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26/02/2024
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Living In An Eighties World…

…and this is for the eighties kids! If you’re a big fan of the eighties, then you’ll love one of our new arrivals – this Madonna-inspired top in the classic style that was popular at the time! Inspired by the 1985 single “Material Girl” which reached #3 in the UK charts, it’s a fantastic way to show love for the American icon – but we’ve got more as well! Madonna also sported a t-shirt that read “Healthy” for a photoshoot later on in the year for People Magazine, which we... Read More

22/02/2024
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Manchester’s Evolution In Music!

One of our latest new designs available at TShirtGrill shows off a brilliant timeline of Manchester’s music scene – all within a 15 year period! To start, we go back to 1980 with Joy Division and frontman Ian Curtis. The Salford-based group actually formed in 1976 and sadly came to a premature end after Curtis’ passing in 1980. The remaining members of the group later on in the year went on to form New Order, which would lead to even more success for the next decade plus. In 1985, we... Read More

20/02/2024
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Happy Birthday Kurt Cobain: On His 57th

One of the most iconic stars in the rock genre would’ve celebrated his 57th birthday today – Kurt Cobain. Born 20th February 1967 in Aberdeen, Washington, Cobain would grow up to become a founding member and lead singer of Grunge band Nirvana (which would go on to also feature a young Dave Grohl on the drums!). With an anti-establishment sound, Kurt was considered somewhat a voice of the Gen X era. The group first came to prominence in 1991 with the single Smells Like Teen Spirit from the album Nevermind.... Read More

15/02/2024
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Exploring The “As Worn By” Range!

One of our biggest and most popular ranges of designs we have is our “As Worn By” collection. If you’ve ever wanted to wear the same styles as your favourite celebrities, then have we got the selection of t-shirts, hoodie and sweatshirts for you! We’re always adding to these as well, including recently – if you’re a big fan of the movies, then there’s new designs that have arrived for Adventureland, Revenge Of The Nerds and What About Bob?. There’s also a great collection of designs for musicians, too –... Read More

12/02/2024
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Andy Warhol Inspired: New Range Available

If you ask someone to name a famous artist, one of the names you might expect to hear is Andy Warhol. A leading figure in the pop art movement, Warhol’s work certainly caught people’s attention and inspired many future artists and designs as well. Leading us nicely to a new collection which has arrived to TShirtGrill: our Warhol Influenced range of t-shirts, hoods and sweatshirts! From the world of music, fashion and ballet, there’s a selection of legendary celebrities celebrated and remembered in these iconic styles which are now available... Read More

09/02/2024

Dad’s Army – A Comedy Classic

Can you believe the first episode of Dad’s Army was nearly 56 years ago? One of BBC’s most fondly loved comedies all these decades later, a total of 80 episodes over 9 seasons saw a group of volunteers who took part as the Home Guard as for one reason or another they were all ineligible for military service. The love for the show has been doing the rounds on social media again this past week after it was announced Ian Lavender, who played Private Pike on the show, sadly passed... Read More

08/02/2024
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One Life: Celebrating Bob Marley

Everyone’s been getting together and feelin’ alright celebrating the icon that is Bob Marley recently. This past Tuesday was what would’ve been the Jamaican legend’s 69th birthday – but also everyone’s been looking forward to next week, with the release of the biographical musical film Bob Marley: One Love, which hits UK cinemas next Friday (16th February). Born in 1945, Marley would have his first big hit in 1965 with “One Love” as part of the group The Wailers. After signing to Island Records and changing the group’s name to... Read More

02/02/2024

Happy Birthday, Sir David Jason!

Happy 84th birthday to one of the most iconic actors of the last 6 decades! David Jason in his illustrious career has played a number of massive roles in the world of TV – from playing Granville in the 70s of “Open All Hours” (and “Still Open All Hours” over the last decade), to Jack Frost in “A Touch Of Frost”, plus voiceover work of cartoon characters Mr. Toad in the “Wind In The Willows” series, Danger Mouse and Count Duckula – just to name a few! Of course, his... Read More

31/01/2024

Little Richard: A Man Who Changed The Music Industry

One of our latest arrivals to TShirtGrill is this new design for Little Richard – a music icon who was one of those responsible for changes not only within the music industry but the wider world itself. Born in 1932, Richard Penniman got his break in the late 40’s before becoming a massive name in the 1950’s. Scoring 16 Top 40 hits in the UK between 1956 and 1977, he was a pioneer of the Rock ‘n’ Roll genre with songs such as “Tutti Frutti”, “Good Golly Miss Molly” and... Read More

26/01/2024
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Britpop: The Best 90s Genre?

A music genre that produces not only two megastar groups, but plenty more iconic acts that summarise just how varied (and incredible) the 1990s were! Drawing inspiration from glam rock of the 60s, punk rock of the 70s and indie rock of the 80s, these acts provided a soundtrack (and other iconic moments) that will live in the memory forever for many across the generations. Of course, we can’t talk about Britpop without mentioning both Oasis and Blur. A combined total of 10 chart toppers between the two acts, the... Read More