Jersey Beat Podcast

Episodes

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  Happy Halloween! It's the Constant Listener/Jersey Beat Back From The Grave Podcast 30.10.2026 1h 6m

  Here's an hour of appropriately spooky indie rock for Halloween, perhaps the first podcast under the rubric of my SubStack column, Constant Listener (jimtestaNJ.substack.com) Perfect for long fall drives, trick or treating, or just sitting by a fire waiting for the zombies to arrive. The Jetstones - Party In The Graveyard The Bacarrudas - She's In Love With Frankenstein's Monster The Goldstars - Monsters Go Away Vista Blue - Here Comes the Rougarou Shane Cooley - Dracula Jizzmoes - The Monster Mash Alice Donut - I Walked With A Zombie The Lillingtons - Zombies My Chemical Romance - AstroZombies Southern Culture On The Skids - Zombified The Quarantines - Zombie Army Cast of The Evil Dead - Do The Necronomicon Devo Spice - PC Halloween Magnolia Electric Co. - Werewolves of London Peter Stampfel - The Werewolf Jeffrey Lewis - Whistle Past The Graveyard The Adorkables - The Evil Dead The Misfits - Ghost of Frankenstein The Riverdales - Castle of Fu Manchu Roky Erickson - Don't Shake Me Lucifer The Spackles - Spy In The House of Frankenstein
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  Jersey Beat Podcast #203: June Swoon 27.06.2022 1h 8m

  On this episode of the Jersey Beat podcast...   Mikey Erg - Heartbreak No. 53 Venomous Pinks - We Do It Better Up For Nothing - Escape Route Human Adult Band - Peace To You Sister, The Young Rochelles - Interstellar Communication The Bleeding Hearts - Gone Permanent Mistakes - 35 Burnout The Happy Fits - Changes Spygenius - I Dig Your New Robes, Pierre Brad Marino - Sad & Lonely Nights The Royal Podencos - Maybe The Legendary Swagger - She Drive-By Truckers - Welcome To Club XIII James Calleo - Pickles Jason Didner - This Man's Eyes Shane Cooley - Stellay Ray Abbie Gardner - Honky Tonk Song GRIM DEEDS - Unreliable Narrator Semantics - Get In The Car SACK - I Hate Brian Wilson Screeching Weasel - Any Minute NMow    
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  Jersey Beat Podcast #202 11.05.2022 1h 4m

  On this episode of the Jersey Beat Podcast... The Happy Fits - Dance Alone DEHD - Stars Future Girls - Defeat Repeat Near Beer - Yelling At A Dog Grave Danger - Specter Inspector GRIM DEEDS - Unreliable Narrator Brad Marino - Another Sad & Lonely Night The Clams - Crazy Boys Ben Vaughn - New Jersey Rock N Roll Deena Shoskes & Chasing Colours - Everybody Knows The Way The Wind Blows Roy Orbitron - E. Broadway Joy Cleaner - Easter Tuesday Super User Friendly - Clouds Part For The Sun Steve's Theme Park - Rockin' Senorita Short Fuses - How Much More? The Handcuffs - Big Fat Mouth Shut Doc Rotten - 15 Years The Rieslinger - Palatime Handcuffs Family Computer - Some Nerve Permanent Mistakes - 35 Burnout
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  Jersey Beat Podcast #201 07.03.2022 1h 14m

  The Ergs! - "Ultimate Falsetto Book" Delay - Friends Band J Prozac - Won't Let Go Dentist - Spilled Coffee Weekend Recovery - No Guts, No Glory Vic Ruggiero & Kepi Ghoulie - "It Wasn't Me" Shonda & The Howlers - "Used To Call Me Baby" Stop Calling Me Frank - "Hard Lovin' Man" Miss Georgia Peach - "You Blow My Mind" Ricky Rochelle - "Yeti In The Snow" Mickey Leigh's Mutated Music - "Standing In The Dark" My Son The Doctor - "King Of The Zoomers" GRIM DEEDS - "Strung Me Along" Bitch - "You're The Man" Hans Condor - "All Messed Up On Death Metal & Stuff" The Challenged - "Remain (safe keeping)" Aeon Station - "Better Love" David Heatley - "Life Our Own Way" Doug Hoekstra - "Seaside Town" Gerry Rosenthal - "In Common" The Craig Torso Show - "Conflagration Vespers" The Porchistas - "Keep Your Distance" Jeffrey Lewis - "I Wanna Be Vaccinated"
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  Jersey Beat Podcast 200: Al Crisafulli 14.02.2022 1h 2m

