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04/03/2024
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Remembering Keith Flint

It was on this day 5 years ago Keith Flint – originally a dancer for the group The Prodigy before becoming its lead singer, sadly passed away aged just 49. Originally formed in 1990, The Prodigy were one of the biggest names from the electronic dance scene to help bring the genre into mainstream radio. Their 1991 debut single “Charly” reached #3 in the UK charts. It sampled the cartoon “Charley Says” and inspired similar styles of tracks from other groups, such as “A Trip To Trumpton” by Urban Hype... 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

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

10/04/2018
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Insert Coin To Continue: Ready Player One?

Spielberg is back… and he’s delivered another classic for the big screen. Ready Player One is a film based on a 2011 novel by Ernest Cline (who also had a hand in writing for the film adaptation). It’s set in Columbus, OH in the year 2045, where the real world has become so dire that the world escapes reality by using Virtual Reality to engage with others, as well as work and play. The creator of the VR system (OASIS) is James Halliday, who recently passed away. Before he did,... Read More

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

15/07/2016
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Sniffin’ Glue: One Year Publishing, 39 Years of Iconic Status

Are we really celebrating the 40th anniversary of a magazine that lasted just one single year? Yes, yes we are, because it was still influential. Sniffin’ Glue and Other Rock ‘n’ Roll Habits…, to give it its full name, made its debut in the world on this week 40 years ago. Initially the punk music fanzine only sold about 50 copies each month, but as more got to know about it, the numbers would grow to about 15,000. As a fanzine, Sniffin’ Glue was much different to your average published content:... Read More