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Sunday, October 28, 2007
Technical Difficulties
My microphone fell apart so the podcast will be delayed temporarily. A new one has been ordered (thank you, Chris Pierce.) We will resume regular programming soon. Please stay tuned.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
The Birth of Hoboken Pop, Explained
My old friend Glenn Morrow from Bar None Records will be speaking today at 4pm at the Hoboken Historical Museum on the birth of the Hoboken pop scene back in the early 80's.
The Hoboken Historical Museum is at 1301 Hudson St. Hoboken.
I'm going to bring a few ancient Jersey Beats and other things I wrote back in the very early 80's for show 'n' tell.
The Hoboken Historical Museum is at 1301 Hudson St. Hoboken.
I'm going to bring a few ancient Jersey Beats and other things I wrote back in the very early 80's for show 'n' tell.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Jersey Beat Podcast 48:
Autumn Breezes
Direct Download: JB48.mpg
Lots of new music this week, including brand-new releases from NJ's Mike Faherty, NYC's Erase-Hers, The Gregg Yeti, Long Island's Body Of Castle, the legendary Billy Milano of M.O.D., and just in time for his CD release party, John Raido.
Michael Faherty - Late Bloomer
Down With Digital - Forward March
Glad Hearts - The Afternoon Passed Like A Summer Cloud
The Gregg Yeti - My Narcoleptic Sara (Woodson Mix)
Red And Blue - What Are We Doing
The Fake Boys - Destroy The Radio
Patent Pending - Cheer Up Emo Kid
Body Of Castle - Double Fish
The Erase-Hers - Rewire
Pots N Pans - Till She Was Dead
The Spears - People Are Bad
M.O.D. - Alphabet City Stomp
Anthrophopbia - Trip Fontaine
John Raido - Bad News
The Stone Coyotes - Party Down The Hall
Monday, October 08, 2007
Jersey Beat Podcast 47: A Look Back At Hoboken Pop, 1980-1986
Direct Download: JB47.mp3
We do the time warp and travel back to the early 1980's to check out some of the bands that put the Hoboken pop scene on the map, including the Individuals, the Cyclones, the Cucumbers, the Trypes, Yung Wu, and more.
Thursday, October 04, 2007
Insubordination Radio is back on the air!
We interrupt this blog for an important announcement from Chris Imperfekt of Insubordination Records...
Listen up suckers, Insubordination Radio is back! After a summer hiatus, Jim Testa (Jersey Beat) returns for our re-launch. We will be airing a whole new crop of live and pre-recorded streaming radio shows from a variety of hosts. This week, Jim's Radio Free Weehawken features Carlapalooza: a really amazing benefit show for National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Future radio shows will be posted to the site as they come in. Be sure to keep checking back for more updates to our schedule.
Click here to listen: http://www.live365.com/stations/insubradio1
Playlist:
1. The Ergs! - "Introducing Morrissey" (Ergs/Lemuria Split EP - Art Of The Underground/Whoa Oh)
2. The Max Levine Ensemble - "Bicycle" (Operation: Cliff Clavin/Max Levine Ensemble Split EP - Plan-It-X Records)
3. The Fiendz - "See Ya Next Tour" (Wact LP - Black Pumpkin Records)
4. Nancy - "Jamuel L. Snackson" ("Snakes On An EP" - Idiot Records)
5. Hi Ho Six Shooter - "It Don't Mean A Thang (If It Ain't Got That Twang)" ("A Brief Discourse On Death & Dying" EP - No Signal House Records)
6. Short Attention - "Kill The DJ" ("Clever, Maddening & Annoying" CD - Coldfeet Records)
7. The Age Of Rockets - "Petales Aiment La Salete" (The Drive Home CD - ageofrockets.com)
8. The Festipals - "Notepad Poetry" ("Free Beer" EP - no label)
9. Basement Black - "Raised In The City" (We'll Inherit The Earth: A Tribute To The Replacements - 1-2-3-4-Go! Records)
10. The Measure (SA) - "It's Me Or The Marlboro Man" (Historical Fiction CD - Salinas Records)
11. Short Attention - "Quiz" ("Clever, Maddening & Annoying" CD - Coldfeet Records)
12. Brook Pridemore - "Chocolate Cake City" (The Three Dollar Gallon - Crafty Records)
13. For Science - "Hearts Bound To Die" (Tomorrow's Just Another Day, Insubordination Records)
14. Dead Mechanical - "One Act Play!" (Medium Noise - Sex Cells Records)
15. The Leftovers - "I Don't Really Love You" (Party Tonight! - Cheapskate Records)
16. Lost Locker Combo - "Scoliosis" (myspace.com/lostlockercombo)
17. Bridge And Tunnel - "In Case Of Emergency" (Bridge And Tunnel EP, No Idea)
18 Modern Machines - "Ay, Paisano" (Taco Blessing CD, Recess Records)
19. The Steinways - "Milk Was A Bad Choice" ("Rocket Surgery" EP - Don Giovanni Records)
20. The Hamiltons - "Hello Ice Cream" ("Don't Mess Up" EP)
Listen up suckers, Insubordination Radio is back! After a summer hiatus, Jim Testa (Jersey Beat) returns for our re-launch. We will be airing a whole new crop of live and pre-recorded streaming radio shows from a variety of hosts. This week, Jim's Radio Free Weehawken features Carlapalooza: a really amazing benefit show for National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Future radio shows will be posted to the site as they come in. Be sure to keep checking back for more updates to our schedule.
