Imperial Leisure Imperial Leisure Imperial Leisure are a ska / rock band from London, England. Influences include The Specials, Beastie Boys, Rage Against The Machine, Madness, Ozomatli, Youngblood Brass Band . Imperial Leisure started in 2001 as a 10 piece band. Previous to this, the eight members (Denis, Ben, Jeremy, Billy, Scott, AJ, Dan and Stu) where playing in a band called "Chewbacca". The name changed to Imperial Leisure when they added two brass players (Rob - Trumpet and Mark - Trombone). Imperial Leisure signed to 'Primary Talent' (live music agent) and 'Crucible Management' (band management) in 2004. Their first release was
Imperial (automobile) but retained a unique bodyshell. The styling kept the overall straight-line, sharp-edged Engel theme, but there were many detail changes intended to make Imperial look less like Lincoln and more into its own territory. The spare tire bulge was completely gone from the rear, although the boss remained. The practically full-width taillights spread out from it, straight, but ended before chrome-tipped rear wings. A base Imperial model, simply called Imperial, returned for the first time since 1963, complementing the Crown and LeBaron levels of trim. It was the first four-door pillared Imperial sedan since 1960. New standard features included dual