tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post5493254436655598737..comments2023-08-14T11:44:27.299-04:00Comments on Jeremiah's<br> Vanishing New York: Rockit Scientist RecordsJeremiah Mosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791516443125872364noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-58614855305725662592012-03-31T09:42:09.695-04:002012-03-31T09:42:09.695-04:00Unfortunately this cultural neutering is not merel...Unfortunately this cultural neutering is not merely a New York thing; I live in Boston and the same thing has been happening: a depressing influx of clueless young hipsters more concerned with the tags on your clothes than the contents of your mind, who don't even know what "record shopping" means. "What, you mean you used to have to go to a store to get music? And you had to PAY for it?!" It's the end of an era, folks, and it's a damn shame; unless the cranky thirtysomethings we've become can turn the tide, we'll soon be doomed to get all our music from Amazon or (ugh) Itunes.MKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-54410224313864656932012-03-23T22:04:06.668-04:002012-03-23T22:04:06.668-04:00SAD. I was just thinking about this place. He alwa...SAD. I was just thinking about this place. He always has an amazing and inspiring inventory. Its the shop where I used to take all my tourist friends. Its true- the city is losing its culture and is completely being run over by yuppie, hipster trash. I live in LA these days and sometimes I dont know which feels worse- missing the city or returning to find everything ...gone.<br /><br />damn shame.Ms.Paradisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15052325524313027768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-57927905281635511522012-02-04T12:31:29.107-05:002012-02-04T12:31:29.107-05:00Yes! I was right even when drunk. This was the loc...Yes! I was right even when drunk. This was the location of the original Manic Panic store! 33 Saint Marks Place!<br /><br />http://www.manicpanic.com/about.html<br /><br />'America's first punk rock shop began as an extension of Tish and Snooky Bellomo's closet. "Everybody was always copying our style," Snooky recalled, "so we wondered if we could sell it." The result was Manic Panic, which was a fixture at 33 St. Mark's Place from its June 1977 opening until it closed early in 1989.'JakeGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133101465071716345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-56751935050201833282012-02-03T22:23:24.729-05:002012-02-03T22:23:24.729-05:00I am pretty certain the history of this physical s...I am pretty certain the history of this physical store includes the original location of “Manic Panic” or at least the store that spawned “Manic Panic” hair dyes. I remember it being a CD buy/sell store in the 1980s. Then it was the “new” home to zine store “See Hear{ before Tim at “See Hear” realized it was a bad move. And ten became this record store. Drunk now but remember that much. You can do worse!JakeGouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00133101465071716345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-82714036483005070702012-02-01T16:29:35.973-05:002012-02-01T16:29:35.973-05:00Crazy stupid rent is the problem, not a lack of bu...Crazy stupid rent is the problem, not a lack of business. On a positive note I now have absolutely no reason to walk down this wretched block.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150093361757536&set=a.496447807535.266737.343641847535&type=3&theater" rel="nofollow">Check this out.</a>ShatteredMonoclenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-80247329665354919652012-01-31T08:59:00.102-05:002012-01-31T08:59:00.102-05:00Record stores are closing yet hundreds of doucheba...Record stores are closing yet hundreds of douchebag and douchebaggettes dressed in elf and Santa outfits invaded the E. Village this past Christmas for a pub-creep. That's right, I said pub-CREEP. A 'crawl' would be giving them too much credit. Can you imagine back in the day if you suggested to your friends that you dress up like Santa and spend the whole day and night walking around smashed? You'd probably get your face smacked in before you could finish what you were saying. Whatever the case may be, I'll bet a million bucks that when the drunk Santa artisanal food people start reproducing their kids are going to fucking hate them by the time they reach high school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-59714556941923720392012-01-31T00:08:32.497-05:002012-01-31T00:08:32.497-05:00fuck this fucking town said it all, and damn well....fuck this fucking town said it all, and damn well. Tell it brother!!Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-90854852809582900582012-01-30T23:15:26.881-05:002012-01-30T23:15:26.881-05:00Fuck this fucking town...
