January 2012
2 posts
Noteflix
I was searching etsy for some office furniture and accidentally came across this amazing find. They take VHS packaging, and refurbish them into notebooks. I write tons of ideas in notebook and I had to have this. It’s genius. They even tied the book together with a piece of VHS tape. They had a few other horror ones, but I had to have this one. I reached out on possibly doing some collabs,...
my 2012 (hopefully)
random rants and thoughts of what I want from 2012
pay off my car
look for a new car
buy/design a custom desk
add new names to the client list
do trade shows
do horror conventions
do more custom garments for both Electric Zombie and Grave Takers
See lots of movies (even the bad ones)
cut back on band design and possibly ditch one of the 3 “jobs” I have to focus more...
December 2011
4 posts
FUCK YOU SANTA!
Every year, I always do a “I didn’t get an Electric Zombie” sale. This year is no different, except, well now I have 2 brands, and of course GRAVE TAKERS is a part of this massive sale. I announced on Christmas Eve that there would be a sale and here’s some details on the sale now that it’s officially launched.
All shirts are $12.25
All Screen Printed Posters...
Poster Pack and New Found Glory Collabs!
Finally got the left over New Found Glory shirts from tour folded and put on the shelves. These are super limited, and there’s less than 40 of each for sale out of 400. You have the option of getting both versions separately, for $20 each, or both for $30
Sorry for not having a product shot for the Freddy shirt. The original plan was for New Found Glory to take the Freddy one for...
EZ IS 4!
4 years ago today I started Electric Zombie. I sat on my floor, folding and bagging shirts and hoping that one day that it would catch the eyes of everyone. I am happy and very lucky that you got to witness the growth (that’s what she said) and watch it become what it is today. I am very appreciative that you respect and love the brand and support and enjoy my retarded and fun ideas that...
November 2011
1 post
Giving...
Thanks to all my friends and supporters of electric zombie. in just a little over a week, EZ will have been around for 4 years, and I couldn’t have done it without your hate/loves/obsession for my retarded and demented thoughts I throw on t-shirts and sometimes other things. I can’t thank you enough and I hope that all of you have a great day with friends family, pet, or stranger, and...
October 2011
3 posts
IT'S ALIVEEEE, I mean DEAD, uhhh ALIVE!
The long wait is over and it’s finally here. The Electric Zombie Fall/Winter line. This time around I took a little bit of a different approach. The inspiration for this line was, movies I love to watch on Halloween. This line features shirts from movies like….
- Nightmare on Elm Street 2
- Return of the Living Dead 3
- Christine
- Brainscan
- Lost Boys
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre...
PORTFOLIO updated, you jerks
So a few things…
I usually put everything in alphabetical order. But, I am trying out something new, for updates, I am going to put the newest stuff first, when it’s time for the next update, the current update will be put in the normal alphabetical order. I feel like that’s easier for everyone and won’t have to go fishing for new projects.
I also updated the for sale /...
TOP 31
Last night I started thinking about how I am going to be gone on tour for one of my favorite times of the year. I watch practically every horror movie I own, at least 2 a night for the entire month of October. I’m going to try and pack as many as I can onto a hard drive and watch them on the road, if and when I can. I thought it might be cool to do a top 31 list of some of my favorites. I...
September 2011
2 posts
dislike
I saw a fellow t-shirt brand, make a post defending Jordan, to which another designer called him a “voice of reason”. voice of reason? how about a voice of reality?
the dude is retarded, yet hes going to school for business? he’s doing it completely wrong. lets be real about his shit.
Ive got bands, asking me to send over back drops so that JORDAN can have his logo put on it...
SWINDLED 2011, Oh, It's called Bamboozle.
I completely forgot about writing this blog months and months ago. I was so consumed with getting the line out and ready and then getting bitch slapped by bands on warped tour with work, that this just slipped my mind on the to do list. I was quickly reminded when I was prepping for the Pop Punk’s Not Dead Tour. I’m going to be on the road selling EZ every night, as well as shooting...
August 2011
2 posts
Back to school and back to basics
Uh Oh,
A blog from Kyle usually means a long rant and a cyber wagging of the finger! Well, you’re half right! Let’s get started. First, I just want to thank all my fans of my art and the brand, it really means a lot. It’s grown so much over the past 3.5 years, it’s been fantastic. I know that a majority of my fans are younger or older with responsibilities. I don’t...
what's coming up...
