# Dennis Diken
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dennis diken (born February 25, 1957) is an American drummer, DJ, author, music historian, and founding member of the band the Smithereens, which he formed in 1980 with Pat DiNizio, Jim Babjak, and Mike Mesaros in Carteret, New Jersey. Besides playing with the Smithereens, Diken is a fill-in DJ on WFMU as well as a liner notes author and reissue project researcher.
As a musician, Diken has recorded or toured with, among others, Ronnie Spector, Dave Davies, Nancy Sinatra, Mary Weiss of the Shangri-Las and Ben E. King, and worked with musicians such as Dave Amels and R. Stevie Moore.
Podcast No. 10 - Smithereens' DENNIS DIKEN talks Beach Boys/Kinks/ Beatles w/ Secret Monkey Weekend
Dennis Diken, drummer of The Smithereens joined us for a joyous chat about things we have in common like our love of The Beach Boys (recorded two weeks before Brian Wilson died), Beatles, and Kinks. And more.
Secret Monkey Weekend are a family power pop trio from Durham NC. They have been playi…
Dennis Diken on Living On Music
Dennis Diken is an American drummer, DJ, author, music historian and founding member of the band The Smithereens, which he formed in 1980 with Pat DiNizio, Jim Babjak, and Mike Mesaros in Carteret, New Jersey. Besides playing with The Smithereens, Diken has been a fill-in DJ on WFMU, as well as a l…
Dennis Diken on the Legacy of the Smithereens, Vinyl, and the Lifeblood of Rock and Roll | The Sharp Notes Interview
For over four decades, Dennis Diken has embodied the enduring spirit of American rock and roll as the drummer and co-founder of The Smithereens. In this wide-ranging conversation, Diken reflects on the band’s legacy while underscoring the urgency and relevance of their music in 2025. As the industr…
A Few Moments With Dennis Diken of The Smithereens
Dennis Diken, drummer and founding member of The Smithereens, joins us for a bonus podcast ahead of the band's one-night-only show with Marshall Crenshaw at Rams Head On Stage in Annapolis on Friday, June 5. From "Blood and Roses" and "Behind the Wall of Sleep" to "Only a Memory" and "A Girl Like Y…
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Drummer Dennis Diken relives magic music of The Smithereens with Nestor before Rams Head Annapolis show on Friday
He calls The Smithereens "the Stillwater" of his Almost Famous rock and roll critic youth life at The Baltimore Sun so Nestor was thrilled to (finally) welcome drummer Dennis Diken onto the show to relive some magic of a youth at Hammerjacks and a life in rock and roll and still bringing the magic …
CAT Episode 215 - The Smithereens
Jim Babjak and Dennis Diken of The Smithereens, who were formed in 1980, join us on this episode. Inducted in the New Jersey Hall of Fame in 2019, the band still tours and records today, since the passing of their lead singer/guitarist Pat DiNizio. Hanging out backstage with them before they hit th…
Dennis Diken of The Smithereens Interview
Dennis Diken of The Smithereens discusses the band's upcoming gig at The Kate in Old Saybrook on October 2nd with guest lead vocalist Wesley Stace aka John Wesley Harding.
Fluxedo Junction Radio - 9/19/26 (Dennis Diken of The Smithereens)
WBCQ/The Planet airdate - 9/19/26
Welcome to Fluxedo Junction! Each week we bring you the best music of all genres from throughout the world, and this week we'll be speaking with Dennis Diken - drummer, DJ, author, music historian, and founding member of the band the Smithereens, which he formed i…
Jim Babjak (The Smithereens)
Smithereens guitarist Jim Babjak shared a love of the British Invasion and Beach Boys with classmate and drummer (and previous Caropop guest) Dennis Diken when they teamed up with bassist Mike Mesaros and signed on singer-songwriter-guitarist Pat DiNizio. Babjak describes this New Jersey power-pop …
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