8 posts tagged “punk rock”
Halloween is always gone before you know it. But you can sport the spirit of the spookiest of holidays all year 'round, thanks to this week's special tee, the Joan Jett Skull & Snake.
This is the part where we tell you not to be afraid to dress like a celebrity. Own it! Work it! Sure, Eva Mendes, Alex O'Loughlin and other stars of screen and song have been spotted in this foxy design.
But don't be shy -- it'll look pretty freakin' hot on you too. No one needs to know you got it for 25% off. That's right: I'm Not Johnny Ramone is part of our May Madness sale, which means you can knock 1/4 off the retail price AND have it shipped to your mansion, villa or yacht free of charge.
Just enter coupon code MADMAY when you check out. And remember: the madness ends 5/31.
When Debbie Harry wore this design in a 1977 photo, few beyond her circle of CBGB admirers knew that L.A.M.F. referred to Like a Mother Fucker, the legendary punk album by The Heartbreakers (no, not Tom Petty's band - the boisterous ensemble featuring Johnny Thunders and Jerry Nolan (formerly of the New York Dolls).
The album in question acquired a mythic dimension in part for its notoriously dreadful sound quality -- it was the subject of several contentious remixes over the years, none of them authoritative -- but remains the only full-length studio artifact of the group (it was re-released in 1982, and re-re-released in 1994, by Jungle Records).
And as you may have guessed by now, this precious bit of spiky-haired, gob-spitting secret history is now on sale for 25% off (plus free shipping) during the remaining daffy days of our May Madness sell-a-thon.
Just use the coupon code MADMAY when you check out; but you'd be better speed over to our site L.A.M.F. to make sure you get your order in while supplies last.
How we miss you, O Godfather of Punk. If we were in NYC tonight we'd surely be attending the gala 9th Annual Joey Ramone Birthday Party event at the Fillmore.
At least we can offer Joey's fans 20% off all the designs he wore. Like this one.
Just head over to the Joey Ramone page and pick out your faves -- and don't forget to enter the coupon code NOTJOEY when you check out. The sale ends 5/31, so hey ho, let's go.
C'mon in -- there's cake! And funny hats! And jugglers and dancing girls!
OK, that's not true. We're not equipped to throw Iggy Pop the kind of birthday party he deserves. So we'll have to make do with some worshipful words and a spectacular offer on gorgeous repros of shirts he wore in famous photos.
First, the praise in prose. We have Iggy to thank for laying the groundwork for the passionate punk rebellion in the early '70s, when most of the rock nation was lost in a fog of guitar noodling, album-length songs and, well, actual fog.
The Igster also gets credit for finding (alongside frequent collaborator David Bowie but also on his own) a fascinating niche as an often aggressive but melodically inspired singer-songwriter. A witty, trenchant lyricist, he spun new kinds of stories and put them in a new kind of musical package -- we're talking "Lust for Life," "The Passenger," "China Girl," "Sister Midnight" and "Tonight" (not to mention underrated killers like "Blah Blah Blah").
So: Happy Birthday, Mr. Osterberg. You may be turning 62, but your music is still a brilliant, gawky teen, hurling itself at convention with an abandon both menacing and joyous.
And Happy Iggy's Birthday to you, Worn Free community -- head over to the T-shirt store and get yourself 15% off compelling torso coverings like Dublin Sound Studios, I Wiped Out the 60's, Rainbow and Camel. Just use coupon code NEWVALUES. It's worth a million in prizes.
A lot of pop artists are routinely dubbed "true originals," but how many of them combined the wit and street-level insight of Charles Dickens, the bawdy rhymes of music hall, the confrontational stance of punk rock and disco's relentless party groove?
By our calculus, only one.
His name was Ian Dury, and once upon a time he hit the scene (backed up by his riduclously hot band, The Blockheads) with inspired tunes like "Sex and Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll," "Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick," "What a Waste," "Wake Up and Make Love to Me," "Billericay Dickie" and "There Ain't Half Been Some Clever Bastards," instantly raising the bar for pop rhyme, expanding the palette of punk and teaching smart-aleck kids with funny hair how to dance.
Don't believe us? Check it out, mate:
Before he was felled by cancer in 2000, Ian Dury completed a fleet of brilliant recordings, acted in films, wrote a stage musical, turned down an offer to write the libretto for the eternal musical Cats, served as an ambassador for UNICEF, and spoke out for AIDS awareness, the rights of the disabled and, most especially, Cancer Bacup, a charity that has since become part of Macmillan Cancer Support.
We're celebrating this great artist and stand-up bloke on the anniversary of his departure by offering 10% of all his shirts -- and by donating 10% of the proceeds to Macmillan Cancer Support. Just use the coupon code RAZZLE at checkout when you order the dashing Blockhead, the boldly checked Taxi or exotic Antigua.
Alex O'Loughlin is an actor. He was born in Canberra, Australia, and raised in Sydney; he graduated from that city's National Institute of Dramatic Art in 1992 and has subsequently received numerous awards, including The Australian Film Institute's "Best Lead Actor in Television" prize for his performance in the series The Incredible Journey of Mary Bryant.
But being an actor means you don't get to decide which role will be your path to renown. Alex is famous for playing Mick St. John, a TV private eye who's also a vampire.
For readers who aren't familiar with the program: That was not a typo. A private eye who's also a vampire.
The high-concept show on which all of this unfolds is Moonlight, and it has made Alex an international heartthrob -- especially among people who feel immortal bloodsuckers would be good at solving crimes.
When he's not sifting clues and baring his fangs, Alex likes to let his rock 'n' roll freak flag fly. He cops to a youthful fondness for Iron Maiden, but these days he's more likely to flash his bona fides in hip rock couture like WF's I'm Not Johnny Ramone tee.
Hey, how about a punk-rock vampire detective? It'd make a helluva spin-off.
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.