I can't take it any...Fuck this fucking town...<br /><br />I can't take it anymore. I'm not going to mince words here: the young people of NYC are a bunch of spoiled pussy motherfuckers who have more interest in artisanal food and specialty coffee than they do in moving a creative culture forward. Why even come here if you're just going to transfer your safe little rah-rah lifestyle from the suburbs to the city? Go back to where you came from and let the rents plummet here. You don't deserve it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-63882466922960111522012-01-30T20:29:36.475-05:002012-01-30T20:29:36.475-05:00they say that food is the new indie rock...and the...they say that food is the new indie rock...and the new st.marks sort of goes to show that. st.marks turned into a place for cheap eats...not necessarily a bad thing but damn, another deathblow to subterranean nyc culture. <br /><br />i spent countless hours picking through the $3 cd bins out front of rockit. i also used to pick through the cheap bins when they were on carmine. <br /><br />now, im 31 and cant get my fingers dirty...or fuck, i dont even buy cds anymore. <br /><br />still a shame to see another part of the village close up. <br /><br />i think generation, normans, and other music are the last guys standing for now...for now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-25180707256996285342012-01-30T18:27:44.991-05:002012-01-30T18:27:44.991-05:00He should be able to find something for approx. ha...He should be able to find something for approx. half his current rate on the LES. <br />Let's hope he tries looking, because reasonable commercial rents are still out there.Caleonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-54483083662370699802012-01-30T15:49:23.542-05:002012-01-30T15:49:23.542-05:00Bummer. They used to be on Carmine Street and I we...Bummer. They used to be on Carmine Street and I went daily. And always when on St Marks. Damn. They had an excellent Krautrock selection, as well as Prog and International. John's a survivor, I know RS will reopen elsewhere.Ken Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09100185198750536244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-75471510191112805802012-01-30T13:20:11.997-05:002012-01-30T13:20:11.997-05:00And another one bites the dust. I spent the better...And another one bites the dust. I spent the better part of my youth hanging out in record stores and never thought I'd see the day when they would be disappearing. I hope they can find a cheaper place to relocate to.Marty Wombacherhttp://www.martyafterdark.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-15768078708165266342012-01-30T11:51:42.903-05:002012-01-30T11:51:42.903-05:00Anonymous 10:29AM has a point. I haven't been ...Anonymous 10:29AM has a point. I haven't been to Rockit Scientist in at least two years, but mainly because I tend to avoid that stretch of St. Mark's if I can help it. Most of the area's clientele is too young to remember CDs, let alone LPs.James Campbell Taylorhttp://www.jamescampbelltaylor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-36192892905383728422012-01-30T10:56:58.363-05:002012-01-30T10:56:58.363-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Signed D.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11154056194616535241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-4139359597519141062012-01-30T10:29:53.913-05:002012-01-30T10:29:53.913-05:00ask yourself when was the last time you bought som...ask yourself when was the last time you bought something from Rockit Scientist and then you may be able to understand why they couldn't last much longer. speaking for myself, the last time i bought something from there must have been over eight years ago...even though i pop in there every so oftenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-68457459388089684752012-01-30T09:33:40.820-05:002012-01-30T09:33:40.820-05:00or a bank...or a bank...Bowery Boogiehttp://www.boweryboogie.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-91244816960992398862012-01-30T09:14:11.454-05:002012-01-30T09:14:11.454-05:00My money is on a ramen or some sort of Asian fusio...My money is on a ramen or some sort of Asian fusion restaurant to take over that space.<br /><br />At least Sounds is still there, and I bet not for much longer.<br /><br />St. Mark's Place is just a shade of its punk rock and bohemian past; a past that had Warhol, Velvet Underground, Hendrix, Basquiat. what will the past be for the present St. Mark's Place?esquared™https://www.blogger.com/profile/03535683572170541615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-683382864156505640.post-6488347442334780692012-01-30T08:03:14.933-05:002012-01-30T08:03:14.933-05:00Ugh. Always a good place for bargains. Hope that J...Ugh. Always a good place for bargains. Hope that John can find another space somewhere in the neighborhood.EV Grievehttp://evgrieve.comnoreply@blogger.com