You may remember a few weeks ago when we mentioned bygonebureau.com’s line of indie-rock t-shirts that would likely never haunt the shelves of Urban Outfitters (well, never know in the age and demographic of irony). Even if you don’t remember, the Bygone Bureau remembers you. Yessir, they’ve issued a new t-shirt line in which they graciously credit ‘Gum readers for a couple titles. Too wit (and your wits): “When we ran out of marginally funny new shirts, we stole them from this excellent comment thread on Stereogum.com.” Good job, guys and gals. In honor of the honor and in hopes of some new designs, we’re highlighting the Stereo-inspired designs plus the titular tee from above, all after the jump.
“This one was poached from Mrs, whose idea graciously enabled further laziness in the design department. We loved this shirt, as did the geriatric crowd at a Hold Steady show, but when we approached the 22 year-old manager of our t-shirt printer he only said ‘what the fuck is a Hold Steady?’”
“Plagiarized gracelessly from Stereogum user Bort, this design, set in lovely Cooper Black against a popular hue of Indie Brown, has become the uniform for Bureau staffers.”
And a non-Stereo-reader design we dig:
Hmm, any other names they could’ve plugged in there? (Note: There are three alternate versions of the Bird tee because sexuality’s fluid, yo.)
Ideas for line three? Let’s get it started: “Black Kids Are Overrated. The Band, I Mean. Black Kids The Band.”
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Let it never be said that fucking around all day on music blogs is in vain….
No, it’s definitely in vain. But it does take a certain skill to do it well, or so I like to tell myself.
I lost my shit for the Garden State one.
You guys should add these to Emptees
“I’m With Someone Who Thinks Aimee Mann’s ‘The Forgotten Arm’ Is a Better Album Than ‘I’m With Stupid’”
“I went to the Yo La Tengo merch table and all they had was this ironic meta T-shirt”
“Colin Meloy wrote my Valedictorian speech”
“I wear regular, relaxed-fit BLUE jeans to emo shows”
“Beirut! Not just a Lebanese city anymore”
“Sufjan (pronounced bor-ing)”
“I paid very little for In Rainbows. Sue me.”
“I spent my Vampire Weekend in Graceland”
Thom is my only friend.
Gold star to kyle.
“half japanese girls do it to me everytime”
I’m bort! check out this song. kanye west samples the knife http://thepopsicle.blogspot.com/2007/10/kanye-west-graduate.html
The Garden State one is fine. I really wish they would make The Hold Steady one, I’d totally wear it.
kyle, all you’re ideas are terribly unfunny.
“Baby, you get a 9.8 from *my* pitchfork
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Isaac,
I don’t get it. Is kyle a band?
“I made Lily Allen cry”
“I hated Weezer before it was cool”
“Thom Yorke said I don’t have to pay you”
“45 pence is the new free”
“Your favorite band sucks because Pitchfork said so”
“Mr. November”
“Marry me, St. Vincent”
“I’m the drummer in Spencer Krug’s 7th band”
“Not a hipster”
“Hipster”
“Kanye already sampled me… sorry”
“Heartbeats > all of Silent Shout”
“I go Ga Ga when we Spoon”
Front: “IT’S UP TO YOU
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Back: “NO REALLY, IT’S UP TO YOU”
“Galangalangalangah. Where’s that?”
“How many Boyz there?”
“I Never Bought The First Killers Album”
isaac, “terribly”? really? i mean, i don’t think they’re gangbusters or anything, i was just trying to fit in the style that the website had set. but if you really think they’re “terribly unfunny” maybe i’ll give it another go. or not. maybe you don’t want me to try anymore because my comment on this music blog would be a waste of your time.
scott, proprietor, thank you.
“what the fuck’s a hold steady?”
ahahahaha.
KICK HIM.
Kanye is Kan- gay
i think i hate kyle.
darn
“Thom Yorke said I don’t have to pay you” is pretty damn funny, but I think the t-shirt I would most likely wear is “what the fuck’s a hold steady?”
elton, i’m hoping your was a jad fair reference. yes!? yes!?
I’m influenced by Kraftwerk.