News/Events
Chocolate Milk with Funbeard Studios
14 June 2016 by Sancho MurphyBen was one from the original Impact Records crew and worked in the DVD section, it turned out we were both going to the ANU School of Art at the time and had mutual friends aplenty. He was always chill to work with. I don't know if anyone in Canberra remembers the rad illustrated DVD price tags in old JB HiFi? But ...
Art Mercenary - Glenno Smith
15 May 2016 by Sancho MurphyFor those with the Australian underground, stoner, punk, rock & metal inclination, you may have encountered the distinctive pen and ink works and design of Australian illustrator Glenno Smith on various gig posters, band merchandise and CD covers with clients such as Frenzal Rhomb, The Hard Ons, Pod People, Nunc...
Style Is The Limit - Atune & Byrd
01 May 2016 by Sancho MurphyAhhhhh, that old chestnut of Graffiti vs Street Art, blah blah, blurbity blurb, *fart noise*. Despite the division, neither form should be more culturally valid than the other, both have their place and allure.
It's Alive!
01 February 2016 by Sancho MurphyWHAT A WEEKEND! As they say, the people make the place - to all the artists + musicians who came and did what they do best, the hard-working bar staff pouring those fresh mixes, sound + lighting and the punters picking up what we're putting down - a big THANK-YOU from the Lobrow Crew for supporting & making som...
Baby-Faced Killa On The Court
24 November 2015 by Sancho Murphy23 year old baby-faced killa, Dave Court is a Visual Arts (Honours) graduate, independent t-shirt label guru and now legit shop owner + operator based in Adelaide. And if that didn't make you feel like a non-contributing zero of a human, to add to that impressive list of achievements, earlier this year Dave was nomi...
Number Juan For Fun!
20 November 2015 by Sancho MurphyHands down, 'Number-Juan super memory of awesome' for 2015 in the chronicles of Sancho's Dirty Laundry!!! The launch was so special! What an epic time :) Talk about threat level midnight - everyone pulled together on the day to make the launch party just in the nick-o-time.
Cohen - Half Man, Half Computer Chair
16 October 2015 by Sancho MurphyCohen is a good egg. A coder and a self-taught graphic designer/illustrator, he's done the rounds at a few advertising agencies, leaving the politics behind to do the freelance shuffle - hustling hard, hustling good. I thought it would serve well to share his story, because I've learned HEAPS from him (about being a...
Ain't Your Average Cat
09 October 2015 by Sancho MurphyWhat started off as a clothing label, to an online store, has now progressed to a legit shopfront. I'd previously been getting alot of graphic tees to stock in Dirty Laundry, this is the first resident brand that focuses more on the cut & sew side of things. Nothing has been spared with the attention to detail i...
'COOL' - LABORATIONS WITH TC
23 August 2015 by Sancho MurphyAt the start of this year we made the decision to really focus more on independent upstart labels. Shopping independent is great, the products are from an ethical supply chain, the designers are more engaged creating from the heart, pieces are exclusive and limited and the consumer does not fall victim to the noise ...
LORD OF THE FRUITS!
17 August 2015 by Sancho Murphy"Love, Respect, Creativity - Love what you do, Respect yourself, your talents and the people around you, never be afraid to get Creative, as creativity is what pushes the boundaries and brings the future to the present".We slung a few questions over to Curtis Dart, the illustrator / designer behind Kingfruit Apparel...
UNEMPIRE SOCKS - FUNKY FRESH FOOTGLOVES FOR U
11 August 2015 by Sancho MurphyIn what can seem like an endless scroll on the feed, one of the brands that caught our eye is independent Melbourne based label - Unempire. We took some time out to talk to Queenie B - Zoë Lea, the Unempress of Unempire.