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19/10/2016

Go Chucky Go! Berry’s 90th Birthday

Happy Birthday to a music icon. Sometimes, that word “icon” gets thrown around way too much. It absolutely applies here 100% – a man who revolutionised Rock and Roll, and one of the main people we can thank for how music in the modern world has been shaped. From iconic tracks such as “Roll Over Beethoven” and the instantly recognisable “Johnny B. Goode”, Berry has provided many hits that not only have been covered plenty of times over the decades, but have been so instrumental in influencing all our favourite... Read More

31/05/2016

Happy Birthday John Bonham – On His 68th

Today marks what would’ve been John Bonham‘s 68th birthday. Considered one of the greatest drummers in the rock industry, his fast paced and powerful drumming served to create the iconic sound we all know and love from Led Zeppelin, but Bonham never actually had any professional drumming lessons. Instead, he learned by himself with tips and help from other drummers from his local Redditch region. During his school years, John’s headmaster from his secondary school wrote in his report that he would either “become a dustman or a millionaire”. Good... Read More

18/05/2016
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As Worn By… The Stars of Music!

It’s always one of our favourite sections of the website: As Worn By. Those great designs you’ve seen your favourite celebs wear, available in store for you to sport as well! Of course, we’re always updating the collection too – so it’s always worth keeping an eye out to see if anything new catches your eye. Here’s some of our most recent entries to our website…   Humble Pie (as worn by Steve Marriott, of… err… Humble Pie!) When Steve left The Small Faces, he would go on to create... Read More

08/12/2015

Imagine All The People, Living Life In Peace…

“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us, and the world can live as one…” – John Lennon On this day 35 years ago, we lost an icon of the music industry in the cruelest manner possible. Coming home late in the evening to his New York apartment with Yoko Ono, John Lennon was shot four times in the back by Mark Chapman (a man who’d received Lennon’s autograph mere hours beforehand). He was pronounced dead on arrival at Roosevelt... Read More

23/11/2015
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Is This The Real Life? Behind the third best selling single in UK history…

On this day 40 years ago, 5 minutes and 55 seconds of one of the most popular songs of all time became the UK number one single. Today, it is the third biggest selling single of all-time in this country. That is, of course, Queen’s Bohemian Rhapsody. Written by Freddie Mercury on his own (take that, modern day pop artists), the song consists of multiple sections: The opening, ballad, guitar solo, opera, hard rock and the closing. It was unlike anything before – and quite frankly – any attempts to replicate anything... Read More

20/11/2015
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Some of Your Favourite Designs, Now With Sweatshirts!

Fancy being a little different this winter? Recently, we added sweatshirts to our range of clothing available in store. Now, some of your most favourite designs are available for those who want the long-armed warmth during the colder months ahead! A classic in store is Damon Albarn’s British Rail t-shirt – the Blur and Gorillaz lead singer wore this in 2012, and ever since it’s consistently been one of the most popular designs in store. Naturally, we had to provide a sweatshirt for this one! Continuing on the music theme,... Read More