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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.

Needs More Open Minds

By b. murphy | Published 05/14/2010

One time, during a Free Spirit set, Morgado yelled out “Needs More Open Minds” in reference to Gil’s love of the phrase “open mind.” You’ll see many instances of it in the 2 minute demo. Yes, more than one. Apparently Gil was so struck by this heckle that he penned a song called Open Minds.**… Continue reading ».

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Great Shirt. What Size Do You Need?

By b. murphy | Published 05/14/2010

Both untriedanduntested are selling this gem. For you, you are lucky. Size Medium and Size Large. I guess super skinny and super fat guys need not apply. Unless you are a good tailor. Then again, you know how TTD feels about tailoring hardcore tees … For some reason, I didn’t get to see this tour…. Continue reading ».

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Dead Note

By b. murphy | Published 05/13/2010

Back in the fall of 2006, I got to roll with Bane along the west coast dates of their Dead Note tour. This was a full US tour to promote two new album releases. Strike Anywhere’s Dead FM LP and Bane’s The Note LP. Both pretty excellent albums. This tour also featured A Global Threat… Continue reading ».

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Edge Day 2008

By b. murphy | Published 05/13/2010

If you don’t know the back story on this tee, let me fill you in. Our good friend Jason Barrow had a beautiful dream. He imagined handing tshirts to every kid who attended edge day 2008 Xed up. No cost to the kid, just ink on their fist. So he pulled it all together. First… Continue reading ».

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