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THTC will be releasing 4 brand new men's t shirt designs next week. They're printed on THTC's heavyweight hemp t-shirts, with our classic leaf logo on the sleeve. You've asked for more generous sizes so that's what we've made.

Look out for them in the shop .

These shirts feature exclusive artwork from THTC favourite Mau Mau, (pictured above), a piece from legendary graf artist Herse and a debut design from the talented Richard Lock of Devoluton Design.

THTC will be showcasing their range at The Jump Off next Monday 1st September.

The Jump Off is one of the UK's biggest and best known battle nights, now held at the infamous Astoria in Tottenham Court Road.

To Visit Jump Off Website Click Here

THTC are proud to announce a new men's t shirt design paying tribute to legendary Drum and Bass MC Stevie Hyper D who died in July 1998.

The limited edition shirt is THTC's classic blend of hemp and organic cotton.

Hyper D was acknowledged as one of the greatest Drum and Bass MCs of all time, and his pioneering style has influenced scores of MCs since.

This design is a collaborative effort between Stevie's nephew, Darrell Austin and artist Nick Purser , who has also worked with Hospital Records, LTJ Bukem and Andy C.

With endorsement from DJ Nicky Black Market this is a fitting tribute to a hero of the DnB scene.

If you haven't seen Legendary two-time UK beatbox Champion Beardyman then this clip may well blow you away!

Click Here to watch the video

Notice the THTC Amen T-shirt he is reppin in the video, available on the THTC online shop! Beardyman, pictured here in the Weapon of Choice T-shirt, runs an amazing monthly night with UK DJ Champ JFB in Cargo London called Battlejam, which is sponsored by THTC.

Find out More here

The highly anticipated THTC mixtape hits the high street this week, much to the excitement of all THTC sponsored artists and hip hop fans alike.

The CD itself has been mixed by the multi-talented DJ Khalil, who’s promotions company has been working alongside THTC for 5 years now, putting on hugely successful and acclaimed events around London, including the now infamous UK Beatbox Championships.

Unlike many mixtapes, the aim of this project was not just to cram as many exclusive tracks onto a CD as possible, but to promote as many of THTC’s supporting artists as possible by including what we consider to be their best work from the last 5 years.

Though don’t be fooled, there are plenty of exclusive tracks included on this 30-track smasher, including several sick licks written especially for THTC by the likes of MC Sense, Finnian and DJ Khalil. The now-legendary two-times UK Beatbox Champion Beardyman has even written a track which consists of nothing but his own voice, which needs to be heard to be believed and, in MCs Stamina and Dynamite we have even featured a few of the biggest names from the Drum and Bass MCing scene.

Other big names from the UK’s highly respected, rapidly growing hip hop scene include the award winning Foreign Beggars, Rodney P, Dr. Syntax, Skrein, Skinnyman, Jehst, Phi-Life Cypher, Doc Brown and DJ Flip.

For those of you who are not familiar with the UK hip hop scene, this CD is a strong play-list guaranteed to convert the most critical sceptic. You will not find the typical chat that you may expect from the average chart topping US hip hop artist about guns n bling, but a much more creative and social style of commentary oozes from this soon to be classic compilation.

However, if you prefer your hip hop to have the more conventional US twang to it you also will not be disappointed, as there are also no less than 13 US rappers featured, including such legends as KRS1, Rahzel, DJ JS1 and Dudley Perkins, to name just a few.

Described by the editor of Hip Hop Connection magazine as ‘Amazing’, ‘Brilliant’ and ‘Way above expectation’ you don’t want to miss out on the chance of landing yourself a copy.

This CD will be the first of a series, but one thing’s for sure - it’s going to be hard to top!!

You can receive a free copy by purchasing Hip Hop Connection Magazine this month (Boarders, WHSmiths and most independent magazine shops/stands).

Visit the Hip Hop Connection website for more

14 years ago, the oil tanker Exxon Mobil and oil tanker Exxon Valdez collided with an iceberg in Alaska. Eleven million gallons of crude oil spilled into the sea. The effect on marine life, bird life, and the human economy was catastrophic. Exxon Mobil contributed more than £ 1.5 billion to the clean-up operation. It also spent about £1.2 million on media campaigns denying culpability. Since then, Exxon has been tremendously busy appealing against the USA federal fine of $5 biliion. They have been tremendously successful in reducing it to $2.5 billion. This is two days of Exxon's operating profit from 2006. Show how much you feel for them, take a peek at this THTC shirt...http://http://thtc.co.uk/shop.php?p=product_detail&id=208

We want Dubya to feel welcome so we've got 20% off our Family Butcher men's hemp tee shirt. Have a butchers here...

