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KEYS TO SUCCESS: Local Businesswoman Donates Piano to Hoboken High School

Hoboken businesswoman Karen Nason is passionate about a lot of things—particularly the arts. The owner of Hoboken Hothouse (200 Monroe Street), Nason's own résumé also…

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REST EASY, KID: Hoboken Loses Beloved Local Legend, Reverend Jim D.

February 27, 2017

(photo courtesy of Davey & The Trainwreck, credit: Gig Lizzy) Reverend Jim D. has passed away. Social media is aflood with tributes from friends, fans…

Fridays Are For Frank: “I Wish You Love”

January 6, 2017

Our first "Fridays Are For Frank," of the New Year—here's a song about moving on... With "Should auld acquaintance be forgot, and never brought to…

BAR/NONE RECORDS: Three Decades Is The Magic Number

November 22, 2016

(ABOVE: Glenn Morrow's Cry For Help, left to right: Glenn Morrow, Mike Rosenberg, Ron Metz, Ric Sherman — Gail Job photo) by Mike Cimicata images…

THE STARS WILL BRING YOU HOME — The Karyn Kuhl Band Releases a New EP

June 10, 2016

by Jack Silbert Is Karyn Kuhl the last true believer in Hoboken? Well, one thing is certain: She rocks like nobody’s business. In the 1980s,…

FROM PUNK ROCK TO PAGE-TURNER: The Replacements’ Hoboken Story

June 3, 2016

(ABOVE: Greg Helgeson photo) by Mike Cimicata images courtesy of Bob Mehr/Da Capo Press Rooted in the urgency and DIY spirit of punk rock, but…

FACES: Carlos Alomar — Musician/Songwriter/Producer Discusses Collaborations with David Bowie and More…

March 24, 2016

by Darren Paltrowitz You know that old adage of “Those who can’t teach do, and those who can’t do teach?” There are plenty of exceptions,…

FACES: Pia Zadora — Actress, Singer, Star

March 4, 2016

by Darren Paltrowitz When it comes to famous entertainers originally from Hoboken, Frank Sinatra is the first person nearly anyone will mention. But award-winning actress…

FACES: “Vinyl” Star P.J. Byrne Puts the HBO in Hoboken

February 19, 2016

by Darren Paltrowitz P.J. Byrne was a working actor for more than a decade before being cast as Nicky “Rugrat” Koskoff in the modern Martin…

WATER MUSIC: Rob Grenoble Talks 30+ Years as Hoboken’s Premier Recording Studio

February 11, 2016

by Darren Paltrowitz When talking about the Hoboken music scene, the average local will first mention Maxwell's. R.E.M., Beck, Smashing Pumpkins and countless other iconic…