See Hear

beauteroffdead 

on Citysearch

16 years ago

Literary Oddities! – I couldn't find this place last time I was in New York as I COULDN'T REMEMBER ITS NAME! I looked in the back of "Maximum Rock N Roll" and found GG Allins brothers phone #. I called him and he told me the name and where it was! This place doesn't have as much hand printed zines or hand printed comics as I had wished for but they do have ALOT of specialty magazines that I have never seen anywhere else. However, any one interested in small press or literary oddities should definitely go and check this store... read more

Contributor 

on Citysearch

21 years ago

Fanzine central for East Villagers of every cultural persuasion. – The Scene You may be intimidated upon first walking in here if you're not secure in your indie cred: Comics and zines line the claustrophobia-inducing chartreuse walls while band flyers paper the doorway. A friendly smile from the heavily pierced staff and a quick glance at some titles, however, lets you know that anyone with freakishly obsessive interests is welcome. The Goods Along with staples like "Maximum Rock 'n' Roll" and R. Crumb's cartoons, you'll fi... read more

DrewPisarra_Citysearch 

on Citysearch

22 years ago

Alternative Readings – Personally, I have a hard time perceiving the Village Voice as the alternative press nowadays. If I'm looking for voices outside the mainstream, See Hear is the preferred place to go. The closest you'll get to the mainstream here is the stoner mag "High Times" or the RE/Search books like "Modern Pagans." Aside from Reading Frenzy, a great 'zine store in Portland, Oregon, I don't think See Hear has much competition in terms of providing shelf-space for rebellious ideologies. Lovers of materialism ("Beer... read more