AXS TV will launch a brand new music memorabilia series, “Rock My Collection,” hosted by Ahmet Zappa with Co-Host Appraiser Stephen Braitman on Sunday August 15, 2021 at 8 pm ET / 5 pm PT. The series showcases unique Items such as Elvis’ Bank Loans, a Map of Italy Signed by Jimi Hendrix, Tom Petty’s Scooter, and Brian Wilson’s Driver’s License, as well as pieces signed during each episode by iconic guests Including shock rock pioneer Alice Cooper, beloved Heart founder Nancy Wilson, 4 Non Blondes founder Linda Perry, alt-rock hero Gavin Rossdale, metal guitarist and Korn co-founder James “Munkey” Shaffer, and rock renaissance man Todd Rundgren.
Ahmed Zappa is available for interviews through Friday, September 10, 2021 after 11 am ET / 8 am PT. I would love to send you a screener of the show and schedule an interview with Mr. Zappa. If there is interest, please respond with a preferred date and time.
Through a unique auction partnership. viewers will be able to bid on these pieces via the Rock My Collection site, with proceeds from the celebrity items going to the National Independent Venues Foundation (NIVF), benefiting the invaluable small music venues and personnel who have been impacted by COVID.
Collectors are invited into the studio each week, joining both in-person and zooming in from their private collection spaces, to showcase their prized memorabilia, share their personal acquisition stories, learn more about the history behind each piece, and ultimately find out its potential value. Ranging from weird and rare to deeply personal and possibly even priceless, the series highlights notable items including:
a copy of Yoko Ono’s book, Grapefruit, signed by Ono and John Lennon on the day he died
Stevie Nicks’ stage-used microphone from Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours tour complete with remnants of her lipstick
an Italian roadmap signed by guitar great Jimi Hendrix
handwritten lyrics signed by late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton
a zombie suit from Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video
a cymbal signed and played by Nirvana
Bob Marley’s first 45, released as “Bobby Martel”
love letters written by Axl Rose
Ahmet Zappa is an entrepreneur, NY Times Best Selling Author, film and television screenwriter, director, producer, musician, inventor and the radio talk show host of Rocktails on SiriusXM. He runs the extensive Frank Zappa estate through the Zappa Trust as co-Trustee and manages and administers all assets of the Zappa Trust’s business.
Joining Zappa on this entertaining musical odyssey is Stephen M.H. Braitman of MusicAppraisals.com, an accredited senior appraiser affiliated with the American Society of Appraisers, who specializes in music archives and memorabilia and has worked directly with many notable artists and estates. Using his encyclopedic knowledge and unparalleled expertise, Braitman delivers a unique perspective on the origins of each item and is on-hand to provide a detailed estimate.
I look forward to working with you,