Blog: Crown Dozen

There are a lot of small tee labels out there doing one-color, scrawly illo prints in the vein of classic 70s-80s punk and metal tees, Actual Pain being one of our faves (so much so they were 'adopted' by CrownDozen longtime favorites, Mishka ). Well, fairly recently I stumbled upon the lookbook of young upstarts Riot Tuxedo , a crew of two making some absolutely perfect tees in their nasty simplicity. Printing badass, oldishly-new nasty skate-metal tees, reminiscent of shit the weird kid in high-school drew on the back of his notebook, [...]

There are a lot of small tee labels out there doing one-color, scrawly illo prints in the vein of classic 70s-80s punk and metal tees, Actual Pain being one of our faves (so much so they were 'adopted' by CrownDozen longtime favorites, Mishka ). Well, fairly recently I stumbled upon the lookbook of young upstarts Riot Tuxedo , a crew of two making some absolutely perfect tees in their nasty simplicity. Printing badass, oldishly-new nasty skate-metal tees, reminiscent of shit the weird kid in high-school drew on the back of his notebook [...]

TFL = Transport For London = tube lines never functining = iconic tube (subway for those across the pond) symbols = lots more Well, TFL has regular makeover and when they launched their new ticketing system, they had nothing but free Tracy Emin card holders distributed to random dazzled passangers. The current makeover is by daughter-of-semi-famous-parent s extraordinaire (very common title where it does not matter if you have anything at all to say as long as your lineage is even remotely rock and roll) Daisy De Villeneuve . [...]

TFL = Transport For London = tube lines never functining = iconic tube (subway for those across the pond) symbols = lots more Well, TFL has regular makeover and when they launched their new ticketing system, they had nothing but free Tracy Emin card holders distributed to random dazzled passangers. The current makeover is by daughter-of-semi-famous-parent s extraordinaire (very common title where it does not matter if you have anything at all to say as long as your lineage is even remotely rock and roll) Daisy De Villeneuve . [...]

Just took the time to finally watch the video for "Die Slow" off 'Get Color', the new album from noise assailants Health and had to share it. The album's been getting a ton of play here at CrownDozen, and we've had the below-linked remix by Anticon -associated Tobacco on blast all week too. - Health "Die Slow (Tobacco Remix) ( Mediafire ) HEALTH "DIE SLOW" on Vimeo . [...]

Just took the time to finally watch the video for "Die Slow" off 'Get Color', the new album from noise assailants Health and had to share it. The album's been getting a ton of play here at CrownDozen, and we've had the below-linked remix by Anticon -associated Tobacco on blast all week too. - Health "Die Slow (Tobacco Remix) ( Mediafire ) HEALTH "DIE SLOW" on Vimeo . [...]

This is a case in which the artist has become more famous than…er…the videogame his name was inspired by: the one and only Space Invader is back with a solo show at Lazarides Gallery Rathbone , central London. We all know him for the small mosaic tiles applied to buildings all over the world: look carefully around you at about 3.5 meters from the ground and one will magically appear, whether in Katmandu, Varanasi or Mombassa (as well as the more prosaic Paris, New York and Sydney). A primordial form of street art [...]

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Beg, borrow or steal whichever ticket you need to get to Bristol . For the museum itself you will not need a ticket at all. However, the entrance is not free: it comes at the expensive price of about 4 hours of queuing, like it happened to me last Tuesday. The wait was insane, but well worth. You are authorized to think whatever you want about Banksy : that he is a sell-out, a British copy of his mentor Blek Le Rat, that he has made millions on the hype... but until you have [...]

You wonder if they exist. And they do. Differently from the Minotaur, Avalon and Hell, for what we know, there is such a thing as a magnificently glorious cycling helmet. I am not sure your hood has been swept by the bike crazy, but in mine you can even book bike classes for free in order to get as many commuters on bikes as possible. Hard to believe, but London is being turned into China! Plus helmets. Read on and/or comment...

The top twelve tracks gettin' pulled out the crates at CrownDozen this month, in no order, plus a few more for good measure! All links go to Mediafire-hosted MP3s... Delorean "Deli" Florence And The Machine "Dog Days Are Over" Phantogram "Mouthful Of Diamonds" The Shangri-Las "Remember (Walking in the Sand)" Woolfy "The Warehouse" The XX [...]

I'm at a loss for words. Not that words matter. Or are even necessary... I really wish I could put into words what exactly Chester 5000 XYV by Jess Fink exactly is about and why you should care, but I can't. It's just that good. Okay. I'll try... Read on and/or comment...

Our friends over at Beautiful/Decay have just released the 1st book in their new limited edition bookazine format. It is a beautiful, art-focused, interview and image based thing-thang that has all the hipness and class we've come to expect from Something in the Universe. Get your copy before they run out. Read on and/or comment...

The perfect thing for you film snob metal heads out there. You know who you are. Action! Read on and/or comment...

When Dirty Projectors band member, Angel Deradoorian decided to give the solo road a ride, many were expecting more of the same: the experimental, indie grind that walks a delicate line. Instead, listeners will be taken aback with the R&B like vocals Angel owns you with from the very first song. Angel's EP, "Mind Raft" carries an eclectic mix of tracks that showcase the beautiful ranges Angel possess in spades. Buy It Here Read on and/or comment...

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The retrospective of cartoonist Basil Wolverton currently up at New York's Barbara Gladstone Gallery is an absolute must see show for readers of this blog. Basil is a true old school illustration pioneer. Blech! Read on and/or comment...

I just can't not put this up... This tee is part of a collab with legendary porn sticky pages Screw Magazine, and features one of their notoriously graphic graphics. Nasty as it wanna be, you can buy the Fresh Jive "Bike City" shirt at Turntable Lab. Read on and/or comment...

I just can't not put this up... This tee is part of a collab with legendary porn sticky pages Screw Magazine, and features one of their notoriously graphic graphics. Nasty as it wanna be, you can buy the Fresh Jive "Bike City" shirt at Turntable Lab. Read on and/or comment...