Click here to listen: http://www.live365.com/stations/insubradio1
Playlist:
1. The Ergs! - "Introducing Morrissey" (Ergs/Lemuria Split EP - Art Of The Underground/Whoa Oh)
2. The Max Levine Ensemble - "Bicycle" (Operation: Cliff Clavin/Max Levine Ensemble Split EP - Plan-It-X Records)
3. The Fiendz - "See Ya Next Tour" (Wact LP - Black Pumpkin Records)
4. Nancy - "Jamuel L. Snackson" ("Snakes On An EP" - Idiot Records)
5. Hi Ho Six Shooter - "It Don't Mean A Thang (If It Ain't Got That Twang)" ("A Brief Discourse On Death & Dying" EP - No Signal House Records)
6. Short Attention - "Kill The DJ" ("Clever, Maddening & Annoying" CD - Coldfeet Records)
7. The Age Of Rockets - "Petales Aiment La Salete" (The Drive Home CD - ageofrockets.com)
8. The Festipals - "Notepad Poetry" ("Free Beer" EP - no label)
9. Basement Black - "Raised In The City" (We'll Inherit The Earth: A Tribute To The Replacements - 1-2-3-4-Go! Records)
10. The Measure (SA) - "It's Me Or The Marlboro Man" (Historical Fiction CD - Salinas Records)
11. Short Attention - "Quiz" ("Clever, Maddening & Annoying" CD - Coldfeet Records)
12. Brook Pridemore - "Chocolate Cake City" (The Three Dollar Gallon - Crafty Records)
13. For Science - "Hearts Bound To Die" (Tomorrow's Just Another Day, Insubordination Records)
14. Dead Mechanical - "One Act Play!" (Medium Noise - Sex Cells Records)
15. The Leftovers - "I Don't Really Love You" (Party Tonight! - Cheapskate Records)
16. Lost Locker Combo - "Scoliosis" (myspace.com/lostlockercombo)
17. Bridge And Tunnel - "In Case Of Emergency" (Bridge And Tunnel EP, No Idea)
18 Modern Machines - "Ay, Paisano" (Taco Blessing CD, Recess Records)
19. The Steinways - "Milk Was A Bad Choice" ("Rocket Surgery" EP - Don Giovanni Records)
20. The Hamiltons - "Hello Ice Cream" ("Don't Mess Up" EP)
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Jersey Beat Podcast 46: Carlapalooza II
Direct download: JB46.mp3
On this episode, we showcase some of the bands playing Carlapalooza II on Oct. 6-7.
Please visit myspace.com/carlapalooza for complete details, directions, and information on the mind-blowing prizes being given away at Saturday's raffle.
The Connie Dungs - Teenage Hate Band
Bridge And Tunnel - Circles to Shreds
Nancy - The World's Worst Financial Planners Agree:
The Fiendz - Dead End
The Festipals - Red Line Soldiers, Mount Up
Basement Black - Apocalypse Broadcast
Short Attention - Toilet Paper
Short Attention - John Locke
The Measure (SA) - Just Go
The Killtakers - Anneliese
The Max Levine Ensemble - The Estranged Journeys of Richard Nixon
Modern Machines - Zero Kid
Hi Ho, Six Shooter! - If Only You Were Lonely
The Age of Rockets - The Day The Whole World Died
The Ergs! - Blue
Dead Mechanical - Information In
Lost Locker Combo - Bake Sale
For Science - Leaving New Brunswick
The Leftovers - Lose Your Head
The Steinways - Onlyundiesclub.com
See you at Carlapalooza!
