7 posts tagged “iggy pop”
Scottish rock trio The Fratellis have a new album, Here We Stand, and it's really, really fookin' good. Before we got our mitts on a copy we were actually anticipating it, much the way we used to anticipate albums by bands that, you know, actually cared to make good ones. Check out lead single "Mistress Mabel" and you'll have an inkling why, if you don't already. These guys are one of the best bands in the world right now, no joke, and if you can listen to either their breathlessly catchy debut disc, Costello Music, or the ambitious and gloriously, infectiously wonderful new one without being transported with mad glee we want nothing to do with you.
OK, we gushed a bit. But we want you to understand how happy we were to see the boys -- pictured here at a Virgin in-store in New York's Union Square -- rocking Worn Free shirts. Guitiarist-singer Jon (center) sports our John Lennon Come Together tee, while bassist Barry (right) wears WF's Iggy Pop Dublin Sound Studios model while flashing the new CD. As to drummer Mince, well, we can't begrudge the man his Pantera, can we?
Here's a bit of amateur video capturing a snippet of the boys' Virgin performance; note the shirts!
We'll be among the worshipful hordes at their sold-out Key Club show in L.A. Wherever you are, try to catch 'em live.
Juno is a very cute movie, so it makes sense that it would be roundly celebrated in the world capital of cuteness, Tokyo, Japan. And here's star Ellen Page, alongside Japanese starlet Satomi Ishihara, greeting her Asian admirers attired in Worn Free's Iggy Pop Dublin Studios tee.
It must be disorienting for a pixieish lass like EP to be relatively hulking compared to the local populace. But nothing provides instant comfort in a new setting like a cozy, stylish, rock 'n' roll shirt.
Ellen's Tokyo junket is all over the fan blogs now, which will undoubtedly result in (a) a lot of folks learning about this shirt, which -- like every yummy-delicious Worn Free tee -- comes with free shipping for a limited time, and (b) a spike in IMDB queries about the fetching Satomi, whose appearances include Ginmaku ban Sushi ôji!: Nyûyôku e iku (Sushi King Goes to New York) and Watashi no guranpa.
You look beyond dreamy in that dress, Satomi, but we'd love to see you in, say, an I'm Not Johnny Ramone tee or a Debbie Harry Punk shirt. Your international pop cred will skyrocket! Have your people call our people and let's make this happen. Domo!
To celebrate the redesign of WornFree.com, we're offering free shipping on all shirts.
Now, a few caveats:
- The free shipping won't last long, so don't dawdle. We hate it when you dawdle.
- You'll still be responsible for any taxes or customs duties your home country (and where do you live, anyway?) sees fit to impose on the privilege of having spectacularly stylish and comfortable couture delivered to your doorstep.
- Clicking on Mischa Barton's picture will not result in Mischa Barton being sent to your home. How many times must we go over this?
OK, we've sent the attorneys packing. Back to the good stuff.
Not only is the new site a bit easier to use, but it showcases several of our newer designs, including the dazzling suite of Queen tour tees (for the polymorphously perverse rock animal in your life), the dashing Ian Dury Taxi, Blockheads and Antigua tees (a treasure for fans of witty punk/new-wave), the saucy Jeff Beck "Oh Yeah" and On the Road Again shirts (manna for guitar freaks), the audaciously erotic Alan Aldridge London (Smile) shirt and the charming Willie Hall Hollywood T-shirt (for classic-soul aficionados and Tinseltown devotees alike).
Of course, you'll be able to find all your favorite John Lennon, Frank Zappa, Iggy Pop, Debbie Harry, Joan Jett, Johnny and Joey Ramone, Gram Parsons, Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson, Steve Marriott, John Van Hamersveld and other tees as well.
And did we mention the free shipping? OK, just checking.
Blimey! Pardon us if we're a little overwhelmed at all the lovely recent press about little old us.
First off, we're keen as mustard, as one might say Down Under, about the mentions we've received in Aussie publications like Cream, Who Magazine and Madison. Since a lot of our favorite music, movie stars and wildlife come from Australia, we're deeply honored. And seeing foxy Oz girls in WF tees like our John Lennon You Are Here shirt makes us feel all tingly. Please pass us a beer the size of a motor-oil can immediately.
We're feeling the love from InStyle.com, which blew a kiss to our Iggy Pop Dublin Sound Studios tee.
The Detroit Free Press gave us a nice little blurb showcasing the John Lennon Come Together shirt.
Getting a shout-out in a prestigious U.S. design mag like Print, meanwhile, is ridiculously exciting for geeks like us.
We're also delighted to have been the subject of a profile on the Dazed blog, the digital weathervane of long-running U.K. trendwatching pub Dazed & Confused. They're cool.
Been reading about us in your favorite publications, like Popular Mechanics, Scientific American, Cat Fancy or Juggs? Drop us a line -- our scrapbook is never satisfied.
Regular readers of this blog already know that Oscar-nominated Juno star Ellen Page turned her Saturday Night Live hosting gig into a veritable WF fashion show. But even we didn't realize that she was also wearing our Iggy Pop Dublin Sound Studios tee under her zipped-up leather jacket.
More Ellen fun facts:
1. She was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in 1987.
2. She made her debut at age 10 in a made-for-TV Canadian film with the unfortunate title Pit Pony.
3. You can catch her in the upcoming movies Jack and Diane (co-starring her Juno pal Olivia Thirlby) and Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, Whip It! Apparently, if you want Ellen in your movie, it should be titled after an '80s pop hit. Perhaps her agent will want to peruse my tender screenplay, Safety Dance.
4. Ellen told Barbara Walters that she sleepwalks and hallucinates while doing so. Why hasn't that been made into a movie?
You may recall reading about the insanely cool new Iggy Pop "I Wiped Out the 60's" tee on this very blog, where we noted that this was merely one of three Iggy-inspired shirts being rolled out by your nice friends at Worn Free.
Feast your eyes on another: the Rainbow shirt, which the Ig-Man wore famously in a 1977 shot taken in Berlin. It was a heady time; Iggy was reaching his creative peak and exploring the druggy dark side with sometime mentor David Bowie, who'd himself embarked on a brilliant trio of art-rock recordings with producer/collaborator Brian Eno. Iggy, meanwhile, had transformed himself from proto-punk hellraiser to a songwriter and singer of ever-deepening maturity.
Did you know that the man born James Newell Osterberg turned 60 this year? Let the AARP be warned.
The Rainbow in question, according to what little information we've been able to dig up, was a North London club that closed its doors in 1982. One can only imagine what debauchery took place there.
Of course, you can slip on one of these babies and start cutting your own art-damaged swath through your local fulminating metropolitan center. Perhaps this classic clip of Iggy and The Stooges turning in an incendiary "I Wanna Be Your Dog" in 1979 will inspire you.
Many of you indie-rock aficionados will recognize this gentleman as the star of Steven's Untitled Rock Show on Fuse TV. He's rocking the sky-blue Worn Free logo tee with the kind of celebrity insouciance that says, "Hey, someone just gave me a nice T-shirt and now they seem to be taking my picture."
On his show, Steven showcases bands like The Explosion, The Honorary Title, Alkaline Trio, Motion City Soundtrack, Rise Against, The Used, Jack's Mannequin, Anti-Flag and more; does remotes from concerts and festivals; and sits down to chat with new bands and rock legends alike (Iggy Pop, anyone?). He also finds time to do a video blog (pithily dubbed Steven's Untitled Rock Blog) and can say the word "screamo" without giggling. He is, in short, a maven of contemporary culture.
Don't you want to be his MySpace friend? You know you do.
