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Tuesday, August 12, 2008

Following their 6th Prime Cuts edition (article), BEEF magazine (website - profile) has published their 38th issue for August and September (cover).

In it you will find your usual slew of good looking Bears, a variety of adult fiction as well as a few comics. You can pick up a copy at your local adult store and you can also subscribe online via their site.

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Monday, August 11, 2008

"The revival of BEAR Magazine (website - profile) is upon us! Come down to the Eagle LA (website) on August 29th to celebrate the rebirth, along with the release of 3 classic Jack Radcliffe movies on DVD for the first time ever! Those movies are: 'Palm Springs Vacation', 'Leather Bears at Play' and 'Big Bear Trucking Co'. Not only will participants receive a free issue of the new issue #65 and a BEAR bumper sticker (while supplies last), the man himself Jack Radcliffe will be available to sign copies and photos! This is a rare opportunity since Jack Radcliffe has been formally retired from the adult industry for the past several years! BEAR movies and gifts will also be raffled off to lucky winners!".

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Saturday, August 9, 2008

The brand new BEAR magazine is out...! (website - articles - profile). And check out who is on the front cover... why it's Jack Radcliffe who came out of retirement for this occasion (Jack is also on the back cover of this mag). This rag is packed with 64 pages and most of them have full covered images of some really Bearish men. There is a lot less talk and a lot more man, altho there are a few good articles sprinkled about, just enough to sharpen your reading skills.

But... wait... on the cover... it says... episode #65... what the...? Ok, it's a long story... best you check out the interview for all the inside scoop about this, however, it is summed up on their profile as well: "Remember when issue No. 64 came out in 2001? Shortly thereafter it's then publisher got into financial trouble and sank like the Titanic, taking BEAR with it. We all thought it was the end of that, but good things usually don't stay hidden forever. As a creditor of the former publisher, it took us going to court and ultimately granted compensation by being given the former publisher's copyrights to be able to become the new publisher, and bring No. 65 to life 7 years later. DAMN!

Since coming to us, BEAR has undergone the most dramatic metamorphosis of its history with a new look and a new direction to reflect the many levels of an emerging contemporary, mature, masculine community. The result is a crisp, modern look with fresh editorial content featuring hot erotic photography and provocative fiction, blended with humor and informative articles. And having Jack Radcliffe (aka Frank Martini) on the cover definitely was that extra touch to link the past and present together. He still is THE bear god of BEAR Magazine, fur sure".

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Thursday, August 7, 2008

The following was sent in by BEEF Mag: "100% BEEF Magazine, the successor to the masculine-identified publishing legacy established by the now-defunct legendary 'BEAR' Magazine has released its Sixth Anniversary Collector's Edition: 'Prime Cuts 6: The Sixth Anniversary Collector's Edition' (cover). This annual edition of BEEF marks the completion of BEEF’s 6th year of publishing. Prime Cuts 6 is the sixth in a series of annual collector’s editions which began with the publication of BEEF: Prime Cuts #1 in 2003. BEEF Magazine was launched in May, 2002 by a group of friends after their swift departure from the hugely popular, but poorly managed and now-defunct BEAR Magazine. Excited to continue the publishing legacy established by BEAR Magazine, but also eager to broaden the definitions and masculine sexual identities which BEAR Magazine helped to popularize, co-publishers Scott McGillivray and Larry Woolwine forged a publishing alliance titled after the homoerotic term 'beefcake'. From its first issue, BEEF broke new erotic ground by injecting art, humor and satire into the masculine erotic mix, and by choosing to feature models and materials that, many argued at the time, staunchly challenged some of the rigid parameters which had come to define their publishing predecessor's pages.

'After we left, BEAR Magazine disappeared. But we wanted to continue the work, so we developed BEEF Magazine. We've carved out a unique niche for ourselves,' editor/designer and co-publisher Scott McGillivray notes, adding, 'Our goal is to deliver a mix in each bi-monthly edition of BEEF which is unique, diverse, and which maintains our masculine-identified editorial vision. BEEF celebrates the beauty and sexuality of masculine men of varying ages, races, sizes and shapes'". (continued...)

Read more here.

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008
It's been awhile since we mentioned the online magazine Beargi (website - articles) but that doesn't mean it's lost its flavour... this online rag has gotten better and better. It is the best virtual Bear magazine on the net by far and it's done by those really husky hairy men who make up the Bears of Turkey. Check out the latest article and browse their archives, you will not be disappointed.

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Monday, July 14, 2008

Back on May 12th, PlanetBears held an interview with Bear Omnimedia, the guys who are going to be launching BEAR magazine (article - interview). Well good news - the magazine is now at the print shop and will be available at the end of July or at the beginning of August. More good news - you can get the first copy free delivered to your home. Just sign up at their site bear-magazine.com and you'll get the 1st issue free, you only pay the postage.

