Rock.com online music store website

Introduction

So yesterday I must’ve been in a bit of a rock ‘n’ roll mood because I finally got around to blogging about the Treble Charger reunion show at Canadian Music Week 2012, and I created a blog page showcasing my personal album of concert photos and videos.

Along the way, I discovered a bunch of great online stores that sell band merchandise… and some of them even offer coupon codes that’ll save you big on concert tees and more!

With that being said, I thought I’d create a series of blog posts showcasing these stores. First up? Rock.com!

Rock.com main home page

And you know what? I would say that’s an accurate claim! With that being said, let me attempt to back up that statement with a few facts and examples…

About Rock.com:

• An officially licensed ASCAP (The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) and BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) website
• Supports legal music on the web

List of features and services offered at Rock.com:

• FREE Webmail: Sign up for a free yourname@rock.com email account
• Community: Join “The World’s Rock Community” and make friends who rock via Rock.com’s online community site, Community.Rock.com
• Forum & Live Chat: Perks to joining the community? Discussing various rock topics in the Rock.com forum board or live chat room!
• Internet Radio: Stream live radio stations for free via AccuRadio
• Music Videos: Watch official music videos for free via VEVO
• Concert Tickets: Find hard to get tickets to rock concerts and other events via Rock.com’s ticket site, Tickets.Rock.com
• Rock.com Store: Shop the world’s largest selection of official licensed band merchandise online via Rock.com’s online store, Store.Rock.com

Now, the official Rock.com store is the focus of today’s showcased clothing store blog post, part of a series exclusive to the Knitting & Purling blog.

Discover rock t-shirts, hoodies, posters and gear from nearly 1,000 bands and artists spanning the 1950s to today! With over 15,000 items in stock every day, there’s no reason why you should buy concert tees and other tour memorabilia anywhere else.

Here are some more reasons why you should shop at the Rock.com online store…

Featured Licensed Logo Band T Shirts and Fashion Rock Clothing Available for Sale at the Rock.com Online Store

Remember those top 5 selling bands? That’s right, I’m talking about The Beatles, AC/DC, Kiss, Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd! Well here are some sample authentic licensed concert apparel available for sale at the Rock.com online store for 3 of those 5 bands…

1) Official Beatles Concert Tees and Baby Onesies

2) Official AC/DC Concert Tees and Baby Onesies

3) Official Kiss Concert Tees and Baby Onesies

Treble Charger performed at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto for Canadian Music Week 2012!

Treble Charger Reunion Show Review

Any Treble Charger fans out there?

Remember such memorable singles sung by Bill Priddle as “Red” and “Morale“… or such anthemic hits featuring Greig Nori as the frontman like “Friend of Mine” and “American Psycho?”

Well, here’s a bit of nostalgia for those of you who grew up listening to “Canadian pop-rock music” during the 90s like myself!

Buy Treble Charger Albums Online via the Following Links!

Before I go any further, my apologies for the timeliness of this blog post. I haven’t been the greatest at keeping up with blogging about certain events closer to when they had actually occurred (or at the very least, soon after the dates of their occurrence!). Some prime examples? Blogging about the Toronto Spring 2012 edition of the One of a Kind Show and Sale that took place at the end of March, as well as the Toronto Spring 2012 edition of the Creativ Festival craft show that took place at the end of April. Note: Blog posts on both events coming soon to the Knitting & Purling blog, I swear!

Anyway, like I was saying… Treble Charger definitely made their mark in the Canadian music scene during the 1990s and early 2000s. But after 14 years of producing great Canadian pop-rock songs, they decided to break up in 2006.

This was devastating for my husband and myself! Why, you ask? Because during the early years of our relationship (I’m talking about the time period coinciding with the release of Wide Awake Bored in 2000 and Detox in 2002), we had spent quite some time following Treble Charger around as they toured Southern Ontario.

To this day, I still have a mental connection between watching Treble Charger concerts and the beginning stages of my relationship with my husband. And that’s why when I found out they were reuniting in 2012, with their first performance in years to take place at The Phoenix Concert Theatre for Canadian Music Week 2012? I was ecstatic! I knew I had to attend.

It wasn’t until I was watching the show that I realized how much I had missed them. The Treble Charger reunion concert was filled to the brim with both hit singles and obscure album tracks for the die-hard fan… which definitely made for a happy Karina!

Here are some of my #treblecharger Instagram photos (click here to check out the full #treblecharger photo album that I’ve created on Ink361), taken from that reunion show. Enjoy!

Treble Charger at Canadian Music Week 2012 Reunion Concert Photos

Show Info:

• Venue: The Phoenix Concert Theatre
• Location: Toronto, ON, CA
• Date: March 21, 2012

© March 21, 2012 Karina of Knitting & Purling

© March 21, 2012 Karina of Knitting & Purling

© March 21, 2012 Karina of Knitting & Purling

© March 21, 2012 Karina of Knitting & Purling

© March 21, 2012 Karina of Knitting & Purling

© March 21, 2012 Karina of Knitting & Purling

© March 21, 2012 Karina of Knitting & Purling

© March 21, 2012 Karina of Knitting & Purling

CreateForLess online store website

Introduction

Do you eat and breathe arts and crafts like I do? Then you’re at the right place!

