Jersey Beat #49 (Weehawken NJ)

A couple of issues into their eleventh year, Jim Testa's Jersey Beat was still a vital, growing publication with its finger on the pulse of the NJ/NY music scene. Issue #49 presents a "state of the state" report on New Jersey rock, but unlike a lot of music zines, JB broke the scene down into separate articles on each city/area's scene: New Brunswick, Hoboken, Jersey City and South Jersey. This "Joisey" section includes band features on local bands like Crocodile Shop and the Swales as well as an article on New Jersey rap music.

The issue also includes pieces on the bands Mind Over Matter, Black Train Jack, and the Sons of Elvis as well as Testa's coverage of the 1993 South By Southwest Music Festival and his "Confessions Of A Club Rat" diary/column. As always, this issue of Jersey Beat includes a slew of cassette and record reviews and a couple pages of zine reviews.

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VITAL STATISTICS:
• Issue #49
• Summer 1993
• B&W, 64-pages, newsprint (including covers)
• Style: music zine

ARTICLES/INTERVIEWS
Black Train Jack interview
Mind Over Matter interview
Sons of Elvis interview
Special "Joisey" scene report section
Jim Testa's SxSW '93 coverage
"Confessions Of A Club Rat" diary/column
--> also live show reviews, album & zine reviews, review columns and lots of photos