In no particular order… (I think)
- Finish all EZ designs
- Put together EZ line sheet
- Order New EZ
- Work on New Found Glory Tour Staging
- Work on New Found Glory Merch
- Work on EZ/NFG collab shirts
- Find stupid stuff for shelves for the dining room that isnt toys and makes me look semi grown up
- Prep for tour
- Buy a new Mac Book
- Buy a camera for video blogs while on the...
July 2011
1 post
Pointless...
So the past few weeks I have been thinking over the whole “Sponsorship” thing.
The end answer, became clear every time I thought it over. When the fall line comes out, I will be most likely revamping the whole site. With that change, will come another. I will no longer be “sponsoring” or “endorsing” bands. To me, I think it’s a massive joke. It’s a...
May 2011
6 posts
Wanna know what's limited?
The following is a list of Limited Items from the EZ summer line.
- All Tank Tops
- Flip Flops
- Barf Bag Sticker Packs
- Wingman
- Sea Dweeb
- Monster Jam
- Madd Man
- Judgment
- Freakshow
- Legacy
- Legacy Silk Screened Poster
- Black Out
- McNasty
These are limited to 125, unless stated in the descriptions. If you had your eyes on those products, better score them while you can!...
Madness
One of my favorite wrestlers of all time passed away today and was a major influence on my child hood. Randy Savage was one of the best and greatest of all time. I watched him in WWF and WCW, in movies and voice cartoons. He had some of the best matches and promos of all time. I came out with a shirt 2 years ago. The funny thing is, is photographer Phill Mamula shot the photos that line and he was...
Whales Vagina
Twice a year I head out to the beauuuuuutiful San Diego to hang with my pal, Adam Elmakias and shoot Electric Zombie photos. I look forward to these times the most during the year because Adam is such a sincere, honest, and awesome dude, and he’s probably one of the only other people who loves food as much as I do. In fact, if you even mutter anything food related, he’s always like,...
SUMMAH SUMMAH SUMMAH TIMEEEE
It’s finally here. Months and months of hard work, being hush hush and sneaky and massive amounts of planning and work (I’m technically still not even done yet! ughhh!). The Electric Zombie Summer line is officially IN YOUR FACE! This is the biggest, most insane, most fun filled, nostalgic creation to date. Loads of custom items. New techniques, experimenting, and just straight up...
You can't wake up, If you don't dream....
It’s very rare that I completely back an album or a band. Or completely blown away by a record. Music to me has become nothing more than background music while I work. I hardly notice it and at times I’ll subconsciously drum along to a song, but inevitably in the end, it’s all noise. I have about 25 albums on my itunes/ipod, which are all incomplete. Because, again, there’s...
WELCOME... TO WRESTLEMANIA!
Every year for the past 4 years I’ve gone to wrestlemania. 3 of the 4 I’ve gone with my dad and we’ve sat ringside. Pretty lucky and awesome experience. It’s probably one of the only things I really get excited for anymore. I don’t know if it’s me getting old or what. I feel like it’s something I can carry on, onto my own kids. Hopefully they like...
April 2011
1 post
Lost Electric Zombie x A Day To Remember Shoot
My photographer buddy, Adam Elmakias (www.adamelmakias.com) was down in Florida, right after the EZ fall shoot with ADTR to do a bunch of promo shots for their new record (which is out now, but I’m sureee you already knew that). During one of the day’s shoots, they took a break and did a quick EZ shoot. Initially these were going to be 18x24 posters that were going to be available...
February 2011
1 post
ALL KYLE CRAWFORD DOES...
Let’s tackle this whole. Kyle Crawford only takes movie posters and slaps it on a shirt and calls it a day. COMPLETE UTTER BULLSHIT.
My whole career is based on just SLAPPING movie posters and putting them on a shirt. Want to see about 90% of my career, check this site out….
www.theelectriczombie.com/index2.htm
you can see practically every shirt I have ever done in the band...
January 2011
4 posts
THE GRAVEYARD IS OPEN!
It wasn’t exactly the way I first imagined this happening. But they’re were so many items, styles and product, that this was the way to go. Each bundle contains 2 items. Some have shirts and hoods, or hoods and polos, just a random mix of items in YOUR size. There’s tons of older stuff, stuff you can’t get anymore, and yes, EVEN 2X and girl’s sizes!
Get your...
Electric Zombie: Winter Reaping Collection OUT NOW
So I wanted to try something different as far as releasing a new collection is concerned.
NOT TALK ABOUT IT. I teased it through my portfolio, but only because it was work I did in 2010 and I wanted to get my best and favorite pieces up for the update.
It was really hard and different. I like to talk about the excitement I have seeing something come off the press. Or finishing a design, coming...
