Jersey beat.

Weehawken, N.J. : Jim Testa

volumes : illustrations ; 27 cm

Three times a year

Began in 1982; ceased in 2007.

BEIN 2021 S534: From the Vale Zines Collection: 56.

Jersey Beat is a zine edited by Jim Testa. The first issue of Jersey Beat was published in New Jersey in 1982. Since that time, 70 print issues were released. As of 2007, the zine stopped publishing print issues but continues as an online publication. 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 School, 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; in the print issues, up to 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, Karen Schoemer, Ben Weasel, Joe Queer, Tris McCall and Phil Rainone. -- Based on "Jersey Beat" at Zinewiki.com.

English

December 17, 2021