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 JERSEYBEAT:
1982 - 2008
Celebrating Our 26th Anniversary
To celebrate Jersey Beat's 26th anniversary,
longtime contributor Phil Rainone asked if he
could do an interview with editor Jim Testa. Journalists
- even fanzine editor-type journalists - are supposed
to cover the news and the culture, not themselves.
But since we didn't have a chance to mark the
25th anniversary, and since Phil works his tail
off reviewing CD's and shows for us - it seemed
like a reasonable idea. Plus there were a few
things we've been wanting to get off our chest...
Read
the interview here...
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK:
A folkie manque, Brooklyn geniuses, Jersey bubblegum
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Tim Fite - Fair Ain't Fair
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Boy Genius - Anchorage (myspace.com/boygeniuses) |
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Bubble/Gum - The Free Love
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the complete article...
Live Review:
New Brunswick 3 Day Weekend
 Punks
are supposed to be rebels and anarchists, putting
on surreptitious and illegal basement shows like
secret cells in a cultural revolution. But in New
Brunswick, the underground counter-culture has coalesced
into a remarkably - dare we say it? - unified scene
in which bands, alternative venues, and fans are
actually working together to build a community.
To wit: 3 Day Weekend, a truly "underground"
festival in which DIY promoters, bands, and zines
put on a weekend's worth of shows that showcased
both the best of the New Brunswick punk scene and
some truly noteworthy touring bands. Jim Testa and
Zach Huff report on two of the many shows that made
this weekend so memorable.
Read
the report here...
 The
Quiet Corner
by Robert Barry Francos
In the Spring edition of The Quiet Corner, Robert
Barry Francos surveys a number of blues and rootsy
releases from the German label SPV as well as a
cross-section of new folk, jazz, and singer-songwriter
pop.
Read the complete column
here...
LIVE REVIEW:
Penn State locals liven up night with The Spinto
Band
You might not think there's much of a music scene
in and around Scranton, PA but our Adam Clair
caught two local bands who caught his ear recently.
And The Moneynotes and The Minor White both distinguished
themselves while opening for Delaware popsters
The Spinto Band.
Read
the review here...
 STATIC
RADIO NJ GIVEAWAY
New Brunswick hardcore kids Static Radio NJ are
allowing Jersey Beat readers to download two free
tracks from the band's forthcoming new CD An
Evening Of Bad Decisions, coming later this
Spring on The Black Numbers record label.
Just follow
this link to your free downloads and information
on ordering the CD at a special reduced price.
 JERSEY
BEAT INTERVIEW:
Christopher Gobo Pierce
Musician, songwriter, producer, mentor, and scenester:
Chris Pierce has been a indispensable cog in the
New Brunswick music scene for more than a decade,
as well as being a pioneer of Nineties pop/punk
in bands like The A.G.'s, Sinkhole, and Doc Hopper.
He's still rocking out as frontman of the Groucho
Marxists, still producing records with his friends
at his Technical Ecstasy recording studio, and still
coming out to shows. Jersey Beat catches up with
Chris to find out what makes keeps him rocking.
Read the complete interview here
REVIEW
OF THE WEEK:
The Friggs - Today Is Tomorrow's Yesterday (Apex
East)
The Friggs are friggin' awesome, and this collection
of singles, B-sides, and their out-of-print debut
album proves it, showcasing some of THE BEST neanderthal,
knuckle-draggin,' garage rock, mixed with hot, molten
surf punk you're gonna hear.
Read
Phil Rainone's review here....
INTERVIEW: LEMURIA - Getting Better All The
Time
Buffalo NY's Lemuria have quietly become one of
the most praised bands in the pop/punk underground
with the release of their debut full-length, Get
Better. We chat with Sheena, Alex, and Jason
about their breakout release, where the band's been,
and where they might be going. Interview by Jim
Testa, photos by Marc Gaertner.
View
the complete Lemuria interview...
 METAL
AS ALL HELL: By Dan Siano
Bang your head with Dan Siano as he rates
the latest releases from 36 Crazyfists, Testament,
Apocalyptica, Bloodbath, Testament, and more.
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the complete article...
 TRIS
McCALL: YOUR FRIENDS & NEIGHBORS
The Meltdowns - No Authority, Direction, Or Control
Jersey City's Meltdowns don't see themselves
as the new messiah, or even the new Clash; they
just want you to think about what you're doing,
and think about how our consumerist society is leading
to our destruction. A heavy message, perhaps, but
Tris McCall says they're funky too.
View
the complete Tris McCall article....
 Pop
Punk With Dave Dillon
'All Ages' Dave Dillon dials up the 411 on Queerscore
punkers Regal Beagle, the venerable No Use For
A Name, and NYC's kings of drug-core, Mighty High
View
the complete article...
