And merch no longer just mean tees and hoodies. Creators are being inventive with the products they make, from plush toys to notebooks to water bottles. Merch companies are responding to the trend.

Taking place over the weekend, the expo proudly demonstrates how Indonesian music is, quite fashionably, not just for the ears.

Kiss and Marvel go way back — the band and the legendary comic publisher teamed up in 1977 for a book that was printed in the quartet’s own blood (Kiss have always known how to stage a good publicity ...