Archive for September, 2009
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BOOKPLATE FOR LYTTON STRACHEY BY CARRINGTON (1931)
Current Selling Prices
$130-$320 /£75-£200
A miniature piece of Bloomsbury history - this small bookplate by Dora Carrington measures 1 3/8 inches high by 1 3/4 inches wide in it’s largest version. The large version is rarer than the smaller but both have now become quite elusive. [...]
Four types of Book Dealer
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The indigent bookseller. A low key bookscout of no fixed abode. Sleeps in the back of his car or in flyblown motels or occasionally on fellow dealers floors or in lockups. His car is a disgrace but just passes legal tests. Keeps his books in a storage unit (U Storage) where he [...]
Fame
Submitted by All Movie Replicas Blog
Release date: Friday September 25, 2009
Genre: Drama, Musical
Running time: 106 min.
Director: Andy Fickman
Studio: MGM Pictures
Screenplay: Allison Burnett, Aline Brosh McKenna
Producer(s): Mark Canton, Gary Lucchesi, Tom Rosenberg
Cast: Asher Book, Kristy Flores, Paul Iacono, Paul McGill, Naturi Naughton, Kay Panabaker, Kherington Payne, Collins Pennie, Walter Perez, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, Debbie [...]
The NECA Exorcist Action Figure: One of the Most Creative Figures Ever?
Submitted by Rock-n-Roll-Action-Figures Blog
At Rock-n-Roll-Action-Figures.com, we’re in the middle of a big restock of all our NECA action figures and bobbleheads. As we were going through our restocked inventory, I came across the NECA Exorcist action figure that recreates the terrifying “spider walk” scene from “The Exorcist”. For anyone who has seen The Exorcist, this [...]
Nice Records Dave
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Guitar Hero Slash Action Figure is a Hit With Collectors
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Earlier this year, Mcfarlane Toys released a pumped up 10-inch Slash action figure as part of their Mcfarlane Guitar Hero action figures series. Unlike the previously released Slash action figures produced by Mcfarlane Toys in the past, the Guitar Hero Slash action figure dipicts the legendary guitarist in a new way. The [...]
Isaac Rosenberg. Night and Day (1912)
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Isaac Rosenberg. NIGHT AND DAY. (Privately printed, London 1912 )
Current Selling Prices
$8000+ /£5000+
Now that Brick Lane, hitherto best known for its curry houses and Indian grocers, is becoming, with new boutiques and ethnic food stalls, an annexe of Camden Market, perhaps the twenty-somethings who flock there every Sunday to chomp [...]
Elvis Bobbleheads: Stylized or True-to-Life?
Submitted by Rock-n-Roll-Action-Figures Blog
Thanks to some new Elvis bobbleheads that are about to hit the market, collector’s of Elvis bobbleheads will have some new bobblehead choices. The new Elvis bobbleheads that are being released later this year by Funko Toys are designed to be a more stylized look at Elvis than other more [...]
Classic Album Cover Art- Guns N’ Roses The Spagetti Incident
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Anyone hungry for some pasta? The Spaghetti Incident? is the fifth album by hard rock band Guns N’ Roses. The album was very unique for the band and consists entirely of cover versions, mostly of punk and glam rock songs of the late 1970s and early 1980s. The title is [...]
New Music Releases - September 15, 2009
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69 Eyes - Back In Blood
A Sunny Day in Glasgow - Ashes Grammar
Aaron Watson - Deep In The Heart Of Texas: Aaron Watson Live
Ace Frehley - Anomaly
Aluminum Babe - 17
Anvil - This Is Thirteen
Armed for Apocalypse - Defeat
Athlete - Black Swan
Avett Brothers - I and Love and [...]
Classic Album Cover Art - Lennon/Ono Two Virgins
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John Lennon & Yoko Ono: ‘Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins’
“Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins” is a noise music/art LP released by John Lennon and Yoko Ono in 1968. The result of an all-night session of musical experimentation in Lennon’s home studio at Kenwood, John and Yoko’s debut album is [...]
Rock/Pop Tidbits
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While he was with Van Halen, David Lee Roth spent tens of thousands of dollars designing enormous inflatable statues of the devil that was able to ‘pee’ Jack Daniels a distance of fifteen feet out into the audience. It became an expensive gimmick, so he filled the statues with cheap [...]
