15 posts tagged “radio clyde”
You may recognize Steve Ford, the irrepressible proprietor of Decade in Pittsburgh. The photos above, which he kindly furnished, show what he used to turn himself into a rock star using only a couple of Worn Free tees and assorted household items.
And given the cost of a fancy get-up, we advise you to follow his lead and dress up like a rock star this Halloween. It's easy -- and to make it even easier, grab yourself a stylish, comfy Worn Free shirt and take 25% off.
Steve made himself up as Kurt Cobain (in our Daniel Johnston Hi How Are You tee) and Frank Zappa (sporting the classic Radio Clyde shirt); apart from the shirts, his supplies were, he reports, "Girlfriend's makeup and skinny jeans; strong rope; cardboard; spraypaint; cutting tool; wig; Harry Potter glasses." Talk about no-frills. But we think he looks bloody fantastic.
Which rock icon will you conjure this Halloween? Whichever one you choose, take 25% off (use coupon code GHOSTROCK) and, if possible, post a photo on our Facebook page.
Meet Kaia, extremely beautiful daughter of the inxoticating Cindy Crawford. She's seen here playfully acknowledging the likelihood that she'll be a lifetime subject of paparazzi snap-a-razzi by wearing Worn Free's Debbie Harry "No Pictures" tee.
Did you know you could get this and other brilliant WF tees in kid sizes? These diminutive couture pieces boast designs such as Radio Clyde, Camp Funtime, Born to Be Bad, Punk, Flying Burrito Bros. (recently spotted on young Cruz Beckham), Peaches and more.
After all, if your little ones are going to be surrounded by flashbulbs, they might as well be stylin'.
Yeah, we'll make this quick, because we've got to start marinating meat and pre-mixing cocktails:
Every single frickin' T-shirt currently in stock is now on sale
at a staggering 25% off -- with free shipping -- until July 6.
If you're feeling especially in the spirit of the season, you might pick up our Lester Bangs Freedom or Death shirt, in honor of an uncompromising patriotic spirit.
But if you'd rather have a Zappa Radio Clyde, a Kurt Cobain Olympia, a John Lennon You Are Here, a Debbie Harry Camp Funtime or a Gram Parsons Flying Burrito Bros., be our guest. It's all there, all at 25% off. Instead of linking to all these designs, though, we're going to make potato salad. So head over to wornfree.com and see 'em for yourself.
Just use coupon code BBQ when you check out, and hurry up -- this sale will be a smoky post-fireworks memory come the 6th. And have a safe, happy 4th, everyone.
If you've been admiring the wardrobe of Brendan (Reid Scott) on the TBS comedy series My Boys, well, no wonder: the guy's a walking monument to the allure and variety of WF tees.
In the array above, you can see him pictured in our Johnny Ramone Chatterbox tee, Frank Zappa Rental and Joey Ramone Capitol Theatre. TBS has even provided a helpful gallery of Brendan's shirts, with commentary far wittier than anything we could generate here; if you peruse it, you'll also see this TV hunk in our Gram Parsons Flying Burrito Bros. shirt, Frank Zappa Radio Clyde and more.
Frankly, we couldn't ask for a more appealing model. But we like to think these shirts can make anyone look like a sitcom hottie. Slip one on and you'll see.
The cast of HBO's smash insider comedy Entourage has long modeled the torso-pleasing tees of Worn Free. You've seen star Adrian Grenier (as aspiring movie star Vincent Chase) wearing our John Lennon You Are Here and Record Plant Studios, John Van Hamersveld Crazy World Ain't It and Frank Zappa Radio Clyde tees. You've peeped Kevin Dillon (as Vince's bro, Johnny Drama) in our Lester Bangs Freedom or Death shirt. You've spotted Rex Lee (as superagent Ari's loyal assistant, Lloyd) in our Willie Hall Hollywood shirt. You've seen some uncredited dude in the JVH "skull tongue."
And now we present special guest star Seth Green (portraying Hollywood star Seth Green) in our Ian Dury Taxi tee.
We've been fans of Seth's since way back in the day; the guy's acid delivery and impeccable timing invariably yield stellar comedic results, whether he's playing a foul-mouthed Amish guy in a teen comedy like Sex Drive or providing voices for the animated action figures on his brilliantly twisted Cartoon Network series, Robot Chicken (TiVo alert: RC's second Star Wars-themed ep will air on 11/16).
