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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Sex Pistols perfume?

March 14, 2023March 14, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Fragrance and Beauty, Merch, Perfume, Sex Pistols, Swag

With the collapses of CD sales, bands are looking for different revenue streams. There have been some weird ideas floated

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Weird merch

February 1, 2023February 1, 2023 Alan Cross 0 Comments Daft Punk, Deadmaus, Eminem, Merch, Swag, U2, White Stripes

Selling merch and swag has become a very important revenue stream for artists. Sure you can buy a t-shirt or

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Funny/Weird 

Weezer proves once again that they’re the kings of merch with their new Chia Pet

June 11, 2022June 11, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Chia Pet, Merch, Swag, Weezer

Weezer knows merch. Yeah, t-shirts are cool, but there’s also the Weezer snuggie… …and even a Weezer Roomba. The latest

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Music Industry 

Which artists make the most from online merch sales? (WARNING: Big numbers ahead!)

September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Merch, Online Stores, Swag

Back in the day, buying a T-shirt or some piece of band swag at a concert was often an afterthought.

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Music Industry 

Fascinating: A history of music merch and concert swag

November 13, 2019November 12, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Merch, Swag

Merch–that is, the t-shirts, posters, and other stuff you can buy at a concert–has become a vital revenue stream for

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Music News 

Gift Idea: A Pantera Baby Stroller. It’s a Real Thing.

December 11, 2017December 10, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baby Stroller, Merch, Pantera, Swag

With declining music sales and with no hope in hell of streaming replacing those lost revenues, artists are looking at

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Cool! 

Want Bespoke Merch from Your Favourite Artist? This Company Will Do It for You

November 9, 2017November 8, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments LyricFind, LyricMerch, Lyrics, Merch, Swag

LyricFind–a Toronto-based company that makes lyrics legally available for a variety of digital and online uses–has just expanded into a

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Music News 

This Queens of the Stone Age Merch is…Odd

August 28, 2017August 27, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Merch, Queens of the Stone Age, Swag

Queens of the Stone Age released the Villians album on Friday to (so far) much acclaim. Josh also has an

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Music Industry 

Here’s How Important Merch Sales Are to Today’s Artists

May 23, 2017May 22, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Concert T-Shirt, Dell Furano, Merch, Swag

Over the four decades Dell Furano has been selling concert merch, he’s seen the industry evolve into a $12 billion

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Music News 

Kid Rock Unleashes Pro-Trump Merch

December 7, 2016December 6, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Donald Trump, Kid Rock, Merch, Swag

Finding musicians who are willing to declare their allegiance to Donald Trump are pretty rare, but there are at least

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Cool! 

A Box from Rush Arrived the Other Day…

November 27, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 2112, Merch, Rush, Swag

With the 40th anniversary of the epic 2112 album in full effect, there’s some swag dribbling out. For example, this

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