As we turn to streaming music more and more, it's become sorta hard to publicly show your love for an artist. If you're not still buying CDs or vinyl, merch is really the only way to rep your favourite artist - and support and spread the word about them as well.
So every Monday we're gonna hand-pick some of our favourite merch available right now, from t-shirts to jumpers to random accessories like hats and stubby holders.
Everything we list can be purchased so if you love something... get on it!
Firstly, tie-dye is back and secondly, we love the sunshine-y vibes emanating from this Hayley Kiyoko tee. And being the LGBTQI icon she is (#20gayteen), we love the subtle nod to girl power with the female Venus symbols coming off her name. Buy it here.
Fan of surf punk/ska? You should check out Californian band SWMRS. Fun fact: the band drummer Joey Armstrong is Billie Joe Armstrong's son, so they have that Green Day 'tude running through their tunes. This shirt has some 'tude too - Berkeley's On Fire refers to one of their recent singles with the same name. Buy it here.
Traditionally, rap and hip hop stars never made merch for their fans, but in recent years, hip hop and fashion have come hand in hand (thanks to Kanye and his YEEZY collection, Odd Future and more). This Gucci Mane shirt is a good one for those who aren't keen on wearing blatant merch emblazoned with an artist's name on them - instead, a subtle album name is all it takes to show some love. And you know what? We're willing to bet non-Gucci Mane fans would pick this shirt up too. Buy it here.
A flip of the famous Jenny Holzer quote, "Abuse of power comes as no surprise", this Wiz Khalifa shirt follows the Gucci Mane trend in making a non-obvious reference to Wiz Khalifa's marijuana brand, Khalifa Kush. Buy it here.
Probably a quote Portugal. The Man hear quite often, the band have turned it into a self-aware and tongue-in-cheek shirt that shows that they can laugh at themselves, particularly since their song Feel It Still became a global hit. It's simple, it's black (goes with everything!) and you can get it before it sells out (see what we did there?). Buy it here.
