Loyal K.N.G. Spring 2011 T-Shirt Collection

The Blot has been anxiously awaiting the online release of Loyal K.N.G.’s Spring 2011 T-Shirt Collection ever since teaser images of its designs first hit the web weeks ago. Like The Blot, the Loyal K.N.G. crew is crazy about pop culture and it really shows in all of their clothing. What makes this collection extra special is how heavily influenced it is by comic books (and DC Comics at that). In fact, three of the collection’s eight designs pay homage to iconic DC comics Superman, Batman and The Watchmen.

The Loyal K.N.G. Spring 2011 Collection also features some killer pop culture mash-ups. “Final Tales” features some of Loyal K.N.G.’s favorite childhood fairy tales into one crazy design. They’ve taken the three little pigs, little red riding hood and the big bad wolf and re-imagined them as if they were characters in the classic video game Final Fantasy. “Bat Luchadora” combines video game Bomber-man with Batman (and Bane), and features a killer lucha libre themed design. For “Son of KNG”, Loyal K.N.G. took Rorschach from The Watchmen and combined him with elements from René Magritte’s “Son of Man” painting for a truly unique design.

Whether you’re a gamer, a comic book junkie, anime fan or self-proclaimed geek, there’s definitely a design for you in Loyal K.N.G.’s Spring 2011 Collection! All eight of the designs above come in multiple colors and styles, including t-shirts, hoodies and sweatshirts. They range in price from $25-60 each, and can be purchased directly from Loyal K.N.G. at their online store. But act fast, because colors and sizes are selling out quickly, and once these limited edition t-shirts and hoodies are sold out they’ll be gone forever!

Cadence Weapon - Separation Anxiety Mixtape

The Blot hasn’t done a Free Music Friday post in a while, but that’s mainly because there hadn’t been a really great free release to talk about. That changed this week when The Blot’s favorite Canadian indie rapper Cadence Weapon released his Separation Anxiety mixtape. Now I have to warn you that this isn’t a purely free release, it actually follows the Radiohead model where fans are allowed to name their own price to download the album. So you have the option of donating as much or as little as you want to hear a really talented artist’s music.

Separation Anxiety features 20 new Cadence Weapon tracks, remixes and collaborations, and can be downloaded here. And, if you dig the album make sure you go back and donate a little something to help an up and coming artist hit the big time!


I’ve never had the opportunity to see Cadence Weapon perform live, but I’ve listened to his debut album Breaking Kayfabe a ton and really enjoy it. Plus he went on tour with The Blot’s favorite Canadian indie violinist Final Fantasy (a.k.a. Owen Pallett), so you know he has a great appreciation for all types of music. If you can find a bootleg of the 2007 CBC Radio performance where Cadence and Final Fantasy perform in concert together it’s a must download!

The radio performance included a 6 song set (three Cadence Weapon songs and three Final Fantasy songs) featuring the two Canadian indie artists blending their very unique styles in a really fresh way. Let me just tell you, this bootleg was in heavy rotation on The Blot's iPod for a really long time. Needless to say, The Blot expects some really big things from Cadence Weapon in the very near future.