For those of you unfamiliar with GIVE UP, he is a wheatpaste artist from the great state of Texas.  His work can been seen all over Texas, United States, zines, album covers, and his own line of GIVE UP brand clothing. Make sure to check out his blog for updates on his awesome work along with his webstore! Last week, CVLT NATION had the pleasure of talking to the man one on one about life, chase stories, Oprah, and more. Read the rad interview with GIVE UP after the jump!

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A classic part of the metalhead uniform is the long-sleeve t-shirt, a piece that has barely changed for more than 20 years. At almost every show, you can find yourself an epically screened longsleeve, with front, back and sleeve placements. These shirts come in handy for hiding your skinny, hairy arms, and for covering up any unsightly tattoos you thought were an awesome idea when you were 18. I spent a little time perusing T-shirt Slayer, and I found some choice picks among the countless shirts posted up there. Keep in mind, this is very DIY photography, but you can definitely feel the spirit of the shirts. I even threw in some epic bootleg Ozzy & Metallica raglans from their 1986 tours…I just picture some mustachioed dude in aviators hawking these babies. In true metal spirit, CVLT Nation Two will feature some pretty rad longsleeves for your Fall wardrobe, so stay tuned for those. After the jump, take a peek at some of my favorites, old and new…

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Le Messie and Amanda from FALSE have created the perfect blend of DIY and independent fashion label with their brands. They are an inspiration for what we do here at CVLT Nation, and as a testament to the beautiful things that two people can create together. Each piece they make for their three brands, FALSE, Better Off Dead and Fallacy of Rome, has their personal touch on it, and most of what they make is constructed and silkscreened by hand. At a time where “Made in the USA” means nothing to the average consumer, who is happy to spend their life in Target, it is refreshing to see people who are making a success out of DIY! I am really happy I got the chance to interview them and get a glimpse into their world…after the jump, read about what makes Le Messie and Amanda my new favorite people…

Izzy Wolf has been around for a little while now, and is definitely my favorite kids brand. Although I grew up on hand-me-downs, and I am definitely of the thrift store school of kids clothing shoppers, I would drop the dough for one of their Night Wolf denim & leather jackets for sure. I am already fantasizing about the little back patch I’ll make for my soon-to-be-born daughter. And she will be rocking some of those leggings with it. Izzy Wolf is the brainchild of Cass and Jason Hamilton, who now have two fly daughters, but named the line after their oldest, Izzy, who is surely the flyest little girl I have seen outside of Stockholm. The “Wolf” part comes in because they donate part of their profits to the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in NM, which is pretty rad. Their collection is compact and quality, consisting of cut-off hoodies and denim vests, leggings and the aforementioned denim & leather jacket. They use tie-dye in a non-hippie way and create visual chaos on their hoodies, vests and leggings – the Storm tie-dye looks like the sky after the Icelandic volcano eruption. They also make some hair metal-esque shiny metallic leggings, of which the snakeskin is my favorite. What I love about their line is that it is not an example of people sexualizing their children by dressing them as little adults, the way children’s lines like Forever 21 or H&M do so creepily with baby bikinis and mini skirts. Izzy Wolf is kids clothing that looks hardcore, but retains its’ child-like quality at the same time. Take a closer look at their collection & rad photo shoot after the jump…

Witchcraft Hardware hails from the UK, and makes skate gear for a kvlt following. Owned & operated by our homie French, Witchcraft unabashedly takes its’ influence from death and black metal, and from Satan himself. The decks all feature handcrafted artwork masterpieces from a group of extremely talented artists, including French himself. From rotting nun corpses to orgies of goat-worshiping, Witchcraft is nothing to fuck with. They also do a clothing line featuring one of a kind artwork from the same artists that design the decks. Basically, Witchcraft is a one-stop-shop for everything the Satanic Skater needs to destroy the pavement. The Witchcraft skate team shreds globally and even has a member from my hometown of Canada. They have some rad videos up on their site of their team storming the UK like a demon army. So if you feel like your talents must have come from the underworld, then after the jump check out Witchcraft’s fine products, plus their awesome promo vid…

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It’s truly unfortunate that what used to get these kids caned would now get these kids laid.  I used to faun all over the Anti Fashion chapter of American Hardcore: the originality of engineer boots covered in chains and bandannas, the flannel wrapped around the waist (later lamely associated with the dreadful Grunge scene), the self-cut fucked-up hair and the industrial chains-as-belts, it was all so  mind blowing to me at 14. The fact that it was all strictly for utility is the very essence of “hardcore”. The flannel for instance, was used as a sweat-towel, as shows were often sweaty affairs with no coat-checks. While I’ll always have love for The New York Dolls and The Adicts and all the bands that had a definitive style, the fact that these kids weren’t consumed with fashion is quintessential to Punk and DIY. These kids had it beyond goin on. Check out seamless anti-fashion after the fall

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Our bro TJ’s brand Actual Pain has just released it’s Spring/Summer 2011 season on his site and to his retailers worldwide. Icons of a New Mythology re-envisions the cultural figures of the 20th century through the Actual Pain lens, alongside TJ’s excellent graphic skills. My favorite piece is the Stay High satin bomber jacket, but really I dig all of his graphics, and they are all pretty much offered on tees, tanks, crews and satin jackets. After the jump, check out photos of the SS11 pieces, plus the Actual Pain SS11 video lookbook…

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French brand Sixpack teamed up with a renowned French design studio, DIY, to create a capsule collection of t-shirts for their Dust to Dust SS11 season that I wish I had thought of. DIY created the graphics using photos of the Icelandic volcano eruption, which was definitely one of the most epic events of my lifetime. I spent hours looking at those photos, fascinated by the darkness of the smoke and clouds, with the occasional burst of electric lightning adding to their menace. DIY describes the graphics as their versions of Rorschach tests, and I have to admit the first one does look like either a Mexican wrestler or Satan rising out of hell. That’s just me. What does it mean??

After the jump, check out the tees, and see what you see…

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Since most people I know who are into metal have about 95% of their wardrobe devoted to tour/band tees, I wanted to peruse the T-shirt Slayer archives for some excellent specimens. And what better place to start than with the Slayer t-shirt, which spans three decades of monstrous excellence! As someone who is into silkscreening and graphics, I enjoy watching the progression of size, detail and colors of the graphics through the ages. Some of these are bootleg, and the photography is far from professional, but they are all awesome…check them out after the jump…

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Houston street artist GIVE UP just wrapped up volume two of his book “Lonely days and wasted nights”. It contains one hundred and eighty-eight black and white pages of street art, stencils, photography, and so on. The book comes with an alternative cover and packaging.  Two color 4×6 screen printed art cards, stickers, random 4×6 photo, and a 8.5×5.5 photocopy card reproduction of the original book poster. For those of you who aren’t familiar with GIVE UP he’s a street artist from Houston, TX. His work as been seen all through out the United States and album artwork including his recent work with ROT IN HELL. Give up recently printed up new shirts and are available in his webstore. Tons of pictures after the jump.

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