Punk style guide to NYC: Where to find punk shops and salons in New York City

In 1977, sisters Tish and Snooky Bellomo—who served as band mates in the original Blondie lineup before starting their own band, the Sic Fucks—opened a funky boutique for their unique cut-up and embellished knits, wacky accessories and hair products on St. Marks Place. The shop quickly became iconic in both the punk and fashion worlds, and their collection of brightly colored hair goods ($10–$17) and cosmetics ($8–$18) grew beyond the confines of the East Village. More than 30 years later, the duo is keeping the heritage alive at a store inside their Long Island City headquarters, where they hawk the same wild tubs of semipermanent hair dye ($14), vibrant hair extensions ($5–$14), handmade synthetic-hair–trimmed knit sweaters ($75–$150) and vintage accessories ($5­–$40) from their own closets. Although you can find Manic Panic’s hair-care products at chains such as Ricky’s NYC, there’s something special about going straight to the source, meant to resemble the original spot with bubble-gum-pink walls, leopard-print couches and black-and-white photos of the girls in their old shop and on the stage. (718-937-6055, manicpanic.biz)

Lifelong punk fan Michael Matula’s grungy salon has been taming manes and building mohawks for the past 26 years. While the Nolita branch’s decor is tame in comparison, the original Soho spot is an ode to hardcore rock, featuring four faux-leopard-print styling stations; walls ornamented with goat heads, medieval torture masks and Michael Fox’s trannie pinup photography; and two custom-made wood electric chairs topped with heat lamps for setting color treatments ($100–$180). A team of five skilled stylists execute cuts ($100) and blowouts ($50), and can create anything from an Anna Wintour bob to a bleached-and-glued ’do using the best products for punk styling: Prejume Japanese wax ($22), Schwarzkopf Dust It hair powder ($22) and Star Wax clay ($20). Make sure to stop by the ATM beforehand, as the salon is cash only. (212-533-1160, mudhoneyhairsalon.com)

This punk-approved tattoo and piercing parlor has been adding color to the Lower East Side since 1996, a year before the citywide tattoo ban was lifted. New Jersey transplant Lori Leven once hid the inking behind a garage-door wall inside a jewelry shop, but the five stations are now proudly on view, surrounded by orange walls emblazoned with gold tattoo images and metallic couches to match. The staff of six full-time artists each specialize in different styles, ranging from pinups and portraits to tribal Japanese Tebori ($100–$300). In a glass case up front, you’ll still find hand-cut and polished trinkets ($20–$500) to pair with your piercings ($20–$50, plus jewelry), including antique Indian nose pins ($100), resident piercer J. Colby Smith’s gold septum chains ($60–$120) and Evan McKnight beaded cartilage rings ($145). (212-473-0007, nyadorned.com)

Recording-industry vets Peter Blachley, Rich Horowitz and photographer Henry Diltz tested three temporary storefronts and a four-year stay in the former CBGB Gallery before settling on this Soho location for the Morrison Hotel Gallery, specializing in music photography ($600–$30,000) from rock & roll shutterbugs. The current spot reminded the trio of the seedy hotel in downtown L.A. where Diltz shot the fifth Doors album cover. Expect a vast archive of rare and iconic images—the Jam’s Paul Weller and the Who’s Pete Townshend outside London’s famous Marquee club ($600–$3,000), and the backstage scene at the last CBGB performance ($650–$3,500)—that will take you back in time. Flip through the books full of rare historical music photos, which can be ordered and printed by the photographers themselves as a signed limited-edition artist print ($450–$6,000, plus framing $200–$800) in four to six weeks. The surrounding walls are covered floor to ceiling in the monthly exhibiting artist’s photos: Starting May 17, shutterbug and filmmaker Norman Seeff (normanseeff.com) exhibits his black-and-white film prints ($3,000–$10,000) featuring legends such as the Rolling Stones, the Band, Patti Smith, Miles Davis and Andy Warhol (through June 25). (212-941-8770, morrisonhotelgallery.com)