Maybe I’m missing something, but a Mark Lanegan bobblehead? It’s either the product of sheer misguided cluelessness or a wicked joke on the part of the dark, bluesy crooner, whose most notable accomplishments bear jolly titles like Whiskey for the Holy Ghost and Blues Funeral. I’m going to opt for the latter—those Seattle types always did see merchandising as an opportunity for a savvy jape.

The workmanship on this beauty demands to be admired, right down to the smoky treat smoldering away in Lanegan’s right hand, on which every last blessed star tattoo is recreated in loving detail. For reasons obvious to Lanegan fans, the words “The Night Porter” are etched into the crimson base. Legend has it that if you stare into Lanegan’s beady eyes, you can faintly hear the howling of a wounded jackal…..

At a mere $25 on Lanegan’s website, this bobblehead doll is priced to move. Get one for your mantelpiece!

Meanwhile, enjoy Lanegan on the German TV show Rockpalast with the Twilight Singers. The two songs are “Live with Me” and the number he is probably most associated with, Leadbelly’s “Where Did You Sleep Last Night?”
 

 
Thanks Karen Wegryn!

Previously on Dangerous Minds:
Two months into 2012 and Mark Lanegan’s new album is contender for best of the year
Mark Lanegan live in France: ‘The Gravedigger’s Song’