The Honor Roll

AXL GREASED Hammer of the Gods author Stephen Davis turns his keen eye and nose for depravity to one of rock’s most splendidly debauched bands in his Guns N’ Roses biography, Watch You Bleed (Gotham)— but fails to uncover why Axl insists on those hideous braids.

THESE ARE A FEW OF OUR FAVORITE TH

INGS

SILVER STREAK DarkCloudSilver’s turntable ring ( oyemodern.com) features a “record” of real vinyl and a movable tone arm, so if a friend starts whining about something, you can point to your jewelry and mention that it’s playing the saddest song in the world just for him.

SK8TER GIRLS With the new Vans X Niagara collection (vans. com), artist and musician Niagara (who played in a band with the Stooges’ Ron Asheton in the ’70s) brings her Lichtenstein-meets-Steinem femme fatale illustrations to the sneakers.

MEMPHIS BELLE
Photographer Christian Patterson’s
beautifully packaged Sound Affects
( schaden.com) is a vibrant photo-
graphic ode to Memphis—for
many, the birthplace of rock’n’roll.

Note: May cause an uncontrollable desire to buy blue suede shoes.

THAT’LL DO
Not only does Amethyst’s
adorable yet sadly
inedible iPig iPod dock
( speakal.com) have
speakers for eyes and a
subwoofer in its belly, if
you pet its touch-sensitive
ears, it will raise or lower
the volume to your liking.

CLOCK WISE FROM TOP LEF T: COURTESY OYE MODERN; COURTESY VANS; COURTESY IPIG.

KE YTAR HERO If you can’t tell your keys apart, try transforming them into little guitars with Keytars ( gama-go.com). Then you’ll think, “The black guitar reminds me of ‘Paint It Black,’ which I first heard in my cousin’s garage…Garage!”