Dubya's spending the last few lame-duck months of his presidency glad handing the top dogs in that big ol' country called Europe. THTC can't wait for the speaking tour.

We are experiencing a few server related technical issues at the moment, causing the THTC website to crash from time to time, which is likely to continue for a few more days.

We apologise for the inconvenience and are working to sort the problems out.

Many thanks for your patience..

THTC Team.

Where's Yan Yan Chan?

Check the online shop to see the brand new range of ladies' screen printed t-shirts!

The range, which is made from 70% bamboo and 30% organic cotton includes THTC classic designs Evil Mac, Birdies, Solar Bears, Babylon, Noah's Shuttle and the Free Burma design (pictured), as well as the new abstract logo print.

All are available for £20, apart from the Burma design, at £25, from which all profits go to the Burma Campaign UK.

Danny Dyer has been spanned in The Sun in the THTC / Burma UK collaboration t-shirt - pictured.

Please note that THTC has moved office to the following address:

Suite S09. Ground Floor. Holywell Centre 1 Phipp Street London EC2A 4PS (Nearest Tube is Old Street)

New phone numbers are - 0207 729 0566 and 0207 613 3247

THTC is now proudly sponsoring The Upfront Drum and Bass Radio Show, brought to you by Bedfordshire's finest, DJ Concrete.

Concrete Silences The Critics By Hosting The First Ever Legal D&B Show in Bedfordshire.

The Most Forward Thinking DJ/Presenter Will Be Playing Some Of The Most Upfront & Personal Tracks On Saturday Nights 10pm-12pm Gmt Or Via Our Offical Website @ www.diversefm.com

Click Here to visit Diverse FM

On each show THTC will be giving away two t-shirts, to be chosen by the winners from the THTC range.

Visit Concretes Myspace Here

Award winning poet Benjamin Zephaniah has joined THTC to help promote the new range by performing one of his most popular poems for a promotional video.

THTC director Gav Lawson was interviewed for LBC radio on Sunday 9th March, which went out live on air at 97.3FM.

You can hear the interview here

To coincide with the launch of THTC's first full clothing range THTC is rebranding the website.

Mid March will herald THTC's range expansion to include the release of new t-shirts, shirts, tracksuits, polo shirts, zip-up hoods, reversible belts and caps, sweatbands and more..

(Pictured - Actor Danny Dyer)

Eco-minded ladies will be overjoyed to hear that the new THTC girl's range will include bamboo polo shirts, knee length tracksuits, vest tops and fitted hoodies (pictured).

(Pictured - Singer Sophie Moss)

NEW YORK – [12.02.08] Hemp, long known as a sustainable, practical fabric for the production of eco-textiles featured at the recent Earth Pledge FutureFashion show in New York where two dozen internationally-recognized designers displayed their latest creations.

Now in their third year, the Observer Ethical Awards in association with Ecover reward those individuals and organisations which represent the ethical best in class in the UK today. Here is your chance to cast a vote for your ethical favourites. The winners of the first four categories will be determined by public votes. The last six categories will be judged by an expert panel, but they would appreciate your suggestions.

THTC came runners up last year for the 'Best Ethical Fashion Product', the winner of this category being our friends Terra Plana. Visit Terra Plana Here

Closing date - The closing date for votes and nominations is 2 March 2008.

Judging- Judging will take place in two sessions in April and the shortlist will be announced online in May.

The awards- The winners of the awards will be announced at an awards event on 5 June 2008.

Click Here to Visit the Ethical Awards and to vote

THTC joined forces last week with the brilliant photographer Will Whipple and some of THTC's friends on the music scene.

The best of the photos will be displayed soon on the THTC Press pages and THTC's myspace page soon.

For more information about Will Whipple's photography Visit his website here

THTC hooked up with Snow and Bass from 13th January to take 70 people to the Czech mountains for a week of snowboarding and partying!

Watch out for the THTC January Sale, coming soon!

To take advantage of discounts, not to mention prize draw competitions, news about up and coming products and much more please sign up to the THTC newsletter..

Final orders guaranteed for Christmas have now gone. If you place and order on the THTC website it may not arrive by Christmas but will be dispatched up until Friday 4pm.

The THTC office will be closed from 6pm this Friday (21st) until January 2nd.

All of us at THTC would like to wish you all an amazing Christmas and a big thank you to those of you who have supported us over the last year!

The eagerly awaited range of screen printed hoodies are due for release in the 3rd week of November!

There will be 10 designs in total, including classic designs Noah's Shuttle (pictured), Babylon, Family Butchers and Weapon of Choice, several fresh designs and collabs with Trojan Soundsystem and Zulu Nation.

