It’s not every day that you get a chance to own a piece of rock legend history, but on the 26th of March 2011, you can get your hands on items previously owned by Slash, Bo Diddley, Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Tom Fogerty, Madonna, Prince, The Beatles, Elvis Presley, Michael Jackson & many others. The auction also includes plenty of personal items owned by the famous guitarist Slash (from Guns ‘n Roses), who is auctioning off some of his guitars, jewelry, clothing & furniture.

Up for grabs amongst the 300 items of his, are 2 versions of Slash’s signature Gibson guitars, his Harley motorcycle, a 1966 Corvette, T-shirts worn at events & on stage, 2 huge red sofas from his house & a diamond-encrusted guitar pendent worn by the guitarist.

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Memorabilia from famous stars is becoming increasingly popular & the late great King of Pop is a hot subject at the moment, with items previously owned by Michael Jackson, going up on auction this week. The Julien’s Icons & Idols auction on the 3rd & 4th of December (this Friday & Saturday) will see 100 items from his life & career available for purchase.

There are some early items from his Jackson 5 career, to his highly successful solo artist career. Items include a military-style jacket worn at Nelson Mandela’s 78th birthday party. There’s also a signature Swarovski-embellished, white glove that was specifically created for his Bad Tour & is probably his most well-known wardrobe item. It’s expected to go for between $20,000 – $30,000, though that could increased depending on the demand.

Another item is a specially created replica costume from the Bad music video. The costume was made for his chimpanzee Bubbles & proceeds of the auction will go to Bubble’s long-term care at the Centre for Great Apes in Wauchula, Florida.

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If you are a baller music fan, then we’re sure that you wouldn’t mind adding all kinds of music memorabilia ranging from musical instruments to items used by the musicians themselves, to your kitty. You may also be interested in learning that Bonhams, Knightsbridge is holding an “Art of Song” auction on December 15th, 2010, where original song lyrics from 25 leading songwriters will be up for grabs. Read the rest of this entry »

If you weren’t present at NYC’s Hard Rock Café a few days ago, here’s a snapshot of what happened. A man smashed a traditional guitar (no, he wasn’t drunk) and in its place launched an extremely gadgetry piece de resistance. The man in question was Henry Jucszkiewicz, chairman of the famous guitar manufacturing company ‘Gibson’ (famous for its first Les Paul electric guitar in 1952) and the piece de resistance was the Gibson Firebird X Guitar. Read the rest of this entry »

This one is for all you baller musicians, Lennon fans, and collectors, especially if you’ve been toying with the idea of buying a piano to adorn your living room. As you may already know, 2010 is the year when John Lennon would have turned 70.  We were ourselves wondering why the commemorations for this great legendary musician came to an abrupt end with the Mont Blanc series of John Lennon limited edition pens. Well, we were wrong. Although his birthday went by on October 9^th, the celebrations haven’t stopped. Now, Steinway & Sons (the American & German manufacturer of handmade pianos) have unveiled the new Imagine Series Limited Edition pianos to celebrate the 70^th birthday of the legend. Read the rest of this entry »