Monday, September 17, 2007
Jersey Beat Podcast 45:
Falling Into Fall
Kate Hart, John Taglieri, Mazeffect, Grover Kent, and Scruff, the singer of Kohuff, featured on this podcast will all be appearing at BlowupRadio.com's benefit for the Spondylitis Assn. of Amerca.
Direct Download: JB45.mp3
Damfino - Buddy Holly In The 25th Century
Superchunk - Say My Name
The Successful Failures - Bridges Over The Delaware
Kate Hart - New York City
John Taglieri - Leap of Faith
Mod Fun - Hangin' Round
Kohuff - Everything Is Ok So Stop Bitching
Mazeffect - Know A Girl
Grover Kent - Old Man Conroy
Ninja Gun - The Smoking Gun
Whiskey & Co. - Nightlife
Mooney Suzuki - Just Like Jesse James
Superchunk, John Taglieri, and The Mooney Suzuki can be found on The Podsafe Music Network.
Saturday, September 08, 2007
Jersey Beat Podcast 44: Synergy!
Direct Download: JB44.mp3
We review music on www.jerseybeat.com; we play music on the podcast. Seems like a perfect opportunity for a little synergy. So all of the music you'll hear on this episode of the podcast has been reviewed recently on our main website, www.jerseybeat.com. Check out the reviews, clink on some links, and hopefully you'll be adding some of these bands to your own collection soon.
Palomar - You're Keeping Us Up
A Study In Her - Photo Club
The Milwaukees - Save Me
Glenn Mercer - Days To Come
Bishop Allen - The Monitor
Ghost Town Trio - This Guitar Makes Frien...
Punkin' Pie - I Know Monsters Well
What Happened - Take It All Away
The Prozacs - I'm In Love
Podshow - Podsafe Music Network Promo
The Steinways - Ice Cream
Dopamines - Pity Party (They're from Cincinnati, not Columbus!!)
Nancy - The Fear of Missing Out
Rock,Star - Trading Cards
Static Radio NJ - Last Call
Also check out:
The Jersey Jamcast
Sex Cells Records
The Black Numbers
Plan-It X Records
And of course www.jerseybeat.com
We review music on www.jerseybeat.com; we play music on the podcast. Seems like a perfect opportunity for a little synergy. So all of the music you'll hear on this episode of the podcast has been reviewed recently on our main website, www.jerseybeat.com. Check out the reviews, clink on some links, and hopefully you'll be adding some of these bands to your own collection soon.
Palomar - You're Keeping Us Up
A Study In Her - Photo Club
The Milwaukees - Save Me
Glenn Mercer - Days To Come
Bishop Allen - The Monitor
Ghost Town Trio - This Guitar Makes Frien...
Punkin' Pie - I Know Monsters Well
What Happened - Take It All Away
The Prozacs - I'm In Love
Podshow - Podsafe Music Network Promo
The Steinways - Ice Cream
Dopamines - Pity Party (They're from Cincinnati, not Columbus!!)
Nancy - The Fear of Missing Out
Rock,Star - Trading Cards
Static Radio NJ - Last Call
Also check out:
The Jersey Jamcast
Sex Cells Records
The Black Numbers
Plan-It X Records
And of course www.jerseybeat.com
Wednesday, August 08, 2007
Issue Oriented Podcast with Jim Testa and Geoff Rickly
Please check out this in-depth interview with yours truly as well as with Geoff Rickly of Thursday on Ronen Kauffman's podcast, Issue Oriented. I talk my fool head off about the good old days, how I started Jersey Beat, what Hoboken was like in 1980 (and why), gentrification, and the changing of the guard in the punk scene. Geoff speaks eloquently and openly about Thursday's past, present, and future. This is one of the best podcasts out there, please check it out and subscribe.
Episodes are available for streaming and downloading at issueoriented.com or myspace.com/issueoriented
Monday, July 02, 2007
Jersey Beat Podcast #43:
Pre-Fest Podcast Madness, Part Two
Direct Download: JB43.mp3
All aboard for Baltimore!! Next stop, the second annual Insubordination Fest. Here is Part Two of our Pre-Fest Podcast, bringing you some of the punk rockers who will be playing this year's Fest.