Add him to the Entourage mix -- where he gamely spoofs his own spiky persona -- and you'll see why there's a Green movement sweeping Tinseltown.
Here's the thing: rock & roll bands -- especially young, hot ones that whip young fans into a lather, like Atlanta's Cartel -- have ready access to all kinds of shirts. So the question is, which ones are groovy and cozy enough to be worn during those long stretches on the road? Well, let's ask drummer Kevin and guitarist Nic.
Kevin (aka kevtombonham, kickin' it in Worn Free's John Lennon Bermuda tee) and Nic (aka Lt. Axe, at ease in our Frank Zappa Radio Clyde tee) know a thing or two about mobile comfort, having played more shows in more cities than you've had hot dinners. They also enjoy beverages in red plastic cups; we dare not ask what libations are making their travels less arduous.
Do yourself a favor and check out Cartel's self-titled album, featuring the infectious single "Lose It." And catch them on the road; they'll be the comfortable-looking ones.
Danny Cooksey first scampered into the limelight as Sam McKinney on the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes; he was all of nine years old.
Since that time, he's worked steadily on projects large and small, and done a great deal of voice work on animated and foreign-language films and series, video games and other projects, including Disney's Pepper Ann, Meet the Robinsons, Xiaolin Showdown and Invader ZIM.
He's also the lead singer in a highly entertaining band called Arbuckle.
Oh, and lest we forget to mention it, Danny has excellent taste in shirts. He can be seen here in our Frank Zappa Radio Clyde tee, and elsewhere (notably
Arbuckle's MySpace page) in various other WF regalia.
So we salute Danny as a working actor and Worn Free spokesmodel. We think we can even tell when he did a voice-over in one of our shirts. It just has that special something.
Thanks to Joanna Rubiner for the photo.
Here's a stirring live perf by our mates Kaiser Chiefs on Jimmy Kimmel. You'll have no trouble spotting Worn Free's Frank Zappa Radio Clyde tee (on singer Ricky) and our Joey Ramone Capitol Theatre shirt (on drummer Nick) as the band lights up "Ruby," the first single from their current album, Yours Truly, Angry Mob.
These dudes have been ambassadors for our gear, and we'd like to take a moment to say that we love 'em -- not only because they've worn our garments all over heaven and earth, but especially because they've had 'em on during explosive live moments like this one. In addition to writing killer songs, they tend to leave audiences sweaty, exhausted and in need of a smoke.
So thanks again, lads; wring out those shirts and carry on.
Singer-songwriter KT Tunstall may harbor particularly warm feelings toward our Frank Zappa Radio Clyde shirt, as she hails from Scotland, and could well have rocked out to the Clyde while still in her footie pajamas for all we know.
That may come as a surprise to many listeners who've rocked out to her song "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" (showcased in the deviously funny film The Devil Wears Prada, among other places), in which her charming burr is nowhere in evidence.
In any case, seeing this Brit-winning, Grammy- and Mercury Prize-nominated, chart-dominating, platinum-selling, ubiquitous artist in one of our shirts gives us some warm feelings of our own. The Clyde shirt started life as promo merch for a Scottish radio station; then it was worn by Zappa in a famous photo; then it began a new life as a WF stalwart; then news stories began to run about Hollywood club kids wearing it; and now here it is on KT.
It's a bit like the transcontinental journey of rock and roll music, innit? Born in the U.S., reinterpreted in the "British Invasion," and bandied around the globe up to the present moment, when a wee Scottish lass sings her version of the blues and turns the world on its ear.
Some things we didn't know about Scottish pop superstars Wet Wet Wet and frontman Marti Pellow (pictured here in WF's wildly popular Frank Zappa Radio Clyde tee):
1. The band formed at Clydebank High School in Clydebank, Scotland. It is reasonable to think that they listened to Radio Clyde.
2. WWW took its name from a line in a Scritti Politti song.
3. Marti brought in Memphis R&B producer Willie Mitchell, best known for helming classic LPs by Al Green, for his 2006 solo album, Moonlight Over Memphis.
4. The singer's real name is Mark McLachlan.
5. This photo comes to us courtesy of bigpicturesphoto.com, "the world's biggest & best celebrity picture agency," and anyone who says otherwise is looking for a fat lip, yo.
Bonus fun fact: Scritti Politti's name comes from the work of Italian Marxist political theoretician Antonio Gramsci. Really.