11 is the magic number
Yay, another sale. Oh boy
I put 11 shirts on sale for 11 bucks for 11 days
I am also doing 1 last round of grab bags until after summer or before summer… regardless for a while.
so the first 11 people to email me and get confirmation from me will get grab bags
you must order 3+ shirts
price will be based on $10 increments.
These are all older out of print shirts that are either 1-3...
for sale : shirts and uhh shirts!
heres the clothing stuff i am looking to sell
stuff that doesnt go is going to get donated to the homeless…
Johnny Cupcakes pullover hoodie
never worn, navy blue. Fits like a medium. This is not american apparel
Electric Zombie
Shred Head and Shockwave
both are american apparel
size medium
never been worn
I took a gamble and bought one of those obey grab bags that came in a...
December 2010
2 posts
bye bye 2010
It seems like doing an end of the year wrap up is the thing to do, so hey why not. This will most likely be mega rantish. Tons of things happened this year. 2 really successful lines were put out by Electric Zombie. The Fall line was probably my biggest and best accomplishment to date. So much work went into it. It was seriously my biggest accomplishment this year. I presented a major market tour....
selling some stuffs...
So I recently bought a house, super excited about that.
Which also means, spring cleaning, YIPPIE!
I am looking to get rid of some things. I will either just throw it away or give it away in a contest of it doesnt sell. Here’s a list of stuff I’m looking to get rid of…(I’ll probably do a clothing one in the next week or 2)
toys
- all the turtles from the TMNT movie....
November 2010
1 post
BYE BYE RIPPER!
Thanks so everyone who took part of such an awesome limited product.
Those of you who bought the ripper poster, got something one of a kind, no other poster is the same, splattered the same, looks the same,only one thing is the same about each one. IT HAS MY SPIT ON IT! EWWWWWWW. I will not be reprinting these in the near future. Perhaps next year for halloween. But I just wanted to thank those 50...
October 2010
1 post
Bands I still need/want to do merch for (That...
- Deftones
- Glassjaw
- Muse
- Linkin Park
- Weezer
- Dillinger Escape Plan
- Come Back Kid
- The Chariot
- Bloc Party
- The Faint
- Circa Survive
- Periphery
- The Get Up Kids
- The Swellers
- Millencolin
- AFI
- Thrice
- Green Day
- Architects
- Face to Face
- Jimmy Eat World
- Pennywise
- SUM41
- Say Anything
- Motion City Soundtrack
- Between The Buried and Me
- Bring...
September 2010
1 post
CHIODOS listening party giveaway!
Newest Electric Zombie band CHIODOS is having a listening party on TUESDAY at angels and kings NYC… I am giving away 10 spots to bring yourself and a guest. There will be free drinks and free EZ stuff… all you have to do is send me an email at kyleisez@gmail.com NO LATER THAN SUNDAY 8PM and I will be picking 10 random names to go…
good luck! woowowwwwww
August 2010
2 posts
I don't care how many friends you have in ohio...
This is a more of a ranty whatever post, more of a if you don’t think I’m constantly watching you, because I know you’re watching me type things. You see.. this all stems to about 2 months ago, when a pal of mine who is friends with Jared Hensley and happens to manage bands, and I guess, well they go way back. He was asking me to help decide on Close To Home’s Scream It...
Guess who's awful at these things?
That’s right this dude….
Finally a blog post. It’s been a while. I have tons of stuff to talk about this time.
Not sure where to start so I think I’ll just poop out on my keyboard what I can remember.
The scream it like you mean it tour is finally over and It wasa success. I went to a good handful of dates spread all over the place. I went to the first night, which,...
May 2010
1 post
Summmmeerrr Timmeeee
I am completely horrible at these things I know…
I would totally update more, but I just don’t think that people want to hear me bitch about how much work I have, and how this band and that band is being blahhhh etc etc. So I am trying to keep this ez related…
First off
Bamboozle was awesome, ungodly hot, with a farmers/tank top tan hybrid going on but still ruled. Everyone...
March 2010
1 post
CACAPOOPOOPEEPEESHIRE
Sorry I don’t have much to blab on about. It’s been nothing but move move move. Trying to get things done to get this line up. I haven’t received everything for the goodie bags this time around and I am hoping that you guy’s end up getting something with your orders on the new stuff. Other than that everything is pretty much finished. Just have to get the product shots for...
January 2010
1 post
one mans shit random as can be contest!
want some free stuff? a bunch of stuff i dont want anymore because im moving?!
stuff like….
horsebites poster
ez movie posters from october 08!
i love ez posters
random posters I designed
friday the 13th and other horror comics
grimace cookie jar
dawn of the dead toys
shawn of the dead toys
army of darkness toys
random cds I designed
new found glory 7 inches
sunglasses
random...
