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04/12/2015
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Some Stupid with a Flare Gun…

The second you hear the riff, you know you love the track. You get the air guitars out. No matter how bad you sound doing it, you sing it too. Ba-ba-baa-ba-ba-babaa, ba-ba-baa-ba-baaaaa… So the inspiration behind Deep Purple’s “Smoke On The Water” is well-known – heck, the giveaway is in the song lyrics (and this blog title) – “some stupid with a flare gun burned the place to the ground”. It tells the story of Switzerland’s Montreux Casino being set on fire during a Frank Zappa gig, which took place... 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

30/10/2015

Bowie’s Back – Blackstar Arrives 2016

Three years on from his last album The Next Day, music icon David Bowie returns with his (get this) 27TH STUDIO ALBUM! Blackstar is the name of not only the album but also the lead single. The single itself will be released on November 20th, and the album will launch on the 8th January 2016 – the day of Bowie’s 69th birthday. David Bowie’s Facebook page at the moment doesn’t go in to much further detail; only that the album is not part of his theater piece Lazarus. The launch of Blackstar will be... Read More

21/10/2015
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Back To The Future Day – What’s Made It & What Hasn’t?

So today is October 21st, 2015 – this is the day that Marty McFly and The Doc traveled to in Back To The Future, Part II! (So no need to worry about all those false posts you see on Facebook on this matter anymore – today is the real date!) Released on November 22nd 1989, Marty goes to the future in order to prevent his son from being involved in a crime which would lead him going to prison. They’re successful – however, the DeLorean is stolen by Biff Tannen who... Read More

21/09/2015
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Some Might Say: The Best Britpop Band Ever!

The important debate that will probably never die: Which Britpop band was better – Oasis or Blur? We’ve already looked at – and discussed – the latter of those two earlier this year when they released “The Magic Whip” back in April. But today, on Liam Gallagher’s 43rd Birthday, we look at the Mancunian group Oasis. Formed in 1991, the group was developed from a previous band called The Rain (named after a Beatles B-Side track) who’d got together earlier that year. When Chris Hutton was replaced as lead singer... Read More

08/09/2015
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In 100 Days, The Force Awakens…

Riiiiiiiiiise… It hardly feels like a few moments ago that we found out there would be episodes 7, 8 and 9 of Star Wars to come – and today marks just 100 days until we get the first of those – Star Wars Episode 7: The Force Awakens. Star Wars has a well-known unique feature, in that the films have not been released in chronological order – the first, A New Hope, is actually episode 4 of the series, released in 1977. Episode 5 (The Empire Strikes Back) was released... Read More

01/09/2015
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When Debbie Met Music Stardom – Blondie Make Their Mark

So it’s now been 38 years since Blondie signed their first major record label deal with Chrysalis Records, on the 1st September 1977. It all started for the group when Debbie Harry and Chris Stein founded the band in 1974. Considered one of the pioneers of American New Wave and Punk of the mid-late 70’s, they remained a somewhat “underground” group until the release of their third album, Parallel Lines, in 1978. It featured many massive hits for the group, including Call Me, Atomic and the group’s best-selling single, Heart of Glass – one... Read More

17/08/2015

The King That Changed Everything

The King is Dead. Words no one wanted to hear, and certainly wasn’t expecting at just 42 years old. But that was exactly what happened on August 16th, 1977. 38 years have passed since arguably the greatest name in music history sadly left us – Elvis Presley. Elvis is possibly the biggest influence to the evolution of music as we know it today. Not only being part of the Rock & Roll scene but finding success in blues, gospel and pop in general, he covered everything. We live in a... Read More

29/05/2015
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New designs in store for music & car lovers!

At TShirtGrill, we’re always adding to our wide range of clothing options – even including our massive Festival Essentials range, ready in time for the Isle of Wight Festival in just under two weeks time. For now though, why not check out the four newest designs in store for you to purchase? Mouth (As Worn By PJ Harvey) The ever eccentric PJ Harvey is one of TShirtGrill’s favourites, and our latest product for her is this mouth t-shirt, once worn for a photoshoot. It’s available as a T-Shirt and Slim... Read More