*UPDATE* The author of the 25th comment gets the shirt of their choice in this post. Including comments. Yay!
Get your lighters ready! Today, we’re looking at designs commissioned by bands/labels – usually meaning they are some of the most creative, expressive and innovative illustrations, layout and techniques. Most often they are applied to cover art and gig posters but some of the most memorable era of a band can often be summarized by “that” t-shirt. For Weezer, I think it might have been the Adrian Tomine ladies tee. Nirvana had that weird looking Daniel Johnston alien looking line drawing thing that they were known for before they blew up.
We have a selection of Illustrative, typographical and just plain ol’ interesting categories for you to peruse from (surprise treat at the end):
ILLUSTRATIVE
Sub Pop representin’ the other white meat…
Blitzen Trapper loves them gosh darn angry bears…
CSS has the craziest shirt yet…
Patent Pending is thinking in the radius towards the exterior of the box…
Sleater Kinney is leafy…
Arcade Fire is three dimensionally blingin’…
Spoon hearts old hotness…
Spoon, I almost bought this one actually at pitchfork last year but I didn’t…
30 Seconds to Mars is badass, silkscreen wise atleast…
Brazilian Girls are my new “go to” for hot t-shirts
Pete Yorn dedicates this one to the ladies…
TYPOGRAPHY
Broken Social Scene, the beautiful sans-serif…
Radio Head gets texty…
I Blame You blames t-shirts…
Matador records loves pandas…
Black Keys gets all high school gym tee on us
ALO loves head(s)…
Wilco’s chirpy…
Wilco’s also sans-serify…
Rilo Kiley is dressed up…
Flight of the Concords is sky high…
Drive By Truckers is new typeness…
INTERESTING
Wilco is the punisher of love…
Foals is on the bird bandwagon…
Brazilian Girls are dirty! Muchacha Sucia…
Spoon and preserved zombie hands…
Spoon hearts nudity and pyramids…
30 Seconds To Mars goes oriental…
Matador is WTF?!?
John Tesh ummm… just checking to see if you’re still there!
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Yes, I’m a bit biased, but I’ve always been proud of this tee: http://store.flycasualrecords.com/product/helicopters-womens-tugboat-tee
Although not strictly a band t-shirt I love Wichita’s ‘There’s Only One T In Wichita’ shirt.
http://wichitarecordings.sandbag.uk.com/Store/DII-1104-6-mens+navy+logo+tee.html
Witty and it also acts as something of a tribute to the great Glenn Campbell song Wichita Lineman.
I love Arcade Fire design! Different from others…
One post leads to another…
That’s jogged my memory about two other shirts that I particularly like. Both were sported by members of Los Campesinos! when I saw them a couple of years ago (My how they’ve grown!)
The first was worn by Gareth Campesinos!
http://www.buyolympia.com/krsnew/Item=KRS360T2
and the other by Tom Campesinos!
http://www.barsuk.com/shop/menomena01
They also have their own awesome t-shirts like this one
http://www.backstreet-merch.com/bands/lscmp/product.asp?item=lscmp03
sweet tees. now hook me up dawg
Los Campesinos!:Death To Los Campesinos!…
The band gave their first concert on 8 May 2006 at a student union club night; they went on to play a bunch of increasingly favorite gigs around Cardiff….
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Loving the Matador panda tee and the Spoon “naked Pyramids” tee! So interesting!