A few weeks ago, THTC sponsored DJ JFB came 5th in the world DMC finals at the O2 Centre.. Here he is reppin THTC!

He and UK Beatbox defending champion/International superstar Beadyman launch their highly successful night 'Battlejam' at Cargo in East London on 16th November.

For more info about Battlejam check out their myspace page Here

THTC caught up with Democrat Cynthia Mckinney last Friday who were protesting against the current Republican regime outside the US Embassy, Hyde Park. Gav from THTC went along with 'Hemp for Victory' writer Kenyon Gibson.

Click Here to see Cynthia vs Donald Rumsfeld over 9/11

Cynthia Ann McKinney (born March 17, 1955) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Georgia. A Democrat, McKinney is a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003, and from 2005 to 2007, representing Georgia's fourth congressional district.

McKinney was defeated in the 2006 Democratic primary,[1] losing her Congressional seat for the second time.

Visit Cynthias Website Here

Visit the Official Website of The Union Here

The Union is due to launch in the coming months and is bound to kick up a major stir.. Well worth a watch of the trailer..

This week THTC releases a brand new logo as part of our rebrand for 2007. The old logo will be slowly fazed out, though will still be present in some of the t-shirt and hoodie graphics.

The new logo can be downloaded as a high resolution file from the press section of the THTC website:

Visit Press page here

Visit Pod Productions Here

Pure Pod creates contemporary, stylish, ethical clothing and interior décor with an urban influence. Our innovative, versatile ranges are created for the design loving, conscious consumer. All ranges are made from high quality, eco friendly and sustainable fabrics including bamboo, organic cotton, hemp, soy and silk. Wholesale and retail available.

Pure Pod provides a design based, high quality, Australian made product with an ethical twist. Our team takes great care through the entire process to make our company as environmentally friendly as possible. We are working hard to make our manufacturing footprint carbon neutral and clean for our future generations. We manufacture locally in the beautiful sub tropical coastline of Northern New South Wales, near Byron Bay, Australia.

Pure Pod has a sponsorship program with ‘Rainforest Rescue’ Australia. This alliance provides a percentage of sales to be given to their fund, which helps restore rainforest areas and help endangered wildlife. More information about the work of Rainforest Rescue can be found at the following link: Click Here

1/10 Station Street, Bangalow NSW 2479 02 6687 0411

(right: image of Mark Thomas wearing THTC's 'Weapon of Choice' t-shirt featured in 4th June 2007 issue of London Lite)

Everyone at THTC would like to send massive congratulations to Terra Plana.

To see the rest of the category winners, check out the Observer page- Click here

Two stockists of THTC have recently launched their new websites.

Oyster Clothing, a lovely fair trade shop based in Castle Arcade in Cardiff can be found Here

Fusion of Totnes, also known as Rebel Totnes are one of THTC's oldest and favorite stockists. Their new website can be found Here

Visit the Eco Poly Jacket Site Here

THTC is now dispatching all retail orders in Biodegradable Polythene Bags from 'Eco Poly Jacket'.

Polythene, along with many other plastics, gets much of its performance from being made up of long-chain molecules. Unfortunately, long-chain molecules are extremely difficult to break down, which means that polythene persists in the environment long after it has finished being useful.

No one can know for certain how long it takes polythene to break down since it was only invented in the 1930s. Estimates of life range from 100 years to whenever the next ice age comes.

Old polythene bags and envelopes can be found

* Persisting in landfill sites

* Polluting the landscape

* Blocking drains and sewers

* Choking wildlife

The answer is a biodegradable polythene envelope.

For more info click Here

The New THTC catalogue has been released - if you would like a copy please email us on Email THTC with your address and we shall post one out to you..

Happy New Year 007!!

Sweaters are now £30, reduced from £50!!

Many of the t-shirts will be available as a 'buy one get one free' deal, using the voucher code 'january sale'. This voucher code will apply to the following designs -

Men's designs:

Hemp Trading Co Brand, Bill Hicks, Traffic Warden, Peace Mic, Peacekeeper, Dat$ all Folks, Panda mens, Gonzo, WacRonald, See Hear Speak, Peace Mic, Bird Tree, Weapon of Choice 303, FCUK, Forgive The Pope, Harmless Can, ALL LONG SLEEVED TEES.

Gonzo, See Hear Speak, Peace Mic,

Simply type in 'january sale' into the voucher box in the shop checkout on www.thtc.co.uk, click 'redeem' and you will be able to take advantage of this fantastically generous offer!

