Drinking the free coffee that SHOP always has on the brew for its customers to sip whilst they browse....and now there's homemade cakes too!
Feel free to contact us if you want to use SHOP for an event of any kind, and we will see what we can do!
Music
We sell lots of vinyl........
But also we have musical people like Lacuna playing at the shop from time to time.........
and SJ Esau........
Stanton Delaplane........
and Clumsy..........
David Taylor popped by once.......
and resident DJ Addagain does the odd party......
the Bumblebees.......
and The world is not flat........
and Winston Echo.........
Riot Paula is now officially a ShOp regular.....
Eddy Desenne often shows up....
The Welcome Committee.....
Headfall.....
and Ladybird.....
High Risby..........
and The Hand...........
Movies
Shop Club members can now enjoy our monthly fillum nights at ShOp (in association with our friends at 20th Century Flicks!), with free popcorn and coffee.
We've already watched:
- Network
- What's eating Gilbert Grape?
- If
- Reality bites
- Life is Beautiful
- Hairspray
- Persepolis
- The Texas Chainsaw Massacre
- A History of My Sexual Failures
- Home Alone
And in addition to the regular film night we have also shown:
-An evening of Short Films from ShOp Club members
-Zeitgeist the movie
-The Story of Stuff
-A Bill Hicks Night
Check the calendar for what's on next.......
Television
If your not watching telly today.......
SHOP is open Monday-Saturday: 11am-7pm;
Sunday: Closed.
Phone us on: (0)117 316 9421.
Mail us at: shop_the_shop@yahoo.co.uk
Books
SHOP sells lots of books, like these.....
Heroes
The inventor of the a-board. For he, or she allowed the artists at the a-board-b-board project to take over SHOP's a-board and morph it into all sorts of shapes and sizes.
(See A-board blog for more information)
The next one will appear here soon........
About me: SHOP is a vintage and retro clothing and homeware shop on the Christmas Steps in Bristol.
The inspiration for SHOP came in a round about kind of way, originally it was going to be a 24 hour cafe (still called SHOP), but more time was spent deciding on soft furnishings and colour schemes rather than the menu so SHOP became, SHOP the actual, well... shop!
SHOP does not have any regular suppliers, which is one of its strengths, as literally everything in the shop has been hand picked. Currently, SHOP has lots of friends and family all over the country who go to vintage fayres and bazaars and look out for special bits - and that suits SHOP perfectly. SHOP is not loyal to any specific era's, the only criteria is that it is vintage and fantastic.
Pricing fairly is very important to SHOP. SHOP believes it is very true that something is only worth as much as someone will pay for it and so the things which are SHOP's favourites might be priced higher than something which is much older and perhaps more valuable, but just not as nice.
Ladies tops start from £5-£15, dresses from £10-£35, men's tee's from £3. Homeware starts from as low as £1 and jewellery and accessories range from £2 for a pair earring to £10 for a vintage clutch. Vinyl from 50p and books from £1.
Most importantly, SHOP is a lifestyle - in fact lots of people say coming into SHOP is like stepping into someones lounge.
At the start of 2008 SHOP moved to a larger premises...next door to the old SHOP, we are now at 19 Christmas Steps. It still feels the same, it's just a little less like a lounge and more like a whole flat! Who knows by 2009 we may be more akin to a small bungalow.
Who I'd like to meet: More of SHOP's lovely customers! And the beloved SHOP Club members who take part in regular events like 'International Dog Biscuit Appreciation Day' and get 10 per cent off all their purchases too. Cor, I wish I wasn't still trapped in this computer and I could join.....
Uncle Sam invites you aboard the good ship Thekla on
Saturday 4th July for a very special American edition of "I Love Radio
2".
We'll be playing American-themed songs such as 'Born In The
USA', 'Surfin' USA', 'American Pie', 'Living In America', 'Kids In
America', 'Hotel California', 'New York New York', 'Sweet Home Alabama'
and more. Plus of course tracks by Boston and Chicago!