  Our guest for this episode is Al Crisafulli, whose Dromedary Records has supported local music in and around New Jersey for almost thirty years. Al's big news is that his radio show Signal To Noise has moved from its longtime home to WXIORadio.com, where it came be heard every other Tuesday night from 8 to 10 p.m. Al and I chatted about the radio show, the label, Spotify and indie bands, and even a little politics, so enjoy the broadcast. On this episode you'll hear: "Mad-G" - Footstone "Broken Glass" - Speed The Plough "Easter Tuesday" - Joy Cleaner "Over The Far & Hills Away" - Cathedral Ceilings
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  Jersey Beat Podcast #199 07.01.2022 46m

  My guest for this episode is Dan Schafer, aka Dan Vapid of Screeching Weasel, the Queers, the Riverdales, the Methadones, Noise On Numbers, and most recently, Dan Vapid & The Cheats.  Their 2021 album "Escape Velocity" was one of my favorite punk albums of the year, so in this interview we talk about how and when it was recorded, Dan's approach to songwriting, and we chat about listening to music and life during the pandemic. This episode of the podcast features four songs from Escape Velocity: Middle America The Talk Runaway Jane Midnight Blue You can find Dan Vapid & The Cheats on Facebook, Instagram, and all major streaming platforms.
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  Jersey Beat Podcast #198 19.12.2021 1h 17m

  It's our annual Christmas podcast, with over an hour of indie, alternative, and punk holiday music. Enjoy whatever holiday you celebrate at this time of year, and thank you for listening. LCars - Wet Bandit's Lament Aquadolls - Christmas Wrapping Chutzpah - Chanukah's The Bomb Peachcake - What Happens When Santa's Sleigh Gets Lost Peppermint Kicks - It's A Peppermint Christmas The Weeklings - A Very Merry Christmas The Yule Logs - Northpole 457899 Vista Blue - Santa Don't Pass Me By Bright N Early - All I Want For Christmas Is You Eye Spy - A Christmas Night Canon Logic - Kiss Me On Christmas The Connection - Merry Christmas (I Don't Want To Fight Tonight) Gypsy Moths - Maybe This Christmas Modesty Blaise - I'll Be Home For Christmas Yawn Mower - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Two Inch Winky - All I Want For Christmas Is Beer Winston Rauch - Jersey Christmas Slow Club - Christmas Baby (Please Come Home) Shane Cooley - Holidaze Piney Gir - Snow, Snow, Beautiful Snow Prayer For Animals - Riptide Yuletide The Sleepy Rebels - California Christmas Neil Nathan - Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Stop Calling Me Frank - Some Kind of Christmas The Mynabirds - All I Want For Christmas Is Truth Jim Testa - (It's Another) Covid Christmas  
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  Jersey Beat Podcast #197 15.08.2021 1h 6m

  The Front Bottoms - Voodoo Magic The Great American Novel - This Will Not Be Our Year Rockstar Racecar - Created A Monster Precious Bones - All She Wants The Happy Fits - Another Try Dummy - Daffodils Emperor of Ice Cream - Weather Vane Dangereens - Streets Of Doom The Kowalskis - I Love You Parker Longbough - Fake Sinatra Namesake - I'm Sick Hippo Campus - Bad Dream Baby The dt's - You With Me Acid Tongue - All Out Of Time Future Crib - Most Likely Never Going To Die Hand Drawn Maps - Catch A Wave Sweet Nobody - Other Humans Pale Lips - Candy mazie - I Think I Wanna Be Left Alone Mr. Goblin - Left Before Your Set
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  Jersey Beat Podcast #196 01.08.2021 1h 12m

  Jack Skuller - Only Getting Older The Great American Novel - Grabbin' A Slice The Clydes - Modern Girl The Anderson Council - Girl Don't Tell Me Gregory McLoughlin - Liftoff Tom Barrett - Some Grow Wings Vista Blue - Back To The Summer Olympics Lauren Banjo - Hang In There The Cheats - Rock N Roll Loveletter Geoff Palmer - Tomorrow Lysa Mychols & Super 8 - Don't Worry Baby Thought Leaders - Jane Doe's Estate Weekend Recovery - Yeah! Los Chicos - The Prize Bite Me Bambi - Our Lips Are Sealed The Demographic - Descent Woody & Jeremy - My Old Bassist Richard Barone & Johnathan Pushkar - I Get Around Colin Moulding - The Hardest Battle Future Crib - Most Likely Never Going To Die John LInnell - Haec Quoque Est Res Jerry Lehane & Dicky Barrett - Drinking Life
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  Jersey Beat Podcast #195 04.07.2021 1h 12m

