December 30, 2010

Ah Nostalgia

Nostalgia was a 2004 New Years’ Eve party held at the current “Red Gate” space on Hastings St. in Vancouver. Nostalgia successfully strived to be more then another over priced and predictable New Years’ party. It fused innovative performances, site specific set design and art. Most importantly it was a blast!

No need to feel Nostalgic however, as many of the same people involved in 2004, are throwing another New Years’ party at the Waldorf Hotel, which again promises to be something special.

Happy New Years’ and see you in 2011!

About 50-70 of these Nostalgia tees were produced specifically for the event.

Show visuals by Some Product.

Watch Mirror’s excellent Nostalgia video.

December 24, 2010

Shirts About F**king

Big Black was probably the meanest, hardest band I heard growing up. I got signed up for sunday school, just so I could wear this shirt.

Google image search Big Black, at your own risk!

December 22, 2010

The Xeroxed Goddess

Former teenage “bad girl” appears on this vintage t-shirt bought at a Saint Catherine’s sex shop in Montreal, sometime in the 90’s. Tracy Lord’s iconic image gets the full-on DIY, photocopied and cut-up treatment, in a glorious high contrast black and white print. No gloss here, just cheap, easy n’ sleazy.

December 21, 2010

xxx Sonic Life xxx

A killer Sonic Youth tee I’ve owned for years. Excellent, primitive design perfectly conveyed the mood and sound of this great band. I also love the fact that there is no actual band name on the shirt.

December 16, 2010

Favorite found photo

I found this in a pack of discarded photos at a bus stop on Sunset Strip in Hollywood, circa 2003. Image kinda speaks for itself…

What the hell was I doing at a bus stop? Waiting for the bus, of course!

This was the very first Some Product sales trip, my license was suspended, budget nonexistent, so I took the dreaded BUS, samples and a catalogue in tow. Huge props to Shabon on Beverly Blvd. for being the first store to ever place an order with Some Product. Now it’s primarily an excellent vintage store ,and I still try to stop in whenever I am in LA. You never really forget your first, I guess…

November 15, 2010

Weekend girls

Water color paintings entitled “Weekend Girls” in very limited run available from only from the Some Product online shop ( early 2011 ).

Printed by mycommunitee.

November 11, 2010

Gassing up with Jesus

Combines two great American obsessions – Christianity and Coca Cola. Great graphic. Bought at a random highway gas station in Texas for 3 bucks.

October 21, 2010

Get Rich or Die Cruisin’ dude!!

So stoked I found this photo!!!

I remember owning this Die Kreuzen record back in junior high and being particularly drawn to this image. As a kid on a steady diet of metal and punk music and graphics, this cover had everything I liked. The band never played the cultural hotbed of Edmonton, so I decided to make the tee in Grade 7 art class (unfortunately, the actual tee did not survive..boohoo).

This was done with a paint brush, using regular fabric paints and I am quite sure, is the first tee I ever made. I remember making a few more one-off, DIY tees (Celtic Frost, Slayer and The Cramps) over the next few years, but …no photos have surfaced ….yet.

October 15, 2010

Studs & Sluts

Another tribute to that glorious decade known as ….the EIGHTIES!!!

Available from Some Product.

Printed by mycommunitee.

October 12, 2010

32 Million to the IRS!

Yep….. thats what he owed in taxes in the 90’s!!! and, he payed it off!!

This amazing Willie tee from around 1980 is from our pals over at Mintage in Vancouver. Thanks to Skylar for lending me the tee!