Todays offering from Simon draws inspiration from music, which is rather more lowbrow than I’ve been used to writing about to be honest. The band in question is Gogol Bordello, a band who have been described by Phill Jupitus as sounding “a bit like The Clash having a fight with The Pogues in Eastern Europe.”

They aren’t my kind of thing (I haven’t given them a fair shake to be fair though, having only heard one song), but I know they’ve got a strong following, and I really like the idea of people producing fan tees of their favourite bands rather than buying overpriced merchandise. That said, the overpricing tends to only really become apparent when bands are playing arena tours, smaller bands seem to still give their fans enough respect not to gouge them.

Obviously, the GB in the middle of the design stands for Gogol Bordello, and as the title to this post may have tipped you off, the ring of cyrillic around the edge says ‘Gypsy Punk Revolution’ in Russian, a language which was presumably picked because of the number of Russian members of the band, though they are a thoroughly multi-national bunch. I think that the DIY style works really well with this kind of tee, it feels like its getting back to the roots of the punk ethic.

As usual, if you’re interested in purchasing one Simon’s tees, send me an e-mail via the contact page, and I’ll send a message to Richard, who will put the wheels of commerce into motion.