
So Long Defunkd Marketplace
May 16, 2018 by Jimmy J ·
Dearest Users of Defunkd; Sadly, we're closing the marketplace portion of our operation. There's a combination of things that have...
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A Screen Stars Timeline
December 6, 2016 by Jimmy J ·
Screen Stars is the most recognizable vintage t-shirt brand from the 1980s and likely the heaviest circulated brand in that...
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Is This Jesus on an Iron Maiden T-Shirt?
October 6, 2016 by Jimmy J ·
We've seen claims of Jesus' image appearing in everything: bread, potato chips, mud...and even a piece of ham. And this...
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Let’s Be Good To Bad Otis
August 11, 2016 by Jimmy J ·
In legendary vintage t-shirt artist news, Greg Link aka Bad Otis, suffered a series of strokes due to undetected hypertension....
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What’s The Holy Grail of Star Wars T-Shirts?
December 20, 2015 by Jimmy J ·
Han, Leia and Luke are back. The box office is booming. Fans and critics are raving. And of course original...
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pHuck Your T-Shirt
September 15, 2015 by Wax and Threads ·
Surely you've done it. It's mail day, and there's a package with your name on it. You tear open the...
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The Life & Tees of DJ AM
August 3, 2015 by Jimmy J ·
In 2009 I was lucky enough to interview DJ AM about all things vintage tees. What impressed me more about...
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Hangin’ Tough
May 14, 2015 by Jimmy J ·
From time to time I track down some of the world's most notable vintage t-shirt collectors for an interview. I've...
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Beastie Barry
November 13, 2014 by Jimmy J ·
This week's episode, Big Baby Ball is by far our favorite episode so far. Is it because it references the...
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Love is a Mixtape
September 25, 2014 by Jimmy J ·
The Goldbergs have returned! Back in May I geeked out and watched every episode from the first season and documented...
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Etsy Joins Our Washington Ban!
September 9, 2014 by Jimmy J ·
Wooo whoooo! Back on July 27 we penned an open letter to Etsy inviting them to participate in our ban...
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Shazbot!
August 19, 2014 by Jimmy J ·
I don't usually get choked up when a celebrity passes, but Robin Williams is an exception. Like many 80s kids...
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Who Is A. Curtis Greeley?
July 28, 2014 by Jimmy J ·
It's a damn good question and maybe you can help answer it! Our most recent vintage t-shirt shipment contained some...
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Dear Etsy re: Washington’s R-Word
July 27, 2014 by Jimmy J ·
Dearest Etsy, Hi, I'm Defunkd. Not sure if you even know I exist, but, in the last few years our...
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Thrift Trip Advisor: Headphones & Hand Sanitizer
July 17, 2014 by Wax and Threads ·
It's been nearly a decade since my first multi-day marathon picking trip. One of my best friends Glen (eBay and...
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