Jersey Beat Podcast

The Skullers - She Denies Herself The Things She Loves
Scoville Unit - Back Of My Mind
Successful Failures - Everywhere She Goes It's Raining
Defecting Grey - Make It Impossible
Dinosaur Stampede - The Enabler
Mal Blum - Things Still Left To Say
She/Her/Hers - Kill The Boy Band
Amanda Rose Riley - Millennials Are Getting Gray
Frieda's Roses - Need To Be Free
Genya Ravan - Don't Go To The Bathroom
Sex Hogs II - Forever
Leland Sundries - Food Court Blues
Shayfer James - New York Doesn't Remind Me Of You
Wyuldlife - Neon Nightmare
Big Cheese - Golden
Brat Curse - Sweat Pants Lawyer
Grim Deeds - Past Your Prime
Philly Boy Roy - Punk Rock Girl
Mickey PG - White Guy Playing Guitar
GRLwood - I Hate My Mom
Rick Barry - Signing Off

A summertime playlist from Jersey Beat HQ

The Dogmatics - Summertime
The Dollyrots - Animal
Cromm Fallon - East Bay
Joy Cleaner - Easter Tuesday
Kepi Ghoulie - Four Eyes
The Pinheads - Feel It Now
Johnathan Pushkar - The Girl Next Door
Geoff Palmer - All The Hits
The Defending Champions - Flow-Nace
Ten Foot Pole - Everything Dies
Scary Hours - The Real Disease
Positive No - Teenage Waistline
The Great American Novel - Perpetual Emotion Machine
The Next Great American Novelist - American Queen
Cheap Gunslingers - Junky Friends
The Copyrights - Are You Passionate?
Karyn Kuhl Band - Hey Kid
The Last Bees - Saturday
Mikey Erg - Careless Or Cruel?

Geoff Palmer - This One's Gonna Be Hot

Brad Marino - What Comes Naturally

Fat Chance - Quit Bitchin'

Tuffy - Everybody's Ex-Girlfriend

Pboneboy- Acid Girl

Bouncing Souls - Crucial Moments

Mean Jeans - Hot Pockets

The Murderburgers - Turning 30 Was An Eye Opener

Teenage Bottlerocket - Stupid Song

Urban Outfielders - The Wizard of Japan

The Suck - You're Dead

Karen Haglof - Tobiano Twirl

R. Stevie Moore - Pop Music

Jeff Whalen - Goofing Around

Devo Spice - Gravity Is Stupid

Johnny Kosmo - Come Down To Get Down

Mykel Board & Clean Boys - Havin' Your Baby

The Weeklings - Friday On My Mind

John and Toni Baumgartnet, Ed Seifer, Jon Fried, Deena Shoshkes, and Matthew Davis are the Campfire Flies, a group of veteran NJ musicians who came together to make rustic acoustic music drawing from their many strengths.  We discuss their formation, their music, and their debut album, Sparks Like Little Stars.

Deafening Colors - "Crash Course"
Cold Weather Company - "Pocket"
Sean Kiely - "Walter (Or The Wheel)"
Kate Jacobs - "Every Single Time I Think Of You"
Elevator Pitch - "Magnetism"
Ezra Caspi - "Say Whatever"
Lanier - "Tied (Ever My Eyes' Lover)"
Dan Francia - "Planet In Transit"
Peter Stampfel & The Atomic Meta-Pagans - "It Might As Well Be Spring"
Bob Mould - "Camp Sunshine"
The Wag - "We Carry On"
William B. Simpson - "Feeling Better"
Shayfer James - "Day of Reckoning"
Cyclone Static - "Company Man"
The Carvels NYC - "Scarcity"
Smoke & Mirror Routine - "Millionaire's Son"
The Planes - "Now Hiring"
Grim Deeds - "Rock N Roll Will Die"

In this episode, I interview Kate Jacobs - singer/songwriter, co-owner of Little City Books in Hoboken, part of the Radio Free Song Club collective, and mom. We discuss all her roles and especially her new album, Second Day Cake, her first release since 2011's Home Game.

On the podcast, you'll hear the following tracks by Kate:

"St. Mark's Bar, 1984," "Slow Dancing To Aqualung," "Slacker Mom Summer Song" from Second Day Cake
"Jesus Has Been Drinking" and "$55 Motel" from Home Game.
"The Heart Of The Matter" (with Dave Schramm) from the "A Sister" EP

SOME FAVORITE NJ RELEASES FROM 2018:

Rockstar Racecar - The Real Housewives of Pyong Yang
Character Actor - 72 Paperbacks
The LLC - I Don't Give A Butt
The Components - Il Bandito
21 Kings - Photographs
Sunshine & The Rain - It's All In Your Mind
Sailor Boyfriend - Do You Like Sonic Youth?
Turnpike Gates - Hiding In Plain Sight
Well Wisher - Believe
The Porchistas - The Abe Vigoda Polka
Elevator Pitch - Eric
The Happy Fits - Hungry People
The Rock n Roll Hi-Fives - C'est La Vie
Forget The Whale - Halfway Home
Hit Like A Girl - Forget That You Have Me
Val Emmich - Cave
Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help - Yellowed Pages

