We are stoked that Couch Guitar Straps’ 80’s Mercedes Strap was just in the March issue of Alternative Press Magazine as one of the best vegan products. On top of that PETA’s youth oriented site PETA2 has nominated the guitar strap for 2010’s PETA2 Libby Awards! The vinyl used to make these guitar straps is […]
If Zoolander were talking about multi-media artist Brock Davis, we’re sure he’d say “he’s so hot right now”. Brock won “Newcomer Of The Year” on the hip indie t-shirt design site threadless.com we users vote for their favorite artist’s work to be made into t-shirts and the artists get up to a couple grand for […]
Our friend Dave just emailed us yesterday this Youtube screencap of Sublime bass player Eric Wilson wearing a Brown and Orange Racer X Couch Guitar Strap in front 30,000 plus people at Cypress Hill’s Smokeout Festival on October 24 in San Bernardino, California. Nice! We had heard a number of years ago Eric had purchased […]
The other day our designer friend Jay from Whodini Handbags asked us if we knew what the word “upcyling” meant. He said he was seeing the word a lot on that indie-designer craft super site etsy.com and was curious about its meaning. Upcycled Guitar Straps, like our Vintage 80’s Mercedes Upholstery Straps, Ford Mustang Plaid […]
A long time ago we saw And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead performing live on The David Letterman Show and after a less-than-enthralling performance, Dave stood up and literally said “Gentlemen, don’t quit your day jobs”. It didn’t sound to us like he was kidding. The Silversun Pickups got entirely […]
Tim W. From Deitze Music in the Omaha emailed us the other day to mention that “Avante-Guitarist” Nels Cline is wearing his Couch Guitar Strap in the brand new Wilco movie/DVD “Ashes of American Flags” (Nonesuch Records)! The movie, about “American’s Best Live Band” (NPR), won “Best Cinematography” at The Big Sky Film Festival too: Nels’ […]