Five Brilliant And Bizarre Pieces Of Music Memorabilia You Can Buy Now

If there’s anything more bizarre than the inner-workings of the music industry itself, it’s the merchandise and memorabilia it often produces.

Sometimes obsessed fans can drive an interesting demand for a product – like a Melbourne hotel manager selling bed sheets that ABBA slept on in 1977 — other times an artist will try to absorb as much cash flow from loyal punters with an array of different items stocked up at the merch time.

There’s musicians like Drake, who are trying to replicate a department store with their offers, selling air fresheners and incense sticks, and then others who literally turn (for the most part) trash into treasure and cash-in big time.

Here are some of those bizarre recycled goods and other bits that you can get your hands on now (or via eBay at a mark-up once they disappear).

Eminem

To celebrate the 16th anniversary of The Marshall Mathers LP, Eminem is selling off bricks from the remains of his childhood home. It’s a weird and wonderful piece of merch that will no doubt have a crazy resale value. Each one comes in a plexiglass enclosure with a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Eminem. There were only 700 for sale and they sold out instantly, with some of the proceeds going to The Marshall Mathers Foundation. So keep your eyes peeled on eBay.

Tim Armstrong (Rancid) / The X-Files

It’s not uncommon for musos to pop up on TV shows – from Matchbox Twenty’s Rob Thomas appearing on director/writer Rob Thomas’ iZombie last month to Marilyn Manson making a number of cameos on Californication, Eastbound And Down and more.

The rebooted X-Files featured a guest spot from Rancid legend Tim Armstrong this year, during which he played a homeless artist named Trashman. Well, can you now purchase the character’s artwork via TV memorabilia auction house VIP Auctions. That’s literally turning trash into treasure.

Alice Cooper

Earlier this year, Alice Cooper drummer Neal Smith started an auction that saw tour memorabilia available to fans – including the iconic guillotine the band used in 1973 to behead Cooper during the Billion Dollar Babies tour. There was also numerous costumes, a drums kit, mirror ball and more that went to dedicated fans. There's still a couple of items live, including a Gold Record Sales Award for the 1976 classic Alice Cooper Goes To Hell.

Modern Baseball

There’s nothing groundbreaking about a band producing hot sauce or coffee, but the combination is brilliant. What more could you ask for? You’ll immediately cut your laxative bills down too. If their coffee and hot sauce is as delightful as their music, this will be a pairing for the ages. Once again they’re looking after their fans. Only yesterday did they announced a gig help hotline at their shows where fans can report any wrongdoings to. You can check out the merch here.

Tom Delonge (Blink-182?)

Whether or not Tom Delonge is member of Blink-182 is still up in the air, but the amount of gear he accrued during his time with the pop punk icons is massive — some of which he has been selling. Here’s your chance to score an amp used during Blink-182 and Angels & Airwaves recording sessions, with a Certificate of Authenticity from the man himself. He’ll likely update the To The Stars webstore when he stumbles across more painful reminders of his former life.