Rough Trade opening in NYC

[TheHook]

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/11/22/arts/music/records-are-dying-not-here.html?_r=0

[Whet Bull]

Woah.  Unexpected.  Good news, I guess.

[DaveK]

No used LP's 

[davemartin]

No used LP's 

No used product at all. 

[Whet Bull]

Well, that sucks.

[Jackie O]

I did a walk through on my way to the studio yesterday.  Really depressing, mostly for the lack of daylight.  Looks like it belongs in a mall. 

The show space looks nice enough though, with couches and ping pong tables on the mezzanine level.  I'll bite my tongue on hating it too much until I actually see a show there.

[Barfunk]

The Rough Trade off Brick Lane in London is hellish and gross. My condolences to the citizens of New York for having to suffer such a canker in their midst.

[hillside wrangler]

Is there a skate ramp?

[DaveK]

Is there a skate ramp?

I haven't been or seen photos but I can almost promise there's a skate ramp.

It fits the active lifestyle of the NOW generation - sponsored by Go-Gurt.

[spitting contest]

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20131205/williamsburg/rough-trade-cancels-all-shows-due-noise LOL

[rutabowa]

One in london is generally massively overpriced

[Whet Bull]

What a shitshow.  Heard nothing but bad things about it -- poor selection, ugly, overpriced, no skate ramp -- and the fuck-up with the noise levels is nuts.  Shit, man, get some acoustic tiles up in that bitch, yknowhutamsayin?  I heard they were planning this for three years.  Yeah, if by "planning this" you mean "smoking reefer" LOLOL

[israeliblue]

-- poor selection, ugly, overpriced, no skate ramp --

Finally, I can shop for records in peace.

[denkinger]

What a shitshow.  Heard nothing but bad things about it -- poor selection, ugly, overpriced, no skate ramp -- and the fuck-up with the noise levels is nuts.  Shit, man, get some acoustic tiles up in that bitch, yknowhutamsayin?  I heard they were planning this for three years.  Yeah, if by "planning this" you mean "smoking reefer" LOLOL

I like how the article mentions this is "their first USA location." Uh, they had a place on 6th St in SF starting in 1982, then moved up to Haight and lasted til about '93. 

[popcon]

6th Street wasn't even the 1st RT  store--they were in North Beach (1412 Grant) at least a year or two before their move down to 326 6th St. Look at your back cover of "Wanna Buy A Bridge"