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MARCH 21, 2008 // “Let me guess, 2 for 1 sale at Hot Topic?”

Even the kids from the movie Drillbit Taylor shop at Hot Topic.

SEPTEMBER 14, 2008 // Wah-wah. You get sponsored by Hot Topic and lose street cred. All part of making it big in Rock Band 2.

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YEAH SURE!!!!!

NOVEMBER, 2008 // We’ve always been about trying new things so we launch Shockhound – a merch and music download site.

The first to offer DRM-free MP3s, AKA do whatever you want with that music you just downloaded, mmmkay?

NOVEMBER 19, 2008 // South Park burns down Hot Topic.

And we’re cool with it.

2008 // Twilight happens. Insanity begins. That sh*t was crazy.

OCTOBER, 2009 // We turn 20 – and My Chemical Romance, Weezer, Korn came to our birthday party.

MARCH, 2010 // We fall down the rabbit hole with Alice at our Hollywood & Highland store.

And it’s AWESOME.
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AUGUST, 2010 // We open our first store in Canada, eh.

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Grand opening Canada style. Love our Square One team in Mississauga, ON.

OCTOBER, 2010 // Alice Cooper shops at Hot Topic… a lot. So, we make him an honorary employee after he plays one of our parties.

MARCH 15, 2011 // We love Workaholics – so you can come work for us any time, Blake.

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Oh, Blake.