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'''Jersey Beat''' is a [[zine]] by [[Jim Testa]]. | '''Jersey Beat''' is a [[zine]] by [[Jim Testa]]. | ||
| − | The first issue of Jersey Beat was published in New Jersey in 1982. Since that time, dozens of issues have been released. It is one of the longest running zines still in existence. As of 2007, | + | The first issue of Jersey Beat was published in New Jersey in 1982. Since that time, dozens of issues have been released. It is one of the longest running zines still in existence. As of 2007, the zine still publishing print issues but continues as an online publication at Jerseybeat.com. Jersey Beat covers the music scene, both internationally and locally, with special emphasis on New Jersey and New York states. It covers a wide range of music, including all the various permutations of [[punk]]; Old Skool, Pop-Punk, [[Hardcore]], and spin-offs like Anti-folk and Synth Punk. The zine features extensive reviews of zines, CDs, demo tapes and vinyl recordings, with a preference for vinyl; in the print issues, up fifty pages were usually devoted to reviews. |
| − | A number of well-known zine artists and [[writer]]s have contributed to Jersey Beat over the years, including [[John Crawford]], [[Donny The Punk]], Jim DeRogatis, [[Ben Weasel]], Tris McCall and Phil Rainone. | + | A number of well-known zine artists and [[writer]]s have contributed to Jersey Beat over the years, including [[John Crawford]], [[Donny The Punk]], Jim DeRogatis, [[Ben Weasel]], Joe Queer, Tris McCall and Phil Rainone. |
| − | Besides still regularly publishing after more than twenty years, on March 25, 2007, Jim Testa was one of the zinesters participating in the [[Bluestockings Zine Reading Extravaganza]], where he read from Jersey Beat. Jersey Beat also has a | + | Besides still regularly publishing after more than twenty years, on March 25, 2007, Jim Testa was one of the zinesters participating in the [[Bluestockings Zine Reading Extravaganza]], where he read from Jersey Beat. Jersey Beat also has a blog (Jerseybeat.blogspot.com) and a regular Podcast. |
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Revision as of 15:32, 15 March 2010
Jersey Beat is a zine by Jim Testa.
The first issue of Jersey Beat was published in New Jersey in 1982. Since that time, dozens of issues have been released. It is one of the longest running zines still in existence. As of 2007, the zine still publishing print issues but continues as an online publication at Jerseybeat.com. Jersey Beat covers the music scene, both internationally and locally, with special emphasis on New Jersey and New York states. It covers a wide range of music, including all the various permutations of punk; Old Skool, Pop-Punk, Hardcore, and spin-offs like Anti-folk and Synth Punk. The zine features extensive reviews of zines, CDs, demo tapes and vinyl recordings, with a preference for vinyl; in the print issues, up fifty pages were usually devoted to reviews.
A number of well-known zine artists and writers have contributed to Jersey Beat over the years, including John Crawford, Donny The Punk, Jim DeRogatis, Ben Weasel, Joe Queer, Tris McCall and Phil Rainone.
Besides still regularly publishing after more than twenty years, on March 25, 2007, Jim Testa was one of the zinesters participating in the Bluestockings Zine Reading Extravaganza, where he read from Jersey Beat. Jersey Beat also has a blog (Jerseybeat.blogspot.com) and a regular Podcast.
