31 Days Of Halloween: ‘Halloweentown’

Following the closure of Under The Gun Review in 2016, the site's longstanding tradition of Halloween adoration and criticism continued on at Substream with another round of 31 Days Of Halloween. This year, I contributed a piece on Halloweentown, a...

Former AltPress Editor Scott Heisel Now Substream Editor In Chief

Since I left my position at Substream Magazine in October, a lot has changed. Both the publication’s Marketing Director (Nici Arsenault) and Managing Editor (Drew Wille) have also effectively left the company. In my 6 months there, those two,...

Yellowcard Cover Story

Today, Substream Magazine announced [http://substreammagazine.com/] the cover of Issue 42 featuring Yellowcard. This is the second issue in a row in which I penned the cover story. Like my previous story [http://subne.ws/Issue41] with Caleb Shomo...

Yellowcard: Setting Sail For New Territory

Unlike the Beartooth Story, this one was planned out in advance. Like the story about Caleb and his wife Fleur, this story centered around Ryan Key and his wife Alyona. It got very personal and I felt quite honored to...

Plastic Galaxy: The Story Of Star Wars Toys

I love Star Wars. I’d go so far as to say that I always have. I was shown Star Wars when I was still in my single digits and received my first lightsaber when I was probably about 6....

Beartooth Cover Story

Today Substream Magazine [http://substreammagazine.com/] announced issue #41 with Columbus, OH's Beartooth on the cover. I'm happy to say that I wrote the featured story. When I started at Substream, I didn't expect to be involved with the print...

Beartooth: Sick & Disgusting

This was my first cover story for any magazine. The opportunity came up last minute, but I'm pleased with how it came out. I wrote more about how I got the story here [https://jacobtender.net/archived/beartooth-cover/]. This story...

Joining Substream Magazine

In my last update, I informed you all that I had ceased employment with Ayzenberg Group and was looking for work elsewhere, ideally in music. Today I'd like to share with you that I've found such work with Substream Magazine.