Band T-shirt designs ... who has the best?

**KissTheStar** · July 17th, 2002, 04:40 PM

I was just thinking and looking at the incredible Electrogarden T-shirt's that we have made and was wondering what bands out there have your favorite T-shirt designs/quality? Do you buy T-shirts mainly at shows or do you also buy them online or in stores? I have always been disappointed in the quality of most bands t-shirt material ... very thin .... (the EGN T's are thick high quality cotton by the way). I also like the T-shirts A Different Drum makes ...

Solid T designs in my opinion:
The Electrogarden

Depeche Mode
Garbage
The Cure
Apoptygma Berzerk
Beborn Beton
Red Flag

Can you name any others?

**Bornslippy** · July 17th, 2002, 04:44 PM

I like the Anything Box Hope Tour t-shirt.. The front shirt has a surrealist painting by Claude. I like it.

**interface2x** · July 17th, 2002, 05:00 PM

I usually love the designs on mesh t-shirts. I have the The Point At Which It Falls Apart shirt.

Of course, I also love the Onion (joke newspaper) t-shirts that say simply: Your Favorite Band Sucks.

**PTInc** · July 17th, 2002, 05:33 PM

its too bad those mesh shirts reach the point at which they fall apart rather quickly.

**seraphim** · July 17th, 2002, 05:40 PM

Heh. Nice product placement there, Craig. I mean to pick up one of those spiffy Electrogarden shirts as soon as I get paid. I mean, I can't very well be the coolest kid on my block without it, right?

One of the best quality t-shirts and designs I have seen over the years would have to be Pop Will Eat Itself (Designers Republic did the art).

I usually only get my shirts at shows but have picked up a couple online. Most of the band shirts I want, the bands haven't toured here. Luckily I have a friend in the UK that goes to a lot of shows.

**KissTheStar** · July 17th, 2002, 05:52 PM

Originally posted by seraphim
I mean to pick up one of those spiffy Electrogarden shirts as soon as I get paid. I mean, I can't very well be the coolest kid on my block without it, right?

So true ... so true ...

~Craig

**epsilon minus** · July 17th, 2002, 06:32 PM

Cesium 137 have a neat-as-hell shirt that has a patch of black mesh covering silkscreened lettering. Never seen anything like it.

**seraphim** · July 17th, 2002, 06:37 PM

So when are we going to see some EM shirts? I bought the limited DVD box set now I want a t-shirt so I can say I was there.

**7red7** · July 17th, 2002, 08:25 PM

I really dig the quality of all of my Red Flag shirts...

Also:

Garbage (I still have my original G-Tour 2 from 1995)

Counting Crows (love all of their tour shirts I have)

All of the shirts form ADD are top notch...

I still need an EGN shirt...Damn me and my lagging on that...

**Avil** · July 17th, 2002, 08:46 PM

I don�t have so many band t-shirts...
But the few I have I must say...of course...Alphaville.
Like the Moongirl/boy shirt they had for sale on their miracle healing tour

**epsilon minus** · July 17th, 2002, 08:59 PM

Originally posted by seraphim
So when are we going to see some EM shirts? I bought the limited DVD box set now I want a t-shirt so I can say I was there.

I'd love to do shirts, but Alfa Matrix ain't gonna pay for them, and I'm poor. We'll see what the first sales statement from the album is like. If we sold more than 3 copies outside of Toronto, maybe I can think about shirts

No point in making them if they're just gonna sit in my closet and collect dust.

**NoirTech** · July 17th, 2002, 10:25 PM

hmmm. discussion about t-shirts.
I've found that I really dig simply designed shirts. Black with White lettering, or small pics are my favorite. Don't dig shirts that get designs all over the shirt. ...hmm...does that make sense? My "The Nine" shirt is a good example.

**epsilon minus** · July 17th, 2002, 11:30 PM

Agreed. Simple design is almost always the way to go, period.

**interface2x** · July 17th, 2002, 11:51 PM

Originally posted by PTInc.
its too bad those mesh shirts reach the point at which they fall apart rather quickly.

Man, why isn't there any internet equivalent on a rimshot?!

But, to be fair, my mesh shirt's in just fine condition

Colin

**SFARAH** · July 18th, 2002, 06:01 AM

Places to get Tshirts?

ps my favorites: De/vision and Kirrfaktor

**sassygrl21** · July 18th, 2002, 06:11 AM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by 7red7
[b]I really dig the quality of all of my Red Flag shirts...

I couldn't agree with you more!! I got the Retro -T at SGTW. It's awesome!!. I also have gotten some at live shows & thru their website. True Quality as is with all of their merchandise.

**Avil** · July 18th, 2002, 12:48 PM

Originally posted by SFARAH
Places to get Tshirts?

ps my favorites: De/vision and Kirrfaktor

I guess the band�s homepage, on concerts and different online records stores. Know that hotstuff.se got a lot of shirts with different artists/bands.

**ivie5** · July 18th, 2002, 06:44 PM

Anything Box: The "Robot Paul" blue tee is a fav.
Faith Assembly's Shades of Blue tee is a very inconspicuous design

and... I'm old school. I have almost every one of The Echoing Green's tees, including the smiley face, heart, cross tee with the old website address and the glow in the dark tv face tee. That's an awesome shirt!

**ivie5** · July 18th, 2002, 06:51 PM

oops, I take that back. the FA tee isn't very inconspicuous, it's just a really nicely designed tee without sticking out too much. If not careful I would almost mistaken it for some sort of designer tee with the 'London, USA' thing on the back.

yeah, that's what i was tryin' to say.

**hooperi** · July 18th, 2002, 08:46 PM

Originally posted by interface2x
Of course, I also love the Onion (joke newspaper) t-shirts that say simply: Your Favorite Band Sucks.

I haven't seen this shirt, but the very thought of it has me laughing to myself. Great stuff!

Ivan

P.S. Love the edit feature to be able to fix those annoying typos.