It’s from the late 70s/early 80s. Typically, it was just a plain, sans-serif font. In ‘82, I remember having an Iron Butterfly and KLOS stickers. They were pretty much everywhere in LA and spanned bands from
various genres from the grateful dead to devo but I think he bulk of then were 70s heavy metal and classic rock.
it’s been everywhere. I think I have a Tenacious D Patch in that style from my brief tenure as a person who did a terrible job folding T Shirts in a Hot Topic so I could buy the entire store with employee discounts.
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shemp9999 | [Permalink]
kind of a ripoff of an LA radio station logo…
http://www.bigappleairchecks.com/images/KLOS.jpg
Kevin Montgomery | [Permalink]
I think the word you’re looking for here is homage.
I don't think before I type | [Permalink]
It is a design trope that goes back to the 1970’s possibly the late 1960’s.
shemp9999 | [Permalink]
Having endured the AOR of KLOS in workplaces, that seems odder still.
You | [Permalink]
Killer!
Tuffy | [Permalink]
It’s from the late 70s/early 80s. Typically, it was just a plain, sans-serif font. In ‘82, I remember having an Iron Butterfly and KLOS stickers. They were pretty much everywhere in LA and spanned bands from
various genres from the grateful dead to devo but I think he bulk of then were 70s heavy metal and classic rock.
JD | [Permalink]
I didn’t know Benders is a gay bar
Motor | [Permalink]
San Francisco station KSFX also used the same design for their stickers.
Rhiannon Charisse | [Permalink]
it’s been everywhere. I think I have a Tenacious D Patch in that style from my brief tenure as a person who did a terrible job folding T Shirts in a Hot Topic so I could buy the entire store with employee discounts.