Screeching Weasel - Punk Rock Explained
The Leftovers - Lose Your Head
The Retarded - Got Her In My Brain
Team Stray - The Big Orange
The Apers - Not The Only One
The Unlovables - Please Don't Change
The Ergs - Bike Shoppe
Paper Dragons - Annihilate the Need
Teenage Bottlerocket - Bloodbath At Burger King
The Prozacs - Never Knew
American Riot - My Little Liz
Mr. T Experience - Everybody Knows You're Crying
Sick Sick Birds - The Connects
Vena Cava - Amythest & Roses
For Science - Blackout Blue
The Riptides - Detention
The Cacophonies - A-Sexual Gal
Egghead - Donna's Always Mad At Me
Joe Jitsu - Catastrophe
Chinese Telephones - Better Than The Next
The Riverdales - Break Your Heart
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Jersey Beat Podcast #42:
Pre-Insubordination Fest
Pop-Punk Warm-Up, Part One
Direct Download: JB42.mp3
The second annual Insubordination Fest is little more than a week away. So as the best bands in pop-punk from all over America, Canada, and even Europe prepare to gather in Baltimore, we present a sampling of some great talent. We take special pride in presenting for the first time anywhere songs from Ben Weasel's These Ones Are Bitter and an as-yet unreleased song by Binghamton, NY's Nancy. (Ben Weasel's These Ones Are Bitter is available here.)
Short Attention - Don't Start A Band
Ben Weasel - Let Freedom Ring
Copyrights - Headcount
The Guts - Never Quit
The AV Club - Trouble Girls
Nancy - Lying To Ourselves
Dead Mechanical - One Act Play!
The Methadones - I'm The Man
Head - Teacher's Pet
Dear Landlord - Three To The Beach
The Hi-Life - Let's Go To The Hop
The Tattle Tales - So Wanna Kiss You
The Ergs! - Jazz Is Like The New Coke
The Parasites - Crazy
Lemuria - Little Silver Children
The Steinways - Onlyundiesclub.com
Delay - ...Everything You Hate
Big In Japan - Dig That Stupid Sound
Varsity Weirdos - Fly Me Up To The Moon
Ben Weasel - Addition By Subtraction
Monday, June 25, 2007
Internet Radio Day of Silence
The Jersey Beat Podcast supports the Internet Radio Day of Silence.
Please click here to read more about this important protest against unfair and discriminatory royalty fees being charged to Internet broadcasters:
Jersey Beat Podcast #42 will be available on Wednesday, June 27.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Jersey Beat Podcast 41: First Day of Summer
Olivia Mancini & The Housemates at W.E. Fest 2007
Direct download: JB41.mp3
It's the first day of summer... Let's celebrate with some new music, some old favorites, and a few gems we brought back from W.E. Fest 2007....
Screeching Weasel - First Day of Summer
Cletus - Pedro Goes To Brooklyn
For Science - Soledad
Dustheads - Jailbird
Potboiler - 56th & Grove
The Sleeparounds - Letting Go
Chris Cubeta & The Liars Club - Better Alone
Olivia Mancini & The Housemates - I Wouldn't Worry
Blake Rainey - 99 Beers
So So Glos - Broken Mirror Baby
The Inevitable Backlash - Sex For Safety
Poingly - Punk You Up
Worm Quartet - I Want To Be Taken Seriously As An Artist
Intro: "Do It Yourself" by the Cucumbers
Outro: "Visiting Hours" by LandSpeedRecord
Visit us online at www.jerseybeat.com
Monday, June 11, 2007
Jersey Beat Podcast #40 - June Is Busting Out All Over
Direct download: JB40.mp3
Summer's on the way, and here's the perfect soundtrack to sunnier days and happier times. We start with a moldy oldie from a half-forgotten Jersey band from the 80's, and then heap on the goodness from a slew of excellent new releases.
The Punsters - Jive In Jersey
Mod Fun - Nothing Can Be Everything
The Impulse - Pretty Girls
The Hextalls - Ramones T-Shirt
The Mooney Suzuki - 99 Per Cent
The Mooney Suzuki - My Dear Persephone
A Study In Her - Favorite Actor
The Preakness - Demons / On The Couch
Dead Mechanical - Fuzzy Math
Copyrights - Planet Earth Nineteen-Ninety Four
Screeching Weasel - Johnny Are You Queer
Fairmont - Suspicion Haunts The Guilty Mind
Summer's on the way, and here's the perfect soundtrack to sunnier days and happier times. We start with a moldy oldie from a half-forgotten Jersey band from the 80's, and then heap on the goodness from a slew of excellent new releases.
