Author Archives: b. murphy
A Journey Of One Thousand Miles …
… begins with a single step. This quote is attributed to an ancient poet, Lao Tzu, who is sometimes known as Laozi. 6th century BC. So way back. This person (at one point, I’m sure this individual was probably a person) is an honored figure in Taoism, and is held as a deity by modern […]
Terror Keepers Of The Faith
Do yourself a favor. Head out to your local Hot Topic and pick up the new Terror cd. And then come back home and buy the vinyl from Reaper Records. And if that still isn’t quick enough for you, hit up iTunes and download it immediately. PS. Make sure to pick up this never less […]
Helping Friends Out
Over the weekend, a lot of cool shit happened. I saw some excellent bands and pitted with some dudes I haven’t pitted with in 8-9 years. Pretty awesome times. Good karma flows. And there was plenty of good times elsewhere too. A reader was looking for a Right Brigade tee in XL. I couldn’t find […]
A Free Spirit
The other night at the Bane, Trapped Under Ice, Cruel Hand and Alpha And Omega gig, I got to hang with my friend Gil. As you know, Gil is the main man behind the mic with Free Spirit. And as you doubly know, Free Spirit is the shit. The cats pajamas, the balls. They are […]
Go Vegetarian
This shirt is for me. I’ve been vegan for 13 years now. Yeah, 13 years. No cheese, no milk, no meat. It can be done. It’s not impossible, and it’s definitely not hard or terrible. Here’s what I had to eat yesterday. Homemade granola with soy milk, a soy latte, chips, hummus, salsa, grilleded eggplant […]
Gorilla Biscuits & Paul Frank
When Gorilla Biscuits reunited back in 2006, they had a few tricks up their sleeves. Not only did they do new merch, but they also did merch collaborations with a big name brand. Ok, it wasn’t Nike, but in this scene, Paul Frank is pretty damn big. They did two tshirts with Paul Frank (and […]