Tee Till Death

Down To Nothing is cool.

When they signed to Rev, I was genuinely psyched. Psyched for DTN, psyched for Rev, psyched for Hardcore.

And this hood does not disappoint.

Two Rev logos is a great look. Nods to the Chain Of Strength two revelation records logo tee. Great looking tshirt.

Growing up, I lived down the street from a place called The Dancing Bear. You can very well imagine what they sold there. Lots of glass pipes and tie dye.

Sadly, 2 years ago, it closed. After 15 years of business, they packed it in. It sucks to see little Mom and Pop shops forced to close. Hard to compete in this day and age, I guess.

Back to my youth. I was a big nordic skier. For those uninitiated, that’s cross-country skiing. There are some downhills, but there are likely more uphills. At the Dancing Bear, they had a tie dye longsleeve grateful dead bear tshirt where all the bears were skiing. Obviously, this was cool. I mean, seriously, I lived in Maine. Sidenote: the first kid at my school who got a tattoo got a piece of shirt Grateful Dead skull with the galaxy in the middle of it. Of course, he was cheap and only paid for the outline. It ended up looking like a map of Africa on his shoulder. Worst idea.

How about this Verse shirt? No info, but says 150 made. I bet that number is actually higher than what really dropped. Who knows?

Now this one is awesome. Not only is it tie dye, but it is also RED WHITE AND BLUE. Go America! The seller states it is a one off and further claims, “dont make this some wild collectible, just make it something you wear to celebrate the best hc band in years.” I gotta agree. Instead of bidding on it for ridiculous money, let me win it for cheap. I’ll celebrate the edge, america and Down To Nothing all at once.

Why are there so many Down To Nothing items on ebay currently?

It blows my mind.

Great band, chill dudes.

They were selling this shirt when I saw them at this weirdo show in New Hampshire.

March 03, 2007 @ VFW, Nashua NH: The Geeks, Ambitions, Down To Nothing, Have Heart, Bane

Very odd turnout to this gig. No stage but tons of fun.

Down To Nothing are hippies.

Seriously, look at this tee.

Peace signs and daisies. Amazing.

If you haven’t seen David Wood in a bit, you are missing out. Homie has been traveling the world playing axe in Terror. Nice x-rated, of course. Go support him and Terror.

Do you have a lot of pants that just don’t fit right anymore? Maybe they are sagging around your ankles?

I mean, I’m not one to judge style (overtly) but maybe you could use a belt.

Or maybe you are a fan of the mid 90s baggy jean sag. Face it. It’s 2009, time to find some pants that fit. But until then, make sure you have a classy belt.

4 belts here. That means you have lots of choices in the morning. Guns Up, Blacklisted, Internal Affairs & Down To Nothing. That gives you a pretty good chance of NOT “being that guy” at the next hardcore gig you attend. Look into it.

Your average hardcore seller has a slew of tees or records for sale. You’ve seen the seller. Like 40 hardcore records, maybe a hip hop cd or a bike part. It’s pretty standard.

Then there are those OTHER ebay sellers. One dope hardcore item and then a slew of some weird ass shit. Lets see a few examples.

A great Down To Nothing tee. Yes, that’s a skeleton riding a shark surfboard.

And some weird kitschy, tiny, panties.

How about this seller? A cool Bathory shirt.

And this. Whatever this is. I don’t know. I honestly don’t. Someone please explain this one to me. Please.

I could go on and on, but you know what I’m talking about. People are weird.

Sometimes bands will release a shirt that are straight up puzzlers. Like, where the hell are you hanging out that this shirt would be appropriate? Personally, I can’t picture any setting that would be suitable for me to wear this tee. I’d always be afraid a niece would show up or maybe my neighbors wife would see me mowing the lawn in this. I think the seller has the right idea when he suggests the following “If you’re into representing the straight edge while maintaining your edgy one-of-the-guys look while on spring break… this is the perfect shirt for you.” I think that’s the only way you could do it. If you were hanging at the beach, yelling at shorties and just being generally belligerent. Then it’s the perfect look.

Regardless, I’m a fan of the DTN sound.