Gimme A Punk

I'm grateful and flattered to share an article/interview about me by the fantastic Kitty Amsbry on her equally fantastic website, Gimme A Wristband. It's a great overview (with images!) on where I'm from, where I'm going and just what I did all those years leading to and influencing the formation of Punk Masters. It's like a more fun version of my bio!

10 in 10, day 10

GLASS PRINCESS... This one is borrowed from one of my holiday cards and is also my first four color print. Our lovely subject is Princess Cecily (aka "Lil C"), daughter of King Edward IV and Queen Elizabeth (Woodeville) of England. I've heard this image was taken for her Super Sweet 16.

The song of the day to accompany this is "My Girls" by Animal Collective. I like it here as there is something almost majestic sounding about it... as if it could be played in hallowed halls filled with stained glass images of hipsters.... It could also be an ode to his daughter from the king. Speaking of, our model today is of course Lil C's father, Kind Edward IV himself, looking quite proud no doubt.

GLASS PRINCESS now available in the shop in 2 colors and long sleeve.

10 in 10, day 9

LIES... do you ever get the feeling you're not hearing the whole truth? It's probably because you're not. So much of the overflow of information we receive on a daily basis is framed to suit various agendas. Manipulation, spin, hype... lies... the presentation of which is all in the framing. Seek the truth.

Which brings me to the song of the day, "Liar" by the Sex Pistols. Nuff said!!

LIES now available in the shop in seven colors as well as long sleeve. Our model du jour is Countess Sophia Maria de Voss, and clearly one can tell that she does not have much patience for bullsh*t (see that stick in her hand? She'll use it.)

10 in 10, day 8

OFF THE BEATEN TRACK... an ode to an old friend's ultra cool Linn drum machine. This one is all about the groove.

And what better than some deep trance grooves from Massive Attack's "Teardrop", the song of the day. Taken from this Bristol act's '98 album "Mezzanine", which incidentally is one of my all time favorite album cover designs - the image/crop, the type, the placement, the contrast, I love everything about it. Even better, this track features vocals from Elizabeth Fraser of Cocteau Twins. I love Massive Attack, and they will forever remind me of my college days as I listened to their early 90's album "Blue Lines" relentlessly while holed up in my dorm room pulling all-nighters working on design projects!

OFF THE BEATEN TRACK now available in the shop in 7 colors as well as long sleeve. Our drummer boy model today is straight out of my "Post Modern Rockers" t-shirt. He may be wearing his drum, but he's open to the technology of the Linn!

10 in 10, day 7

WILD KNIGHT... another one borrowed from my greeting cards, but this time he has traded his shield for his, well, axe. He is definitely the type to let loose with a Flying V... and to turn it up to 11.

Obviously (or not so obviously) the song of the day here is "Aerodynamic" by the amazing Daft Punk. I can so hear our wild knight playing this riff, so electro/metallic, right up his alley. And if you have ever seen Daft Punk, he actually fits in perfectly with this look.

WILD KNIGHT now available in the shop in 6 colors as well as long sleeve (no armor though.)

10 in 10, day 6

SKULL BOY... with the apt subtitle, "my only friends are in my head." I think we can all relate... or maybe it's just me! Regardless, whether this young lad has a creepy collection of skulls in his parents' basement or not, he definitely has a great sense of style. I mean just look at that plume in his hat alone! Dude is cool. (And if he looks a little familiar, I've borrowed him from one of my greeting cards.)

 

Of course, the song of the day to go along with this one is "Skeleton Boy" by Friendly Fires. Yeah, not a hard connection here. Fun, funky song by a band I really dig. Plus, I can almost see our lad listening to something like this while admiring his "collection". (This is starting to play out like an episode of 'Criminal Minds'!)

 

SKULL BOY now available in the shop in 7 color ways. Our model today... well, I have no idea who he is, but I call him Prince Plume, and he certainly shares a similar taste in fabulous headwear with our t-shirt hero.

10 in 10, day 5

ECSTASY GARAGE DISCO... Back in 1980 the origins of hip hop were seen in this Bronx club. However, legend has it Ecstasy Garage Disco goes much further back... that night in 1630, that massive rave in an 'underground' cathedral, cherubs tripping on E, and Venus just shredding on the harp... now you can have the t-shirt!

The song of the day here is "Lost In the K-Hole" by The Chemical Brothers. This song actually popped into my head while I was working on this shirt, and I'm sure would have been part of the soundtrack at this hot mess of a rave (and if you listen closely I think you can actually hear Venus.)

ECSTASY GARAGE DISCO now available in the shop in 7 colors. For some reason Napoleon is here modeling this tee (I'm sure he wishes he was there that night, though a bit before his time.)