A Date with the Smithereens is the fifth album by the New Jersey rock band The Smithereens, released in 1994.
 It is seen as a stylistic departure by the band, as "A Date" is mainly influenced by hard rock and heavy metal, while previous albums have leaned more towards straightforward pop rock.
 The title is meant to be ironic as nearly all songs on the album are hate-inspired.
God Save The Smithereens is the sixth studio album by The Smithereens.
 Produced by Don Fleming, it was originally intended to be a concept album based on the idea of the world ending as soon as the year 2000 started.
 The album was released in 1999 and a two-disc version with rare demos and live songs was released in 2005.
"Miles From Nowhere" is a song by the American alternative rock group The Smithereens.
 It is the first single released in support of their fifth album "A Date with The Smithereens".
The Smithereens are an American rock band from Carteret, New Jersey, United States.
 The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio (vocals & guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar & vocals), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar & vocals), and Dennis Diken (drums & percussion).
 This lineup continued until 2006, when Mesaros left the band and Severo Jornacion took over on bass guitar.
Spacehog is an English-American rock band formed in 1994 in New York City.
 Its music is heavily influenced by David Bowie, Queen, and T.Rex.
 The band's best known single is "In the Meantime".
Meet The Smithereens!
 is the seventh studio album by Carteret, New Jersey-based rock band The Smithereens.
 The album features the band covering The Beatles' 1964 debut American album, "Meet The Beatles!
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 Based on the fact that he is not on the cover and that he is not credited in the insert booklet, this is The Smithereens' first album without original bassist Mike Mesaros (replaced by Severo "The Thrilla" Jornacion).
 According to Pat DiNizio, the band immersed themselves in 1964 ephemera (like the bobbleheads that made the cover) in preparation for recording.
 The album was released in stores on January 16, 2007.
The Smithereens Play Tommy is the tenth studio album by Carteret, New Jersey-based rock band The Smithereens.
 The album features the band covering highlights from The Who's 1969 concept album, "Tommy", creating an abridged version of the original story.
Royston William Langdon (born 1 May 1972) is the British lead singer and bassist of the English-American glam rock band Spacehog.
Dennis Diken (born February 25, 1957) co-founded the New Jersey band The Smithereens.
 Besides playing with The Smithereens, Dennis is a fill-in DJ on WFMU.
Smithereens is a 1998 album from UK singer-songwriter Nick Harper.
 It was produced by Glenn Tilbrook of the band Squeeze and released on Tilbrook's own Quixotic label; he also sang co-lead vocals (with Harper) on the acoustic version of "Smithereens" which ends the album.

Question: The Smithereens and Spacehog are both what?
Answer: rock band