December 2009
2 posts
SALE OVER! thanks for celebrating with me!
Sale is overrrrrr thanks everyone who took part, really appreciate it! I will be cutting tonsss of designs during the new year , meaning they will be gone at the new year. I have about 30 static hoodies left and have lowered them to 10 bucks to get them OUTTA HERE! no you cant get your 2 bucks back or your 15 bucks back. There’s barely any left. Same with all the final print stuff. NO CRYING...
Celebrate!
I have to try and collect my thoughts from the events from the last time I blogged until now.
Line has been a great success! Everyone’s responses and purchases have been amazing. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE like to over exaggerate, but I can tell you this is 100% appreciation and fact.
Usually everyone goes crazy for the design that I hire out for people to do, and it feels amazing to have a ton...
November 2009
2 posts
EZ VS DPM debate
I had this up originally on my blog, but the I Am The Trend guys made it look more pro!
ding ding ding!
http://iamthetrend.com/2009/11/19/how-much-does-it-cost-to-make-a-t-shirt-the-gloves-come-off/
Another Success, thanks to you!
I honestly don’t know where to start since usually when I write something up it usually ends up being long and drawn on rant babble.
so I guess I’ll start by thanking all my friends and fans and anyone who has ever supported me from the start.
It’s seriously the reason why I do this. I’m not doing this for the money or metaphorically compare clothing line cock sizes. I...
October 2009
3 posts
New Blog, but no blog...
I got a new blog layout coded by the infamous justin turtlesdove. Butttt they’re won’t be a new blog tonight as I will be a part of the I Am The Trend halloween broadcast tonight answering questions and talking about what thickness of wood is best to beat up grandpa with.
Check out their new site which launched today
www.iamthetrend.com
and I will see you tonight 8PM cen / 9pm...
somebody called the wahhh-bulance
So this past weekend was the photo shoot for the electric zombie winter line. It was such a blast. Adam is a good friend and an even better photographer. I am beyond excited for these shots. I flew out on thursday. During my layover in dc, I was rushing to my gate. then something caught my eye. A shiny red bright light shining 8 letters. (thanks v)
I had to stop and get it. It was pretty good...
so behind!
I haven’t blogged in 2 weeks, ahhhh! Time to catch up. (If I can remember everything)
Let’s seeeee.. Raw. Oh yea, raw was awful. The best thing was that the hell in a cell was there. I was so fucking bored. The best thing about the whole entire night was when orton and cena climbed the cell, that was it.
the shitty thing is when I went to the pay per view, that didnt even do that....
September 2009
3 posts
It's fall! eerrrrr tomorrow
That’s right! Tomorrow is the first day of fall. Bet you didn’t know that!
I’ve been taking some much needed R&R, even though I’m kind of bored, been rearranging and organizing and cleaning. Mainly because I was getting a new computer set up, which rules BTW, you can see the new set up righttttttt
HERE! (look close and you’ll see a not so noticeable preview of...
week 2, not too shabby
So we are less than 2 months away from the release and we are officially a month and a half away from halloween!
but who really cares about the actual day halloween. I am more excited for the decorations. In fact a bunch of stores have already started stocking the stuff. I bought some cool shit already at joanns, including some scarfs for the dogs. Got these gnarly little headless body things...
tomorrow it begins. I order the brand new Electric Zombie line and I am beyond excited about it. This is really going to put to the test the future of the company. Right now I am a little up in the air about it. For some time now every body has been zombying something. I’m tired of seeing it. It’s like peanut butter and jelly’s. Boy do I love them, but when I and everyone around...
July 2009
1 post
Overdueeeee
I am the absolute worst at updating this blog, especially with Twitter now (www.twitter.com/kyleisez)
Been pretty busy, but now it’s slowing down quite a bit…
new line is out now and has been doing very well…
in case you’ve been living under a rock.
check it outttt
http://theelectriczombie.com/ezsummerLB09/
http://electriczombie.merchnow.com/
want to thank Phill...
May 2009
1 post
Bambooozzlleeee
Setting up
constantly making faces behind the signings so kids had some weird dude who ruined their pics of the bands. I know, very awesome of me. Adam snuck a shot of me doing so.
plotting….
realizing Adam was taking pics and making the stupid typical Kyle face. I may or maynot be holding a little secret. Who knows?
Silverstein Signing
Line for the A Day To...
April 2009
1 post
Pics from Wrestlemania/RAW
Raw the next night…