“That place” being yet another showcased craft store blog post, featured exclusive on the Knitting & Purling blog.

Today’s post will be shining a spotlight on the Create For Less online craft store!

Why Shop at the Create For Less Online Craft Store?

Simply put, it all boils down to four simple words: Create more, spend less. (There’s a reason why that’s their official store tagline!)

The Create For Less Online Store Promise:

“[We are] committed to providing customers with the best selection, everyday low prices and an exceptional online shopping experience.” -CreateForLess.com

Whether if your passion for all things crafty lies in the realms of…

• Scrapbooking and paper crafting
• Sewing and quilting
• Beading and jewelry making
• Crocheting and knitting
• Floral arranging
• Doll making
• Drawing and Painting
• Rug making and cross stitching
• Framing
• Woodworking
• Kids crafts
• Or just general arts and crafts

…whatever it is, you’ll be able to find craft supplies available for sale at the Create For Less online craft shop that cater specifically to your creative hobby (or hobbies!) of choice.

And you’re bound to find what you’re looking for thanks to their vast stock availability! Imagine a warehouse of over 50,000 unique brand name craft products. Why shop anywhere else… when all of that could be shipped directly to your door via a click of your mouse? Everything is available online through their Web store.

Have I piqued your interest? Before you start shopping for the supplies you need to start your next craft project, here are some additional stats on why you should shop online at Create For Less…

Create For Less Online Craft Store: Home of 22,000+ Scrapbooking Supplies!

Are you a die hard scrapbooker? If you’re tickled pink at the thought of shopping for scrapbooks and photo albums, photo corners and page protectors, designer cardstock paper packs, vellum papers, chipboards, embellishment stickers, die cutters, embossing machines, paper glues and acid-free adhesives, rubber stamps and ink pads, paper punches, edger scissors or any other scrapbooking related product? Then you MUST check out the Create For Less online craft store!

Featured scrapbooking supplies currently on sale at Create For Less…

Note: I’ll be featuring different and new products regularly, so feel free to check back at a later time.

Image sources: CreateForLess website screenshot, logo and product images courtesy of CreateForLess.com.

Prima Bead online craft store website

Introduction

Calling all fellow jewelry makers and designers!

I’d like to introduce you to Prima Bead, your ultimate online destination for quality, hand-picked jewelry making and beading supplies.

And yes, you guessed correctly… this blog post is yet another entry in my “showcased craft store” blog series, found exclusively on the Knitting & Purling blog!

Why shop online at the Prima Bead store?

Believe it or not, Prima Bead has been offering customers with the largest assortment of unique, show-stopping handmade bead and jewelry making supplies at discount prices since its 2009 inception in Largo, Florida by company president Laura Cousin.

And a big reason for their success? Let’s just say they know their target audience well! They’re quite aware that every girl in the world loves getting second glances or compliments on her jewelry pieces. So in return, they strive to offer enough variety in their jewelry pieces so that any girl would be able to find something that would complement her own individual style.

Trinkette beads available at Prima Beads online shop!

But it goes beyond selling hand-chosen jewelry design pieces. The employees at Prima Bead are jewelry makers themselves! Their goal? To inspire other fellow jewelry designers to realize “the art of jewelry making [as] an exciting and rewarding journey.” And that’s definitely something I can stand behind, seeing how I’m a huge supporter of buying one of a kind goods by local artisans whenever possible. The more people making handmade jewelry, the happier I am at supporting them!

So just how do they accomplish this goal? By providing users with free jewelry making projects and how-to videos on their website, as well as offering jewelry making help and advice on their blog, their Twitter account and their Facebook page.

If you, too, agree with the sentiment expressed above and possess the same passion for jewelry making as I do? Then I welcome you to come along for the ride by shopping for quality, discounted jewelry supplies online Prima Bead

Image sources: Prima Bead screenshot, logo and catalog images courtesy of PrimaBead.com. Image of Trinkette beads courtesy of Facebook.com/PrimaBead.

Dick Blick Art Materials online store website

Introduction

Guess what? That’s right, it’s once again time for another “showcased arts and crafts store” blog post! And as always, it’s part of an exclusive series found only on the Knitting & Purling blog.

Before I go any further with this art store spotlight post, let me just start off by admitting to all of the following:

• I don’t currently reside in the States (That’s right, folks. I’m a Canuck!)
• I’m not a professional artist of any kind…
• …nor am I a fine arts student studying to become a professional artist OR an art school teacher

So one might presume I’m not exactly the best person to blog about Dick Blick Art Materials, the “premier art supply source for professional artists, students, and teachers“… with store locations spanning from the west coast to the east (except limited to being situated ONLY in the US!).

