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Author Archives: b. murphy

Brian has been collecting shirts for 15 years (plus sneakers, vinyl, ... but mainly shirts). He started going to shows in the mid 90s and quickly got hooked on crucial gear. Blame it on Bane or In My Eyes. He's still in a debate with Dalbec on who has the better Bane collection. As far as blog content, you can expect to see lots of weirdo late 90s tees and lots of newer, more recent merch from Brian.

More COC

Seller dbdms has some hot threads up right now, it looks like he was a member of Don’t No (old SoCal band on Mystic Records) based on some info in one of his other listings. As evidenced by these auctions, and an earlier post by Mr. Murphy, do hardcore shirts get any better than 80’s… Continue reading ».

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Breakdown?

Is this Backtrack tee intended to be a Breakdown nod? I’d guess yes. The font seems very appropriate. Know what I’m saying? You think Backtrack covers Breakdown but sing about Whopper Juniors instead of Big Macs? Jeez, xdeathtoallx has some excellent items from the last few years, all with super low bids or no bids…. Continue reading ».

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Party In The USA!

I can’t even tell you what Hardside sounds like. I know I’ve heard them, but honestly, I can’t recall. No matter, I want this shirt from xdeathtoallx BAD. Seriously, badly, wanted, very much. I love everything about this shirt. I’m tempted to buy this shirt AND THEN get into Hardside. I think in this instance,… Continue reading ».

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COC Tour 86

In the beginning, there was metal and there was skateboarding. That’s where hardcore kids came from. I don’t think anyone back in the day jumped into the fray straight out of punk rock. It was metal or skateboarding. Or both. And if you were like this seller too.

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