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WORN FREE celebrates Debbie Harry's birthday and offers 10% off all her T-shirts throughout the first two weeks of July. The talented and beautiful Debbie Harry celebrates her birthday today and Worn Free is the perfect way to become part of rock history!

Blondie's lead singer Debbie Harry quickly became recognized as one of the most influential fashion icons of the 70s with hit songs like "Heart of Glass" and "The Tide is High." Her stage persona of cool sexuality and streetwise style became so closely associated with her two-toned blonde hair that many came to believe her real name was Blondie.

Debbie's career as a musical artist and trendsetter took flight when edgy polaroid photographs of her were first published in Punk Magazine. She became the Punk Magazine's first T-shirt model and with WORN FREE you can embrace Debbie Harry's history and rock out with her signature "PUNK" T-shirt.

If you want something more fun, you can welcome in the summer with the legendary "Camp Funtime" shirt that Harry made famous during her first 1977 North American tour when Blondie opened for Iggy Pop and David Bowie. Other T-shirts embodied by Debbie Harry include No Pictures, Berlin, Vultures, Mick Ronson, L.A.M.F., Blue Jackets and Skull. Just enter coupon code RAPTURE. But this offer expires July 15, 2009, so order while the tide is high.

WORN FREE combines art, pop culture, and rock and roll into a line of hip T-shirts that really make rock history come alive. WORN FREE features some the most iconic designs and slogans of the 60s and 70s and the revival has been welcomed by a litany of celebrities such as Joel McHale, Jennifer Aniston, Robert Downey Jr, Mischa Barton, Adrian Grenier, and Naomi Campbell, who have all delighted in the chance to honor their favorite rock legends.

Worn Free - be part of the story.

Buy Music:

Debbie Harry on amazon.com

Debbie Harry on amazon.co.uk

Debbie Harry Official Website

Like Feist, Ingrid Michaelson and Sarah Bareilles, Boh Runga is the next singer-songwriter to keep your eyes on.

Hugely popular outside the United States, Boh Runga’s songs are an eclectic mix of modern and classic pop influences.

Free download: "Evelyn" MP3

Boh's debut US solo album 'Right Here' (out July 14, 2009 self released digital only; Katipo Music) was produced by Marshall Altman (Greg Laswell, Marc Bourssard, Brooke Fraser) and is strongly reflective of her time spent transplanted to a life in Silver Lake, and covers the classic themes that make great pop music, love, loss and life.

Boh Runga's New Zealand band Stellar is second only to Crowded House in terms of New Zealand music royalty.

After signing to Sony in 1999, Stellar quickly became Sony's number one selling Kiwi band. Along with multi-platinum sales Stellar has also been awarded 8 Tui Awards (NZ Grammys) for their first two albums.

Watch Evelyn video:

On 'Right Here', Boh has a very notable, yet eclectic roster of artists contributing to the album including Serj Tankian (System of a Down) and writing collaborations with Wendy Melvoin (Prince and the Revolution), Kevin Savigar, Rod Stewart's songwriter and Shelly Peiken who wrote "Bitch" for Meredith Brooks and also "Genie in a Bottle" for Christina Aguilera.

A multi-faceted artist, Boh Runga channels the same artistic energy and spirit from her songs to her other passion: jewelry design.

She runs an extremely successful New Zealand based jewelry line that will also be making its way to the states this summer. Demand was so high that they were just recently, able to catch up to production, so be on the look out for Boh inspired jewelry in boutique stores near you!

Boh is based in Los Angeles for the time being and thus far has two shows scheduled at the Little Room at Largo.

Buy Music:

Boh Runga on amazon.com

Boh Runga on amazon.co.uk

Los Angeles Shows (hosted by other new Zealand great Kim Crawford Wines)
8/3/2009 The Little Room

Boh Runga Official Website
MySpace

Today, Wednesday June 24, 2009, former Yardbirds’ guitarist and rock legend Jeff Beck turns 65. As #14 on Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time,” Jeff Beck is considered to be one of the finest, most influential icons in music history.

Beck was just inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this April and with a resume like his, it’s no surprise why. Thanks to WORN FREE, you can be apart of Beck’s history by donning his iconic “On the Road Again” or “Oh, Yeah?” T-shirts.

WORN FREE is a line of stylish yet casual T-shirts that reproduces original tees famously worn by such rock legends as John Lennon, Joey Ramone, Frank Zappa, Blondie’s Debbie Harry, Gram Parsons, Kurt Cobain, and Joan Jett, among others.

Each shirt comes with an individualized sticker hang-tag detailing the history behind the images and includes a photo of the icon wearing it. WORN FREE combines art, pop culture, and rock and roll into a line of hip T-shirts that really make rock history come alive.

WORN FREE features some the most iconic designs and slogans of the 60s and 70s and the revival has been welcomed by a litany of celebrities such as Joel McHale, Jennifer Aniston, Robert Downey Jr., Mischa Barton, Adrian Grenier, and Naomi Campbell, who have all delighted in the chance to honor their favorite rock legends.

Worn Free – be part of the story.

