TORONTO, November 6, 2006 - Two of America's most talented and underappreciated singer/songwriters, Joe Pernice of Pernice Brothers and Texas troubadour Micah P. Hinson - both currently on tour across North America- are profiled in the November/December issue of Being There magazine (
www.beingtheremag.com). In addition to these two revealing interviews, BT takes a look at the tumultuous early years of The Pretenders, strolls around Chicago's Around The Coyote Arts Festival, and travels to California to take in one of the highlights of the Bay Area's annual music schedule, the Bridge School Benefit. The November issue is also loaded with new material and additional goodies, including:
- Reviews of new albums by artists including Beck, Solomon Burke, The Decemberists, Grizzly Bear, Elton John, Amos Lee, Sean Lennon, Hot Chip and Scissor Sisters
- Live reviews of songwriting legend Randy Newman and comedian Lewis Black
- Film reviews, including Iraq for Sale, Jesus Camp, The Last King of Scotland and Marie Antoinette
- A close look at recently issued DVDs of The Little Mermaid and a historic live performance by Nina Simone
In addition, Brown Hornets’ lead singer Danny Walters gets up on his soapbox for the latest installment of 'A Brown Hornet Speaks His Mind' Zayne Reeves and Mike Alves offer more weirdness from the country music capital of the world with the latest edition of 'I Wanna See the Nashville Lights' Natalia Manzocco profiles Canadian pop legends Sloan, Adam D. Miller unearths Lou Reed's Coney Island Baby and the staff tell the world what they’ve been digging in BT's '9x5' column.
Readers should also be sure to check out the BT blog, updated almost daily with fresh content (
www.beingtheremag.com/blog), or get involved by dropping by the BT MySpace page (
www.myspace.com/beingtheremag).
Congratulations are also due for Jenne T. of North Quincy, MA, Kendrick F. from McKee, KY and Meg S. from Delta, OH. All three won copies of The Bicycles'The Good, The Bad and The Cuddly as part of last issue's contest. Stay tuned for a new contest in the coming weeks!
About Being There Magazine
Founded in 2004, Being There is an online music, film and culture magazine that rides the fringe between mainstream popular culture and alternative or unheralded work. Past issues have focused on both iconic artists such as U2 and Paul McCartney and relative unknowns such as Toronto singer-songwriter David Celia and Austin, Texas' Bigamy Sisters. Being There strives to promote music and culture with depth, integrity and intelligence. Recent interviews include singer-songwriters Sufjan Stevens, Michael Penn, Robbie Fulks and Jolie Holland, comedians Patton Oswalt, Lewis Black and Greg Proops, and legendary figures such as Tommy Smothers, Colin Blunstone of The Zombies and Kinky Friedman.