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NEWS ARCHIVE |
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101 Apparel - Summer Collection Now Available
The new Spring/Summer collection includes a special artist collaboration with Dam-Funk entitled "Funk's Revenge" which will include a mix cd by Dam-Funk himself and t-shirt design ispired by one of Dam-Funk's favorite album covers. This along with 10 other new designs is included in our new Spring collection. To left you can see Amir wearing the new "Who's Gonna Take The Weight Design". Out of stock sizes are have been re-stocked.
Click here to view the online shop
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Kon & Amir "Music Is The Message" Europe Tour
- Party Pics and Free Mix Download
Thanks to all that came out to the Music Is The Message EuropeTour. Click below to view photos highlights from the tour!
During the Music Is The Message tour, Kon & Amir stopped by Living Room Radio, based in Basel Switzerland. Thanks to Kon for sharing his mix.
Click here to view the photos and to download the DJ Kon mix. |
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Quantic - Streams Of New Music Flow From Old Sources - Mix CD & T-shirt
Will Holland aka Quantic is one of the most prolific and innovative working producers today. In 2007 Quantic moved to Cali, Colombia where he has been digging for lost unknown treasures of cumbia, salsa and latin funk. This t-shirt collaboration with Quantic entitled “Streams of New Music from Old Sources” includes a mix cd which is the work of networking and digging on the front lines of Cali Colombia and what came together is nothing short of breathtaking.
Click here to view the Quantic Mix CD & T-shirt |
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Left Of Center Design featured in Antenna Magazine
Everyone knows that to be an innova- tor in any field, music, art, science or design you have to be able to walk a different path than the rest. That’s who this design is for, the innovators, seek- ers, and those willing to go the uncon- ventional route. There’s a famous quote about Andy Warhol; “he made all his art on the edges and declared it the cen- ter and the whole art world circled around him”. This shirt takes that idea and plays free jazz with fonts, juxta- poses words in a unique way; it cre- ates, innovates and reinvents those creations
Click here for more info or to purchase.
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New Raglan and Hooded fleece:
Now Available
Check out our new Raglan Crew and Hooded fleece collection, just in time for the winter season. Our fleece is 100% light weight, soft California fleece. Several styles now available.
Click here to view our Raglan Crew Fleece
Click here to view our Hooded Fleece |
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Aint No Half Steppin Design featured in Antenna Magazine
Antenna is the first mainstream magazine to target individuals who are on a constant quest for the newest and coolest products on the horizon. Featuring everything from dress shirts and cellphones to jeans and graphic T’s, Antenna is considered to be a non-disposable magazine in a disposable world.
Big Daddy Kane sampled the boogie funk group Heatwave’s famous track “Ain’t No Half Steppin” and turned it into a hip-hop classic. . This one is for the boogie col- lectors, funk bohemians, and hip hop heads.
Click here for more info or to purchase. |
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New Messenger / Record Bags: Now Available
This season we have updated our Messenger Bags to fit Records, this is for the DJ's and College students alike. 3 different styles are available, which include Kon & Amir's "Music Is The Message" with mix cd. These bags are lap top friendly and can fit 30-40LPs.
Size: 14½" x 12" x 5"
Click here for more info or to purchase.
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Night Train w/ Kon & Amir @ APT, NYC Sponsored by 101 Apparel and Wax Poetics Magazine
Deep Funk, Soul, Disco, Boogie & Latin every last Tuesday of the Month at APT. No cover.
APT: 419 W. 13Th Street, New York City.
http://www.aptnyc.com/
http://waxpoetics.com/
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Night-Train-w-Kon-Amir/215631180360 |
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Kon & Amir - West Coast DJ Tour
The Kings of Diggin, Kon & Amir on tour celebrating the Music Is The Message mix cd and t-shirt, brought to you by 101 Apparel and Wax Poetics Magazine:
June 5th - Future Classic @ Peolong Lounge
1751 Fulton St, San Francisco, CA 94117
June 9th - Continental Room
115 W Santa Fe Ave Fullerton, CA 92832
June 11th - Afro Funke @ Zanzibar
1301 5th St, Santa Monica, CA 90401
June 14th - The Do Over @ Crane's Tavern
1611 N. El Centro Ave. , Los Angeles, CA 90028 |
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Shook Magazine Issue 05 - available in onlineshop
includes Kode 9, Funky House, The Electric Ballroom, David Mancuso, Casuals, Omar S, Comics meet Hip-Hop, Calma, Objet Sonore, Aschobi Designs, Gemma Weekes, Motown 50, V-Tech Concerts, Cameo, Amanda Diva, Kokolo, Faze Action, Harmonic 313, Culoe de Song, Ghislain Poirier, Silkie, Ame, Rich Medina & Bobbito, Mr Chop, Mulatu, Jahtari, Keith & Julie Tippett. |
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101 Apparel featured in Shook Magazine
101 Apparel was featured in the latest Shook Magazine!
Read by a faithful outernational collective of kool kids, music junkies, grafik artists and cultural renegades, SHOOK is the magazine of choice for people who will not be sold manufactured culture but instead look a little deeper for inspiration and find it here. Whether it’s tastemakers such as Mary Anne Hobbs, Gilles Peterson and Benji B showing us love on the BBC, or artists like Calma, HVW8, Invader, Cody Hudson, Mitchy Bwoy and LCP United lending their support (and their artwork), plus endless recommendations from the leading record stores and websites, SHOOK has cemented its reputation as an indispensible guide to the worldwide underground.Visit Shook online at: http://www.shook.fm/ |
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Online Article - "Wearing the Music with 101 Apparel"
Ben Hernandez recently posted this nice article on 101 Apparel. A portion of the post is below.