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Tuesday, July 8, 2008

Once a year, Beef (website - articles - profile) magazine comes out with its 'best of...' in their Prime Cuts mag. This is their 6th edition.

From Beef: "100% Beef Prime Cuts VI (cover) is hot off the press and celebrates some of the best in our 6th year of publishing Beef. Featuring more of your favorite hunks from the past year plus a look at some of the amazing artwork and overall masculine, erotic editorial spark for which our mag has become famous. This edition of Prime Cuts will stand proudly next to our 5 previous Anniversary Collector's Editions, Prime Cuts 1 through 5! To order Prime Cuts VI or any our earlier 100% BEEF Prime Cuts, please call us at (800) 672-3287 or order online".

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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

The following is from BearParty Magazine: "Some 25,000 copies of the latest issue of BearParty Magazine should be hitting local Bear bars and events around the world starting this weekend. You can also read it online for free with a free membership at BearParty.com.

Just in case you haven't seen it yet, BearParty Magazine is a convenient, digest-sized, bi-monthly print publication distributed for free at hundreds of bear bars, clubs, and events across the United States and around the world. Each glossy, full-color issue includes Bear comics, Bear galleries, features on Bear-friendly events, celebrities, trends, products, and news.

In case you were wondering about that sexy daddy on the cover, we met Matty at the Mr. San Francisco Leather contest this year, where he passed on his 2007 title as Mr. San Francisco Leather Daddy. You can see some pictures from that event in this issue as well. We're also featuring part three of Ken Slater’s tips on hooking up online, an illustrated interview with fine erotic artist Minoru Terada, and a discussion about the history and the future of Bear porn in print with Scott McGillivray of 100 Percent Beef. Or if you just want to relax, why not order a Zombie from the Open Bar, and read the new episode of Frankie & Roque? Woof!".

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Monday, May 12, 2008

There's a new magazine coming out... but it's name is one we all know and love. It's called BEAR magazine and PlanetBears was lucky enough to conduct an interview with the guys who are behind this hot new rag.

Check out the interview here.

Now way back in August 2007, PlanetBears mentioned about the resurgence of 'BEAR Magazine' (article here). At the time of that posting, there was very little known about the mag aside that it was being published by the same guys who give you 'Muscle + Fur = Butch Bear'.

Now for those of you who don't know ~ BEAR Magazine has been considered an important chapter within the history of Bear culture as it was the 1st magazine to truly celebrate the Bearish man. Its roots stem from 1984 as it was initially a flyer created by Richard Bulger in San Francisco who, over time, turned the mag into an internationally known symbol that became one of the staples to recognizing Bear culture, the community and what a Bear man looks like as well as what a Bear man represents. Richard then sold the company 'Brush Creek Media' to Bear-Dog Hoffman who, to make a long story short, ran the business into the ground. Brush Creek went out of business and the last issue of BEAR Mag was sent around the summer of 2001 (more about BEAR Magazine here on Wikipedia).

Ok, so what happened... near the end of BEAR Mag's reign, a lot of people were taken for a ride; models and photographers were not paid; advertisers who bought prepaid spots in their magazine lost their money, and of course; all those who had a subscription... nobody was refunded. Kicker to all this? The Brush Creek website still exists to this day and is still selling stuff. Now I am not going to link it here simply because I don't want someone who is not reading this article and is simply clicking the pretty links to go to that webpage and then decides to buy something since they will be spending their money on things that do not exist.

Once BEAR mag went belly up, there was a lot of online talk about it, especially in the now defunct 'Bear's Mailing List'. However, like all things, the 'BEAR mag buzz' simply buzzed out and nobody cared about the issue any more.

Now fast forward to 2007 and there's a few leaks about BEAR coming back. Since then, the buzz has started all over again - both off and online - however it's mostly been gossip since nobody really knows anything about the new BEAR.

Well I was fortunate enough to get a hold of the guys who are manufacturing the new BEAR mag and they were more than cool to conduct an interview with me. Read the interview here ~ it'll definitely clarify any misconceptions you might have had and it will also enlighten you to this new BEAR mag era which is just upon us.

So... does this new mag interest you? Guess what... they are giving the 1st issue to you free. How? Head on over to bear-magazine.com (you simply pay the postage).

Is the world ready for a new BEAR Mag? I'm more than positive it is. Will it live it up to its name? Time will only tell however the Butch Bear material has always been A level material so I'm also positive that the new BEAR mag experience will simply be better.

