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12/02/2016
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Enjoy House Every Weekend…

…and weekdays too, with one of our great new designs: Enjoy House Music! House music has been around for over three decades, with its origins beginning in Chicago in the early 80’s. It didn’t take long for its popularity to grow – by the end of the decade, there were already tracks hitting #1 in the UK, such as Black Box’s “Ride on Time” and M/A/A/R/S’ “Pump Up The Volume”. In the 90’s, a small nightclub opened called Ministry of Sound which focused on this and other styles of dance music... Read More

26/01/2016
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The Biggest Icon Arrives To TShirtGrill… Dot Cotton!?!

This is… a little out of left-field. But hey, us British love our treasures! On-and-off for the past 30 years, June Brown has been entertaining the British nation as Dot Cotton on BBC’s hit soap Eastenders. Cotton is the second longest-serving character on the show, behind only Ian Beale (played by Adam Woodyatt, who has been on it since the beginning). Brown began playing the character 5 months after the show began, and had a 4 year period between 1993 and 1997 where she left following the axing of co-star Peter Dean... Read More

22/01/2016
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Presidential Race 2016 – TShirtGrill Style!

Later this year, America will select their next President to replace Barack Obama. While there’s a lot of concern that Donald Trump may get the nod (see half a million people signing a petition to have him banned from the UK), or the intrigue of potentially the first female President in Hillary Clinton, we think it’s pretty boring (and we’re based in England, which says something). So… we’re doing the TShirtGrill Presidential Election 2016! Our running candidates are Keith Richards, lead rhythm guitarist for the Rolling Stones, against a new... Read More

29/12/2015
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Born To Lose… He Lived To Win: Lemmy Kilmister (1945-2015)

On Christmas Eve, he celebrated his 70th birthday. On Boxing Day, he learned he had extremely aggressive cancer. Yesterday, the rock icon sadly passed away. It was a whirlwind final few days for the Motorhead lead singer. Today though, many fans across the world will mourn the passing of Ian Fraser Kilmister. Unsure of how he actually gained the nickname of Lemmy, it was claimed it came from the phrase “lend me a quid ’til Friday” (the “lend me” part being slurred to say “Lemmy”) – due to a habit... 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

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

10/11/2015
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When the Animals take over…

You’ll have noticed over time that we’re good friends with AnimalsYeahYeah, your furry-friend-loving website that donates to animal charities of your choice, and bring over some wonderful designs for us here – but recently, they’ve really been taking over… At the Oscars last year, you may recall Ellen DeGeneres took this selfie which is by a mile and a half the most retweeted post on Twitter. Ever. It features many of Hollywood’s biggest names which probably contributed to it, but now it’s time for the A-Listers to step aside: the... Read More

03/11/2015
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Corporate Magazines Still Suck – But These New Designs Don’t!

It’s always best to keep checking out the latest in store as more and more designs arrive, from the world of music, gaming, plus funny designs and much more! For those who love our “As Worn By” range, there’s more fantastic products that have arrived courtesy of Nirvana and Motorhead! When they started gaining notoriety in the early 90’s, Nirvana managed to get massive mainstream attention – something Kurt Cobain wasn’t really fond of. They were invited to a photo shoot for the magazine Rolling Stone in 1992, and it... Read More