LabelState.com Opens Pop-Up Store in Sydney

Sydneysiders can get a headstart on their Christmas shopping with online band T-shirt website LabelState.com opening a pop-up store on Oxford Street today.

The shop will feature hundreds of T-shirts from more than 400 local bands, artists, labels, and venues. It will also host a series of live events, including a performance by Velociraptor’s Jeremy Neale at 2 pm this Saturday, June 6.

LabelState.com is a special Australian music start-up company, because it provides a no-cost solution for bands wanting to sell their merchandise. It handles all production and shipping costs, and pays a $5 royalty to the artists for every one sold.

You can shop for LabelState.com’s tees in the flesh at 118 Oxford Street, Darlinghurst until August 4.

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Morgan Joanel Fashion at Zara Stores

Fashion and music has always enjoyed a special relationship. Our favourite artists wear the best threads, many score the runway shows of leading designers, and some musicians even create their own collections. And if you’re Sydney singer-songwriter Morgan Joanel, you find your face on a T-shirt.

When she’s not creating music, Morgan maintains her fashion blog Mojomade. The T-shirt’s candid image is actually from one of the very first posts on that very blog. It was snapped on a humble Canon camera, yet now it graces a tee from designer store Zara. This isn’t just an Australian exclusive either; the T-shirts are available at Zara stores all over the world. Fashion fans across the globe might not know who Morgan is or what she does, but they’ll be wearing her face!

Global awareness may come yet though, as Morgan’s been busy in the studio. She’s also got a song writing trip to Los Angeles and New York in the works. But before all that she’ll play a few shows around her hometown to promote her current single “Devil’s in the Details.” Sydneysiders, you can catch this hot new talent at the following venues.

24 March 2012 – The Vanguard, Newtown (with Butterfly Boucher)
1 April 2012 – The Vault, Windsor (with Eilen Jewell)
24 April 2012 – Brass Monkey, Cronulla (with Blind River Running)
9 May 2012 – Notes, Newtown (with Tim Chaisson)
18 May 2012 – The Beresford, Surry Hills

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Empire of the Sun Release T-Shirts at Jay Jays

Empire of the Sun has joined forces with Jay Jays to launch an exclusive range of T-shirts. EOTS_Guys_2

There are four shirts available – two for the guys and two for the girls – which will be sold in Jay Jays stores around the country. They’re also retailing for just $20, which is a whole lot less than you’ll find concert merch for!

Once you’ve bought your Empire of the Sun T-shirt make sure you head to the Jay Jays website. You could win three double VIP passes to your local Future Music Festival, where you’ll meet Luke Steele backstage. There are also plenty of runner-up prizes available.

If you want to get your hands on the shirts you’ll need to be quick. They’re only available until February 3.

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