{"id":747182,"date":"2026-07-06T21:11:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/747182\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T21:11:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T21:11:07","slug":"drummer-brendan-canty-condemns-vans-and-fugazi-collab-as-tone-deaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/747182\/","title":{"rendered":"Drummer Brendan Canty Condemns “Vans and Fugazi” Collab as “Tone Deaf”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Vans has apologized for any confusion surrounding its new \u201cVans and Fugazi\u201d sneaker collaboration that led people to believe that the iconic band Fugazi<\/a> were involved. Before the footwear company expressed its regret, Consequence caught up with Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty, who called the campaign \u201ctone deaf.\u201d<\/p>\n

The since-deleted announcement of the \u201cVans and Fugazi\u201d collab<\/a>\u00a0made many fans wonder whether the notoriously anti-consumerist post-hardcore legends had finally broken their policy of not selling merchandise.<\/p>\n

Fugazi\u2019s label, Dischord Records, co-founded by the band\u2019s singer-guitarist Ian MacKaye, commented on Instagram, \u201cI\u2019m guessing someone from Vans will reach out to us,\u201d while also adding, \u201cWe have nothing to do with this to be clear.\u201d<\/p>\n

It soon became apparent that the Fugazi in question was a luxury streetwear brand based in Los Angeles that had nothing to do with the band.<\/p>\n

Steve Van Doren, VP of marketing and events for Vans, said in an Instagram post, \u201cSorry for any confusion this Past week. Fugazi the Band and Fugazi the clothing Brand are not connected. I have deep respect for Ian MacKaye, his impact on music and his connection to Skateboarding. We spoke this morning and are looking at ways to support longtime skateboarders and giving back to the communities we both care deeply about.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prior to Van Doren\u2019s apology, Canty told Consequence, as seen in the video above, \u201cThere\u2019s this fucking horrendous fashion company called Fugazi that\u2019s been around for years, I guess. I noticed them up in New York at one point, where I\u2019m like, \u2018Hey, that\u2019s called Fugazi,\u2019 and they have a red awning and stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued, \u201cNow, there has been Fugazis throughout time. There\u2019s the Fugazi Travel Agent in San Francisco. There was Club Fugazi in San Francisco, which is actually mentioned in Allen Ginsberg\u2019s Howl. So, there are things out there, clearly, and ultimately it was an acronym that meant \u2018Fucked up, got ambushed, zipped in.\u2019 It was a Vietnam War era acronym, but it was also a family name from this travel agent and the club in San Francisco. So, I mean, it\u2019s been around. I don\u2019t begrudge anybody using it.\u201d<\/p>\n

What ticked off Canty was the way the collab was presented, as he noted, \u201cThe fucking way that the guy held up the \u2018Fugazi\u2019 registered trademark, the guy from Vans, and the way that\u2026 he\u2019s like, \u2018Ha ha, we\u2019ve got it\u2019 \u2026 I couldn\u2019t figure out why he was acting vindictively against us. It seemed like it was targeted towards us, and kind of fucking felt like a corporate fucking mule fuck is what it felt like\u2026 especially with Vans, like of course the Vans guys know who Fugazi is\u2026 it\u2019s mystifying, and it just seems stupid for them to do something\u2026 I was hurt by it, honestly\u2026 I was like, \u201cWhy is Vans doing this?\u2019 I thought they were kind of like on the side of the angels, you know? But I guess not.\u2019<\/p>\n

Canty concluded, \u201cIt\u2019s so tone deaf\u2026\u200aI\u2019m confused by it and \u2026 it seems like people are equally confused by it out in the world, to the point where [they\u2019re] confused and disgusted by it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Fugazi, meanwhile, recently released the recording sessions they had with the late Steve Albini for the\u00a0In on the Kill Taker album<\/a>, with all proceeds to go to Letters Charity<\/a>, who offer aid to with families enduring poverty.<\/p>\n

Stay tuned for more of our interview with Canty on the status of Fugazi\u2019s ongoing hiatus, his scoring work on television and films, and more.<\/p>\n

Watch our interview with Brendan Canty above, and see the apology from Vans below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Vans has apologized for any confusion surrounding its new \u201cVans and Fugazi\u201d sneaker collaboration that led people to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":747183,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[236,88],"class_list":["post-747182","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-celebrities","tag-celebrities","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747182","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=747182"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/747182\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/747183"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=747182"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=747182"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=747182"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}