The Honor Roll

VIVA ZAPATA In ¹⁹⁹³, Seattle’s the Gits were on the brink of mainstream success, until the shocking murder of singer Mia Zapata. With live footage and interviews, The Gits (Liberation) tells a story as powerful as the music behind it.

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TEENAGE WASTELAND In 19 Names for Our Band (Fence), Jibade-Khalil Huffman’s cryptic and nostalgic poems channel the confusion of adolescence, as well as its most memorable diversions— like trying to see your sweetheart’s privates.

GRAPHIC DESIGNS Paul Pope and DKNY Jeans’ ²⁰⁸⁹ clothing collection features images of a future New York (following the theme of the comic book artist’s Batman: Year 100). Humanity’s industrial dystopic fate never looked so good.

STACKED DECK Manik’s Craig Wetherby skateboards ( manikskateboards.com) feature the photographer’s snaps of G WAR and Ghostface, among others. Pick your favorite band, or your least favorite, and then feeble grind the shit out of its picture.

ANTISOCIAL DISTORTION Death by Audio’s effect pedals ( deathbyaudio.com) are built by Oliver Ackermann, guitarist for A Place to Bury Strangers—a.k.a. the loudest band in Brooklyn—and include models like “Fuzz Gun” and “Total Sonic Annihilation.”

HOLY KITT! Mio’s Knight Rider GPS ( mio.com) blinks red when it speaks (with the voice of William Daniels!) and can be programmed to greet you with your name when it starts up. Now, if only a GPS could give directions and jump roadblocks...