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Collectibles

Music News 

Remember those “fetus in skull” statues from Tool? Maynard James Keenan unboxes one

December 18, 2022December 18, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments 10000 Days, Collectibles, Fetus in Skull, Maynard James Keenan, Merch, Tool

Leave it to Tool to come up with some weird and interesting merch. Earlier this month, the band announced the

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Music News 

The Hip open a Poster Cellar with new art, reissues and “reimagined” pieces

August 28, 2022August 27, 2022 Amber Healy 0 Comments Bob Masse, Canada Day, Collectibles, Downie Wenjack Fund, Man Machine Poem, Posters, The Tragically Hip

Six years after The Tragically Hip took a final bow in Kingston, do you regret not picking up a poster

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Weird eBay collectibles

January 28, 2022January 28, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Collectibles, eBay

eBay has changed the way people look at music memorabilia. Not only has eBay vastly inflated prices for collectibles, but

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Music Industry 

Live Nation introduces “digital ticket stubs” NFTs

November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Collectibles, Concert Tickets, Live Nation, Live Stubs, NFTs, Ticket Stubs

As the live event industry moves more and more towards digital tickets, I’ve heard many complaints from old-schoolers who have

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Music News 

Ongoing History Daily: Johnny Ramone, baseball fanatic

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Baseball, Collectibles, Johnny Ramone, Memorabilia, Ramones

When he was still with us, Johnny Ramone was one of the biggest baseball nuts anywhere. For years, he collected

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: Aw, such quaint collectibles

May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Collectibles, Floppy Discs, REM, Smashing Pumpkins, Vintage Computers

It used to be that bootlegs and promo items were the most collectible things a music fan could look for.

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Music News 

Random music news for Thursday, April 9, 2020

April 9, 2020April 8, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Bon Jovi, Collectibles, Creativity, Google, Netflix, Quibi

Joe Exotic was one a pro wrestler? That got left out of Tiger King. Moving to random music news for

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Music News 

If collectible vinyl can sell for big dollars, what about CDs? Glad you asked…

August 24, 2019August 26, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments CDs, Collectibles

When it comes to collecting music, all the glory and attention goes to rare vinyl. That’s the stuff that tends

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Music News 

Don’t throw out those old concert t-shirts. They could be worth $$$.

March 12, 2018March 12, 2018 Alan Cross 0 Comments Collectibles, T-Shirts

My wife demanded that I go through my closet as part of a spring purge of clothes. This led to

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Music News 

Guns ‘N Roses Plan a New Release for Christmas–But It’s Not Music

November 10, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Collectibles, Guns 'N Roses

Funko, a toy manufacture, has announced the imminent release of a series of GNR dolls (these are NOT action figures)

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Gadgets 

Please Tell Me You Didn’t Throw Out Your Old iPod

May 12, 2016May 11, 2016 Alan Cross 1 Comment Collectibles, iPod, iPod Classic, U2

When a piece of consumer electronics becomes outdated, it usually ends up in the basement, a drawer or a landfill–after

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