THTC would like to wish all our customers, friends and sponsored artists a very Happy Christmas and Happy New Year!! Thank you all for your support and we look forward to seeing you all in 2007..

Check out THTC's brand new T-shirt for Foreign Beggars the UK's no.1 hip hop band

These T-shirts are exclusively available through the Dented Records website and will sell out quickly

Watch Hemp for Victory Here

Family Butchers Apron..

Visit London Edge

Visit Surf Shop Expo

Check them out in the store

Hemp For Victory is a brand new, concise, accurate take on the hemp industry as it is today, the history of hemp and the future of the Cannabis plant.

Hemp for Victory has been written by Kenyon Gibson, Nick and Cindy Mackintosh with a contribution from Paul Benhaim.

“Hemp for Victory is a valuable addition to anyone’s research library. Along with the basic information that everyone needs to know about this amazing plant, the researchers provide depth and detail that give context and insight useful for even a well-versed hempologist. Bravo!” Chris Conrad, author of Hemp: Lifeline to the Future

The Sustainable Living Fair promises to be an excellent event with lots of interest and support -

Opening key note talks are being given by Lucy Siegle (Sustainable Living correspondent for the Guardian) Martyn Wright, Editor in Chief Green Futures magazine, with a strong possibility that Quentin Cooper, presenter of radio 4's Material World will also be present.

We expect 100 delegates to the alternative energy symposium, which is runniong withing the Fair, over the two days, together with 3000 members of the public to the Sustainable Living Fair.

Download for more info Here

Keep the pressure on in 2006
It’s exactly a year since the world's richest countries told us they were committed to making poverty history at the G8 summit in Gleneagles. We want to make sure that the UK government turns their words into action..
Christian Aid needs you, your friends and some drums to show the government that we haven't gone away – a campaign drumming petition to the UK government to cut funding to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank until they stop forcing damaging free-trade policies on poor countries
Beat the D R U M Against World Poverty

Acton Green Common, Chiswick (opposite Turnham Green Station and St Michael and All Angels Church) 11.15am Saturday 8 July..

Be part of a Guinness World Record Attempt! Learn to play the Senegalese drum beat with drummer SIMON BRETT

(B.Mus, www.simondrums.co.uk) BRING: a drum and sticks

CHISWICK CHURCHES JUSTICE AND PEACE

Download for more info Here

THTC features strongly in The Observer Magazine this Sunday with several celebrities wearing THTC tees, including Julian Rhaind-Tutt from Green Wing (pictured), Paul Abbott, writer of Shameless and Channel 4 newsreader Krishnan Guru-Murthy.

There are 4 new men's and 4 new girl's t-shirt designs now available on THTC's online shop.

These are available to order now, but please expect a delivery time of at least 2 weeks, as they are currently being printed - we just couldn't wait to get them on the site for y'all lucky hempsters to view now!

These will all be printed on our brand new, lighter-weight fabric, and the girl's tees are a brand new cut, longer in the body that our last range.

Enjoy!!

The CDs will be available for sale through the THTC website once released, and will also be given away free with online purchases of THTC t-shirts. One thing's for sure, this CD is ging to be heavy!!

Watch this space.

To take advantage of this offer simply go to the shop link and register your details. Once you have selected which of our fresh designs you'd like just type 'fair trade may' onto the voucher box and click the 'Redeem' button. The offer includes all of our most popular t-shirts, including the Family Butchers design (pictured).

Happy shopping, and thank you all for supporting.

Snoop Dogg follow rock luminaries including Ozzy Osbourne, Slash and Ville Valo (Him) who launched 21st Century Leaders worldwide as a project at Download Festival 2005. Since launching the above artists have already raised over £50,000 for a variety of projects of their choosing including Save The Children and Water Aid. Further wristbands are being release by the likes of Joss Stone, Scissor Sisters, Franz Ferdinand, Foo Fighters, Green Day throughout 2005.

Each charitable wristband will be limited edition and sold from £2.99. Wristbands carry the message of hope & www.whateverittakes.org - engaging people with their favorite band and that band’s chosen cause. The products will be sold through www.whateverittakes.org

Download Full Press release Here

Download PDF for Snoop Wristbands Here

THTC has recently produced merchandise for many underground labels. These include Morhcheeba, Asian Dub Foundation, Drum and bass labels Kryptic Minds and Defcom Records, to name just a few.

If you are around the Brighton area drop into The Hemp Shop on Gardner Street in the Laines. They have a full collection of THTC's new range, as well as many of last season's designs.

If you would like a copy of the Brand new Catalogue please email us with your address. Download it here.

Check out all the Brand New designs from THTC Here