Band Is a T-Shirt Company
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The article discusses how bands have become more like t-shirt companies than music groups, with a focus on merchandise sales, and the HN discussion touches on the implications of this shift.
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Aldipower
4 months ago
Sad to hear that you couldn't focus on making just "art".
ashwinsundar
4 months ago
I had this very thought recently at a concert. Tickets were $20, great. A clever shirt that ripped off an Office joke with the band’s name plastered on the front was $35. The music wasn’t very good, and they were playing a recorded bass track. I wonder where the band focused their effort?
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