 ROCK
N ROLL ADDICTION: Chapter 6 - Pleased To Meet
You
A Column By Daniel McDermott
Remembering The Pleased, a late
Eighties NJ band that featured a teenaged Michael
Ian Black, who would go on to success in television
and the movies, and the first appearance by rock
'n' roll lifer Ted Liscinski, now of Sea Wolf.
View Rock N Roll Addiction -Chapter 6...
LIVE REVIEW:
Brian Bonz & The Dot Hongs/Gay Blades
Maxwells, April 2
The orchestral pop ensemble known as The Dog
Hongs crowded guitars, drums, sax, trumpet, and
dulcimer onto Maxwell's small stage and impressed
our Zach Huff; but not quite as much as the screaming
insanity of Jersey City's Gay Blades. A good night
at Maxwells and you can read about it here.
Read
Zach's review here
Jersey Beat Columns
- It's
Time To Party! With Noah W.K. - Updated 4/19
John Walsh, Evil Twin, That Was Something, Press
Corps, The Walkup, Russian Circles, The Crash
Moderns, The Method To My Medium, The Pyramids;
The Kidneys, Sleepers, Georgian, Jealous Girlfriends;
Exit Stratey, Son Lux, Joe Jitsu,
- Metal
As All Hell by Dan Siano (Updated 4/14)
5ive, Dead To Fall, Spyder Baby; Black Tide,
Inhuman, Opeth; The Autumn Offering, Belay My
Last, Otep, Toilet Boys
- The
World According To Wawzyrniak: Reviews by Joe
Wawzyrniak
(Updated 4/4)
Two Dark Birds, Kira Lynn Cain, Stephanie White
& The New Jersey Philth Harmonic, Everest,
Bootleg Tonic; The Stately Gentlemen, The Maine,
Head of Femur, Evangelista, Carol Lester; Yoni
Gordon & The Goods, The Heavy
- The
Quinlan Chronicles - Reviews by Rich Quinlan
(Updated 4/30)
Polar Bear Club; Moving Mountains, Torche; Cordova
Academy Glee Club, Hellhole 7 inch; King Dust,
Ecstatic Sunshine, Them Roaring Twenties, Elemae/Memorial/Soon
Split, Box Bomb, Man Man, Retribution Gospel
Choir, Fake Problems; Farewell To Freeway, The
Sump Pumps, Vendetta Valentine, Overkill DVD:
Desoto Jones, The Passive Aggressives;
Born Of Osiris; Dartz!; The Reds, Shit Outta
Luck, The Yum Yum Tree; Carrie Akre, Anchors
For Arms, Mouse Fire, One Small Step for Landmines,
Streetlight Manifesto, Ride Your Bike
- The
Silver Lining: Reviews By Paul Silver (Updated
4/3)
The Morning Benders, The Chapin Sisters, The
Handcuffs, Dive Index, Sky Cries Mary; Trolleyvox,
Scary Kids Scaring Kids, The Black Swans, Cheyenne,
Hit & Mrs.
- The
Quiet Corner by Robert Barry Francos
One of Jersey Beat's most popular columns returns
as Robert Barry Francos sifts through a year's
worth of, well, quieter stuff - acoustic albums,
singer/songwriters, folk and world music, along
with a little rock n roll.
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Acoustic & Then Some By Brook Pridemore
Folk, anti-folk, singer/songwriters, and other
stuff that won't bust your eardrums.
- Wowie
Zowie: Psychedelic & Beyond by Rick Kutner
- Updated January 23
Snowden, Black Mountain, Eddie Vedder, Goon
Moon, Blaqk Audio; Queens Of The Stone Age,
Coheed & Cambria, This Holiday Life;
Gasoline Heart; Be Bop Deluxe, Daft Punk, Deadsy,
The Flaming Lips, The Mars Volta, New York Dolls,
Placebo, The Raspberries, Samiam, Snatches of
Pink, T Rex, VHS Or Beta, Valient Thorr, VanDer
Graaf Generator
- Savage
Slices: Reviews by Eric Savage
Tammany Hally NYC, Monkey Paw, The Deacons,
Model/Actress, The Ike Reilly Assassination,
Sons Of Cyrus, Irving, Landlord, and more.
- Mike
Ramek's HardCore Report: Updated 2/11
Sworn Enemy; Purpose, Madball, Agnostic Front/Discipline,
Born/Dead, Hopesfall, Monster Squad. Another
Breath, The Break In, The Burning Paris, Capital,
Count The Hours
- The
Robinson Retort: Reviews by Jon Robinson Updated
3/24
The Phenomenauts, The Sheckies, The Strugglers,
Vietnam Werewolves, Colin Meloy-Live; The Chinese
Telephones, Playing Favorites; Off With Their
Heads; The Popsters
- Book
and Zine Reviews
Redeemed by Heather King (Penguin)
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Confirmed for 2008: The Queers, Cletus, Sludgeworth,
Doc Hopper, Sweet Baby, The Zatopeks, Sloppy Second,
Weston, and many more!!!
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