“Merchandise”—Fugazi
60 Songs That Explain the '90s
Fugazi's Tendency to Sell T-Shirts
Fugazi were lucky to be a popular band and have that call following where they could sell out a thousand cap room for five bucks ahead. When you have that kind of revenue stream coming in outside of touring it does allow you to have some pretty strong stances and get away with it because your bottom line is still taken care of. "I can't imagine anyone even in the 90s even at the peak of like sellout culture like looking down on a band for selling t-shirts right like i'd to finance their five dollar a show tours"
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