Arts, Briefly: Victoria and Albert and the Rolling Stones
One of the most famous logos in popular culture is now in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.

It's official: Mick Jagger's lips are a work of art
Mick Jagger's pout is officially fit for a museum. London's Victoria and Albert Museum announced Tuesday that it bought the original artwork for The Rolling Stones' famous "lips" logo, inspired by the singer's mouth. The museum said it bought the work at an auction in the United States for $92,500. The lips-and-tongue logo was designed by London art student John Pasche in 1970, and was first used on the band's "Sticky Fingers" album the next year. The design "is one of the first examples of a g

British museum buys Rolling Stones' lips artwork
Mick Jagger's pout is officially fit for a museum.

British museum buys Rolling Stones' lips artwork (AP)
AP - Mick Jagger's pout is officially fit for a museum.

British museum buys Rolling Stones' lips artwork
Mick Jagger's pout is officially fit for a museum.

V&A Museum buys iconic Stones lips
LONDON, Sept. 2 (UPI) -- London's Victoria and Albert Museum has reportedly bought the original design for The Rolling Stones' iconic tongue and lips logo for about $100,000.

Museum Buys Rolling Stones' 'Lips' Logo
London's Victoria and Albert Museum announced Tuesday that it has bought the original artwork for The Rolling Stones' famous "lips" logo, inspired by the singer's mouth. The museum said it bought the work at an auction in the United States for US$92,500. The lips-and-tongue logo was designed by London art student John Pasche in 1970. It was first used on the band's "Sticky Fingers" album the next year, and has been part of the Stones' image ever since. Victoria Broa

The Rolling Stones' Iconic 'Lips and Tongue' Sold for Charity
Original hand-painted black and white artwork of The Rolling Stones' 'Lips and Tongue' logo has been bought by a London museum for 92,500 dollars.

The Rolling Stones: V&A museum buys Stones tongue
"Now, if you'd all be so kind as to step past the Poor Clare's Reliquary, and turn left at Sir Edward Burne-Jones' 'Dorigen of Britagne,' we come to the freakishly large tongue..." Visitors to London's famed Victoria & Albert Museum will be hearing some variation on those directions in the future, as the museum has just purchased the original artwork for The Rolling Stones' legendary lips-and-tongue logo for the bargain-basement price of $92,500.00. The iconic image was designed by John Pasche

Rolling Stones - Rolling Stone Lips Logo Bought By Uk Museum
The original artwork for The Rolling Stones' iconic lip and tongue logo has been bought by a British museum. Officials working for London's Victoria and Albert (V+A) ...

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Rolling Stones 'lips' sell for $92,500
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Stones' tongue sold to V&A museum
London's Victoria and Albert Museum buys the original artwork for The Rolling Stones' iconic lips and tongue symbol.

Keith Richards about Mick Jagger: "He's a power freak"
Keith Richards has labeled Rolling Stones bandmate Mick Jagger a ''power freak.'' The legendary guitarist claims Jagger always has to be in control of the group, but insists he and the rest of the band have learnt to cope with his megalomaniac tendencies. He said: "Mick's a maniac. He can't get up in the morning without knowing immediately who he is going to call. He's a power freak and there's nothing we can do about it. I don't want to do anything about it." "Let him mess about with it. It does

Mick's lips officially art
Mick Jagger's big lips have been famous way before Angelina Jolie and her pout came along - and now the singer's pucker can be called art. The Victoria and Albert Museum in London has bought the original artwork for The Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers album which featured the "lips" logo, inspired by Mick's mouth. The museum said it bought the work at an auction in the U.S. for $92,500, explaining that it "is one of the first examples of a group using branding, and it has become arguably the world's most fam

The Hold Steady stays positive on new album and tour
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Drawing packed houses and four-star reviews, buzz band The Hold Steady may have finally built the ecstatic rock and roll experience they've been singing about for years. Over the course of four albums, the Brooklyn act with the boozy, classic sound has grown from critics' darlings to rock-festival favorites who have opened for The Rolling Stones. Along the way, they've drawn an obsessive fan base that makes their own T-shirts and dissects lyrics in online forums.

Janice Dickinson: ‘I slept with Mick Jagger so I could tell my grandchildren I’d f*cked a Rolling Stone’
Janice Dickinson has revealed she only had sex with rocker Sir Mick Jagger so that she could tell her grandchildren she’d f*cked a Rolling Stone. The 53-year-old — who is considered by most in the fashion industry as the world’s first supermodel — said: “I met him on a dancefloor and thought: ‘Who is this midget?’ “He only came up to my tits, but he was an amazing lover. I slept with him so I could tell my grandchildren I’d f*cked a Rolling Stone. She added to Britain’s Closer

Mind the age gap: Model Daisy Lowe, 19, pictured for the first time with new man Mark Ronson, 32
Model and ingenue Daisy Lowe was seen out with super-producer Mark Ronson for the first time last night, as the couple announced their new coupling on the London social scene. And maybe mindful of the 13-year age gap between the pair, Daisy, 19, ditched her usual sexy rock chick style for a more sophisticated, glamorous look for the night out with new boyfriend Mark, 32. The hot new couple partied until 3am, kicking off with Jade Jagger's Belvedere 'Jagger Dagger' launch at Automat in Mayfair - also

Storm reportedly saved Mick Jagger from assassination
Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger only survived an assassination attempt by Hells Angels members nearly 40 years ago because a boat carrying his would-be killers was swamped in a storm, according to a new BBC documentary. The details of a plot to kill the British rocker were revealed by an FBI agent as part of a series, "The FBI at 100," which is to be aired on BBC Radio 4 on Monday.

Mick Jagger Loses Priceless Ring.
Mick Jagger Loses Priceless Ring.... Mick Jagger's ex-wife Bianca is devastated after losing a priceless ring worth more than $295,000 (£160,675). Jagger was in Salzburg, Austria over the weekend (begs23Aug08) for a music festival when she realised she had misplaced the jewellery.

“Cho Show”’s Margaret Cho: Broken Social Scene’s Newest Member?
A new leg of Margaret Cho’s “Beautiful” tour kicks off September 12th in Saratoga, California, but she may be onstage with a bunch of Canadians before then: “Broken Social Scene is the best thing happening in modern music. Kevin Drew is a genius and I am so excited about joining them onstage,” she tells Rolling Stone (the collaboration hasn’t happened just yet, but is in the works). “I told him I wanted to just sneak my way into the band, like walking backwards onst

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