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We just can’t seem to let the 90s go here in Brooklyn: from Saved By the Bell House parties to 90s singalongs to the glorious resurgence of flannel as an acceptable body covering, it all feels a little Generation X redux. So why hide it? You love all those Reality Biting, Daria-watchin’, Seattle-worshipin’ days of two decades ago, and now it’s time to make sure all your apartment visitors know it. A Craigslister is giving away five full-size posters and about 15 smaler ones than featuring Pearl Jam, Eddie Vedder, Nirvana, Scott Weiland, Wayne’s World, Skid Row, Layne Staley, Anthony Kiedis, Soundgarden, Skid Row and Slaughter. They’re mostly in good condition except for a few tack holes and whatever residual grunginess of the 90s is still attached.

When we wanted to find out the best cheap places for teens in Brooklyn, we knew just who to ask: Anne Ichikawa and Melissa Walker, the Brooklyn-based creators of iheartdaily.com, a newsletter full of style and entertainment tips for the pre-Daily Candy crowd. Now that back-to-school shopping is in full swing, we brought them back to scout out some cute stuff for dorm rooms that can be ordered online. (Tip: Ship it straight to your room. You’ve got enough to schlep already.) Here’s what they found… Read the rest of this entry »

Today from 5 to 8, the Brooklyn-based online music store Insound will be having a keg-fueled warehouse sale of heavily discounted vinyl, silk-screened posters and t-shirts, and impossible-to-find CDs. From 5 to 8, 61 Greenpoint Ave., near Franklin, Suite 225. More details here.

[via FreeWilliamsburg]