When a band stays together for more than three decades, it's a tribute to the respect the members show for both one another and the music. Or so says Pat Dinizio, singer-songwriter for The Smithereens ...

SCOTCH PLAINS, New Jersey -- Pat DiNizio, who as lead singer and songwriter for the New Jersey band the Smithereens blended pop, rock and New Wave music for such hits as "Blood and Roses" and "A Girl ...

The Smithereens and Darlene Love were inducted into the Count Basie Center for the Arts' Walk of Fame during their ...

In the music industry, there's nothing like "lost music" to pique fans' interest. Too often, it turns out to be much ado about nothing, with the so-called "lost" tracks not amounting to much. Enter ...

Pat DiNizio was brushing his teeth, preparing for another day in the third grade. On his transistor radio, a WABC disc jockey mocked the name of the band whose new record he was about to play. After ...

For 12 years, fans of the Smithereens have waited for an album of new material. They knew frontman Pat DiNizio was a prolific songwriter. They picked up the entertaining covers albums made by the band ...

Reporting from Scotch Plains, N.J. — Pat DiNizio, who as lead singer and songwriter for the New Jersey band the Smithereens blended pop, rock and New Wave music for such hits as “Blood and Roses” and ...