Fan Apparel

With tours and concerts canceled, bands and artists have had to find new ways to get their merchandise out. Thankfully, we live in an age where they can sell merch online and mail them directly to fans. A few bands and artists have taken their quarantine merch sales game to new, more altruistic heights by tying in special items with charitable donations...

Working from home, we’ve had plenty of time to ruminate on what makes a good promotional product. Not that we don’t do that every single day, but staring out the window at a quiet Philadelphia just puts us in a deep-thinking mood. This week's batch includes references to "Saved by the Bell," "That Thing You Do!" and the movie "Airplane!"...

We've already seen many individuals making use of face masks in accordance with the CDC's new guidelines. While homemade masks are perfectly acceptable in the battle against COVID-19, individuals who are looking to sport more noticeable creations can call on musicians, businesses and brands as allies in their social distancing plans...

With live music effectively canceled for the foreseeable future, pop mega-stars and local artists alike need all the help they can get selling merchandise. Come April 26, DroppTV plans to offer a solution through its “see it, want it, get it” AI smart video technology that lets consumers purchase items in real time while viewing performers’ videos...

Hey, your shoelace is untied. Gotcha! Happy April Fool’s Day. Oh, boy. It feels good to laugh. We love when promotional products display a good sense of humor and creative ideas, and there’s no shortage of things like that in this week’s edition of the Fave 5...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the band to cancel its Australia and New Zealand tour, Deftones are selling apparel whose proceeds will go directly to its road crew. The band took to Instagram on March 26 to explain the move, showing off four shirts and a hoodie that would have been available on the tour...

Fanatics is halting its production of MLB jerseys, and is using the material to make gowns and masks for medical professionals dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. They might even look a little familiar to Phillies and Yankees fans. Fanatics executive chairman Michael Rubin discussed the plan in a series of tweets yesterday...

Instead of focusing on the damage that coronavirus is doing to their livelihoods, athletes and organizations are finding means to aid the public and their staffs. One of these organizations, the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League, is selling a ‘Puck the Virus’ shirt to benefit team workers who cannot perform their typical duties...

Given the times, it's comforting to learn of any efforts to help out. All Elite Wrestling performers Cody Rhodes and Chris Jericho are doing their part by issuing T-shirts whose proceeds will assist the United Way’s COVID-19 Family Support Fund and the World Health Organization’s COVID-19 Response Fund...

Proud to show off his connection to Toronto, Drake has been a boon to his birth city’s Raptors, who, owing to his stardom and their status as the reigning NBA champions, keep selling out of co-branded items from October's Very Own, Drake's company...