Lots of bands lose their leaders and are at a loss as to how to move on. Few acts have handled that dilemma like The Smithereens. When vocalist and main songwriter Pat DiNizio died in 2017 at the age ...
I don’t know if I’d exactly call it an epiphany, but the reissue of 1999’s God Save The Smithereens (KOCH) has certainly crystallized some thoughts in this listener’s head regarding the often blurring ...
Jim Babjak has a unique perspective on the Smithereens, the band he co-founded 44 years ago in New Jersey. “I don’t look at it as work,” the guitarist says. “It’s a passion. My wife passed away eight ...
As a Pete Townshend connoisseur, The Smithereens' Jim Babjak knows a thing or two about The Who's hefty repertoire – and the nuts and bolts of what makes the Townshend guitar sound. In fact, the New ...
Judging from the sound of things at the annual Summer at the Plaza Food Festival Wednesday night, The Smithereens have fully embraced their status as a nostalgia act. At times, it was embarrassing the ...
After spending the past four years immersed in the Beatles and The Who, making new albums out of old songs, the Smithereens recently returned to their original style -- original, fast-paced, British ...
There's nothing like having a big hit record. Jim Babjak of the Smithereens and music renaissance man Glen Burtnik know this well. The two rockers with New Brunswick roots were on hand for the ...
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