Just in case you forget how to move like MJ, this design by Aled “fathead” Lewis lays out all the steps while impressing the ladies with its zombie-olive hue. Designing the “Eating Brains, Throwing Shapes” tee must’ve been a blast, as Lewis said he repeatedly watched and paused the Thriller music video and other Thriller dance tutorials to get the moves down. The discounted price of $15 does not include yellow eyes or the creepy Vincent Price laugh. [Threadless via The Awesomer]

Paul Frank’s “Blastronaut” style is fun without being amateurish, ad just what you need to brighten up your day post 9-5. Toss this on with equally casual jeans and you’re good to go– and try to work the whole “Blastronaut” thing into a conversation somehow. Grainy, faded 100% cotton allows for retro styling, so don’t be afraid to bust out old-school sneaks if you really feel the need to kick back.

Buy: $32

Super-casual Fridays just got a lot wittier with this 100% cotton, American-made tee in either olive green or asphalt grey. Keen on keeping your “Funny Guy at Work” rep fresh? Now all it takes is a cup of coffee and a dash of Option-G in the morning. Slim-fit for a more flattering shape and perfect with jeans.

Buy: $25

Being an adventurous tourist just isn’t enough: now you’ve got a chance to take the mickey out of all the camera-wielding, fanny-pack toting, tour-bus cruising Travel Lovers. Instead of a wearing a smirk, try out this 100% cotton wonder in deep midnight blue, and a camera stylish enough to make you look twice at your Nikon– almost. Currently available in M, XL, and XXL, it’s a must-pack for vacations spanning from first class to coach.

Buy: $35

It must be pirate day, ’cause we can’t get enough of the spooky scary.  Seriously, over two months until Halloween and we’re already in the spirit?  No slutty Joker girl is going to save us now…  The Bone Idol T-shirt at Threadless might be a little premature (as is our Halloween wad), but its worth celebrating nonetheless.  This black and white nightmare on cotton welcomes the spooky season a bit early, but we’re ready to rock it regardless.  “Why the Halloween costume in August,” they’ll ask you.  “Why have you worn yours all year?” you reply…

Buy: $15

Getting a little tired of the election-season political news?  Inject some humor into this election in the nerdiest way possible– with Star Wars Election T-shirts.  While we don’t know who we’d choose above, we think Chewbacca would make a good Secretary of Defense.  But where’s Obi Wan?  We want young(er) Obi Wan, not the “these are not the droids you’re lookin for” Obi Wan.  We think the wise, experienced and gifted Obi would be a great front-runner.  We can see the slogans now: “Vote Obi Wan: a Force You Can Believe In”. [thanks t-critic]

Buy: $24

As always, ThreadLess has some fresh, stylish and playful new designs this week, along with some classic reprints.  While we always suggest you check out the new ThreadLess tees for yourself, here are four of our recent favorites.  Clockwise, from above, is Animals with Eye Patches, Flowers in the Attic, Mr. Mittens Big Adventure and Puppet Ballet.  From those pics, it sure as hell looks like the ThreadLess team enjoys their day jobs…  With almost two months of summer left, you’ll get plenty more burn out of these t-shirts.  Check ‘em out from the links above, they start at $15.

As part of our Karmaloop Giveaway Week, we’ll be covering one Karmaloop product per day, Monday through Friday. Stay tuned, and don’t forget to sign up for the giveaway!

We could feature three t-shirts from Karmaloop every Tuesday for the rest of the year– and never run out of good gear to share.  We’re not trying to kiss anybody’s ass here, its just that Karmaloop has an intimidating volume of t-shirts for sale: 1,808 different tees to be exact (we just did the math).  We chose three new white tees from Karmaloop for our T-Shirt Tuesday column this week, one by IRAK, one by Sons of Liberty and the last by Dissizit.  While GearCrave is strictly a politics-free zone, we can’t hold it in– that shirt in the middle is nothing short of bad ass.  Check ‘em out at Karmaloop.com.

RockSmith is a funky, pop-culture division of streetwear collective Kilo International which also produces a line under the name Kilo Goods. On the scene since 2006, the label had always boasted fresh colors and admirably street-savvy designs but really never captured my attention until now. For their Summer ’08 Collection of tees, RockSmith went back to that oh-so-reliable well of streetwear inspiration and mined ’80s and ’90s hip-hop and black pop culture. The graphics and colors are all seriously on-point, and the references–everything from Juice to Getto Boys to Kid ‘n’ Play to Arsenio Hall to Guns ‘n’ Roses–both cleverly nostalgic and impeccably cool. Oh, and don’t forget the Warhol Obama tee. See more Rocksmith below…

Buy: from $19.99

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