair of the rainbow stacked creepers! The new nosebleed platforms are a whole new level of badassery. We love them and their larger than life persona; complete with rub-off flames, swirls, cracked leather, classic brogue design and an old classic favorite of cut out stars. Speaking of platforms, check out our gnarly 'woodies' range! Platforms on 1/2 a dark brown wood sole and 1/2 a black EVA lightweight sole with various straps and stud designs including the fabulous harness woodie boots! Take a look at the new collection of Men’s shoes, featuring old school styling of Wingtip Brogues, Jam Shoes and Oxfords, all with an extra touch of T.U.K. attitude. Whether you're dressing the up for a great evening or to wear casually with jeans on a day in day out basis these shoes are a great addition to any man's wardrobe. Don't worry guys the continuous classic styles are being restocked at the same time, including 2 new additions to the creeper sneakers,vibrant red and olive green! We throwback to the 1940s with our vintage heels collection this Autumn, with classic wingtip navy and cream brogues on a bombshell heel to the plaid chunky loafer heels in a pink plaid, we've got something for all tastes. If our kitty and character selection is more your thing we see the return of the fox character in herringbone textile and the addition of the skully Antipop heels in black or floral print. The classic Kitty Mary Janes see some psychedelic new changes with oil slick detail and vibrant galactic print, to kaleidoscope print and polka kitty combat boots - We can't wait to show these off to you. Our Viva creepers will get you excited, we have loads of crazy new designs to suit your style. Acid nation inspired melted smileys, golden, metallic rainbow, silver grommets and lightning bolts are to name a portion of the excitement heading your way this season! All shoes are due to drop mid August!

Johnny Depp, the man himself, was seen in Beijing sporting his quirky style, which included an awesome pair of A8366 T.U.K. Mondo Hi Black Suede Creepers whilst promoting Transcendence, his latest film in which he plays a Dr struck on artificial intelligence and uploads his conscious into a programme and it all takes off from there.. Johnny Depp took center stage in his creepers to play the guitar for 1000 invited guests, whilst on tour promoting in Beijing. Depp was joined on stage by Taiwanese R&B/hard rock artist David Tao, a big local star. When he's not jabbering on about artificial intelligence, he guest starred on the Jimmy Kimmel Show in April of this year again, in the same pair of black suede creepers - He look great! You can check out the full video here, it's worth a watch:

Heavily influenced by the underground rock and punk scene she grew up in, Candice Lambert naturally found her calling as a fashion stylist for musicians. The rock star styling aficionado does anything from tour wardrobe, photo shoots, award shows, album covers, music video, to editorials. She styles just about anything that deals with music and fashion. Candice has put T.U.K. on a lot of musicians as well. Some of her clients have included Echosmith, Atlas Genius, The Offspring, Deluka, Andra Day, Green Day… and many more. Who have been some of your favorite bands or celebrities to work with? Tell us about your T.U.K. creeper collection! Which style is your favorite? What influences your personal style and where do you get inspiration from when styling your clients? If you had the chance, who would you love to style and throw a pair of T.U.K. shoes on? What are your goals for the future and what can we expect to see from you? Margaret Maldonado Agency: margaretmaldonado.com/category/styling/artist/candice-lambert Twitter: twitter.com/CDiceLove13 Instagram: instagram.com/cdicelove13

Knowledge, edge and style. Fashion Student Lua Perez originates from Peru but is residing in the heart of city life: New York City,USA. You'll see the mystical looking Lua pop up on our social media frequently, as she brings a quirky style to T.U.K. that we can't take our eyes off and she'll show you the best and hottest fashions that even the magazines might have missed. Like her 200,000+ followers we wait in suspense for her next post, to see what originality she has created. Treat yourself to a view of her blog, with her latest posts including how to wear your creepers in the Winter and some other fun ways to fashion your winter warmers. We recommend these posts ;) The A8501 Wingtip Brogue Creepers as seen in the featured image are available now on our website. http://www.le-happy.com/pastel-roses/ http://www.le-happy.com/winter-solstice/ http://www.le-happy.com/you-can-do-anything/

Our favorite old school Punk rockers UK Subs are living the dream and will be embarking on their European Tour in January. We excited to say they are taking their T.U.K. Shoes with them. Be sure to catch their UK gigs throughout December, they have a loyal following which is well deserved as they do up to 200 gigs a year and make a regular appearance at the best Punk Festival in the UK, Rebellion Festival, which they are already signed up to to play next year. Genuine, Hardworking with a great taste in shoes.. we love these guys. Guitarist Jet can often be spotted in a pair of White T.U.K. Shoes. Check out the featured image with this post, taken at their Cambridge gig recently, it looks badass. His style choices are the A6063 White Leather Creeper Sneakers or the A6803 White Leather Mondo Hi Creepers If you would like to know more about The U.K. Subs, then you can read our previous blog post about them or show the guys some love on their website, and be sure to grab your tickets for their tour. They will be in Europe throughout Jan-Feb and will be back with us in England touring from April onwards, check their website for exact dates near you: http://www.uksubs.co.uk

Siblings that rock together, stay together! The young Pop-Rock quartet: Graham, Sydney, Noah, and Jamie Sierota are from South Carolina and are currently hard at work producing their debut album, Talking Dreams, which is set to release on October 1, 2013. In the meantime, check out their newly released music video for "Talking Dreams" and peep Sydney rocking her favorite T.U.K. A8310 Silver Glitter Mondo Creepers! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzVtAfShwRw&feature=youtu.be

This up & Coming band are worth the listen, after doing covers of famous tunes, such as "I will Wait" by Mumford & Sons they are now releasing their own work and have spent this year doing the Vans Warped Tour and opening for Owl City. As you can see they're a force to be reckoned with and they're doing it in style, with T.U.K. Creepers and Viva Creepers! A8140 - Black & White Leather Pointed Creepers A8482 - Black & White Viva Creepers

Sydney Loves her A8310 Mondo Hi Glitter Creepers

Sydney Rockin' The Vans Warped Tour '13 In her A8279 Pink Creepers. Preorder Talking Dreams here: http://echosmith.com/talkingdreams/ The first 1000 Pre-orders will be signed!

One of the original, on going, British punk bands were proving they still have what it takes to get the crowd going this year in style! For those of you who don't know who they are, the U.K.Subs have been around for years showing, playing & Partying.
The U.K.Subs have had a song of theirs covered by Guns n' Roses and a crowd favorite, 'Warhead' was used in the soundtrack to the film 'This is England' so as you can tell they're a big deal!

Jet Storm (guitarist & T.U.K. fan) was showing off his new A8023 White and Black City Rocker Sneakers at the Bournemouth gig on their UK tour, which we were lucky enough to tag along for.
Jet discussed his love for the T.U.K. brand after I showed him the A8143 Hi Mondo Red Leopard print Creepers I was wearing, and told me about his collection, whilst Alvin (bassist) said he had a few pairs too which he loves.

Punk Legend, Charlie Harper & the boys who formed in 1976, were playing to a buzzing crowd of a mixed age variety group, in an intimate venue called 'Anvil' in Lansdowne, Bournemouth. They were socializing with all of us fans, before and after the show had finished, much to our excitement, they were very genuine :)

If you want to adopt Jet's style, follow the link below:
https://www.tukshoes.co.uk/mens-c1/t-u-k-shoes-city-rocker-sneaker-p64

U.K.Subs rock!
If you like bouncy riffs, and old school punk, check the guys out on their website:
http://www.uksubs.co.uk