Unsung Hero (magazine)

Unsung Hero, also known as Uhero Magazine, was a music magazine publication based out of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was an American magazine devoted to unsigned music and popular culture, centralized in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States.

The magazine focused on unsigned music artists and bands to spotlight, as well as other music-related articles.

History

Created by Suzanne and Greg Christianson of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, out of a passion for great music that had yet to be discovered on a national level. This husband and wife team not only published a magazine together, but a supplemental website as well.

The magazine became a sponsor of Millennium Music Conference in 2000.

Style

As a smaller publication, Unsung Hero, followed in the vein of Rolling Stone and Spin magazines, focusing on music, fashion, and culture. It was often referred to as the "Bible of Local Music".[1] Each month's magazine had a print run of approximately 50,000 copies, and was freely available.

Staff

While there were three people on the staff with the surname "Baker", none of the employees were related to each other. The Christianson's, however, were related: they were married to each other.

Editorial department

Art department

Public relations

Sales

The sales staff would sell the adspace for venues, bands, artists, and other music related products to be adverstised in the magazine. The distribution was nationwide in mostly music clubs, Hot Topic stores, and other trendy locations.

Contributing writers

Features

10 Minutes w/ Shana : Shana Baker The main article or cover story of the artist or featured band was written by Shana. Shana would catch a show or performance and sit down with the subject(s) to obtain the story.

The Noise : eEL The Noise was a small and short section in the back of the magazine for CD and album reviews of music submitted by artists and bands to the magazine.

UH.X : Donna Wise The local radio station in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (105.7 the X) would feature artists and bands that would be featured and reviewed in the magazine.

Venues

Several music clubs within the mid-atlantic collaborated with Unsung Hero magazine for artist showcases and magazine releases. Most notable were Fat Daddy's in York, PA; the Chameleon in Lancaster, PA; the Crowbar in PA; and the Recher Theater in Baltimore, MD.

As the magazine grew in success, it started the Uhero Concert Series. The following cities and clubs took part:

Magazine covers

2000

2001

2002

References

  1. ↑ Lehigh Valley - Welcome to Lehigh Valley Economic Development
  2. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20000305115507/www.uhero.com/articleview.cfm
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