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The First Step & Livewire Records

The First Step and Livewire Records. It seemed like a match made in heaven. Ed was in Hands Tied, The First Step loved Mouthpiece. Ed and Co put out great records, The First Step created great records. It was a good combo. Hell, the shirts even looked chill. Take this shirt from Turning Point, and plenty of crucial. Just a solid look, despite being a navy blue shirt. White and red ink on navy is a crucial look though, I’ll give it that. It makes me think of long van rides sitting around with friends. Not worrying about the next gig, not stressing over previous shit, just living in the moment and having fun. I can dig that vibe.

Vintage The First Step & Livewire Records tee

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WarZone! Oi!

We segue back from our UK tour with this original WarZone shirt from seller porkchoplamf, which is always cool, even when it’s a mid-90s large…

Vintage WarZone! Oi! tee

Vintage WarZone! Oi! tee

You could probably find a boot with the old style War Zone iron cross that fits you way better than this (not that we recommend such a thing), but it wouldn’t have the tour dates and the Oi! on the back. And speaking of those tour dates…

01 March New Haven CT Tune Inn.

I know some of our regular CT contributors/commenters were there. Show reviews please. I didn’t see WarZone til ’95 so I got nuthin’, but Jay Bil, Ivan, Big E… I’m looking at y’all. Memories of any of the other shows are obviously equally welcome, as are memories of ANY WarZone shows, for that matter.

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Suffer Survive.

Ok, so I’ll level with you. The real reason I went with the UK auctions today is because I wanted to post this particular shirt being sold by gorilla_stomp. It was a comment from Chauncey aka Big E From Shows that made me think of it…

Vintage Suffer Survive. tee

A Suffer Survive era No Warning shirt, and actually the only NW shirt I still own. Your opinion is welcome to vary on the quality of the record, but the shirt is ill. Of course, maybe the noose on the back is prejudicing me…

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Tales From The ‘Ard Side.

Some more auctions from the UK this morning, as h.c.punk gives us a bevy of Biohazard tees. No BIN’s, however…

Vintage Tales From The ‘Ard Side. tee

Vintage Tales From The ‘Ard Side. tee

Vintage Tales From The ‘Ard Side. tee

Vintage Tales From The ‘Ard Side. tee

What Makes Us Tick… more like What Makes Us Sick. Hideous design on that one. Yuck.

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