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New Jersey Monthly Magazine
D'Amato, Anthony

New Smithereens Album!

Seminal NJ rockers the Smithereens are getting ready to release their first new album of original material in 12 years—Smithereens 2011.

They've made one of the songs, Sorry, available for listening free. Click below for the link...

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Hitting the High Notes

In the shrinking world of jazz radio, WBGO is not just a survivor but a national leader. more

Last Gasp of the Dinky?

For 145 years, a shuttle train called the Dinky has served Princeton’s intelligentsia. Now it might be headed for the last roundhouse. more

Jersey: "The Most American State?"

What does a three-term United States Poet Laureate have to say about growing up in New Jersey? Find out in this month's Q & A with Robert Pinsky. more

It Only Looks Easy

Blair Academy has a pretty good wrestling team. How good? About 29 straight National Prep Championships good. Find out how one of the best programs in the nation handles all that success. more

When the Cheering Stops

Judith Bokman founded the Standardbred Retirement Foundation to save retired harness racing horses from the slaughterhouse. more

Natural Wonders

Far From E Street, Still a Spirit in the Night

Vini “Mad Dog” Lopez, the E Street Band’s first drummer, lives for the music he and Bruce made in their Boardwalk days. more