  Rockstar Racecar - Rock N Roll In America Capitalist Kids - Real Americans The Credentials - I Killed 22 Iraquis And All I Got Was This Lousy Engineering Degree The Mr. T Experience - God Bless America Peter Stampfel & The Bottlecaps - Drink American The Stigmatics - American Dream The Steve Adamyk Band - I Fought For The USA Rick Barry - Stupid American Song Cathedral Ceilings - Hamilton Circuits The '94 Knicks - People You Know And People You May Not Know Jack Skuller - Anyhow LCARS - A Song For The Cicadas Of Brood X, 2021 (To You, In 17 Years) Emergencies - Hurt Somebody sonofdov - Reviver aBIRD - Nothing Like Us Disaster Party - Beige Turns Black Turnpike Gates - City In Heat Izzy True - New Fruit Raincrowd - Can't We All Just Get Along Nihilocerous - Iamananimal Acid Tongue - Rock N Roll Revelations
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  Jersey Beat Podcast #194 24.06.2021 1h 11m

  The Cucumbers - Do It Yourself Dentist - Let Me Let Go Last Minet - Don't Hold Back Lastwaves - Stroke of Luck Lost In Society - Say Anything NO ICE - Frequency Bathroom Of The Future - Watching Bill & Ted Outside Geoff Palmer - Many More Drugs Clowns - Does It Matter? French Girls - Summertime Beatnik Termites - Pet Shop Girl American Television - American Jesus Chelsea Curve - All In Time Danny Laj & The Works - You & Me Hard Nips - Alternative Dreamland Irmans - I Wanna See You Middle-Aged Queers - Size Queen Talk Show Host - Warmest Condolences Tim Foljahn - I Can't Decide Virginity - Nosferattitude (The Vampire Song) The Peppermint Sticks - Hey Fanzine!
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  Jersey Beat Podcast #193 31.05.2021 32m

  Editor Jim Testa interviews Ira Robbins on his new book Music In A Word, a combination anthology and memoir about his life and career as a music journalist.
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  Jersey Beat Podcast #192 02.05.2021 1h 8m

  Mike Chick - "Pine Lake Park" Keith Kenny - "Move Along" Little Hag - "Walk Of Shame" Darrin Bradbury - "Deanna, Deanna" Ruby Bones - "Tired Eyes" Oliver Ignatius - "Debris" Devon Kay & The Solutions - "Liver" Brad Marino - "Even The Score" Hayley & The Crushers - "Kiss Me So I Can" Hadda Be - Apathy The Planes - Decoder Ring Proper Nouns - Situation Done Direct Hit! - Hollow Comfort Hey Baby! - Walking Home Prima Donna - He's A Rebel IV - "WTW" Hit Like A Girl - "Boardwalk" Andy Bilinski - "Do What You Want" The Shang Hi Los - "Stay"    
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  Jersey Beat Podcast #191 18.04.2021 1h 12m

  Anthony Walker - Stealin' Andy Bilinski - Do What You Want Annie Blackman - Why We Met Luke Faust - Don't Seem Right Laura Veira - The Panther GRIM DEEDS - Born To Be Odd Authority Zero - Ollie Ollie Oxen Free The Bitty - Kurt Kobain Chadd Derkins - Save The Whales Kelly Sullivan - When The Waves Are Low Rocky Rochelle - I Don't Wanna Fall In Love Mikey Erg - Amy Left Me For An Emo Guy Too Much Joy - That's The Way The World Goes Round Eleventh Dream Day - Yves Klein's Blues Blanketman - National Trust Rebreather - Orange Crush Smallpox - Driver 8 NO ICE - All Night Songs For Snakes - Her Descent Talk Show Host - Blood In The Sand Big Rips - Planet Of Dipshits Supermutt - Show Them Fangs  
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  Jersey Beat Podcast #190 28.03.2021 1h 2m

