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Jim Babjak is a founding member, songwriter and lead guitarist for the internationally-acclaimed rock band, The Smithereens, Buzzed Meg, and The BAR (Babjak, Adlerman, and Reil). They have recorded a number of albums for Capitol, RCA Records, Sony, and Koch Records that have sold over 4 million copies worldwide.
Jim's music can be heard in the films Bull Durham, Backdraft, Encino Man, Time Cop, Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion, Boys Don't Cry, The Burglar, Cruel Intentions 2, Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle, and I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry. The band made a cameo appearance in the film Class of Nuke'em High.
Other accomplishments include musical compositions and performances for the soap operas Passions and The Guiding Light, as well as television and radio commercials for Dairy Queen and Nissan Maxima.
Television credits include Saturday Night Live, Late Night With Conan O'Brien, MTV's Unplugged, The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, The Uncle Floyd Show, CBS's This Morning, The Dennis Miller Show, and The Arsenio Hall Show.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/26/2006
Band Website: jimbabjak.com
Band Members: COMING MAY 27, 2008!

Influences: The Beatles, The Kinks, The Beach Boys, William Bendix, Guinness, Randolph Agarn, Dick York, Percy Helton, Moe, Larry, Curly, & Shemp
Sounds Like:
The Smithereens Online Store
To purchase a copy of The Music from Jim Babjak's Buzzed Meg - Part 1, please visit Jim's store

All photos of the Jersey Summer Beatles Bash and the Enright Foundation courtesy of Robert D'Elia, Ale 'n 'Wich Pub, New Brunswick, NJ.
Thanks to Bill Erdek for the UC Music Fest pics, too.
Special thanks to Dave Golden for the OracleWorld photos.
Record Label: Tex Remy Music Group, Capitol, RCA, Sony, Koch
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

The Smithereens Live in Concert! review

Look, I'm hardly going to give you an objective opinion about The Smithereens. I've basically been listening to Live In Concert for almost twenty years now. I've seen this so many times, t...
Posted by Jim Babjak on Wed, 28 May 2008 02:39:00 PST

Live at the Court Tavern - review in the Star-Ledger

A sound that doesn't get old by Star-Ledger Staff Friday May 23, 2008, 10:00 PM JERSEY BOYS ROCK: "Live in Concert: Greatest Hits and More" The Smithereens (Koch) Everyone knows that rock'n'roll thri...
Posted by Jim Babjak on Sun, 25 May 2008 06:16:00 PST

Live at the Court Tavern - review on allmusic.com

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dvftxzejldke After keeping a low profile since the release of God Save the Smithereens in 1999, the Smithereens returned to record making with a vengean...
Posted by Jim Babjak on Sat, 24 May 2008 06:05:00 PST

Live at the Court Tavern reviewed by USA Today

The Smithereens, Live in Concert (out May 27): Almost like a more deliberate Ramones, these guys perfected a rock formula that continues to please after two decades or more. It helps when your stylist...
Posted by Jim Babjak on Mon, 19 May 2008 08:23:00 PST

Live at the Court Tavern - preorder your CD today!

For your listening pleasure, I am pleased to announce the imminent release of The Smithereens' new live CD, which was recorded over 4 nights in JanuaryFebruary 2008 at the legendary Court Tavern in N...
Posted by Jim Babjak on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:03:00 PST

The Smithereens New Live CD!

Apr 14, 2008 16:27 ETThe Smithereens to Release New, High Energy, Live Album, "Live in Concert - Greatest Hits and More," on May 27th, 2008 on KOCH RecordsAlbum Features Two Brand New Songs!THE SMITHE...
Posted by Jim Babjak on Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:21:00 PST

Guitar Vibe interview by Zack Urlocker

http://www.guitarvibe.com/2008/03/jim-babjak.html Six Pack Interview with Jim Babjak I managed to catch up with Jim Babjak of The Smithereens backstage before a gig at La Zona Rosa in Austi...
Posted by Jim Babjak on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:00:00 PST

Meet the Smithereens...Again!

Check out this great article online at Crawdaddy! The Magazine of Rock Meet the Smithereens... Again! March 5, 2008 by Steve Matteo New Jersey is famous for being the spawning ground of two musical ic...
Posted by Jim Babjak on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 04:30:00 PST

The Smithereens at the Court Tavern

There's nothing pretty about The Court Tavern. A tiny, rustic old building surrounded by concrete parking garages, the one lone survivor from the days before greedy developers infested the neigh...
Posted by Jim Babjak on Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:00:00 PST

MSNBC Cant Miss

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22380334/ Music ..> ..>At this time of year, the number of Christmas albums that are available is staggering. And unless you get a push from Oprah, it's di...
Posted by Jim Babjak on Mon, 24 Dec 2007 05:58:00 PST