As a guitar player, I find this shirt RIDICULOUSLY awesome. As a left-handed guitar player, I find it RIDICULOUSLY unfortunate that there isn’t a left version available. I’m not crying though, I still see myself buying it.

This tee is for anyone that’s ever air-guitared their way through a solo, whether you play for real or not. It’s subtle enough to look like a plain tee at first, and bold enough to tell everyone you’re ready to party.

For those about to rock…we salute you.

Go grab this sweet tee at LuckyThreadz for $16.

EndangeredWear really takes the term “limited edition” to the major leagues. Every shirt is a limited run with no reprints. On the back, you’ll see “1 of 100″ or “1 of 300″ or whatever. That’s really sweet, and guarantees that you won’t go out and see anyone else wearing your tee. (I Love Lamp, anyone?)

Scott brought this one to my attention. Seriously, What a kick ass tee. This shirt rocks on too many levels.

Snakes? Check.
Skulls? Check.
Ace of Spades? Check.
Classic retro-ish background? Check.

This is an excellent tee to wear to a concert. I’m not a big fan of the company name on the front, but it’s done pretty tastefully. I think the one on the back, on the limited edition print, definitely belongs though.

There’s a Countdown to Extinction (Bonus points for the Megadeth reference) on each tee, telling you how many are available in each size until they’re gone…forever.

Ace of Spades is $16.99 at EndangeredWear, check ‘em out.

I’ve been meaning to write about Retro Campaigns since before my break, and Christine over there has been super cool about the whole deal. Retro Campaigns makes some coolest new-old shirts I’ve come across. Their prints are all made to look like campaign t-shirts from presidential races of bygone days.

In an interesting twist though, you’ll see t-shirts from FAILED campaigns. I think that’s pretty sweet. These shirts get bonus points in a Dewey Defeats Truman sort of way. Nobody usually remembers the guy that didn’t win unless you pull a Dukakis and have an absolutely ridiculous photo of yourself floating around.

Retro Campaigns is one of the few places out there that can pull off politically-themed t-shirts without being…well, political about it. This isn’t about left or right, conservative or liberal, nothing like that. It’s about a whole lot of t-shirt love, right?

Those of you old enough might date yourselves wearing one of their tees, I have to admit. If it’s someone you voted for, then that’s excellent, more power to you! Thankfully though, I was born during the Reagan Administration, so I can wear these tees purely for their cool factor. Does that make me a poser? It might, but at least not in a Vanilla Ice sort of way.

The first tee Retro Campaigns sent me was lost somehow in transit, but Christine was cool enough to send another. When I opened the package, I’ve got to admit that it wasn’t the shirt that first grabbed my eye, but the rest of the material included.

There was a beautifully designed one-pager on the candidate’s history, career and political beliefs. There was also a gorgeous glossy flyer, business card and a note (on RC stationary, no less). I’ve got no idea if the note and business card are part of every shipment or just mine because I’m a reviewer, but it’s all very impressive nonetheless. I’ll try to get a picture of the materials to post back here.

The shirt itself is a classic ringer, printed on a super-soft American Apparel tee. The water-based inks and faded design really contribute to the vintage look and feel. I get the impression that most, if not all of these designs are from the actual campaign materials, which is sweet since I’m a geek for historical accuracy. If any are the original creation of Retro Campaigns, I’m doubly impressed.

It’s really neat to see some of these shirts purely because it reminds you of a time when the things that were important to the American public were much different than they are now. Values were different, and the price of oil wasn’t even a blip on the radar. People were worried about civil rights, the Russians, Vietnam..all things that have since become background scenery for films.

Since I first spoke with RC they’ve added a bunch of new designs as well. It’s really an impressive collection, definitely check it out. Here’s a hats off to Christine and the team at Retro Campaigns, and thanks again for the shirt.

The shirt I’m wearing is Willkie – Wings for America and it’s $19.99.

Check out Retro Campaigns to see the above shirt and many others. As t-shirt company websites go, it’s very well done.

DeezTeez is having a sale through tomorrow. Enter TAXESSUCK into the coupon code box at checkout to get 25% off.

I’ve always loved Happy Gilmore, so here’s a shirt I found through TShirtReview.com (not to be confused with this site). Chris has featured some pretty sweet tees in the past there, check him out.

The Chubbs Peterson Golf Lessons shirt is $14.99 ($11.24 if you get it today or tomorrow) and is available from DeezTeez.

DBH finally launched their fabric edition tee today. Fabric edition t-shirts are made specially to be as comfortable as possible. For a limited time, DBH is offering their blank fabric edition tees for just $10. As much as I love printed tees I do have my fair share of plain color t-shirts, and I think this would be a pretty cool addition.

You can pick up a fabric edition t-shirt from DBH for $10.

A while back I wrote about a bunch of Guinness tees you could get at t-shirts.com. Just before St. Patrick’s Day I picked up these hat/shirt combo’s at Spencer’s Gifts for $10 each. The shirts came rolled inside the hat, with a large Guinness-branded rubber band holding the whole thing together. There was a sticker on the bill to show you what the shirt looked like.

You couldn’t mix and match which was sort of a bummer and the shirts aren’t top-notch, but especially for the price it’s hard to beat. I can’t remember which shirt came with which hat, but oh well. I haven’t been a big fan of trucker-style hats really, but I do like this one with the sewn-on clover and all. The black and brown hat is really good quality, and is probably the classiest beer-brand hat you’ll find anywhere.

A recent trip to the Mall yielded this Metallica tee from Hot Topic for $15. I’ve been a Metallica fan for years, and it’s refreshing to see a tee that’s a little lighter than the Pushead-style skulls and whatnot. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve got my fair-share of classic Metallica tees, but this is a pleasant change of pace.

Whiskey in the Jar is of course a Thin Lizzy cover Metallica did in the late 90′s with their Garage, Inc. album. I believe it was an old Irish drinking song to begin with. Anyways, I think it does well for a one-color, almost text-based design. I wore it to a Hurt concert the night this photo was taken, and I’m actually wearing it as I write this. It’s a very comfortable tee, and it’ll be making my regular rotation.

As if I haven’t featured enough brown tees in the past, here’s another one that caught my eye. The innuendo is so thick here you could cut it with…well, a knife. That’s really the only bit of tableware not mentioned here, I should add.

There are male and female versions of this tee, and then a women’s wifebeater/tanktop/a-shirt version for about half the price. For the record, it appears that only the men’s version of the tee is brown, as the women’s tee is a snappy sort of greenish.

Spooning Leads to Forking is available for $15 from Brown Turtle.

Alright, I’ll admit up front that I’ve had this shirt for about a year now. It’s a comfortable fit, and the fabric is soft. It doesn’t feel heavy like you’d expect a shirt with this much print to feel. It’s as bright as the day I bought it even though it’s been through a ton of wash cycles. You WILL stand out wearing this shirt. Everywhere except a Van Halen concert, of course. None of that’s why you’d buy this shirt though.

The artwork is based on Eddie Van Halen’s Frankenstein guitar, painted in black, red, and white. 5150, which is over the left breast, is supposedly the LAPD radio code for “criminally insane.” Van Halen has used this ambiguous number for years, with a song, album and his studio bearing the digits.

Even if you’re not a Van Halen fan, hear me out!

The real beauty of this shirt though, is that you don’t have to be a Van Halen fan. Unless someone knows what they’re looking at, they won’t get it. It doesn’t say Van Halen anywhere. It’s just a very unique shirt to anyone that isn’t familiar with VH.

The Van Halen stripe shirt is available from tshirts.com for $20.