The Ramones tour manager Monte A. Melnick and Founder of Punk Magazine John Holstrom sat down with ECC (East Coast Connection) to talk about the history of The Ramones T-Shirt. Tracing back to the beginnings in a loft on 4th street all the way through to the final tour 2,263 shows later. We spoke about how Arturo Vega (The Ramones Artistic Director) came up with the original concept of the eagle and how it changed into the well-known logo of The Ramones. Richard Colligan (Owner of Metropolis Vintage) is the host of the conversation. Richard brought along his extensive collection of Vintage Ramones T-Shirts displayed throughout the entire interview. If you want to see how Rock T-Shirts became a major source of income and developed into a major collectible, watch the video as we revisit the history of The Ramones logo from simple typeface lettering to the Presidential seal logo that is known worldwide.

Redman at East Coast Connection Vol.4

Redman

One of the biggest highlights of East Coast Connection Vol. 4 was special guest Redman. He is considered by many hip hop enthusiasts as one of the premiere hip hop artist of all time. For ECC Vol. 4 he emptied out his inventory from his storage collection and had his own booth with exclusive merchandise. Attendees got the chance to purchase merchandise that hasn’t been attainable since the time of its release. Some of the pieces included “I’ll Bee Dat!” merchandise which was a single from Redman’s fourth album “Doc’s da Name 2000” released in 1998. Throughout the day people gathered around the table waiting for their chance to get their hands on his exclusive merchandise and a conversation with the hip hop legend.

Much appreciation to Redman for being apart of another successful East Cost Connection.

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