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Sunday, February 28th Written by Joe Petersen - Classist Columnist
Still Missing Napster?
Wednesday, January 20th Written by Joe Petersen - Classist ColumnistIf anything this post will make me seem like the old man I am, but remember Napster? Man those were the glory days. Do you know how many unreleased Radiohead and Soul Coughing songs I had access to in my early college days? There was no question (from me) about how cool I was. But, ... Read More →
Food Not Frostbite — Ordering in
Wednesday, January 6th Written by Joe Petersen - Classist ColumnistNow that winter has fully jammed its icy, icy dildo into our… well, you know what I mean: it’s fucking cold out there (pun intended) and changes in behavior are unavoidable. Namely, I don’t want to go outside. Not even for food. Luckily, we live in New York City—a city built on food delivery. I ... Read More →
Goodbye Blue Monday = FREE Shows
Wednesday, December 30th Written by Joe Petersen - Classist ColumnistOne of the many, many, many things visible when looking at the stage in Goodbye Blue Monday is a large painted sign reading FLOTSAM AND JETSAM. It could easily be a random find in an ocean of random finds. But at this cafe/bar/venue/junkstore in Bushwick it feels more like a mission statement. Years could be ... Read More →
Anger The Rich: Help The Poor
Thursday, December 24th Written by Joe Petersen - Classist ColumnistThe natural enemy of the broke-ass is the rich person. Not just any millionaire, the super-rich. The kind of rich that automatically turns you into a super villain. And this time of year is a rich person’s favorite. They leave their tropically heated condos, and as their doormen unleash them onto the streets that they’ve ... Read More →
Another man’s trash…
Wednesday, December 16th Written by Joe Petersen - Classist Columnist…okay, is, more often than not, just some crap he didn’t want anymore. But we’ve probably all, at some point in our lives, saved an object from a destiny at the dumps, whether it be furniture off the sidewalk or that 1988 Fleer Kirby Puckett card my friend Jacob was just gonna throw away that ... Read More →
Gotham City Lounge: What A Fucking Great Bar!
Wednesday, November 25th Written by Joe Petersen - Classist ColumnistAs the title of this post suggests, Gotham City Lounge is a fucking great bar. It’s cheap. It’s genuinely divey. It’s got a pool table. It’s right under the Central Ave. M train stop (and within walking distance of the Myrtle Ave.-Broadway J stop). It has great atmosphere. This truly might be one of the ... Read More →
Dingy and Pristine: The Alleys of Tribeca
Wednesday, November 18th Written by Joe Petersen - Classist ColumnistNew York City is chock full of storied streets and landmarks, and you only get to see a fraction of them from a sightseeing bus. They are all over the city, tucked in all its nooks and crannies, paved over, faded, dirty, and all easily overlooked on the way to work or some bagel place ... Read More →
At The End Of Your Rope On A Monday?
Wednesday, November 11th Written by Joe Petersen - Classist ColumnistEver find yourself in Clinton Hill on a Monday night? That was precisely the situation I found myself in the other night when a sandwich board on the sidewalk told me about some seriously magical shit happening inside of the building it was in front of. Specifically, this place was Rope and the magical shit ... Read More →
Take The A Train: Entertainment Express
Wednesday, November 4th Written by Joe Petersen - Classist ColumnistThe New York City subway is a vast, sprawling stage, full of entertainment in its stations, on its platforms and inside its trains. For $2.25, one could literally spend their entire life within the subway system watching the show. Any train will have its share of schizos, scammers and scandal. Every train has its panhandlers, ... Read More →
