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Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 70th Anniversary Brings 650,000 Riders to the Black Hills of South Dakota

America’s greatest motorcycle rally also creates the country’s greatest merch world.

The Weezer-Hurley Weirdness: What Can Happen When a Brand and a Band Get Too Close

Band merch deals with brands are not uncommon, but in this situation, it felt like a sell-out.

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“When it comes to fashion, what type of brands are you becoming more attracted to?” Fresh data and analysis by Label Networks.

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These underground bands all have something leading-edge about them making them the bands to watch when it comes to influencing youth culture. Street report from Label Networks’ summer road warriors.

Successful Launch 16 of the Vans Warped Tour Marks Fresh Trends in Sponsorships, Music, Fashion for a New Generation

As the largest, longest-running youth culture music tour and festival ever, it’s always a monumental occasion when Warped hits the road. Here’s what went down.

Retail Round-up: VF Corp Down but Vans is Up; Abercrombie & Fitch Re-Bounds; Hot Topic’s”Twilight” Merch Sinking; Sad Good-bye to Alexander McQueen

This roller coaster round-up indicates what new strategies and brands are working in youth culture, and what’s not.

%u201CI’m Not a Gamer, I Just Play Guitar Hero” -How the New Demo of Gamers Are Changing the Industry and What the Big Publishers Are Doing to Tap New Crossover Markets

There’s a new, growing youth demo that’s adopting a different sort of gaming culture into their so-called virtual lifestyles, changing up the landscape of the industry itself and introducing new crossover opps for non-endemic brands.

Action Sports Round-up: Judging Shaun White -Olympic Challenge; Tony Hawk Paris Show; Billabong Buys Swell.com; Volcom Pipeline Debut; Reef Hawaiian Pro; Hot Topic Hopes for New Moon Bump; Zumiez Results

Exciting and challenging times for action sports, depending on whom and what you look at. Here’s a round-up of the latest highs, lows, and upcoming challenges of the industry.

The Dead Weather Takes the World by Storm (and the Rise of Uber Bands)

When Jack White’s The Dead Weather blew through LA, their novelties shop, theater, and Horehound performance set a new bar for pop-up merch and event experiences. Bet on new uber bands to be a part of the music future.

Rockstar Mayhem Fest Embodies What’s-up with Modern Day Extreme Music and with It, Regenerated a New Demo of Metal Fans, Sponsorship Opportunities, and Graphic Fashion

Not just headliners Marilyn Manson and Slayer brought fans to Rockstar Mayhem this summer, but the mash-up coming from All That Remains, Job for a Cowboy, Bullet for My Valentine caused a reverb effect that keeps ears (and new trends) ringing.

Tag: merch

Sturgis Motorcycle Rally 70th Anniversary Brings 650,000 Riders to the Black Hills of South Dakota

The Weezer-Hurley Weirdness: What Can Happen When a Brand and a Band Get Too Close

Fashion Favorites Have Shifted in Youth Culture Due to the Economy, Spending Patterns, and Styles. Fresh Results from Label Networks’ Summer Youth Culture Study Reveal Where Market Opportunities Now Lie

Top 10 Bands of Summer -Bands About to Break Big, Best Innovative Marketers, Most Creative Merch, Fan Favorites

Successful Launch 16 of the Vans Warped Tour Marks Fresh Trends in Sponsorships, Music, Fashion for a New Generation

Retail Round-up: VF Corp Down but Vans is Up; Abercrombie & Fitch Re-Bounds; Hot Topic’s”Twilight” Merch Sinking; Sad Good-bye to Alexander McQueen

Action Sports Round-up: Judging Shaun White -Olympic Challenge; Tony Hawk Paris Show; Billabong Buys Swell.com; Volcom Pipeline Debut; Reef Hawaiian Pro; Hot Topic Hopes for New Moon Bump; Zumiez Results

Rockstar Mayhem Fest Embodies What’s-up with Modern Day Extreme Music and with It, Regenerated a New Demo of Metal Fans, Sponsorship Opportunities, and Graphic Fashion

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