The Punsters - Jive In Jersey
Mod Fun - Nothing Can Be Everything
The Impulse - Pretty Girls
The Hextalls - Ramones T-Shirt
The Mooney Suzuki - 99 Per Cent
The Mooney Suzuki - My Dear Persephone
A Study In Her - Favorite Actor
The Preakness - Demons / On The Couch
Dead Mechanical - Fuzzy Math
Copyrights - Planet Earth Nineteen-Ninety Four
Screeching Weasel - Johnny Are You Queer
Fairmont - Suspicion Haunts The Guilty Mind
Monday, June 04, 2007
We're Back! Jersey Beat Podcast #39
Direct download: JB39.mp3
After a two month "hiatus," we're back!! Sorry 'bout that. But we've got a great show loaded with rock, pop, punk, and pizzazz for you!!!
Ted Leo & the Pharmacists - The Sons Of Cain
J Roddy Walston & The Business - Stop Rip & Roll
The Three 4 Tens - Kill Dr. Strange
The Ergs! - Hey Jealousy
Egghead - Neighborhood Palm Reader
Palomar - Knockout
Dead Mechanical - Information In
The Steinways - Milk Was A Bad Choice
Sick Sick Birds - Gag Order
Tin Armor - The Proclaimers
The Cribs - Mens Needs, Womens Needs, Whatever
Bishop Allen - Rain
The Modern Machines - The Right Girl
Visit us online at www.jerseybeat.com
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Jersey Beat Podcast 38: Post-SXSW Hangover Show
Direct Download: JB38.mp3
We are back from the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin,TX and of course we brought back some music for you. We've also got some new releases and a few golden oldies from the JB archives.
The Black Angels - Bloodhounds On My Trail
Peter Bjorn And John - Lets Call It Off
Illinois - Headphones
The Black Lips - Buried Alive
The Modern Machines - The Right Girl
The Ergs! - Books About Miles Davis
Ben Vaughn - Wrong Haircut
Peter Stampfel & The Bottlecaps - Surfer Angel
The Steinways - Always, Never!
The Unlovables - Jersey Boy
The Speedies - Let Me Take Your Photo
Prozacs - Most Wonderful Thing
We heartily recommend the New York Vs. New Jersey Pop Punk Battle Royale compilation on Crafty Records.
Thursday, March 22, 2007
Bum Rush The Charts (Not)
Today is Bum Rush The Charts Day.
From: bumrushthecharts.blogspot.com
"Podcasting gets little respect from traditional media. To them we're little more than a joke, than amateurs. What they don't understand is that podcasting is more than just a delivery mechanism - it's a social movement. People are sick of the watered-down, cookie-cutter content that networks and record companies expect us to enjoy. People are tired of watching friends and loved ones get sued by record labels who only care about profits and nothing else, not even the artists they supposedly represent.
We want and deserve more. On March 22, 2007, we're going to change that with your help.
We can do better. We can match and exceed the reach of big media, corporate media, labels, and the entrenched interests. On March 22nd, we are going to take an indie podsafe music artist to number one on the iTunes singles charts as a demonstration of our reach to Main Street and our purchasing power to Wall Street. The track we've chosen is "Mine Again" by the band Black Lab. A band that was dropped from not just one, but two major record labels (Geffen and Sony/Epic) and in the process forced them to fight to get their own music back. We picked them because making them number one, even for just one day, will remind the RIAA record labels of what they turned their backs on - and who they ignore at their peril."
Okay. I'm a podcaster. I want more respect. And Lord knows I despise the RIAAA.
But I'm sitting this one out.
It's certainly a good idea, and supposedly the organizers picked Black Lab; this isn't a promo stunt by the band. My question is, why them?
Bands that sell up to expectations don't get dropped by major labels; bands get dropped because they willingly enter into a contract, and then fail to live up to their end of the deal. A major label signs a band, sometimes gives them a cash bonus or more often, provides a cash advance, and expects the band to pay it back by creating a product that sells. Nobody forces a band to sign to a major; it's their choice. Black Lab made that choice twice, and failed both times. And now they're whining about it. To quote someone who actually knows a thing or two about independent music, "Boo fucking hoo."
