Shopping in the East Village is a bit like a treasure hunt through a punk rocker's attic.  Thick with tattoo parlors, leather-n-chains stores, independent boutiques, and avant-garde designers of furniture, perfume, shoes, and jewelry, you're guaranteed to find something unusual here.  St. Marks Place is where to go for more heavy metal fare, while the side streets between 2nd Ave and Ave A are bursting with indie goods.