Misfits re-launch the Fiend Club

The Misfits have relaunched their beloved “Fiend Club” fan club. Originally founded in 1979 in the band’s earlier period, the club was run by Glenn Danzig who ran the club and silk-screened t-shirts, assembled records, mailed out merchandise catalogs, booked gigs, and responded to fan mail.

The relaunched club is being run by Jerry Only and will include a vintage 8×10 glossy Misfits photo, a glow in the dark shirt, patches, membership cards and more.

You can find more details here.
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New Nirvana Book Due January 2009

NirvanaLegendary grunge pioneers Nirvana will see a retrospective book of interviews with the band and articles about the band compiled from 1988 through 1992. The book will be titled, unsurprisingly, The Nirvana Reader: 1988 – 1992 and will see the light of day through Rock Reader Books.

The compiler and editor responsible for the book is John D. Luersson. Says Luersson:

There have been way too many Nirvana books. So what gives me the right to put The Nirvana Reader together? Well, for one thing, I’m tired of the conjecture. I’m sick of the conspiracy theories, and I really just wanted to go back to the start and read about the band as they evolved during the first four years.

The book will be available on January 5, 2009.
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Converse launches Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day) signature shoes

Converse continues its string of artist signature shoes with the latest model from Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Pinhead Gunpowder and Foxboro Hot Tubs fame. The shoe is a charity project set to benefit the Project (RED) charity initiative with 10% of proceeds set to go to the The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria

The shoes follow models like the Kurt Cobain signature shoe and the Ramones shoe.

The shoe costs $69.99 and can be found here.
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