Howdy. This is just a quick message to let you know that Bearded magazine has a little piece on me this month. Bearded is a new magazine dedicated to good independent music - I bought last month's issue and it's well worth a read. Here's the blurb:

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The new issue of Bearded is coming out on Thursday 26 March. Featuring an exclusive cover designed by Jeffrey Lewis, you can pick up your copy from over 1,500 stores across the UK, including WHSmith, Borders, independent record stores and newsagents. You can also pre-order a copy from the Bearded website: http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http://beardedmagazine.co.uk%2Fwp%2F%3Fpage_id%3D603.

This issue includes more features than any other issue of Bearded before, with interviews with Jeffrey Lewis, Bill Callahan (of Smog fame), Ratface, Le Reno Amps, Hanne Hukkelberg, Vessels, Voodoo Trombone Quartet, The Long Lost and Wildbirds and Peacedrums, a feature on FatCat Records, on Birmingham’s Home of Metal and a special article written by Paul Hawkins (from Paul Hawkins & Thee Awkward Silences) on tackling reviewers.

In addition to all that, we have live reviews of David Grubbs, Serafina Steer, Crystal Antlers, Bearded’s relaunch party (featuring Allez Allez, Ratface, Beestung Lips and Ice, Sea, Dead People), Woodpigeon, Minotaurs, The Miserable Rich and the Ssh! Festival of Quiet Music. We have smaller articles on Camp America, Honor Society, Hatcham Social, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Still Flyin’ and Micachu & the Shapes as well as all the usual record reviews of releases either side of the release date.

We also have an extra special competition with an unprecedented prize, one that we can guarantee no other magazine would offer. Something to get excited about no doubt!