Bowery Boogie | A Lower East Side Chronicle

Right now, on one of the hottest, most sweltering days thus far this summer, hundreds are queued outside the Apple Store in SoHo for the new iPhone 4.  The line wraps around Greene Street, east along Houston, and back south onto Wooster.  Almost a whole city block!

After a six month hiatus, ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons has returned as the proverbial mouthpiece (beardpiece?) for the John Varvatos brand.  Much like last time, this current ad in the Houston/Greene Street bus stop definitely subtracts from his badass quotient.

A healthy collection of brown paper bags blowing in yesterday’s early morning breeze. Litter spotted on Houston near Greene Street.

Like a pestilent parasite, John Varvatos continues to feed off the rock-n-roll aesthetic to peddle its highly overpriced product. Perry Farrell, Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, and Franz Ferdinand all succumbed to the haute couture. Next up, the bearded Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. This particular advert was spotted in the Cemusa bus shelter at the [...]

Green Day is promoting the imminent release of its new record, 21st Century Breakdown, with numerous sidewalk stencils along Houston. The placement of this particular one is funny, as it sits at the corner of Greene Street. Coincidence or clever marketing?

Perry Farrell’s sellout streak continues. John Varvatos, you are not punk. Stop. Related Reading:Nothing’s Shocking? [EVG]