Buy Music:

Jeff Beck on amazon.com

Jeff Beck on amazon.co.uk

Worn Free Official Website

Jeff Beck Official Website

So I've finally figured out who the mystery guest artist is in the new campaign for MA DAME ROSE 'N' ROLL by Jean Paul Gaultier.

1st hint - video: Jean Paul Gaultier Maison de Couture

2nd hint

There have been some hints - a video and picture stills that include: 1234, pink balloons, dancers, the headphones and vinyl record and I've had some crazy guesses along the way - but of course in hindsight, it's obvious now!

The final hint 3 is this picture:

But it was the bonus hint, the egg, that finally gave it away:

I'm confident that Ma Dame's Rose 'N' Roll mystery artist at the Maison de Couture is: French DJ and producer Martin Solveig, with singles that include "C'est La Vie" and "One 2 3 Four".

Watch Martin Solveig - "C'est La Vie" video:

"One 2 3 Four" video

Jean Paul Gaultier - Ma Dame Official Website

Introducing The Mos Def Music Tee embedded with the new Mos Def album, 'The Ecstatic'!

Mos Def is the first artist to release the new CD in T-Shirt format; four more “Mix Tees” and several new artist tees are coming this Fall as part of the rapidly growing Music Tee™ Collection.

Within weeks of launching The Music Tee™, an innovative new T-shirt that literally weds music and fashion by embedding digital music in the shirt, clothing label LnA is pleased to announce the second shirt in their new series -- and the first “artist” shirt -- The Mos Def Music Tee™, containing the new Mos Def album, 'The Ecstatic'.

Free Download: Mos Def MP3 - “Casa Bey” from The Ecstatic

The shirt was produced in collaboration with Downtown Music and music innovator Invisible DJ, and will available for purchase beginning July 7, 2009.

The Original Music Tee™, a “mix tape” shirt containing “album art” on the front and a play list on the back, features such up-and-coming artists as The Asteroids Galaxy Tour, Alice Russell, Theresa Andersson, WAZ, Magic Arm, Lettie, Passenger, Holmes, Amy Kuney, Charlie Mars, The Silent Years, Mason Proper, Nive Nielsen and Afternoons.

Each shirt also has a hang-tag printed with a URL and a unique code allowing the purchaser to download the play list.

Several more shirts will be added to The Music Tee™ Collection in the fall, including several artist shirts and four “mix tape” shirts being created exclusively for fashion retailer Shopbop.

The Music Tee™ has garnered rave reviews since its launch on May 26, 2009:

“If you're still mourning the loss of your ex-boyfriend's perfectly holey (and holy!) Led Zeppelin tee shirt that you lost in the breakup, take heart: Another perfect marriage of soft cotton and hard rock has arrived in the form of LNA's new Music Tee.” - Glamour

“Probably the best two things in the world have to be music and fashion. Probably the best idea in at least a few centuries: the Music Tee by LnA and The Invisible DJ.” - This Next

“Though it is now obsolete -- except for a virtual version in your iTunes library, perhaps -- seekers of the perfect boy-tee-for-girls LnA have teamed up with Invisible DJ (whose compilations you've heard looped while shopping at Ron Herman and Juicy Couture) to revive album art...and make it wearable.” - LA.com

“...a really cool, new and unique way for musicians to make money to survive as musicians, while creating a new outlet for fans to experience the music itself.” - Bombin’ Magazine

“Note to bands, clothing is a necessity in life, music, no matter how much we wish for it, isn’t. Are you picking up what I’m putting down?” - Lost In A Supermarket

Critical Praise for Mos Def - The Ecstatic

“The Ecstatic is…an album that comfortably jumps across continents on a hip-hop goodwill-ambassador tour.” – Pitchfork

“As an artist … Mos occupies a crucial place in hip-hop” - XXL

“...There is no better lyricist or deliverer of lyrics in music [than Mos Def]. Not in hip-hop. Music.” - Esquire

“Ahead of its time...Mos Def’s most well-rounded project to date.” - Giant

Buy Music:

Mos Def on amazon.com

Mos Def on amazon.co.uk

The Music Tee™ collection is available at Ron Herman and Lnaclothing.com, and will be available nationwide at major department stores and boutiques this summer.

Hear the Fashion, Wear the Music

About LnA

Founded in the summer of 2007 by Southern California natives Lauren Alexander and April Leight, LnA borrows concepts from men's Tee shirts and combined them with super soft cotton and vibrant colors to create a basics line with an edge. In the summer of 2008 LNA teamed with Nylon for “The Nylon Summer Music Tour”, producing shirts, leggings and tote bags featuring the bands She Wants Revenge, The Switches and The Virgins. More recently LNA shot their Fall 2009 look book featuring THE DELTA FIASCO, a band from Liverpool. The collection was inspired by the personal style of the band, and features oversized exposed zippers, super soft hoodies with ephalets and big button details. Drawing inspiration from music and bands from around the world Alexander and Leight continue to expand and develop their idea of the perfect wardrobe staples.

