If seeing a live rock 'n' roll show is “Only a Memory” for you, you're in luck. Jersey hitmakers the Smithereens are back on the road, and they play two shows in their home state this September. The ...

In the world of The Smithereens, women tend to be girls, who tend to be either saviors or destroyers of the singer's closed-in universe. With a lesser band of middle-aged American men deploying guitar ...

It's been 12 years, but The Smithereens have finally put out a new album of original songs, the much-praised "Smithereens 2011," which musically and visually recalls the group's most successful record ...

It might be a long time since the glory days of the Smithereens but they re still around and sounding as good as they did when Especially For You was released in 1986. As if to prove the point, the ...

The music will live on. Jim Babjak, Dennis Diken and Mike Mesaros will continue to perform as the Smithereens with different lead singers for future shows. There will be not be a single permanent ...

The Smithereens are undoubtedly one of rock’s most underrated bands. Formed in North Jersey in 1980 by Pat DiNizio (lead vocals and guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar), Dennis Diken (drums) and Mike Mesaros ...

When the Smithereens debuted in 1980, they actually had to refute criticism that they sounded too much like the Beatles. Such dated lunacy makes it especially ironic that a quarter-century later the ...