If podcasters want us to bum rush the charts, why not pick someone like Ted Leo? His new album Living With The Living was just released Tuesday. He is an outspoken supporter of independent music; and from his days as a NJ hardcore kid hanging out at basement shows and ABC No Rio through his twenties as a mod popster in Chisel to his successful solo career, he has only recorded for independent labels. There are plenty of Ted Leo's in the world, but probably not enough; there are even more Black Labs, bands who are willing to compromise their ideals for a big paycheck, and then whine when they're forced to "fight to get their own music back." They wouldn't have had to fight if they hadn't signed their music away in the first place.
If you want to download something from iTunes today, be my guest. Let me suggest Ted Leo; or Illinois, or the Black Angels, or the Milwaukees, or any of the hundreds of other truly independent bands that I've written about in my zine and played on my podcast. But don't waste your 99 cents making Black Lab a cause celebre; they'll probably just use the publicity to sign with another major label.
From: bumrushthecharts.blogspot.com
"Podcasting gets little respect from traditional media. To them we're little more than a joke, than amateurs. What they don't understand is that podcasting is more than just a delivery mechanism - it's a social movement. People are sick of the watered-down, cookie-cutter content that networks and record companies expect us to enjoy. People are tired of watching friends and loved ones get sued by record labels who only care about profits and nothing else, not even the artists they supposedly represent.
We want and deserve more. On March 22, 2007, we're going to change that with your help.
We can do better. We can match and exceed the reach of big media, corporate media, labels, and the entrenched interests. On March 22nd, we are going to take an indie podsafe music artist to number one on the iTunes singles charts as a demonstration of our reach to Main Street and our purchasing power to Wall Street. The track we've chosen is "Mine Again" by the band Black Lab. A band that was dropped from not just one, but two major record labels (Geffen and Sony/Epic) and in the process forced them to fight to get their own music back. We picked them because making them number one, even for just one day, will remind the RIAA record labels of what they turned their backs on - and who they ignore at their peril."
Okay. I'm a podcaster. I want more respect. And Lord knows I despise the RIAAA.
But I'm sitting this one out.
It's certainly a good idea, and supposedly the organizers picked Black Lab; this isn't a promo stunt by the band. My question is, why them?
Bands that sell up to expectations don't get dropped by major labels; bands get dropped because they willingly enter into a contract, and then fail to live up to their end of the deal. A major label signs a band, sometimes gives them a cash bonus or more often, provides a cash advance, and expects the band to pay it back by creating a product that sells. Nobody forces a band to sign to a major; it's their choice. Black Lab made that choice twice, and failed both times. And now they're whining about it. To quote someone who actually knows a thing or two about independent music, "Boo fucking hoo."
If podcasters want us to bum rush the charts, why not pick someone like Ted Leo? His new album Living With The Living was just released Tuesday. He is an outspoken supporter of independent music; and from his days as a NJ hardcore kid hanging out at basement shows and ABC No Rio through his twenties as a mod popster in Chisel to his successful solo career, he has only recorded for independent labels. There are plenty of Ted Leo's in the world, but probably not enough; there are even more Black Labs, bands who are willing to compromise their ideals for a big paycheck, and then whine when they're forced to "fight to get their own music back." They wouldn't have had to fight if they hadn't signed their music away in the first place.
If you want to download something from iTunes today, be my guest. Let me suggest Ted Leo; or Illinois, or the Black Angels, or the Milwaukees, or any of the hundreds of other truly independent bands that I've written about in my zine and played on my podcast. But don't waste your 99 cents making Black Lab a cause celebre; they'll probably just use the publicity to sign with another major label.
Sunday, March 11, 2007
Jersey Beat Podcast 37:
Spring Forward!
Full Minute Of Mercury rocks the Old Office, photo by Chris Grivet
Direct Download: JB37.mp3
I'm off to SXSW next week but this week we've got tons of cool new music for you to check out!
Full Minute of Mercury - Your Own Disaster
Johnie 3 - Hang The DJ
The Creetons - Boredom
Isotopes - Around The Horn
Jonathan Coulton - Ikea
The Leftovers - Dance
The Safes - Fairy Tale Tomorrow
Flaming Fire - Satellite (Tris McCall's review)
Illinois - Screendoor
Koopa - One Off Song For The Summer
Bright Eyes - Four Winds
Umberto - Yellow Cardigan
Andrew Lipke - Moving Back To Paradise
Also check out former Jersey Beater Dan Storchan's excellent new podcast "The Five Minute Convo" at www.dstortion.com
Sunday, March 04, 2007
Jersey Beat Podcast 36: March Madness!