"Music is the Message" is a statement that appears on the front of one of 101 Apparel's many shirts and it serves as all-encompassing prose to define their growing retail line. Owner and designer, Eric Crandell, sought to meld the various facets of design and music by channeling them through fashionable garb. After all, for many musicians, creativity and self-expression not only dwell in their respective musical compositions, but also in their attire. Prior to starting 101 Apparel, Eric was the Art Director at Ubiquity Records, a record company specializing in rare grooves. At Ubiquity, he developed many of the company's eye-catching designs for album cover art, silk screens, logos, and clothing. After becoming well equipped with the knowledge and skills to create an apparel line, Crandell developed 101 Apparel in 2005. click here to read the full article. |
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Typo Graphical - Interview with 101 Apparel
Typo Graphical is a design site/blog focused on the t-shirt game (t-files), its a nice mix art, design and music related posts, we were happy to be featured on the site. A porition of the post is below.
"Having written about a million product descriptions for musically-inspired T-shirt graphics, as well as running my own little reggae brand on the side, you could say I’m a little bit obsessed with how you can coherently translate ideas about music into images. One person who can do this better than just about anyone I know is Eric Crandell. I first came into contact with Eric’s design through all the great work he did for Ubiquity Records. Later, DG picked up Eric’s own musically-inspired label 101 Apparel too, so I got another dose of excellent graphics from him. Today Eric was kind enough to answer some questions about his work…" click here to read the full interview. |
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Free Your Mind, Hooded Fleece featured in SLAM Magazine
101 Apparel always likes to drop a little nugget of music knowledge with its designs and with this one it’s a reference to P- Funk’s classic track that has been sampled by everyone and boasts many imitators. Support the message with this design that utilizes some really dope font lettering and displays at the top the head of an icon with a speaker inside. Free Your Mind, Hooded Fleece featured in SLAM Magazine.
Click here to view the Free Your Mind T-shirt
Click here to view the Free Your Mind hooded fleece.
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Colors In Rhythm 13"x18" limited edition prints now available
Colors in Rhythm was conceived by Eric Crandell as an offshoot of his eclectic 101 Apparel trademark that has influenced music related design with its focus on imagination, authenticity and new ideas. Influenced by the textile and pattern designs of artists such as Alexander Girard, Eames and others, Colors in Rhythm represents that same approach to forward thinking aesthetics but with a renewed a commitment to the environment. Aware of the harmful effects of certain practices in fashion on the environment this Colors in Rhythm series is a step forward into the future for modern fashion.
Click here to view the Colors In Rhythm Organic T-shirt Collection.
Click here to view the Colors In Rhythm Organic limited edtion prints.
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Summer 09 collection now available
Summer 09 is here! This season we have 12 new designs, ranging from disco edits, dirty drums, space is the place our wax poetics collaboration and more! We also have a wide variety of new color variations on our past favorites. Check out the online shop to view the new styles for Men's and Women. Also vist our retailers section to find a local shop near you.
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Kon & Amir / Wax Poetics Magazine Collaboration
We l have been following Kon and Amir’s record collecting skills since the legendary “On Track” mix cd’s that set a new bar in the digging community for what a mix cd could be. Now, 101 Apparel is honored to present “Music is the Message; a collaboration inspired by the music and djing prowess of Kon and Amir. Each tshirt comes with an exclusive mix cd by Kon and Amir filled with modern soul, disco and other dance goodies |
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Wax Poetics Magazine Promotion
In conjunction with our Kon & Amir / Wax Poetics collaboration we happy to announce the Wax Poetics Magazine promotion. All orders containing 3 or more items will autmatically receive the new Wax Poeitcs Issue free of charge! This is a limited time offer, hurry while supplies last.
ISSUE SOLD OUT |
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Dirty Drums design featured in Antenna Magazine / S.L.A.T.E
This past February, 101 Apparel debuted the Summer 09 collection at the Magic / S.L.A.T.E. trade show. Durring the show Antenna Magazine distributed magazines and show guides. We were happy to see our new Dirty Drums design featured in the issue. None of those tepid restaurant jazz breaks for us, we like our drums RAW and DIRTY! Check out the alternate color-ways in our online shop. |
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Colors In Rhythm collection featured in T-World Magazine
The new issue of T-WORLD featured the Colors In Rhythm collection in its story of Organic Cotton and the influence of the fashion industry.
Colors in Rhythm is a limited edition series of shirts that are printed on 100 % organic cotton that bridges environmental awareness with modern aesthetics. All shirts feature a unique bamboo hangtag. |
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UNLIMITED EDITions DISCO Mix - included free with the Re-Edit t-shirt
UNLIMITED EDITsions Disco was a special sponsored event by 101 Apparel; a collaboration courtesy of Lovefingers (NYC/LA) and Lee Douglas (NYC/Rong) and an exclusive mix by Dj-producer Lono (Chicago/NYC) entitled a “Disco Unusual Social Club Mix”. This exlcusive mix CD features 100% edits and is for the disco heads, record heads and collectors alike! incldued free of charge with all RE-EDIT t-shirts.
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Nightmares On Wax Collaboration
We here at 101 Apparel have been huge fans of Nightmares On Wax since the early sounds of “Smokers Delight” to our favorite “Caraboot Soul”. Its an honor to present this exclusive design collaboration with DJ E.A.S.E. of Nightmares On Wax. Each t-shirt will include an exclusive mix CD by DJ E.A.S.E. of Nightmares On Wax!
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