Sorry to throw salt in your New Year's revelry, but as something begins, so too something ends. And that makes us think about death. Because we're sick. And practical. Sickly practical. Practically sick.

ANYWAY, the imminence of death begs an essential question: how will you be buried? It's never too early to start thinking about feathering your final resting place in style. After all, it will be your last opportunity for personal expression. Unfortunately, there is a dearth of music-themed coffins. Apart from the famous KISS Kasket (in which the late Dimebag Darrell now rests), music fans are limited to the few caskets and urns that can tastefully accommodate stickers and posters of the artists with whom they wish to spend eternity. The Egyptians buried their pharaohs with gold and cats. We, too, want to surround our remains with idols. More music artists should sell coffins as merch. These five, for instance...

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If you had to guess what was in Throbbing Gristle mastermind Genesis P-Orridge's closet, you probably wouldn't have dreamed up a sleeveless Gary Gilmore Memorial Society half-shirt--too perfect to be real. But Genesis has one, and she's looking to get rid of it, along with a roomful of other amazing bric-a-bric this weekend at a tag sale/art installation in Ridgewood's Famous Accountants gallery. "Basically, it's a garage sale," Famous Accountants co-owner Kevin Regan told Brooklyn Based. "She's our neighbor and has been around a bit. She asked and we thought it would be a really cool idea-a garage sale as an art project." Really cool idea = understatement of the month.

Famous Accountants lists the price range from $5-$1000--meaning most of the stuff is priced in the context of art, though you may be able to score something random for cheap. Here's a preview of what'll be on sale:

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