Tee Time: Johnny Cupcakes + The Power Glove = The Power Mitt

“It’s so bad!”

Back in the day, I used to go to a lot of hardcore shows. One band that I’ve had the pleasure of seeing live on a few occasions was a band called On Broken Wings. They played chaotic, off-tempo hardcore with insanely heavy breakdowns that drove the moshers wild. As an added twist, they had a dude on a mixer. What hardcore bands use samples and mixers without coming off as an obnoxious mall-core band like Slipknot? On Broken Wings did, and it ruled. These guys actually have a bonus track on one of their albums that’s a straight up rap song that samples Street Fighter II. Come on, now. How fucking bad ass is that?

So you’re probably wondering: “what the hell does any of this have to do with a Johnny Cupcakes shirt with Nintendo’s Power Glove on it?”

Well, Johnny Cupcakes himself actually used to be in On Broken Wings!!! And the dude DJ-ing on the mixer? Johny. Motherfuckin’. Cupcakes.

So it comes as no surprise that a dude who was in a band that sampled Street Fighter II would throw some video game references in his shirt designs. This Power Mitt tee is the sexiest shirt to come out of Johnny’s oven in a while (the tees over the past 2 years or so have been sort of “meh” for me) and it’s only $35.95 over at the Johnny Cupcakes Shop. And  yes, ladies, they come in chick sizes too.

You might think that $35.99 is a little pricey for a tee, but Johnny Cupcakes shirts are limited edition and each one comes shipped with random awesome crap like candy and old action figures found at yard sales along with the occasional cupcake sprinkle or two, so it’s safe to say it’s money well spent.