Keane and Editors have both made some customised army helmets to sell on eBay to raise money for War Child. The auction ties in with the release of new war film 'Jarhead', with similar military paraphernalia signed by director Sam Mendes and stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard also going on sale.
Russ from Editors said: "The inspiration behind the helmet we decorated was the two fundamentals that brought the idea together, firstly the charity War Child and secondly the band Editors. I went out and bought a selection of newspapers from just one day. The amount of articles on war was ridiculous. I was stunned to see the amount of columns devoted to it. I used these articles to cover the helmet and then used quotes from our lyrics and from the War Child aims to try to create an impact. The whole piece was related to us as a band as it was, excuse the pun, 'edited.'"
Bidding for the helmets will open on 23 Jan, with similar pieces from Gorillaz, Maximo Park, Razorlight, Feeder and Kasabian expected to be donated at a later date.