It got us thinking: What are some other divorced bands for whom we'd participate in funding another record? And what kinds of limited-edition items would we demand?
We put together a list of five bands, plus some suggestions for shit they could auction off to fanatics.
5. Uncle Tupelo. The hate that exists between Jeff Tweedy and Jay Farrar could power a lawnmower. Still, it's hard not to hope for a burying of the hatchet, and a follow-up to Anodyne.
Suggested auction items:
*Farrar personally reads you five pages from his unpublished book of beat poetry ($200) or his unpublished Socialist Manifesto ($100). [Note: may not exist.]
*Commemorative buttons for each band member Tweedy has removed from Wilco ($45 each).
4. The Smiths. How has this not happened yet? Do these guys really have that much integrity?
Suggested auction items:
*Johnny Marr cooks, eats foie gras at same table as Morrissey ($2,000)
*Morrissey will write you the longest song title in the history of the world ($7,500)
3. Fleetwood Mac. They're all still alive. Why not? (Apart from the fact that they don't need the money.)
Suggested auction items:
*Lindsey Buckingham explains why he insists on playing that weird little brown guitar ($125)
*Christine McVie knits you a sweater ($400), calls you "sweetie" (additional $50)
*Stevie Nicks tarot reading ($799)
3. N.W.A. Eazy-E's dead, but that never stopped Puffy from throwing old Biggie vocals onto a track.
Suggested auction items:
*Dr. Dre's authentic, blood-stained contract with Death Row ($2,999).
*Ice Cube resigns as executive producer of the hit TBS comedy Are We There Yet? ($13 million)
*MC Ren takes you to a Raiders game ($575, plus cost of tickets)
1. Guns N' Roses. A long shot, considering how terrible of a person Axl Rose is. But we can dream, can't we?
Suggested auction items:
*Vintage Slash heroin needle ($75).
*Vintage Izzy Stradlin heroin needle ($25).
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