About Invisible DJ

Invisible DJ was built from the floor of Ron Herman's flagship store on Melrose in Los Angeles with the idea that all things are possible. Invisible DJ's avant-garde approach to business effectively merges fashion and music, with an eye towards introducing new, up-and-coming talent while at the same time creating unique programs and platforms for music to be discovered. The brand has worked with a talent roster that includes innovative, eclectic and diverse artists from all around the world, including Santigold, Chester French, Kid Sister, Uh Huh Her, Novalima, Bitter:Sweet and many other artists. Invisible DJ's most recent projects include Dirty English for Juicy Couture, Ron Herman After Dark, and the design of the limited edition Beats by Dre Headphones. Their creations have been featured in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Flaunt, LA Times and many other media outlets.

The Mos Def Music Tee and future "artist" t-shirts will retail for $39. The Original Music Tee, a "mixtape" shirt, sells for $60. (Retail information subject to change.)

Shop Bop

Invisible DJ

LnA Clothing

I'm still in the process of trying to figure out who the mysterious artist is in the new campaign for MA DAME ROSE 'N' ROLL by Jean Paul Gaultier.

There are three hints.

The first hint was in yesterday's post - which included a video and the pink numbers 1234 in the photo below:

1st hint - video: Jean Paul Gaultier Maison de Couture

The second hint is the top photo with the record and headphones.

The third hint will come soon.

At first I thought it was a girl, but now I'm pretty sure it's a guy.

I think it's a trendy DJ or producer.

Maybe Mark Ronson?

Jean Paul Gaultier - MA DAME Official Website

What's happening at the Jean Paul Gaultier Maison de Couture?

I'm trying to figure out which artist MA DAME has chosen to celebrate her first birthday at the Jean Paul Gaultier Maison de Couture.

The ambiance: subtle and electric. Humour and glamour are the order of the day. MA DAME is simply chic... but there is a catch.

For MA DAME has invited an artist to the party whose favourite art is the one of surprise...there are some eclectic, unusual clues. Can you outwit MA DAME?

Any ideas?

Apparently different clues may help to disclose the secret, but they may also throw you off the scent. The clues are in the video - in bright pink!

Here's a hint:

Watch video:

So far, I'm guessing Madonna, Pink or Lady Gaga or La Roux? Then again, the hands look masculine with no fingernail polish and the shoes look like men's shoes. Is it a guy? I'm not very good at this! A male singer and dancer who wears makeup?!

There are more hints to come!

Jean Paul Gaultier - MA DAME - Rose 'N' Roll - Official Website

All Time Low’s new album 'Nothing Personal' is now available for pre-order on Glamour Kills clothing webstore.

The pre-order is being sold as a package deal that includes the album, an exclusive Glamour Kills / All Time Low collaboration t-shirt and a limited edition “Nothing Personal” poster. Customers have the choice of purchasing four different packages, as there are four different t-shirt designs being offered.

'Nothing Personal' will be available in stores on July 7, 2009, but fans can pre-order theirs now and have it delivered to them by the release date.

If you’d like to find out more information about the All Time Low preorder, please visit www.glamourkills.com where you will also find the new summer 2009 line including tees, shorts, sandals and bags.

Glamour Kills Official Website

All Time Low MySpace

After spending spring and summer re-writing the record books month after month with the seven-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 "I Kissed A Girl," the follow-up single "Hot N Cold," now bulleted at No. 13 nationally, and the RIAA gold-certified album ONE OF THE BOYS, Capitol Records pop/rock phenom KATY PERRY takes one more dive into pop culture iconography with a doll created in her likeness.

The Katy Perry doll is currently available for pre-order through Integrity Toys' website.

Perry collaborated with fashion designer Jason Wu in the creation of the 12 inch-tall doll, which will be sold worldwide in a limited edition retailing for $49.99 from Integrity Toys, where Wu also serves as creative director for Integrity's high-end fashion doll lines.

This miniaturized version of Katy will be immediately recognizable as a signature fashion look, with her belted gold mini dress with accordion-pleated skirt, inspired by the wildly popular and 5 times MTV VMA nominated "I Kissed A Girl" video clip.

The transformation of Perry into a doll is a fitting gesture to her earliest fans who saw her guest-starring with several dolls from Integrity's Fashion Royalty® line in the ironic and hilarious video "Ur So Gay," and streamed it over 1.3 million times, laughing all the way. "We are very excited to be working with Katy again," Wu said. "Her fresh attitude, unique style and fun approach to music make her a perfect candidate to become a fashion doll."

About Integrity Toys:

Integrity Toys designs, produces and markets a variety of fashion dolls and other toys and related products, with a specialization in high-end and collectible fashion dolls. Integrity Toys' extensive experience and capabilities in the doll and toy industry has allowed it to create products and programs for many of the world's best-known retailers, consumer products companies, celebrities and other intellectual property holders. The Company's current lines include Fashion Royalty, Gene Marshall, the Dynamite Girls, Hollywood Royalty and the AvantGuards, among others. More information on Integrity Toys can be found at www.integritytoys.com

Katy Perry Official Website
MySpace