M Pire Mag - Our Plans for the Feb 2014 Issue

Since we've gone on this "theme" train for the past couple issues, we figured we might as well keep it going. My partner and I were going down the list of ideas and themes we can cover for the February 2014 issue, and we both finally agreed on one.

We're going to spend this coming issue featuring various yearly festivals that happen, not just in NYC, but now all across the country. We're close to NYC so we were able to access everything that was going on there, but this time we're finally going to expand to cater to artists on a national scale (and soon, on a global scale). When we mean various festivals, we mean music festivals (like the Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival that we featured in our November issue), film festivals, conventions, fashion shows, book festivals for our writers, etc. We expect this issue to be one of our most explosive so far...

If any of you know about any festivals that happen in your area, feel free to comment and share them with us, and we'll be happy to look into getting them in the mag!

If you have not already, check out our November 2013 issue below that was released last week:

Exclusive Video Interview with Comedian Shang Forbes

Hey guys,

One more blog post. I wanted to highlight our exclusive video interview with our cover feature for the November issue of M Pire Magazine, comedian Shang Forbes. Check it out below, and Also check out our full November 2013 issue below the video!

The M Pire Mag November 2013 Issue is Here

We followed through with our theme for this issue, which revolves around Comedy. We actually did so to break the assumption that we're just a magazine for music. We're a magazine that promotes all types of art. Anyways, we managed to get a hold of and interview our cover feature, Shang Forbes. You will find our video interview of him, and others, inside the new issue below.

Among other comedy features are Lil Rel, and some of New York's hottest comedy clubs where you can showcase your talent, such as Eastville Comedy Club, Stand Up New York, and we also did an interview with Al Martin, who owns New York Comedy Club, Broadway Comedy Club, and Greenwich Village Comedy Club. Pretty meaty stuff!

And for our Hip Hop artists out there, we also got a hold of Wes Jackson, who is the founder of the Brooklyn Bodega, which hosts its annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival. We were able to cover their recent event which was the Red Bull Sound Select Presents New York at the Knitting Factory, and were able to interview one of the performing artists, Kiah Victoria.

And for those in the Fashion world, we have an exclusive article with blogger Kiersten Heath with her trendy favorites for fall (speaking of which, we're discussing Fashion to possibly be our next theme for February 2014, so stay tuned)...

We have many other useful surprises in our issue so feel free to dive in and see what we have for you:

Music Needed for our Video Interviews

I know it's been a while since we wrote anything up here, but we have a request. This is another perfect opportunity to get your music out there to our readers, which is what M Pire is all about. We have collected about five videos worth of interviews, which we will be putting together for the November issue.

Problem is, we have no background music.

The styles that we're looking for for background music for these videos is Pop, R&B, Rock, Hip Hop, Gospel (one of our interviews is with an owner of a gospel label and production company). If you guys have music that you want to submit to us (for free), please send an mp3 file(s) to either awebb@m-piremagazine.com or info@m-piremagazine.com. Try to send each mp3 file in a separate email so it won't be too big to send. Each of our videos will probably take up at least two to three songs, so we'll pick out about 10-15 songs to put in our video interviews, and of course notify you if your song has been picked! We will also post your credits and website in the "description" section of the video interview on YouTube.

Please try to have your music submitted by 8pm PST on Thursday, October 31st. Thanks for all of your help!

Check out our August 2013 issue below:

Live Podcast Interview with Marissa Speakman

This Thursday (October 17, 2013) at 8pm EST/5pm PST, we will be having another live podcast interview with artist Marissa Speakman. Speakman exudes haunting, hypnotic and sensual vocals over hip hop, trip hop and pop grooves. Her unique presentation is ethereal. In music some music circles she has been called the "Pink Floyd" of hip hop/pop.

You can listen in at that time right from this blog post. Below may show our previous podcast interview at the moment until we have tomorrow's interview. Feel free to listen to our recorded interview with Author Betty Jean Nobles, along with some of our other past interviews (click the second icon from the left showing on the top of the player).




Also feel free to check out our latest magazine issue below!

Live Podcast Interview with Author Betty Jean Nobles

Hello,

We have an interview tonight, October 4 at 8pm EST/5pm PST with Philadelphia author Betty Jean Nobles. Nobles’ first novel, “A Small CandleLight,” is based on her life, as well as that of her son, Larry. The book, while telling the tale of fictional characters, is a reflection of her life’s journeys, including the harshness, sadness and confusion that can sometimes cause people to make poor decisions. She also runs KandleLight Productions, which is a non-profit organization whose mission is to effectively promote peace and decrease violence among African American males by teaching conflict resolution through literacy and the expressive arts. Check out her book by Clicking Here and check out her site regarding KandleLight productions by Clicking Here. You can listen in below!

Also, for the November issue, for artists who are interested in advertising their material in our magazine, we are offering discounted ad space (as in 50% off discounted ad space). Our rates go as low as under $30 because we cater to upcoming artists who are looking to promote on a budget. Again we are open to any type of artist (visual art, music, literature, comedy, fashion, film, etc). For more information, contact me at awebb@m-piremagazine.com.




Also check out our August issue below!

M Pire Visits Stand Up NY Comedy Club

I just wanted to let you all know that I went to one of our soon-to-be featured comedy clubs last night in NYC, and that was my first time ever going to any comedy club. So, I wanted to share my personal experience with all of you...

The club I went to was called Stand Up NY, which is in uptown Manhattan (click the club title or more on location and the club itself). I could tell it was recently renovated, so it looked polished and had a nice VIP section. Here was my seat compared to the stage:

Yup, complete front row guys! I swear NY loves me, but at a comedy club if you're in front row, you will more than likely be one of the ones to get roasted by the acts and host (and I was)! For one, I was the only African American in the audience. Of course some jokes were thrown in there about that and I was rolling.

Aside form the fact that they had some really good acts there, including Chris Gethard, Calise Hawkins (the only other black woman there) and Sean Donnelly, they also had a good food menu. I picked fried calamari:

Which was good, but I couldn't finish it.... not sure if my body can handle squid. And that's pineapple juice by the way (I don't drink alcohol).

The show itself lasted for about close to 2 hours, and for someone who can't even sit that long for a Star Trek movie, I could have stayed there forever and watched acts all night. Needless to say I had a really good time and would put Stand Up NY on the "to go" list for those who are traveling to NYC at any point! Also, as I said before, look for their feature in our upcoming November issue.

I also forgot to mention, We are offering discounted ad space (as in 50% off discounted ad space) for artists who are interested in promoting their material in our November issue. Our rates go as low as under $30 because we cater to upcoming artists who are looking to promote on a budget. Again we are open to any type of artist (visual art, music, literature, comedy, fashion, film, etc). For more information, contact me at awebb@m-piremagazine.com

Check out our August issue below!