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REPULSION!

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About Me

REPULSION! is a true punk rock shop in the alley behind Earth Rhythms at 7th and Penn Ave in fabulous WEST READING, PA. We have lots of swank rock 'n' roll goodness, with the areas largest selection of rock tee shirts around. We also mix in the typical punk rock fare, including creepers, stripper shoes (and outfits), handbags, jewelry, studs, spikes, SKATEBOARDS, underground comix, CDs, records, hair dye, etc. We also have a bunch of really cool used clothing and other thrift store stuff so bring your trade-ins!

HOURS:
tues-fri: 12noon-8pm
saturdays: 12noon-6pm
sundays: 12noon-4pm
monday dec 31st 12-5pm LAST DAY!!!

641 Penn Ave.
West Reading, PA (Wyomissing)
(in the alley behind Earth Rhythms)

closed until we find a better (cheaper!) location...
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My Interests



kustomized and modeled by the lovely Szandora ...

SOLD OUT

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technicolor blood, piss, vomit, trashy cars, trashy women, trashy furniture, trash, skinny old men with polyester b.o., moustaches, latin ma-cheese-mo, crapunk rawk, pin-ups, xerox machines, spoon benders, d.i.y., religious art, grape bubble gum, fishnets, cuban heels, lipstick, columbian neckties, skeletons with regular heads

I'd like to meet:

interesting people who ignore the stale, who spit on the mundane, who live by their own standard...

Music:



--the misfits, samhain, the make-up, the seeds, the sinking earth, the underwear serpents, supawide, rape babies, ninja boys, the cut-offs, tough luck, the meatmen, gwar, the mentors, black flag, manson, cibo matto, enon, blonde redhead, bjork, morrissey, dr. know, goverment issue, red cross, skinny puppy, early ween, joy division, the makers, the cramps, the smiths, black heart procession, modest mouse, beck, olivia tremor control, christian death, red aunts, stereolab, nirvana, march violets, the stooges (iggy not shemp), billy childish, new bomb turks, the peechees, bowie, the blackouts, the doors, early stones, circle jerks, solex, portishead, agnostic front, bauhaus, led zep, early sabbath, the dolls, minor threat, fugazi, bane, old siouxsie, adolescents, reagan youth, shelter, moldy peaches, the flesheaters, the mummies, black dahlia, devo, TSOL, nick cave, the cure, SNFU, gang green, leonard cohen, tiny tim, donovan, the damned, the DI's, the pixies, the pistols, the ramones, babes in toyland, dead kennedys, sonic youth, test tube babies, dead boys, VU, richard hell, swans, the unicorns, coil, the serial killers, the kiss-offs, twisted sister, black lipstick, midnight movies, interpol, the germs, the animals, buzzcocks, youth of today, gorrilla biscuits, danzig, etc...

Movies:


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Television:



--twilight zone, carnivale, millennium, jerry springer, mr rodgers' neighborhood, unsolved mysteries, conan o'brien, leave it to beaver, dick van dyke, batman (circa 60's), bewitched, the aadams family, jeannie, the munsters, max headroom, northern exposure, pee-wee's playhouse, monk, medium, kids in the hall, the young ones, dark shadows, twin peaks

Books:

coffee table books! taschen, goliath, weird NJ, alice in wonderland, diary of a drug fiend, BUMSHAANK!, the holy bible

Heroes:



--john waters, richard kern, paul ruebens, YHWH (he-who-can-not-be-named), aleister crowley, dean martin, bettie page, crispen glover, ed gein.

My Blog

were outta here!

OK, we've been thinking about this for a while now, but we finally made a decision. Dec 31st will be our last day. After all the obstacles we face on a daily basis trying to keep the shop open, it's t...
Posted by REPULSION! on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 01:56:00 PST

we are NOT CLOSING...yet...

Re: will you miss REPULSION is it's gone?we are NOT CLOSING. We're just getting frustrated cuz there are so many great shops on Penn Ave and they are ALL struggling to survive. I think we all just nee...
Posted by REPULSION! on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 04:46:00 PST

READING punk rock flea market @ the SILO AUGUST 26

its free, its on the 3rd sunday in august, tons of thrifty treasures for all you cheap-skates out there. housewares, old punk gear, DIY clothing, crafts, original art, used CDs and records, great tune...
Posted by REPULSION! on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 08:20:00 PST

PUNK ROCK FLEA MARKET - lancaster edition!!!

Don't forget to come see us at the PUNK ROCK FLEA MARKET this Saturday, May 9, it's free, it's gonna be a blast, you have to come check it out! Lotsa kitchy DIY stuff, old records, used punk gear, han...
Posted by REPULSION! on Wed, 09 May 2007 04:48:00 PST

3 blocks of subcultural pleasure

DRANGONFLY (4th & Penn)tattoo shop w/ hippie stuff. Glass art/jewelry.VERTIGO MUSIC (5th & Penn)new & used indy/punk/rock CDs, tees, DVDs, and vinyl!!!VINYL LUV (5th & Penn, inside Vertigo Music)desig...
Posted by REPULSION! on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 03:05:00 PST

NEW SPRING HOURS - now open sundays too

TUES-FRI: 12noon to 8pmSAT: 12noon to 6pmSUN: 12noon to 4pmclosed mondays.stop in! west reading is neet-o.
Posted by REPULSION! on Fri, 27 Apr 2007 02:00:00 PST

free shit.

get on our MAILING LIST for news on SALES, new stuff, FREE IN-STORE EVENTS, etc!!!it's easy. just go to our website: booth5.comif you give us your real (snail-mail) address too, and we might just have...
Posted by REPULSION! on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 01:59:00 PST

west reading is rad.

this town is rad. it reminds me of my youth, hanging out in the glory days of new hope, PA, where the shops were great, but if you really knew where to look, you'd find awesome shops lurking in the ba...
Posted by REPULSION! on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 10:38:00 PST

thanx to all for our OPEN HOUSE show!!

Thanx to all of the great artists and performers who made the open house a good time. Anti-kris, Tony (comfortable medium), jason (i am jet black), justin and mike. You guys never let us down....
Posted by REPULSION! on Sun, 10 Dec 2006 09:15:00 PST

Check out this video: American Hardcore

Posted By:AMERICAN HARDCOREGet this video and more at MySpace.com...
Posted by REPULSION! on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 03:38:00 PST