Saturday 4th July
Thekla (Top Deck) Bristol
11pm-3am
$6 (well £6 actually) / $5 (sorry, £5) before midnight / Free before 10pm
Howdy Shop! Strike it Lucky...New monthly night featuring dj's, bands and midnight cabaret. At THE LANES Bristol's only retro bowling alley and club. VIVA LAS BRISTOL! ..
Not going to Glastonbury this year? Fed up of leaky tents and trench foot? Then stay indoors in the warm and dry surroundings of the Hatchet this Saturday night for another dose of Lipstick On Your Collar. 4 hours of girl records new and old, playing all good things indie, electro, pop, 60s and more. From Little Boots to Little Eva and Ladyhawke to Lady Gaga, we've got girls galore. Saturday 27th June upstairs @The Hatchet (Frogmore Street, Bristol) 10pm-2am £4 / £3 before 11pm or NUS all night.
SAM MARSH Paintings- WE ALL WANT THE SWAMP! Private View FRI 3RD JULY 6pm-Late.EMPORIUM GALLERY,37 STOKES CROFT,BRISTOL,BS1 3PY.Exhibition 3rd-11th July. www.samarsh.comemporium37.blogspot.com
thank you for those loverly words! It was a pleasure playing, if you ever need, a gay welshman to sing about willies and vomit, I am your man! teehee. Hope you are both safe and well,
The lovely folk at ShOp have asked me to put together an event at the end of May. More details to follow but at the moment the bill includes
The Welcome Committee http://www.myspace.com/therealwelcomecommittee For one night only 'Song Bingo'! Each bingo ball will have a song and as they get pulled out, he has to play them, expect suprises from Bristol's answer to Cilla Black
Olo Worms Acoustic!!!! http://www.myspace.com/oloworms Or at least one of them! Bristol's best pop band stripped down in extreme acoustica style. Expect seal faces!
I've made a 'how do' video of me with that strange curling bonnet thing I bought. Im like... in character. In 50s character, kind of. I havent quite finished it yet but when I do Ill send you a link or something.
Happy birthday to us! Lipstick On Your Collar celebrate their 3rd birthday upstairs @WONKY at the Warehouse on Saturday 25th April MAIN ROOM: WONKY DJs UPSTAIRS: LOYC DJs plus Panthergirls dance troupe & optional fancy dress - dress up as a female singer!
Ship ahoy! Try to avoid those little April showers and don't be an April fool by joining us this Saturday night, 4th April, for 4 hours of musical fun and foolishness.
Classic rock and pop from the 50's 'til today, from ABBA to ZZTop. 11pm-3am upstairs on the good ship Thekla. You'd be a fool to miss it!
Thanks to everyone who came along to make our first night at The Lanes a great night.
’DEPARTMENT S’ returns to The Lanes on Saturday 4th April with JOHN THE MOD and guest DJ SAINT MATT (Nova Saints)
Expect Grooves Old AND New, Pounding 60’s Garage Beats, Freaky 60’s Pop, Mod SOUL, Vintage Rock & Roll, Indie anthems.
Each month live music from Bristol Bands/Performers. Playing live will be:
THE 45 ’s - DYNAMITE 60’s Gargae combo featuring the ’SUPERLUNGS’ of Fortune Drive’s Bobby Anderson. Think Rock & Roll aristocracy like LITTLE RICHARD, Garage legends THE SONICS and Soul supremo WILSON PICKETT. Check out Sir Bob and the boys
THE RELAY RIPS - Bristol’s finest Skiffle/Rock & Roll outfit. Playing tracks from the soon to be released EP. Saturday night’s alright for dancing! Think SNAKE HIPS!
Ooh where did you go? A week in Cleethorpes or somewhere more glamerous? I went to London last week to see Sparks peforming their 1974 album 'Kimono My House'!
Ray Rumours' new album, Le Pont Suspendu, comes out on Stitch-Stitch records on March 23rd. Come along to this album launch show and save £3 when you buy the new record! Please note the early start time.
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