Top 5 eBay Vinyl Record Sales
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Week Ending 09/12/2009
1. 45 - Pink Floyd “See Emily Play” / “Scarecrow” Odeon Japan WLP Red Wax - $4,716.00
2. LP - Barney Wilen “Tilt” Swing France - $2,250.00
3. 45 - Gene Toones “What More Do You Want” / “How It Feels” Simco - $2,175.00
4. LP - Jimi Hendrix “Axis: Bold [...]
Music News & Notes
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Grammy Award Legend Dies
Pierre Cossette, the man responsible for bringing the Grammy Awards to television, passed away on September 11th at the age of 85 after suffering congestive heart failure in Montreal, the New York Times reports.
Along with music executive Lou Adler, Cossette was a founder of Dunhill Records, a [...]
This Date In Music History - September 15
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Birthdays:
Jimmy Gilmer (”Sugar Shack”) is 70
Les Braid - The Swinging Blue Jeans (1941)
Lee Dorman - Iron Butterfly (1945)
Michel Dorge - Crash Test Dummies (1960)
Zak Starkey - (son of Ringo) (1965)
Kay Gee - Naughty by Nature (1969)
Allen Shellenberger - Lit (1969)
Ivette Sosa - Eden’s Crush (1976)
Paul Thomson - Franz Ferdinand (1977)
They [...]
Classic Album Cover Art - Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland
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Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland This one is a mystery to me. Naked vinyl cover art was a staple in the early 50’s and sold many an album- regardless of how bad the music was. But God forbid a black man be pictured with naked white women. It sure caused a [...]
Rock/Pop Tidbits
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In 1959, Tommy Dee reached #11 on the Billboard chart with a record called “Three Stars,” a tune dedicated to the memory or Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and The Big Bopper. The song was meant for Eddie Cochran, but he was unable to complete the recording because of the overwhelming [...]
The Future Of The Music Industry And NYLVI - Where Do We Fit In?
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NYLVI started up about a year or so ago and grown by leaps and bounds. Here, one of the founders explains his take on their website and the future of music.
In this post I’ll explain how we at NYLVI see the future of the music industry, furthermore we will explore [...]
Music News & Notes
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New Music! Grant Hart from husker Du to Drop New Record
Con D’or Records and MVD Audio are proud to announce the release of Grant Hart - Hot Wax on both CD and vinyl for worldwide distribution on October 6th, 2009.
’80s alternative rock has gone down in the history of music [...]
Rock/Pop Tidbits
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About the same time that Ringo Starr received an offer from Brian Epstein to join the Beatles, he was also asked to join another Liverpool group called Kingsize Taylor and The Dominoes. Ringo chose the one offering the best wage…25 pounds a week.
Debbie Boone’s 1977 hit “You Light Up My [...]
Classic Album Cover Art- Nivana In Utero
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Nirvana In Utero
In Utero is the third and final studio album by the American grunge band Nirvana and was released on September 21, 1993 by DGC Records. The album’s abrasive and aggressive sound was a departure from the polished production of the band’s breakthrough second album, Nevermind (1991), due in [...]
Bird and Animal Names In Rock and Roll History-part twenty-nine
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Let’s continue our ongoing article series about ‘bird’ and ‘animal’ group names in rock and roll history, again picking up where we left off, exploring indie bands with the word ‘wolf’ in the title.
In the vein of Throbbing Gristles and Black Flag, the Michigan trio called Wolf Eyes creates hypnotic [...]
Music News & Notes
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Weezer Choose Dog Photo for Cover of Raditude and Discover Unlikely Fan
Weezer have unveiled the cover art for their upcoming album, “Raditude,” which will perhaps be known as the beige album (based on the color of the carpet and the dog). Frontman Rivers Cuomo first spotted the image when [...]
This Date In Music History-September 13
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Birthdays:
Dave Quincy - Manfred Mann (1939)
David Clayton-Thomas - Blood Sweat and Tears (1941)
Ray Elliot - Them (1943)
Peter Cetera - Chicago (1944)
Don Was - Was Not Was (1952)
Randy Jones (the cowboy) - Village People (1952)
Steven John Kilbey - The Church (1954)
Joni Sledge - Sister Sledge (1956)
Dave Mustaine - Megadeth/Metallica (1963)
Stephen Perkins [...]
Cover Story Interview - The making of the “Yellow Submarine” sericel, with new designs & artwork by Jon Blosdale
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With the news of the Yellow Submarine remake, this is the perfect time to repost a feature I posted about a year or so ago. I have exclusive rights to reprint this feature from Michael Goldstein over at RockPoPGallery.com and you can look for these amazing behind the scenes stories [...]