Sunset Strip Socks
Description: A strange transmission from the psychedelic side of Los Angeles: a richly illustrated Arthur Lee portrait surrounded by fractured sunshine, botanical forms and late-sixties poster energy. Built with crisp vector linework, aged screen-print texture and a palette inspired by the darker edge of California psychedelia.
Description: WASP is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982, emerging from the early 1980s Los Angeles heavy metal scene. The band's popularity peaked that decade, yet they continued to record and tour, making them one of the most enduring of the West Coast metal bands. WASP gained notoriety for their shock rock-themed image, lyrics, and live performances. The band was a prominent target of the Parents Music Resource Center (PMRC), an organization that pushed for warning labels on recorded music in the '80s.
Description: A tribute to late-night record hunting on the Sunset Strip, when glowing storefronts, packed CD racks, vinyl bins and music obsessives made Sunset Boulevard feel like the center of the music universe. This distressed 2000-era graphic celebrates 30 years of legendary record-store culture with a giant vinyl sunset, palm-lined Los Angeles streets and an after-dark vintage shop aesthetic. Made for crate diggers, record collectors and anyone who remembers when discovering an album meant spending hours inside a real music store.
Description: $5 cover, no backstage, no alcohol, coffee for a $1, and all-ages all the time is Jabberjaw Cafe in a nutshell. Located at 3711 Pico Boulevard in Los Angeles, Jabberjaw opened in 1989 as a coffee bar and morphed into a legendary music venue when a low stage that you almost tripped over as you entered was added. Things started out with some acoustic acts, but after the first electric act performed, the coffee bar quickly became more of a live music venue. Jabberjaw was the space to play for bands that did not want to participate in L.A.'s pay-to-play scene, and with a standing rule of no corporate rock, only the coolest indie bands were booked, helping Jabberjaw create a scene of its own, far away from the Sunset Strip.
Description: A&M Records was an American record label founded as an independent company by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962. Due to the success of the discography A&M released, the label garnered interest and was acquired by PolyGram in 1989 and began distributing releases from Polydor Ltd. from the UK. Throughout its operations, A&M housed well-known acts such as Joe Cocker, Procol Harum, Captain & Tennille, Sting, Ozark Mountain Daredevils, Supertramp, Bryan Adams, Burt Bacharach, Liza Minnelli, The Carpenters, Paul Williams, Janet Jackson, Cat Stevens, Peter Frampton, Elkie Brooks, Carole King, Styx, Extreme, Amy Grant, Joan Baez, the Human League, The Police, CeCe Peniston, Soundgarden, Duffy and Sheryl Crow.
Description: Sam Goody was a music and entertainment retailer in the United States and United Kingdom, operated by The Musicland Group inc. Sam "Goody" Gutowitz (1904-1991) of New York City opened a small record store on New York's 9th Avenue shortly after the advent of vinyl long-playing records in the late 1940s. Although he did some retail business, most of his volume was in mail-order sales at discount prices. He became something of a folk hero among penniless college students as the first successful large-scale LP discounter.
Description: Hardcore ain't nothing without a photocopied flyer. For ages, people have utilized flyers and posters to spread the word about events, bounties, and all types of opportunities, and for punks, hardcore kids, and metalheads what better way to be informed of an upcoming show. Maybe a touring band is rolling through town or perhaps your favorite local band is playing a secret show, whatever it may be flyers have consistently been a source of not only information, but also an outlet for artists within the scene to flex their creative muscles. They also made for killer decoration in your bedroom.
Description: After leaving the Army on a medical discharge in 1952, a 19-year-old Norm Grabowski built a hot rod based on a shortened 1922 Model T touring car mated to a similarly shortened Model A truck bed. With a powerful OHV engine from his parents' sedan, the vehicle that resulted had a unique appearance and stance, which inspired many hot rods created afterward. The car was first featured on the cover of the October 1955 issue of Hot Rod and then underwent further modifications, including a greater rake, tilted windshield and blue paint with flames. Grabowski's hugely influential hot rod became known as the 'Kookie Kar' after it was used in the television show 77 Sunset Strip, and driven by the character Kookie in just about every episode.
Description: ⚡ One night. One stage. One hell of a show. ⚡ On Thursday, October 10th, Sunset Riot took over the legendary Rainbow Bar & Grill during Mötley Crüe’s Hollywood Takeover, as the Crüe tore through The Whisky, The Roxy, and The Troubadour. This limited edition tee immortalizes that night of loud guitars, wild energy, and true Sunset Strip chaos. 🔥 Exclusive design – Available for a limited time only! 🤘 Metal-inspired aesthetic – Gritty, rebellious, and built for the stage. ⚡ A tribute to the legends – For those who live and breathe Sunset Strip rock ‘n’ roll. Whether you were there in the crowd or just wish you were, this is your chance to own a piece of Sunset Riot history. Get it before it's gone forever! 🎤🔥
Description: Tower Records was once a record sales powerhouse. The location on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood was ground zero for up-and-coming bands and the fans that loved them. Re-live the golden age of rock! Logo faithfully reproduced on high-quality cotton T-Shirt for long-playing retro memories!