Direct Download: JB36.mp3
March madness! No brackets here, no eliminations, no tournament...just lots of cool music!
The Steinways - Fucking February
The Speedies - Let Me Take Your Photo
Backseat Virgins - Can't Take It
The Retarded - High Heels, Short Skirt
Fixer - Dirty Girl
The Rudds - Get The Femuline Hang On
Drew & The Medicinal Pen - A City Was Born
Kate Hart - New York City
The Poster Boys - Just A Friend
The Challenged - We Gratify Ourselves
The Chinese Telephones - Better Than Th...
Delay - Married
The Knockdown - Basements And Houses
As always, thank you to The Cucumbers and LandSpeedRecord for our intro and outro themes.
Visit www.jerseybeat.com for interviews, features, and reviews of new CDs!
Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Jersey Beat Podcast:
President's Day Sale!
Happy Birthday, George! For President's Day, we check out some songs about our founding fathers, past presidents, and the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue (and the troubled zeitgeist his presidency has created.)
Direct Download: JB35.mp3
Dr. Frank - John, Paul, George & Ben
Addie Brownlee - George Bush Ain't The Only Man...
Okkervil River - The President's Dead
Travis Morrison - Get Me Off This Coin (A)
Majestic Twelve - Thank God Everything On TV Is A Lie
Nice Peter - The Bush Song Part 1
Rick Barry - Courage For A Rainy Day
Bright Eyes - When The President Talks To God
Tim Fite - Camouflage
Tris McCall - The New Jersey Department Of Public Works
Kevin Devine - The Burning City Smoke
Loudon Wainwright III - Presidents' Day
Tim Fite - Bacon
Direct Download: JB35.mp3
Dr. Frank - John, Paul, George & Ben
Addie Brownlee - George Bush Ain't The Only Man...
Okkervil River - The President's Dead
Travis Morrison - Get Me Off This Coin (A)
Majestic Twelve - Thank God Everything On TV Is A Lie
Nice Peter - The Bush Song Part 1
Rick Barry - Courage For A Rainy Day
Bright Eyes - When The President Talks To God
Tim Fite - Camouflage
Tris McCall - The New Jersey Department Of Public Works
Kevin Devine - The Burning City Smoke
Loudon Wainwright III - Presidents' Day
Tim Fite - Bacon
Monday, February 12, 2007
Jersey Beat Podcast 34:
Pop Punk's Not Dead (A Compilation)
Direct Download: JB34.mp3
Special guest Dave Parasite talks about the new Go Kart Records compilation Pop Punk's Not Dead that he put together and we sample several songs from the album, as well as a few friends of Jersey Beat and the Parasites.
Visit The Parasites or Go Kart Records for more information.
Teenage Bottlerocket - So Cool
The Queers - Definitely
Squirtgun - Model Builder
The Peabodys - It Only Hurts When
The Unknown - Seven
Janez Detd - Anti Anthem
The Parasites - Crazy
The Ergs! - Every Romance Language
The Blisters - Fake I.D.
Screeching Weasel - Punk Rock Explained
Cletus - Christine's A Lesbian
Parasites - When I'm Here With You
Special guest Dave Parasite talks about the new Go Kart Records compilation Pop Punk's Not Dead that he put together and we sample several songs from the album, as well as a few friends of Jersey Beat and the Parasites.
Visit The Parasites or Go Kart Records for more information.
Teenage Bottlerocket - So Cool
The Queers - Definitely
Squirtgun - Model Builder
The Peabodys - It Only Hurts When
The Unknown - Seven
Janez Detd - Anti Anthem
The Parasites - Crazy
The Ergs! - Every Romance Language
The Blisters - Fake I.D.
Screeching Weasel - Punk Rock Explained
Cletus - Christine's A Lesbian
Parasites - When I'm Here With You
Monday, February 05, 2007
JerseyBeat Podcast 33: February Finds
Direct Download: JB33.mp3
Lots of new bands we found on MySpace this week, plus a few old friends and one discover from the Podsafe Music Network...
WWIII - Take Off Your Shirt
J Roddy And The Business - Stop Rip & Roll
Milwaukees - Crown Royal
The Asthmatics - Wired Out
Tin Armor - The Misanthrope
Lemuria - Hours
The Queers - Live This Life
Roadside Graves - Jesus Is A Friend of th...
