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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.

The Swarm – Old Blue Eyes Tee

By b. murphy | Published 09/14/2009

The Swarm was vegan straight edge. Not a lot of bands could say that IN THE LATE 90s. By that time, everyone had broke edge, started guzzling steaks and doing other stupid shit. Not so with The Swarm. The inevitable didn’t happen there for a few more years (last I checked, Colohan was still edge…. Continue reading ».

American Nightmare – Film Strip Tee

By b. murphy | Published 09/14/2009

American Nightmare has some ill shirts. I wouldn’t call this one the creme de la creme though. I always thought it was just so-so. But you can expect this one to go up in the future. You can also plan on seeing new keywords when searching for it. If you didn’t catch the VMAs or… Continue reading ».

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Agnostic Front – Warriors Tee

By b. murphy | Published 09/14/2009

Uhh Yeah Is homeboy battling his way out of the sewer? Or is he opening a porthole? Or maybe he’s fighting his way out of a bank vault after he looted the joint. Then again, I’m listening to Hot Water Music while I type this up. Any AF shirt is a million times better than… Continue reading ».

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WTF? Straight Edge Tee

By b. murphy | Published 09/14/2009

I’m straight edge. Or as Karl Earth Crisis would say I AM STRAIGHT … EDGE But I don’t get this shirt. “One Life, One Chance” is an H2O lyric. Now Toby is straight as a motherfuckin arrow despite his mind being warped. But H2O never really struck me as your typical “grab a lyric for… Continue reading ».

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