The unbridle capitalism and naked cash grab thread

look, everyone's gotta make a living.  and if an artist becomes famous enough that attaching their name to a brand is profitable for both sides, then more power to them.  but some merchandizing decisions are, shall we say, ill-advised.

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sweetcell wrote:
look, everyone's gotta make a living.  and if an artist becomes famous enough that attaching their name to a brand is profitable for both sides, then more power to them.  but some merchandizing decisions are, shall we say, ill-advised.

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As a person who lived thru the prime NIN era, I always thought of Doc Martens more as a “Cranberries gals” thing than a “NIN fans” thing. 

Julian, wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
look, everyone's gotta make a living.  and if an artist becomes famous enough that attaching their name to a brand is profitable for both sides, then more power to them.  but some merchandizing decisions are, shall we say, ill-advised.

[font=arial]Nine Inch Nails Announce The Downward Spiral 30th Anniversary Dr. Martens[/font]

As a person who lived thru the prime NIN era, I always thought of Doc Martens more as a “Cranberries gals” thing than a “NIN fans” thing.

As someone who lived through both eras, I always thought it was more of a punk rock thing.

Celebrity booze is about as mid a thing a famous person can do.

Justin wrote:
Celebrity booze is about as mid a thing a famous person can do.

they’re just not doing it correctly. Roll out a $600 bottle of cognac, and that’s not mid.

I don't know what this thread is about, but I still have a standard pair of Doc Martens black boots that are at least 30 years old in my closet. Plus, a brown lower cut pair that look more like hiking boots that at at least 15 years old. Plus, a bunch of other boots that I'm more likely to wear because they are much more comfortable.

Space wrote:
I don't know what this thread is about, but I still have a standard pair of Doc Martens black boots that are at least 30 years old in my closet. Plus, a brown lower cut pair that look more like hiking boots that at at least 15 years old. Plus, a bunch of other boots that I'm more likely to wear because they are much more comfortable.

As I said, “Cranberries girl”.

Yada wrote:

Julian, wrote:

sweetcell wrote:
look, everyone's gotta make a living.  and if an artist becomes famous enough that attaching their name to a brand is profitable for both sides, then more power to them.  but some merchandizing decisions are, shall we say, ill-advised.

[font=arial]Nine Inch Nails Announce The Downward Spiral 30th Anniversary Dr. Martens[/font]

As a person who lived thru the prime NIN era, I always thought of Doc Martens more as a “Cranberries gals” thing than a “NIN fans” thing.

As someone who lived through both eras, I always thought it was more of a punk rock thing.

for sure, but the industrial/goth crowd wore this footwear a lot as well

Julian, wrote:

Space wrote:
I don't know what this thread is about, but I still have a standard pair of Doc Martens black boots that are at least 30 years old in my closet. Plus, a brown lower cut pair that look more like hiking boots that at at least 15 years old. Plus, a bunch of other boots that I'm more likely to wear because they are much more comfortable.

As I said, “Cranberries girl”.

i LOLed.