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Throwing this curious band out there for folk should it float boats. A mix of good traditional heavy metal and early black metal (first wave, not the 90s shrieking black metal). Songs are retellings of traditional Slovakian folktales, and sang (snarled/growled) in their native tongue. Tracks titled ‘In the provincial pond, a water goblin has been raging for centuries’ and ‘Not long after midnight, the abomination has crawled out of the hole’ are worth a listen right? Plenty of changing (metal) styles, classical excerpts and cool-sounding samples from old Slovakian films make this a great listen. Edit: it’s not a wind-up. There is music after the 45 seconds of farm animals at the beginning.

I do @discwork. Always figured it’s more accurate as it eliminates slack, which might balls up the measurement.

Very decent shopping spree [email protected] Today - Warehouse / army surplus (Swedish) / Warehouse / Red Wing

Yes, I suspect there was a good amount of ‘inspiration’ being shared, albeit the history according to Levi’s would never admit it.

@Duke Mantee These are the dog’s whatsits Duke. Where are the photos from? Interesting to see the front pocket rivet sit up on the waistband.

Sorry, you’re correct Duke. I’m so used to WH doing one-wash lately, and providing one-wash measurements, that I assumed that was the case here.

Fair play mate. I’ll keep an eye out too. @Dr_Heech

@Dr_Heech Hey Doc, it looks like the 1915s went up on the WH site and sold out quick (if not during presale). Not sure if you snagged a pair? Washed measurements are on WH and Junky has a run of unwashed versions (with measurements) so probably enough info to be confident on sizing.

Cheers mate, but not so effortless. Took about 15 goes and an argument with the wife to get that photo

Sending everyone positive vibes for Easter. Spotted in the sky: WH, LVC, TCB

The pictures in that article are like some horrendous flashback. Dodgy curtains and kappa trackies (bonus points for poppers on your bottoms) just about sums up my childhood. Found this by the way. Loads of detail and mention of Athleisure. https://www.encyclopedia.com/books/politics-and-business-magazines/john-david-group-plc

Oh ok, that interesting - I imagined that all these stores have their own accounts but that would be a collosal pain in the arse for the likes of Nike, Adidas, etc so makes sense to farm it out to big distributors. I haven’t a clue about the origins of JD other than it was a chavs paradise - I bought a transparent plastic Reebok hoody from there when I was a lad. I thought I was the bollox, but looked a dick in retrospect. JJB on the other hand was pure class. The one in Merry Hill had a basketball court inside the store - it was the sports equivalent of stepping into Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory.

JD’s a beast. Although they do seem to respect the businesses they buy and don’t bastardise them - Footpatrol hasn’t changed noticeably (to me) since they were bought. Bigger online presence, but that could just be a sign of the the times. Mike Ashley on the other hand... I also spotted PE house Carlyle is about to pick up End: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-22/carlyle-said-to-near-deal-for-u-k-fashion-retailer-end-clothing

It’s so confusing. My understanding is, as Cusswords says, the duck digger line is more accurate repros of certain years of 501s (or jackets), as opposed to the standard line. Some DD use the new(ish) duck digger denim, but loads use the banner denim. I’m not convinced they have a system! Here’s a good, detailed note on what’s what: https://www.reddit.com/r/rawdenim/comments/dhbjpu/brand_spotlight_its_warehouse_day/?utm_source=amp&utm_medium=&utm_content=post_body