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Last Integrity post of the day

jbil — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 19:43:09 +0000

First up from xjokexohiox is an Integrity/Creepout Japan tour longsleeve. I went to the last gig on tis tour and it was underwhelming. I was a little bummed. Dont get me wrong, Integrity sounded great! They played for like an hour and twenty minutes and almost exclusively old songs. Obv they opened with Micha and it ruled. It was the crowd that was the problem. There was maybe 50 people there and mostly just stood there staring but not in a “staring in awe” kind of way but more of a “staring out of boredom” kind of way. Which was a shame cause it could have been really great. The HC trend has been over in JP for a while. Good looking shirt though

Second up is a longsleeve from Creepout. They are like a JP Integrity sounding band. Great dudes. Kunihide the vocalist is one of the nicest dudes you wil ever meet. Loves the core.

Wanted: Bastard shirt from Chaos in Tejas

jbil — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:16:20 +0000

I live in Japan and oddly enough my favorite Japanese band played in america. I saw them last week at a tiny secret gig in Tokyo. Killer show but they sold no shirts.

So im looking for Bastard shirts in size Medium
Let me know what youve got.
Ive got a bunch of different Gauze shirts to trade

Have Heart – Big Dogs

b. murphy — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 21:18:04 +0000

Have Heart could very well be the Youth Of Today for the modern hardcore kid.

I mean, I don’t see Pat going Krsna or starting up a Shelter-esque band (however, I could see him skanking to some “Alone On My Birthday” song … well, not really).

But given the reach and influence of Have Heart, I think the argument is valid. Plus, the views expressed by the band are very in line with the message Youth Of Today was pushing in the late 80s.

Something More Than Ink.

I’ve always liked this JP tour shirt. I get a lot of compliments on it when I wear it, for obvious reasons. I recall the band came home with quite a few of them. No idea why. Especially after bringing it to Japan, across the US and to Germany. Great shirt.

DSB US tour shirt

jbil — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 12:44:25 +0000

This band recently called it quits. The last show was like 2 weeks ago here in Tokyo. I spaced and forgot about it but I heard from a friend that it was a good time. This shirt is from their 3 date US tour in 2003 back when they had the original singer. I also heard these shows were awesome too. The way the seller talks about the gigs in his description I think he’d agree. Ive seen them a handful of times in my life and they put on a pretty good show.

Gauze & Jaybil

b. murphy — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 12:44:40 +0000

I can think of no bigger Gauze fan than Jaybil. Dude LOVES Gauze.

Lucky for him, he’s been in Japan for 4 (or 5??) years now and has gotten the chance to see them a bunch. Good for him. Dude represents the US with great stage dives and antics.

Jaybil is also the JP representative of TTD. He’s got big plans for this site. I’ve seen a few mock ups of upcoming projects. Hopefully, you’ll all be psyched.

Until then, buy this shirt and send it to Jay. He’d appreciate it.

Right Brigade – All About Me

b. murphy — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 14:13:41 +0000

Much like Cooch over on vinylnoize.com, I like when a seller gives a little background on the item I’m buying. Again, like Cooch, I don’t need a full history of the band, but rather the history of the item. It’s the item I’m interested in buying. I’m certainly not buying the 3rd guitarists wheat allergy (which would only be considered interesting if the shirt I’m buying was made from recycled wheat products).

But this Right Brigade shirt is literally all about me. Now this is a description I can get into.

I traded this tee to Dobek probably 5 years ago. He was still living in London at the time. We had this continuous trade going on that involved me sending him hardcore merch, and he would then send me Euro/UK Nikes (jd sports will not ship internationally, or they wouldn’t back then). It worked out for everyone. I removed records from my house and stuffed it full of sneakers. Over the years, I probably got 8-10 pairs via Dobek (and then later from Marcus, Adam, …). It’s funny. I’ve sent this guy some gems, but I have never met him in person. We’ve probably been emailing each other regularly for over 10 years, and we’ve never met. When I visited London, he had just moved to Japan. And I haven’t made that Japan trip, but he’ll probably move to Korea or Finland or Papa New Guinea before I can get there.

Read the description. It’s a good one. I’m tempted to buy it back. I just might.

Integrity

jbil — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:45:30 +0000

I love this record. I love that it opens with vocal test. I love the pushead cover art. I love the pos photo on the back. I only hate that its a fucking 10 inch! Worst format ever! Imagine if the Straight Ahead lp was a 10inch. ugg. Im sure this shirt is one of the shirts that Dwid has been printing up and selling himself. I think he sold some of these on the last Japan tour last year. It was Dwid with a scab line up but they sounded pretty good. I saw them once on that tour and they played for over an hour and mostly just classics. Dwid was really good on stage. The other members had some douchey banter. The crowd was lame. Kinda just standing there and noodding thier heads. When Micha is playng people shold be tearing off their own arms and beat themselves unconcious not stand there. Killed the vibe of the evening.

Gorilla Biscuits Japan tour shirt

jbil — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:24:29 +0000

Not too many people outside of Japan see this shirt. It was made for the Gorilla Biscuits Japan 2008 tour. It is an official collaboration with famed Tokyo clothing and toy company Bounty Hunter. In the past Bounty Hunter has collaborated with Murphy’s Law. These shirts were sold only at the first show of the the tour in Shibuya,Tokyo. Only 50 made and sold out soon after the doors opened. It was pretty expensive at the show but its not just a regular shirt. Its a full on “cut and sewn” shirt. For those who dont know what cut and sewn means is that its not just some stock anvil shirt or anything it is a Tshirt specifically made for Bounty Hunter. This means much higher quality not only in the stitching but in the fabric as well. I have one of these and I attest that it is a nice feeling shirt. Very thick. This has the bonus of being a 4 sided print!
This says size is XL but I will say it fits more like an L. In Japanese clothing I always have to size up and this shirt is no different. I am an M in USA shirts but bought an L in this shirt. I also rarely ever see this shirt in Japan. Much cooler collabo than a wallet .

Creepout

jbil — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:10:44 +0000

Creepout is from Japan. They are an Integrity worship type band as you can probably tell from the shirt design. I know the dudes and its not just Integ, it also includes all Clevo bands. Good dudes though, they actually just toured with Integrity in Japan and put out a limited split 7″ with them. Pick’em up if youre into that scene

Dis Dis Dis Distort

jbil — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:27:10 +0000

This is a shirt I can get behind. I have seen this band overr 30 times now and they have blown me away everytime except once(just a bummy crowd, killed the vibe). I would be bidding the shit out of this if I didnt already own 2 This is a 1996 Gauze USA tour shirt from thier only USA tour. It was a short tour with only 3 shows. 2 in Cali and one in Chicago if I’m not mistaken. For the longest time they were only sold on that tour but last year Gauze sold them at a couple shows in Japan, I guess to give the JP crowd a chance only 12 years after the fact.