Breaking: Wilco singer-
songwriter Jeff Tweedy may be a geek. Tweedy recently bought an armful of UNKL Brand toys, which inspired the company to create a set of two-inch Wilco figures. (We’re having a wee bit of difficulty sussing out who’s who, too. Still, what price immortality?) This also means the indie-rock band will join the ranks of Gorillaz, Biz Markie, and Metallica — all of whom have been captured in plastic. The line will debut in July at San Diego Comic-Con.
Which indie musicians would you like to see immortalized as plastic playthings, PopWatchers?
Wilcos wobble but they don’t fall down.
Since when was Wilco a bunch of Hobbits?
I’d like an Iggy Pop doll that I can smear in peanut butter and put on my bookshelf.
Sorry, I meant “action figure”.
Don’t forget that Linkin Park (or one of the bands in their genre) got HK Vynyl toys, and No Doubt got their own set of Mez-its (sold at tower Records, but I digress).
How about a set of Brian Jonestown Massacre Rock’em Sock’em robots? Anton Newcombe is permanently fixed on as the blue robot, but you can change the heads on the red robots to keep up with the band line up changes. also, the set comes with a bonus ‘audience member” head, so you can simulate what it’s like to be at a real Brian Jonestown Massacre show AND get you lights punched out by the lead singer (just like at a BJM show!).
I know he’s not indie, but how about a Wooly Willy with Billy Corgan.
Or how about a version of Monopoly with notoriously anti-corporate bands like Fugazi, Tom Waits, Black Flag, Minutemen and Dead Kennedys as the properties? Then you can have things like “Steve Albini records your album, collect $10″ for Chance and Community Chest cards.
How about a line of OK Go action figures that come with their very own treadmills or matching wallpaper dream home?
(I LOVE the Billy Corgan Wooly Willy idea – I’d buy one of those!)