Local: Me

As a stop gap (until I have a real post) I'll post a few of me stylin'.

Kangol hat, Perry polo, Perry track jacket, Ben Sherman Mod-Fit jeans, 10 eye Docs (Oxblood).

Event: The Boils at El Bar

This Saturday The Boils play at El Bar, the punkest bar east of the Schuykill. Maybe they can make us feel better about the Flyers.

Event: Reggae Night

PhillySka.com presents Reggae Night! Shine your boots, cut your hair, put your braces together and get ready for the rudest party in town! No cover!

Brand: Jinxed Clothing

So first an apology for the continued shitty photography. My camera is new, I'm admittedly not so good at it and all these black Ts with shiny material aren't helping. So this brand is Jinxed Clothing, another Philly original. They're a little more pointed (and less weird) then Ghosticorn but they're a welcome addition to our designer repertoire. Philly's Rudest is a little behind on this brand, check out the other reviews.

We KILL FOR GOD! Bad ass! Whatever you think of their subject matter, what everyone can agree on is the quality of the materials. Very nice thick shirts and the designs are very solidly adhered vinyl. I've washed this shirt dozens and dozens of times and it's never faded, shrunk or cracked. This one is my favorite, by far. The art itself is hilarious; I'm in love with the lines branching off the figure as if it was an instructional manual. The subject is drenched in satire and irony, definitely not a serious political statement. Overall, (like the perfect man) it's attractive, funny and fucking hardcore!

The art style on this one is somewhere between Medieval religious icons and 1930s Soviet propaganda. The skeleton to the right gets some props for being worthy of carrying the prestigious Standard of the Mexican Wrestler. Although the fellow of the left definitely has a dashing cape/scarf. 

If you don't know, this is a hilarious play on the famous Love sculpture. Hate is probably more appropriate anyway. This bold design is immediately identifiable to anyone from the City, I'm frequently stopped and asked where I got it from. 

I'm not actually totally sure that this is a Jinxed piece. I got it from the Jinxed store, but they carry brands other then their own. I suspect it's not Jinxed, as the T-shirt itself is a Hanes and Jinxed usually uses Gildan. But either way, it gets an honorable mention for being bad ass.

Where to get: 

Their shop is at 620 South 4th St., right down the block from Jim's Steaks. Available online at Upset the System. Usually 24$ for a T, but they often have a 2 for 4o$ deal.

Local: The Shithawk

Beware the Shithawk!

If you live in Center City (specifically Graduate Hospital) say hello to your new neighbor: The Shithawk. The Shithawk is some kind of large hawk (at least a foot tall, I've seen it) that exists, it seems, to do little but shit on my house. 

Yes, this was done entirely by one single bird. But not just any kind of bird, a Philadelphian Spotted Shithawk. Artist's rendering here.

The Shithawk was first discovered in 16whatever by Benjamin Franklin. B. Fiddy noticed that the bird shat a great deal, primarily due to it's diet of 'steaks, Tasty Kakes, Rita's, vender pretezels, Yuengling Black and Tan and scrapple.

As evidenced in my photos, our shitty friend in the sky is still with us today.

Seriously though, if you see a big bird around Center City, please shoot it. 

Event: Punk Rock Flea Market

So the cool kids at Sourpuss were nice enough to update everyone about the PRFM. Learn all about it here. Check out the Sourpuss table, they say they'll have some good sales. Sourpuss is a great, reasonably local (Jersey), place to get various skin and punk brands (Fred, Ben, Merc, Hoooligan). Sometimes with some nice discounts. 

Brand: Ghosticorn

Say hello to Ghosticorn! Images courtesy of the brand's website (getting a good one of the black t was killing me). The brand's concept is pretty simple: dead unicorns! This first one here is my favorite. It's a little difficult to see here but the meat sections drawn on the unicorn are labeled as "magic chuck", "magic rump", etc. As a Philly local brand we're all very proud. Philly says FUCK YOU, unicorns! 

This one is a girls t, as I think the color palette probably suggests. It really ramps the psychotic feel of the brand into overdrive. I'm a huge fan. 

Check out the rest of their great stuff at their website.

Where to get: As far as I've seen Ghosticorn only sells at various special events, so far the Punk Rock Flea Market and various Roller Derby events. So keep a look out! Otherwise their line is available online at ghosticorn.com