http://cache.gawker.com/assets/base/img/thumbs140x140/idolator.com.png http://idolator.com/tag/photographic evidence http://idolator.com/tag/photographic evidence The John Varvatos store in the former CBGB space has opened. Racked stopped in over the weekend, and it's about as EPCOT-on-the-Bowery as you might expect: "Fans of leather and false nostalgia, rejoice: the space has been remade in a faux-punk ethic, with walls adorned with vintage concert poster reproductions; a section dramatically demonstrating the evolution of what used to be called A/V equipment; plenty of guitars, drumsets, and amps; and even bins of vinyl up front for browsing and buying. Racked's drop-by around 2pm found a relatively sparse crowd, and, worse, no free booze. The front vinyl racks attracted browsers, though." Well, of course they did! Vinyl's the new old thing, you know. [Racked]

]]> http://idolator.com/377052/cbgb-space-turned-into-a-store-where-people-can-overspend-on-hoodies-follow-vinyl-is-back-trend http://idolator.com/377052/cbgb-space-turned-into-a-store-where-people-can-overspend-on-hoodies-follow-vinyl-is-back-trend Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:00:00 EDT Maura Johnston http://idolator.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=377052&view=rss&microfeed=true