Bloggy Goodness: Sucking In $92,500

The Rolling Stones iconic tongue logo is arguable the famous and recognizable in all of rock and roll. The logo which first appeared on the band’s Sticky Fingers album, and was originally designed by John Pasche in 1970. So why this bit of rock history? Well, Pasche’s original design was sold at auction over the weekend for the hefty sum of $92,500 by the London-based Victoria and Albert Museum where it will hang.

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Finally, indie-rockers The National have been ardent supporter of Democratic Presidential hopeful Barack Obama for quite some time now. The band designed and has been selling their Mr. November t-shirt, with 100% of the money going directly to the Obama campaign, since July. As a possible way of saying thank you to the band, their song Fake Empire can now be heard in an official campaign commercial, take a look and listen (via Product Shop NYC)…

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