Lady Gaga poses as a punk statue of liberty for V magazine cover

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

Fashion and pop sensation Lady Gaga has appeared on the cover of V Magazines fall edition with designer Marc Jacobs. The photo shoot was done by Mario Testino, probably the most famous fashion and celebrity photographer. Gaga, a native of the big apple, is on the cover for the magazines New York Issue. Understandably the editor is overwhelmingly pleased with the results enthusing that ”Just as the Statue of Liberty was France’s gift to America, Gaga is, to us, New York’s greatest gift to pop culture and fashion”.

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Amplified clothing opinion and trend poll on Facebook

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

There’s still time for you to vote in our Facebook poll where you can let us know which new t shirts you think we should bring out. Our Facebook fan page has the full list of bands Vote Here!

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Kasabian front man Tom Meighan ‘will win an Oscar one day’

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

Fans have been coming to terms with the fact that they won’t be able to see Kasabian perform live again until after the band have recorded their next album. Ever since they entertained crowds at V Festival last weekend Kasabian have given their fans further band related chat as guitarist Serge Pizzorno has spoken of his band mates potential as an actor pointing out that he turned down a role in the 2006 Sofia Coppola film Marie Antoinette.

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Michael Jackson has become the most downloaded artist of all time

Tuesday, August 31st, 2010

It should come as no surprise that Michael Jackson continues to smash records and according to a recent poll by Nokia Ovi Music Store the King of Pop has become the most downloaded artist of all time.  The recent surge in downloads has been attributed to the anniversary of his death on 25th of June and his 52nd birthday which would have been celebrated on Sunday (29th of August). The most popular tracks “Beat It”, “Billie Jean” and “Thriller” are from the height of his success as a solo performer in the 1980’s. This is the same era that our own Amplified Michael Jackson T shirts reference.

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Lady Gaga fans help choose outfits for her waxworks model

Friday, August 27th, 2010

As a fast becoming experimental fashion icon it is fitting that Lady Gaga fans are being encouraged to decide what they think her waxwork should wear. A spokesperson from the New York Madame Tussauds museum has encouraged fans to give suggestions for what they think the true to life model should where by visiting the NYCwax.com website. The waxwork is expected to be ready by the end of the year.

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Amplified clothing featured on Coolspotters website

Friday, August 27th, 2010

Our music inspired clothing has been featured on fashion and street trends website Coolspotters known to celebrity stylists as ‘the Google of people and products’. Check out our very own section - Amplified Clothing on the website which features photos of our celebrity fans wearing Amplified and more

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Lady Gaga cross dresses for Vogue cover page

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

MTV have brought our attention to a cover shoot for Japanese Vogue which is almost definitely Lady Gaga. Although credited as being Joe Calderone a look at the cover photos should clear any doubt about the true identity of the model. The issue is on sale September 10th.

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Indie director Jim Jarmusch to make documentary film about life of punk legend Iggy Pop

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

It has been revealed that art house film director Jim Jarmusch is working on a new documentary film about the life and career of his good friend Iggy Pop. The film will feature exclusive and revealing interviews as well as rare archive footage of the musician. The pair have worked together previously on the directors 2003 film Coffee and Cigarettes however this time round it was Iggy Pop that asked Jarmusch to take control of the project. Speaking to Pitchfork Jarmusch explains how the film is ‘going to take a few years. There’s no rush on it, but it’s something that Iggy asked me to do.’

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Actors to play ageing rock musicians in forthcoming British film about band hoax

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

The BBC has reported that filming has begun for a film inspired by a real life hoax that took place in 2004 in order to expose ageism in the music industry. Around six years ago Alarm front man Mike Peters penned and released a comeback single which was then performed/mimed by a more youthful The Poppy Fields – a band that formed only as part of the hoax. The single made the top 30.  Lily Allens dad Keith Allen and ex-Eastenders geezer Phil Daniel will star in Vinyl which is based on these events.

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Michael Jackson Bad t-shirt featured on t-shirt of the day website

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Popular t-shirt website t-shirt of the day have featured a best selling Amplified Vintage Michael Jackson BAD t-shirt on their site. The design is a distressed print taken from the singers 1987 epic album which spawned five hit singles. Check out Sugar Bullets range of Michael Jackson t shirts where you can get the BAD men’s design as well as other variations in ladies and men sizes.

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