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unchecked boomer nostalgia, cont.

Whoever's Auctioning Off The "Sgt. Pepper" Drum Head Is Definitely In It For The Money

The latest bit of '60s nostalgia to be sold off to the highest bidder: The title-emblazoned bass drum skin that appeared on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, which Christie's of London will auction off next month as part of a popular-culture-themed extravaganza. According to the Times of London, Christie's is hoping to fetch some £150,000 for the skin, which is a pretty penny considering that it doesn't even come with the drum. Those of you hoping to get some Beatles memorabilia for your home without laying out cash in the six-figure range shouldn't fret, though: An upcoming auction at Christie's NYC outpost is offering up the script for Paul McCartney's 1984 film Give My Regards To Broad Street, for which the auction house is only expecting to fetch about $1,500. Maybe we should all put our money together for the cause... or at least have a group listen to "No More Lonely Nights"! More »

1:30 PM on Fri Jun 13 2008
By Maura Johnston
255 views, 3 comments

Latest by Oldboy: There IS a good rocker on that album: "No Values." Appropriate, non? more »

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The Hard Days Night Hotel: For Those Trips When Bringing Your Beatles CDs Along Just Isn't Enough

This Friday marks the opening of the Hard Days Night Hotel in Liverpool, a Beatles-themed retreat that is billing itself as the first hotel in the world to be based around the Fab Four. The hotel's been ten years in the making—and developers have sunk about £20 million into the project over that time—but the Times Online isn't all that impressed, despite Beatles sheet music hanging from the reception area's ceiling, an on-site wedding chapel, and lots of "exclusive and unique artwork" that should warm the hearts of Velvet Elvis painters worldwide: More »

3:00 PM on Mon Jan 28 2008
By Maura Johnston
506 views, 5 comments

Latest by DrSpaceman: I wonder if they offer different McCartney themed wedding packages: McCartney Marriage #1 and then the severely discounted McCartney Marriage #2. more »

Imagine All The People ... Willing To Pay $48K For John Lennon's Hair

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unchecked boomer nostalgia, cont.

Pre-Distressed Guitars: Like Pre-Distressed Jeans, Except ... No, They're Pretty Much The Same Thing

If you've got a couple hundred thousand dollars laying around and an urge to make people think that you've been slinging an axe for years, the new market of "pre-distressed" guitars—guitars that are nicked, dinged, and messed up so they can look like you've been taking them on the road for the past 20 years—is for you, just like it's for Andy Summers of the Police, who's taking replicas of his old guitars out on the road with him this summer. It's half-security-blanket clutch, half-ad for the replicas of his replicas that you can buy for a mere $15 grand: More »

4:35 PM on Mon Aug 27 2007
By mjohnston
720 views, 7 comments

Latest by beta.rogan: @lucasg: Yup, they look like absolute garbage. I can't even look at those things. I wonder if they come pre-stained with the smell of booze and cigarette smoke? more »

unchecked boomer nostalgia, cont.

Dead Rock Star Files: Do You Know How Much A Pair Of Glasses Costs These Days?

How are you celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love? Some people* are scooping up every one of the Rolling Stone Top 40 Albums of 1967. (Who can blame them? Disraeli Gears, people!) Some are dropping acid and out, not necessarily in that order. Me? I'm bidding a million and a half on a pair of old specs in the name of out-of-control icon-worship. Who else is in? Bueller? Bueller? More »

3:58 PM on Thu Jul 19 2007
By mmatos
240 views, 3 comments

unchecked boomer nostalgia, cont.

Live Nation To Continue Spreading Fillmore's Day-Glo Ooze Around The Country

Today, concert-promotion behemoth Live Nation announced that it would be rechristening Miami's Jackie Gleason Theater, giving it a Fillmore makeover and calling it—deep breath—the Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater. In a Billboard.biz piece on the rebranding, Live Nation CEO Bruce Eskowitz had this to say: More »

3:35 PM on Mon Jun 4 2007
By mjohnston
571 views, Comment