Antietam - I'm So Tired, Intimations of Immortality

Lemuria - Best Extra,  Generational Hate

Downtown Boys - I Can't Wait, Cost Of Living

Jigsaw Youth, Hawaii's Nice This Time of Year, America's Sweethearts

RIPS, Damaged, RIPS

Black Wail, Chromium Homes, "Chromium Homes" EP

The Mr. T Experience - Cynthia With An "I", King Dork Approximately

Potato Rocket, Fucked Up Generation, Grown Ass Adults

Grim Deeds,  White Power Picnic (single)

The Moms, Good Job, Doing Asbestos We Can

Teenage Bottlerocket, Gay Parade, Stealing The Covers

The Front Bottoms, Peace Sign, Going Grey

The Capitalist Kids,  Cognitive Dissonance, Brand Damage

Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help, Pony Express, self-titled

The Feelies, Turn Back Time, In Between

Damfino, American Healthcare, One False Move And I'm Yours

Atom Driver, Play Dead, "In The West" EP

Fred Schneider & The Superions, Strip Search, The Vertical Mind

New Age Healers, He Took A Bullet To Heaven, Where The Tragic Happens

Peter Stampfel & The Atomic Meta-Pagans, Blue Moon, The Cambrian Era

The Vice Rags, Jersey Boy, "The Vice Rags" EP

Ted Leo, Run To The City, The Hanged Man

Wyldlife, Teenage Heart, Out On Your Block

Sunshine & The Rain, Come On Baby, In The Darkness Of My Night

Overlake, Unnamed November, Fall

The Skullers, Pressure Face, "Meet The Skullers" EP

YJY, Somebody Take My Phone, The Enduring YJY

The Harmonica Lewinskies, Remember Monica, Bring Back Bush

NO ICE,  We Get High Together, C'mon Feel The NO ICE

Tris McCall - Sybarite
Mr. Flannery & His Feelings - Hymn Of The Isolated Artist
My Teenage Stride - Living In The Straight World
Los Campesinos! - Sad Suppers
Sunshine & The Rain - Little Rag Doll
Shanda & The Howlers - Keep Telling Me
Hiccup - Lady MacBeth & Miss Havisham
Jigsaw Youth - But You're Not Dave Grohl
GRIM DEEDS - Human Waste
Downtown Boys - A Wall
Best Ex - Girlfriend
Ratboys - Elvis Is In The Freezer
Robot Bacheler - Today The World, Tomorrow Your Love
The Skullers - Can We Do That Again?
Wire - Diamonds In Cups
Rips - Damaged
NVRS LVRS - Primer Impacto
Overlake - You Don't Know Everything
Ubetcha - Obviously I Shouldn't Be Doing This
Fairmont - NYC

Our special guest is lo-fi legend R. Stevie Moore, who talks about his new album with Jason Falkner, Make It Be, as well as his long career, his philosophy of music, and his mind-boggling back catalog, which includes hundreds of releases available for download at RStevieMoore.com

On this episode, you'll hear...

Stamps and  I H8 Ppl  from Make It Be
Chantilly Lace from Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About RSM Vol.1
Academy Fight Song from The Future Is Worst Than The Past
Album Drop and If You See Kay/Run For Your Lives! from Make It Be
California Rhythm from Phonography
Fuckin' Idiots Everywhere from Unpopular Singer, Vol 1 & 2

Goodman - "Modern Girl"
Adam & The Plants - "Sideman"
Cheap Cassettes - "Wreckless"
Wyldlife - "Bandita"
The Connection - "Other Guys' Girls"
Kurt Baker Combo - "Upside Down"
Brook Pridemore - "Occupation Blues"
Gay Elvis - "What About Now"
GhostKing - "Melting Sky"
Atom Driver - "Hate Me Now"
The Anderson Council - "I Never Feel"
Dentist - "You're A Bore"
Ambien Blackout -"Elliot Smith On A Gluetrap"
Mr. Elevator & Brain Hotel - "When The Morning
    Greets You With A Smile"
Not A Part Of It - "It's Been A Crazy Week
     Weatherwise"
Peter Holsapple - "Don't Mention The War"
The Porchistas - "Mr. Chump"
Jim Testa - "Random Violence"
The Ergs! - "September/October"

Wyldlife - Contraband
Magic Mountain - Both Suns
Max Kagan - Ghosts
Freak Baby Daddies - Hot Sauce
Dan McLane - Mr. Dirty
No Shoes - Lizzie's Sandbox
Peter Searcy - Better Lie
Mr. Elevator - Are You Hypnotized
Tony Low - Do The Mikey
Sound & Shape - I'll Still Reach That X
Animal Masks - Used By The Universe

Atom Driver - Life Tearing In
The Challenged - Hypoxia
Get The Net  - Witch In My Basement
The Catholic Girls - Somebody Better Get A Room
The Anderson Council - I Never Feel
Lilah Larson - Father Daughter Ghost
Elena & Boo - Jesus Was A Liberal
Damfino - Saddest Song You'll Never Hear
pronoun - a million other things
Peter Stampfel - Cold Black Sea

