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Quick Hits: R. Kelly, Lil Wayne, Lilith Fair, Fabolous, The Who,...
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... Anthem , Sondre Lerche , Black Francis , Warren Haynes & Govt. Mule , Living Colour , Robyn Hitchcock and The Smithereens . Miley Cyrus has recorded a cover of Poison 's "Every Rose Has Its Thorn," according to People . Reportedly Bret Michaels ... Comment?
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The New Brunswick-Who connection has made it to Carnegie Hall. The Smithereens and The Gaslight Anthem, two New Brunswick bands, are set to play a tribute show featuring the music of The Who on March 2 at the famed New York City venue. Comment?
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the Smithereens are Stirring with Holiday Show
It's time once again to celebrate 'Christmas With The Smithereens.' The Central Jersey-based band will be performing selections from their holiday CD and much more at the historic Strand Theater in Lakewood on Wednesday. Comment?
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Frederick rocker plays in Rhino Bucket
... on "The Wrestler" soundtrack. The band has been compared to AC/DC but also has some traces of Tom Petty and The Smithereens. Forsythe said Rhino Bucket has progressed since the early - 90s, especially with their last record, in part because he ... Comment?
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The Smithereens play Morristown.zip
BEST SEATS IN THE HOUSE: Jim Babjak and Severo Jornacion of the Smithereens meet their fans at the Community Theatre in Morristown. Comment?
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CD review: Morristown-bound Smithereens play 'Tommy'
Is Carteret in the house? Sure is, on 'The Smithereens Play Tommy.' Smithereens guitarist Jim Babjak of Manalapan and drummer Dennis Diken of Carteret step to the fore on this tribute/reinterpretation of The Who's rock opera 'Tommy.' Here, Babjak is a rock god who ciphers Pete Townshend's original guitar parts with power and precision - and ... Comment?
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The Smithereens - Christmas With The Smithereens
... preferably done by one of the most credible indie rock bands on the planet, and made with some real passion. The Smithereens remain a hugely influential band - like the Beatles brought bang into the noughties - and their selections here reveal their ... Comment?
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... had gone out on an all-night bender with Mike Mills and Scott McCaughey of R.E.M. and Dennis Diken of the Smithereens. McDowell was so drunk he passed out on his bathroom floor. How do we know this? Because McCaughey wrote a song about it for the ... Comment?
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Countdown: Bird-flippers, Glanville and now Barkley's face?
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... had gone out on an all-night bender with Mike Mills and Scott McCaughey of R.E.M. and Dennis Diken of the Smithereens. McDowell was so drunk he passed out on his bathroom floor. How do we know this? Because McCaughey wrote a song about it for the ... Comment?
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On Nov. 17, 1800, Congress held its first session in Washington in...
... Scorsese is 67. Actress Lauren Hutton is 66. Movie director Roland Joffe is 64. Rock musician Jim Babjak (The Smithereens) is 52. Actress Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio is 51. Entertainer RuPaul is 49. Actress Sophie Marceau is 43. Actor Leonard ... Comment?
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A Tribute to Kinship and Nostalgia
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When the Smithereens play the Community Theater at Mayo Center for the Performing Arts in Morristown on Saturday, the front man, Pat DiNizio, expects the prevailing mood to be one of bonhomie and kinship. Comment?
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... 1993. Diken and DiBella, a former Piscataway resident, go back to the 1970s when Diken, now the drummer for the Smithereens, answered an ad DiBella placed in the Aquarian Weekly. "It said, "Looking for a singing drummer who likes Jan and Dean and ... Comment?
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Pat DiNizio at the Strand
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Pat DiNizio is used to playing musical dress-up. In recent years, the Smithereens frontman and Scotch Plains resident has released tribute albums to the Beatles and the Who with his band, as well as a solo album paying tribute to Buddy Holly, so it should come as no surprise that DiNizio has a special show ready for Halloween. Comment?
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... 'Late Music' (Cryptovision) This is more like it! Though original material is reportedly in the pipeline, the Smithereens' recent releases have revisited classic material. The first was 2007's romp through 'Meet the Beatles.' A third consecutive ... Comment?
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Midweek Music News Roundup 10.21.09: But I No Longer Hear The Music
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... bad idea. That is all. This bullet was not completely necessary. - They said that with their last two albums The Smithereens were becoming the world's most famous cover band. Well, no more! The Flaming Lips next project is slated to give them that ... Comment?
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Dennis Diken and his Bell Sound
... I didn't stay with them beyond that summer. How did playing for Democratic pizza lead to what was to become The Smithereens? I've told the story many times of how Jimmy Babjak and I became friends on our first day of attending Carteret High School. ... Comment?
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Dressed in leather, brandishing heavy guitars, and an unabashed fetish for British Invasion pop, the Smithereens were an anomaly in the American college rock scene of the late '80s. Lead singer/songwriter Pat DiNizio stood out not only with his strange beatnik goatee, but also because his catchy hooks were haunting, not punchy, and because his ... Comment?
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Dennis Diken with Bell Sound - 'Late Music'
... along with such harmony-happy '60s outfits as The Association, The Tremeloes and Harpers Bizarre. As part of the Smithereens, Diken was never far from this precious genre that combined rock dynamics, ethereal vocals, layers of harmonies and ... Comment?
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... journalist Chris Wallace is 62. Actress-singer Susan Anton is 59. Rock singer-musician Pat DiNizio (The Smithereens) is 54. Actor Carlos Bernard is 47. Jazz musician Chris Botti is 47. R&B singer Claude McKnight (Take 6) is 47. Rock singer Bob ... Comment?
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Billy Ray wants daughter to return to tweeting
... Anton is 59. n Donnie Dacus, guitarist with the rock group Chicago, is 58. n Singer-guitarist Pat DiNizio of The Smithereens is 54. n Canadian singer-songwriter Jane Siberry is 54. n Actor Carlos Bernard ("24") is 47. n Jazz musician Chris Botti is ... Comment?
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