However, just because I’m Canadian doesn’t mean I’ve never been to a fine art supply store before. In fact, I regularly frequent the big-names in art supply stores that are similar in nature to Dick Blick in the US… except they’re the Canadian versions (e.g. Curry’s and DeSerres).

And just because I’m not a devoted fine arts professional, teacher or student… that doesn’t mean I’m not a die hard “art hobbyist!” If you’ve had the chance to visit the main page for the arts and crafts section of my Knitting & Purling blog, you’re likely aware of my huge passion and love for practically anything and everything artistic. And something you might not know about me is that I actually studied and majored in Art History at the University of Toronto!

(So perhaps that should give me a bit more credibility? What do you think?)

Whether hobbyist or pro artist… whatever you’d like to label it, I still appreciate quality art supplies and artist tools when I see them! And Dick Blick is definitely home to some of the best, top brand names in art materials.

And guess what? They may not prominently advertise or promote this… but Dick Blick actually sells craft supplies, too!

Sample Top Craft Departments at the Dick Blick Online Store

A) Knitting Yarns

Sample yarns for sale online at Dick Blick: 1) Marble Chunky Yarn, 2) Caron Craft & Rug Yarn, 3) Blick Economy Yarn Assortment

B) Jewelry and Beading Supplies

Sample jewelry making supplies for sale online at Dick Blick: 1) The Big Bead Loom, 2) Beadalon Deluxe Thing-A-Ma-Jig, 3) Amaco Clay Bead Making Tools

C) Scrapbooking Supplies

Sample scrapbooking supplies for sale online at Dick Blick: 1) Kolo Catalina Albums, 2) Pacon Scrapbook Paper, 3) Canson Spiral-Bound Scrapbooks

D) Photo Matting Supplies

Sample framing and matting supplies for sale online at Dick Blick: 1) Crescent Regular Surface Matboards, 2) Crescent Moorman Fabric Matboards, 3) Crescent Select Alpha-Cellulose Matboards

E) Woodworking and Wood Craft Supplies

Sample woodworking and wood craft supplies for sale online at Dick Blick: 1) Low-Cost Wood Model Kits, 2) Midwest Products Mini Carving Block Bags, 3) Sculpture House Wood Carving Set

Have I successfully piqued your interest, yet? If you’re still considering shopping online at the Dick Blick Web store, perhaps the following stats would prove useful for you!

Dick Blick Art Materials Online Store

Site Description: “Serving artists with discount art supplies since 1911. Known for enormous selection, dependable savings, and fine customer service on thousands of in-stock art supplies!” -DickBlick.com

Category: Arts & Crafts > Showcased Craft Stores

Perks of Shopping at Dick Blick for Online Art Supplies and Craft Materials

• Free Shipping Policy: FREE Shipping on $160+ Orders! (Fine Print: Generally, free FedEx Best Value ground shipping via FedEx SmartPost OR FedEx @ Home Delivery over period of 3-9 days in the 48 contiguous United States on orders totaling $160 or more. Exceptions: Factory-direct shipments, international orders or deliveries to Alaska/Hawaii/Puerto Rico/US Territories & certain stocked art materials that need to be shipped by truck.)
• 30-Day 100% Satisfaction Guarantee: Full Replacement or Refund on If You’re Not Completely Satisfied on the Quality of Your Purchased Merchandise! (Fine Print: Contact Blick customer service within 30-days of purchase. Returns due to damage, defective product or wrong item shipped will have to undergo reviews via Dick Blick’s Customer Service department. Customer may be responsible for return freight charges.)
• Free Catalog: Request One of the Following Free Dick Blick Art Catalogs Online (Fine Print: There is none! Catalog downloads are completely free of charge.)

Click the image to download one of the following FREE Dick Blick art catalogs! 1) School Catalog, 2) Studio Catalog, 3) K-6 Classroom Catalog, 4) School Sale Flyer

• Free Lesson Plans: Attention, Art Teachers: Access FREE Lesson Plans & Teaching Ideas (Fine Print: There is none! Lesson downloads are completely free of charge.)
• New Product Additions Every Month: Discover New Products Added to Dick Blick’s Online Stock Availability Each Month! (Fine print: New products added every calendar month.)
• Top Arts & Crafts Supply Brands: Discover popular brand names you know and trust available for sale at Dick Blick (including Canson, Faber-Castell, Prismacolor, Strathmore & Xyron)

• Help with Gift Ideas: In search of a birthday gift idea that would spark your child’s creativity? Looking for the perfect anniversary present for your art school girlfriend? Get inspired with Dick Blick’s Curated Lists of Gift Idea Suggestions!

Seeking Dick Blick Art Supplies Store Locations?

Dick Blick Art Materials store in Seattle, Washington

Image sources: Dick Blick Art Materials screenshot image, logo and banners courtesy of DickBlick.com