With the Jersey Journal Gone, Longtime Music Journalist Jim Testa Surfaces Elsewhere

Written By Mike Greenblatt
Constant Listener by Jim Testa

Today is the last day of the venerable N.J. institution, the Jersey Journal. The newspaper has served Hudson County and beyond since 1867. While such print outlets in the state—like the Aquarian Weekly, Star-Ledger, Trenton Times, South Jersey Times, Hunterdon County Democrat and others—went online-only, the Jersey Journal will no longer be in existence at all.

One of the most consistent N.J. music journalists, Jim Testa, had covered the arts there since 1991.  He has since started a free online arts newsletter—"Constant Listener”—on Substack, with an option to subscribe for extra content. For more information, visit jimtestanj.substack.com

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Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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