Addie Brownlee - Gay Marriage Song
Jen Foster - Taking Bob Dylan
Bishop Allen - Tea For Two
Vampire Weekend - Mansard Roof
Lots of new bands we found on MySpace this week, plus a few old friends and one discover from the Podsafe Music Network...
WWIII - Take Off Your Shirt
J Roddy And The Business - Stop Rip & Roll
Milwaukees - Crown Royal
The Asthmatics - Wired Out
Tin Armor - The Misanthrope
Lemuria - Hours
The Queers - Live This Life
Roadside Graves - Jesus Is A Friend of th...
Addie Brownlee - Gay Marriage Song
Jen Foster - Taking Bob Dylan
Bishop Allen - Tea For Two
Vampire Weekend - Mansard Roof
Friday, January 26, 2007
Jersey Beat Podcast 32
Baby It's Cold Outside
Direct Download: JB32.mp3
The Wrens - Pretty O.K.
LandSpeedRecord - Interoffice Copulation
Trusty - Sugar Smack
Poster Children - Zero Stars
The AV Club - Baltimore
The Damien Pratt - PO Box
Warm In The Wake - Ironworkers
Kitty && The Kowalskis - Depression Over...
The Barbecuties - Touchdown d'amour
Alkaline Trio - Mercy Me
The Prozacs - Let's Go (Jersey Beat Podcast Exclusive! Unreleased Track!)
Delay - ...Everything You Hate
Zolof The RNR Destroyer - Mean Old Coot
Aviso' Hara - Bradley Wake-up
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Jersey Beat Podcast 31:
Viva Las Vegas!
We're off to Las Vegas this weekend to compete in BYO's Punk Rock Bowling Tournament but before the Jersey Beat team takes to the lanes, we left you with this smorgasbord of yummy punk-rock goodness to listen to.
Direct Download: JB31.mp3
Dead Kennedys - Viva Las Vegas
Bouncing Souls - Punx In Vegas
NoFX - Leaving Jesusland
Cletus - 8 Ways To Hate You
The Guts - Easy Come, Easy Go
The Queers - Monkey In A Suit
The Leftovers - Guessage
The Guts - Crazy (w/ The Leftovers)
The 20 Belows - Down Again
Delay - Photo Album
The Ergs - 1000 Letters
The Four Eyes - I Want To Be Your Dylan McKaye
Paul Westerberg - As Far As I Know
Birdy - High As The Sun
Readymade Breakup - Isn't That What It's For
Monday, January 08, 2007
Jersey Beat Podcast 30
Here, There & Everywhere
Readymade Breakup
Direct Download: JB30.mp3
On this episode of the Jersey Beat podcast we go from power-pop to heavy metal to pop-punk to indie folk and back again, including a podcast exclusive from Readymade Breakup's soon-to-be released CD "Isn't That What It's For?"
Be sure to visit the all-new JerseyBeat.com 2.0 for exclusive interviews with Kevin Devine and Aiming for Angels!
JERSEY BEAT PODCAST 30:
Readymade Breakup - Starting To End (JB Podcast Exclusive!)
Johnny Action Figure - Like A Canary
The Blakes - New Tattoo
Aiming for Angels - Getaway Driver
Anthrophobia - Trip Fontaine
ashes.are.nutritious - G.P.D.
The Copyrights - Weapons Of Math Destruction
The BadAmps - Highschool Sweetheart
Weston - Retarded
Career Club - Megan
Ghost of Lester Bangs - Sinking Battleships
Kate Hart - I Kill Bugs
Kevin Devine - Trouble
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Tuesday, January 02, 2007
Jersey Beat Podcast 29
Happy New Year!
Direct Download: JB29.mp3
We start out looking forward, previewing several unreleased tracks scheduled to be released in early 2007. Then we catch up with some of our favorite releases from the tail end of 2006.
The Queers - Brian Wilson (JB Podcast Exclusive!)
The Ergs! - It'll Be Okay
Project 27 - Our History
The Milwaukees - Breakup Song
Anthrophobia - Half Annihilated
Ruths Hat - Rock And Or Roll
Wild Carnation - Sitting Under A Tree
Bandcamp - Brightest Dark
Pick An Exit - Shes Sleeping Next To Me
Joseph Ferocious - Share Share Share
JERSEY BEAT TIMEWARP: Bionic Rhoda - Chili Dog
The Queers - Houston (We Have A Problem)
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