Jim Testa
Jim Testa is a zinester from New Jersey, U.S.A.
Jim Testa published the first issue of his zine Jersey Beat in 1982. It covers the music scene in New Jersey and beyond, and is still being published as of 2009. Jersye Beat covers a wide cross section of music but most particularly Punk and its many off-shoots, including Hardcore, Old-Skool, Pop Punk, Synth Punk, Anti-Folk, etc. It is generally released three times a year and is comprised of 150 pages.Several well-known zine writers have contributed to Jersey Beat over the years, including Donny The Punk, Jim DeRogatis, Ben Weasel, and Tris McCall.
Editor Jim Testa has also written for Maximum Rock N Roll and Punk Planet. Testa was also a member of the Alternative Press and Radio Council (APRC) in the 1990's. As well, during the 1980's he published another smaller zine called Teen Punk.
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 website, which features regular columns by Ben Weasel and Tris McCall, and a regular Podcast.