  Anthony Walker - Wolves Can Wait Jon Klages - God Bless The Columbia House Record Club Lake Street Drive - Being A Woman Ruby Bones - Don't Lose Your Head Whiner - Fear The Challenged - Sleep On It The Blips - Walking Home Pale Lips - You're A Doll The Neighborhood Brats - Who Took The Rain? Classic Pat - Change Machine Half Past Two - Mean Green The Living Pins - Downtown El No - Move In Twos Hot Breath - What You're Looking For The Nuclears - Siamese Connection Triptides - Let It Go Dana Why - Raspberries    
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  Jersey Beat Podcast #189 07.03.2021 1h 18m

  Dan McLane - Sad All Over State Drugs - Rain King The Challenged - Exposed J Robbins - Automaticity Lo Talker - No Champagne Space Cadet - Bad Luck Fatrace - Fun Fun Fun The Right Here - Here We Go Again Horsegirl - Sea Life Sandwich Boy Brian Damage - Psycho Horny Future Selves - The Hell With It Proper Nouns - Known Unknowns Carpool Tunnel - Better Now The Cantenary Wires - Mirror Ball Clever Girls - Remember Pluto Ugli - House Pet Hanalei - Screen Echoes Too Much Joy - Uncle Watson Wants To Think Steve Almaas - Goodbye Nicolina The Rayo Bros. - Love Undead Stephen Clair - When This Is All Over Solstice Rey -Mountains The Fleshtones - Alex Trebek
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  Jersey Beat Podcast #188 27.02.2021 1h 21m

  Mikey Erg - Hey Marissa Jennifer Blowdryer - Stole My Camera Devon Kay & The Solutions - Frustrated People Of The World, Unite Tiger's Jaw - New Detroit Arrows To Fire - I'm Supersonic The Authorities - Just An Excuse The Cheap Cassettes - See Her In Action The Clydes - The Fate of California Har Mar Superstar - Where We Began The Living Pins - Raven Zebedee - Marlon Brando The Camel City Blackouts - Angels Commons2 - Hands Bachelor - Anything At All Palehound - How Long? The Reds, Pinks & Purples - The Record Player & The Damage Done Speed The Plough - Soul To Keep The Vaughns - Bushwick The Martha's Vineyard Ferries - After You Mod Fun - I Am With You, Action Tyme, The Bulrushes (Bongos cover,) Titanic  
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  Jersey Beat Podcast #187 20.02.2021 1h 17m

  Jaake Margo - Rudy's Got The Roni LCars - Town Without Streets J Prozac - Number One State Drugs - Beautiful & Broke To The Helpless - Afraid Of Yourself NRCSSST - Sinking Trojan Warfare - Outlaw Wizard Brain - 4 AM EST Tri-State - Chapeaux stillhungry - Best Costume Wins Big Fang - Mondays Chiba Neko - Built For Speed Cold Expectations - Two Blueberries Art d'Ecco - Head Rush Amiture - Touch Distant Voices - Lights Of The City Aubrey Haddard - Portugese Red Brett Altman - Holding On To Now Reilly & Co. - Dirty F'ing Laundry She's A Guy - I Don't Know Kowalski's - First Date The Heartdrops - Lesson Learned  
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  Jersey Beat Podcast #186 06.02.2021 1h 13m

  Mikey Erg - Rumblestrip Brad Marino - What Do You Know? Haley & The Crushers - Jacaranda Dentist - Don't Let Me Catch You Indonesian Junk - One More Try FSHG - Love Is All That You Need Adrian Danon - Romance Is Dead Blue Vervain - North Carolina Smallpox - #10 (Under Acme) Terry McCarthy - Most Sorry Speed The Plough - Broken Glass Val Emmich - Massive Headache Davey Woodward & The Winter Orphans - Don't Let Me Catch You Jordan Krimston - Betty Leafing - Little Ball Linnea's Garden - Non-Dramatic Breakup Song Modesty Blaise - Girls Just Wanna Dance NRCSSST - Sinkin Peter Stampfel - Rave On
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  Jersey Beat Podcast #185 23.01.2021 1h

  Amy Rigby - Four years of u Blue Vervain - North Carolina Karen Haglof - Devastation Completed Jon Caspi - She Is Fine Val Emmich - Blue State Jason Didner - Salt & Sand Beeman & Bannon - Simple Twist of Fate George Wirth - Jackson Girl Mickey PG & The Overshare - Cardboard Box Worm Quartet - Pacman Is 40 & So Are You Cheekface - Emotional Rent Control Deathray Davies - Oh Stars The Gungans - She's Always Looking At Her Phone Twin Flame - 7:50 Reconciler - Push To Break