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Mike Greenblatt’s Rant ‘N’ Roll

February 18, 2020

The Smithereens Celebrate 40 Years It was 1979 when guitarist Jim Babjak, drummer Dennis Diken, and bassist Mike Mesarus of Carteret knew they had to get a lead singer, so they put an ad in the classified s... Read More...

Makin Waves with The Smithereens: 40 Years of Friendship & Fans

Bob Makin

October 2, 2019

Features, Interviews

The Smithereens are a loud ‘n’ proud Central Jersey-originated rock band, whose renowned live shows and radio hits channel the essence of joy and heartbreak into hook-laden, three-minute power pop songs. Infus... Read More...

Mike Greenblatt’s Rant ‘N’ Roll

Mike Greenblatt

September 25, 2019

Albums, Reviews

Get Your Kicks You don’t have to be on Route 66 to get your Kicks (Thirty Tigers Records) on the new Rickie Lee Jones. She’s as iconoclastic, idiosyncratic, and deliciously oddball as she always was. Her vo... Read More...

Pat DiNizio: Seems Like Yesterday

Jenna Romaine

December 27, 2017

Interviews

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The loss of beloved artists hurts regardless of time and age, though the loss of a New Jersey-native always stings a little more in The Aquarian Weekly offices. Dec. 12, The Smithereens’ lead singer, Pat Di... Read More...

In Memoriam: Pat DiNizio: An Immense Loss For New Jersey

Debra Kate Schafer

December 13, 2017

Interviews

The year is 1980: disco is dying, hair is beginning to get bigger, and Pat Dinizio has just formed The Smithereens with Jim Babjak, Mike Mesaros, and Dennis Diken in Carteret, NJ. An ad was placed right her... Read More...

The Smithereens: Great Bang For Your Buck

Giorgio Mustica

July 8, 2011

Goings-On

The alternative rock band The Smithereens will be headlining the second day of the Maplewoodstock Festival on Sunday, July 10. Formed in Carteret, NJ, the quartet is led by singer/songwriter Pat DiNizio, and th... Read More...

Court Tavern Benefit with Patti Smith @ The State Theater

Mike Black

May 28, 2010

Concerts

NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ—Benefit shows are notoriously hit or miss. The cause usually trumps the music but not with this line-up—Patti Smith with Lenny Kaye and band, The Smithereens, and the Slaves of New Brunswick, ... Read More...

The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

Rightfield Are Putting Arkansas On The Map

#THROWBACK: R.E.M., OCTOBER 14, 1987

Savannah Conley On Making Feelings Her Full-Time Job

HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura

STEVE EARLE/CITY WINERY NYC/APRIL 14, 2021

PINC LOUDS RETURN TO TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK AFTER A WINTER OF WOODSHEDDING

JORMA KAUKONEN/CITY WINERY NYC/APRIL 21, 2021

Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho ('Parasite'), plus 'Doctor Sleep,' 'The Siren,' 'Scandalous,' 'Untouchable,' and more.

Reality Check: BIDEN AT THE CENTURY MARK

Reality Check: LOW BAR ANOMALY

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Mike Greenblatt’s Rant ‘N’ Roll

Makin Waves with The Smithereens: 40 Years of Friendship & Fans

Mike Greenblatt’s Rant ‘N’ Roll

Pat DiNizio: Seems Like Yesterday

In Memoriam: Pat DiNizio: An Immense Loss For New Jersey

The Smithereens: Great Bang For Your Buck

Court Tavern Benefit with Patti Smith @ The State Theater

#THROWBACK: R.E.M., OCTOBER 14, 1987

Rightfield Are Putting Arkansas On The Map

#THROWBACK: R.E.M., OCTOBER 14, 1987

STEVE EARLE/CITY WINERY NYC/APRIL 14, 2021

PINC LOUDS RETURN TO TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK AFTER A WINTER OF WOODSHEDDING

JORMA KAUKONEN/CITY WINERY NYC/APRIL 21, 2021

Rightfield Are Putting Arkansas On The Map

#THROWBACK: R.E.M., OCTOBER 14, 1987

STEVE EARLE/CITY WINERY NYC/APRIL 14, 2021

PINC LOUDS RETURN TO TOMPKINS SQUARE PARK AFTER A WINTER OF WOODSHEDDING

JORMA KAUKONEN/CITY WINERY NYC/APRIL 21, 2021

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