Prayer For Animals - Riptide Yuletide
Yawn Mower - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
The Connection - Merry Christmas Baby (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight)

The Front Bottoms - ChristmasWrapping
Diamond Rugs - Christmas In A Chinese Restaurant
John Prine - I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus
Tom Lehrer - I'm Spending Hanukkah In Santa Monica
Mac & Tomato - I Don't Wanna See Grandma This Christmas
Winston Rauch - Jersey Christmas
Anna Vogelzang - Christmas Baby (Please Come Home)
The Brofloskis - Dreidel Dreidel Dreidel
Ethan Lipton - Gift Basket
The Boy Least Likely - Christmas Isn't Christmas
The Dollyrots - All I Want For Christmas Is You
Dream Diary - Christmas All Over
The Yule Logs -Northpole 45789
Piney Gir - Snow, Snow, Beautiful Snow
Phofo - Light That Menorah
The Mynabirds - All I Want  Is Truth For Christmas
The Gripweeds - Christmas Bring Us
Canon Logic  - Kiss Me On Christmas
Musket - Christmas Blow
Chutzpah - Hanukkah's The Bomb
Neil Nathan - SantaClaus Is Coming To Town
Scott Miller - Joyful, Joyful
The Electric Six - You're A Mean One, Mr. Grinch
Brian Setzer Orchestra - Dig That Crazy Santa Claus
The Kinks - Father Christmas
Brian Cullman - New Year's Eve
Ghostpal - A Christmas Gift For You
 

On this episode of the Jersey Beat Podcast, editor Jim Testa shares some of his favorite new music from the tail end of 2016.

Kevin Devine - No History
Lilah Larson - Father Daughter Ghost
Manchez - War Is All Over
Ex-Mothers - Neon Drones
Rick Barry - Humming Bird Song
Richard Barone - Learning The Game
Peter Stampfel & The Brooklyn & Lower Manhattan Fiddle/Mandolin Swarm -
    New Johnnie Get Your Gun
Pinegrove - Visiting
Darren Deicide - Boom Power Boogie
The Paranoid Style - Daniel In The Basement
Tuffy - Walter Says To Use A Hammer
Risk Relay - My Weight Disappearing
Active Bird Community - Newbie
Tri-State - Start Again
TV Sound - Klaus Kinski
Grim Deeds - Savage Remains
The Rock N Roll Hi-Fives - (You Got Me) Tongue-Tied

Our guest on this episode is Rookie Rochelle, bassist of Long Island's The Young Rochelles, who talks about the enduring influence of the Ramones, pop-punk, and the Long Island punk scene.

We also play the following tracks from The Young Rochelles:

"Not Any Use"
"Stay-At-Home Man"
"Cannibal Island"
"I Need My Mommy To Do My Laundry"
"Psycho Therapy"

For more information, visit the Young Rochelles on Facebook or at theyoungrochelles.bandcamp.com

Our guest for this episode is Mark Segal of Atom Driver, a New Brunswick supergroup of sorts featuring Mike Polilli (Buzzkill,) Jay Ingstrup (Doc Hopper, Break Evens,) and Mark, who is best known for his tenure in Boss Jim Gettys.

Mark talks about his new band and discusses the New Brunswick music scene of the Nineties.  We also present three demos from Atom Driver as well as a playlist from the Golden Age of the New Brunswick scene, with tracks from Boss Jim Gettys, Bionic Rhoda, Buzzkill, bobfields, Aviso'Hara, Prosolar Mechanics, Love Gas, and the Milwaukees.

Atom Driver will be a guest on WFMU's Overnight Sensations program on Friday, October 28 at midnight.

The Romantic Comedy - The Thirst
Damfino - If You Want Me
YJY - Through Being Hip
Stuyvesant - Waiting To Be Cool Again
Cymbals Eat Guitars - Have A Heart
The Mr. T Experience - King Dork Approximately
Four Lights - Death To False Posi
The '94 Knicks - Don't Worry
Beach Slang - Spin The Dial
Jacuzzi Boys - Boys Like Blood
The Moms - Road Soda
Phonoscenes - Don't Think Too Much
Kandel - Judy
The Hood Cat - East River Jive
Light Years - Atlantic City
Shilpa Ray - When Doves Cry
The Growlers - City Club
Bullet Proof Lovers - It'll Be Alright
Poor Lily - Penknife
Lowlight - Lines In The Road

On this episode of the podcast, editor Jim Testa chats with Chris Freeman of Pansy Division about the gay punk band's remarkable 25th anniversary, their new album "Quite Contrary," and the band's legacy in the gay community and beyond.

Pansy Division will be at Sunnyvale in Brooklyn on Saturday, Sept. 24

On the latest JB podcast, we chat with Val Emmich, a veteran NJ musician who's just released  Whatever's Chasing You.  Val also talks about his career as an actor, including his recurring role on HBO's controversial "Vinyl," and he also tells us a bit about his forthcoming debut novel.

This episode features the following Val Emmich tracks:

I Want To Hang Out
Bedtime Regrets
Nobody Makes It On Their Own
Absolutely Still
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You You
Change Of Scenery
Privacy Attracts A Crowd