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Wednesday, April 30, 2008
The latest issue of Beef Mag (website - front cover - TubeBear profile) is now out and available for all you guys to grab. It's issue #36 and inside you'll find pictures of Jake Dakota, Matt, Drew and Adrian. As always there's some fiction and their regular columns such as the 'Kitchen Sink', 'Beef Tips' and pics from their road trips. There's also the 'BeerCan and Saurus' cartoon drawn by the infamous Brutus and a new comic called 'Saving Ryan' by Rolando Merida. You can order your subscription via their website.

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Thursday, April 10, 2008

"Not many know the name Bear Omnimedia , though ask most any guy who loves masculine men with body hair and they'll recognize the name ButchBear . Bear Omnimedia is actually the parent company of Butch Bear®, BEAR® and Backroom Films®. These three studios make up the bulk of what Bear Omnimedia stands for: hyper-masculine, iconic men!

Butch Bear began around 2001, a few months prior to 9/11, and has grown to be a popular source for muscular men with hair. With its yearly calendar and increasing video line, it now meets that demand all around the world.

BEAR, a trademarked name, was added last fall and will present a broader range of hairy men with new videos (Cabin Fever is a new release which  came out a few months ago) and a soon-to-be-added library of classic bear films. A new 'BEAR Magazine' has also been in the works and will be unveiled later this summer.

Backroom Films is a new studio that focuses more on leather themes and those that are considered too edgy for the other brands. The first in this video line will be premiered at IML Chicago 2008 called 'House of Leather.

The websites for BEAR and Backroom Films are currently in-work".

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Thursday, April 3, 2008

Beef Mag (larger image) is still one of the hottest Bear porn magazines which is available either online by subscribing and receiving it in your snail mailbox, or by hitting your local adult entertainment supplier and grabbing a copy off their rack. Their newest issue #38 is about to be printed out soon for April/May and I'm sure it will be a great issue as they all are.

Want to know who is behind the scenes for Beef Mag? Head on over to editor Scott McGillivray's website - Rustyspot Design. You can also check out his TubeBear profile. Also check out the articles we wrote about Beef Mag in the past.

If you have a magazine you would like have mentioned on PlanetBears and TubeBear, then by all means email us or use the send news form and we will be glad to spread the good word. 

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Friday, March 7, 2008

I went to my little PO box this morning while walking the pups and guess what I found... the latest issue of 100 Percent Beef (website - TubeBear profile - front cover), the adult magazine for... adults, and the only 'Bearish' magazine out there as of now.

There's 4 models to gawk over - Smoky, Big Ed, Steve and Big Russian Bear. There's some kinky stories, a few comics, a couple of articles and other fun stuff... all in all another great issue from Beef Mag - and this is #35. Now did you go to your PO box today and did not find your own issue? Simple, head on over to their site and subscribe.

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Friday, February 15, 2008

I remember way back over 5 years ago a now defunct Bear's Mailing List (of QueerNet) was all abuzzed about a certain San Francisco rag going belly up - this mag known as Bear. Some of the guys that were working for this mag decided to get together and wanted to create a new mag by compiling images of what they considered to be good looking men. They wanted to slightly move away from the 'Bear' tag (since the last mag didn't do so well) yet this mag was still all about husky hairy and mature looking men. Thus was born 100% Beef Mag (website ~ TubeBear profile). 5 years later and the magazine is still going strong, publishing their 35th issue (cover) which you can pick up from their website (via subscription) or at your local XxX store. And as of right now, Beef Mag is truly the only real 'Bear' magazine out there, ever since American Bear and American Grizzly went belly up as well a couple of years back (AmaBear - all gone now).

ps - 5 years later and Bear mag 'still' has their website up - Brush Creek Media - and they are 'still' selling stuff like hats and magazines, however there is no store that exists, meaning if you send your money to that site, it's like donating it to some fundamentalist religion... meaning... you're just donating your money to thin air. Instead, go to Beef Mag's site and get yourself a copy of a real subscription.

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Monday, January 14, 2008

The following was sent in by Teddy Mark, chief creative officer for Butch Bear and Bear Omni Media: "Bear Omnimedia LLC is proud to be nominated for a 2008 GAYVN award for its first DVD Cabin Fever in the 'Best Specialty Release' (Bear) category. The award will be announced at the 10th Annual GAYVN Award Ceremonies in San Francisco on February 16th.  The GAYVN Awards are dedicated to recognizing outstanding movies and talented individuals who have contributed to the advancement of the gay adult entertainment industry. Its broad-based, nation-wide panel of judges, predominantly gay-press-affiliated, has been awarding trophies for 21 years, making the GAYVN Awards the most respected and recognized awards in gay adult entertainment history. Bear Omnimedia previously won the category in 2006 for its Butch Bear release Muscle Bear Motel".

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Thursday, December 20, 2007

Awhile back in August, we mentioned about the new 'BEAR' that was being presented by Bear Omni Media and Butch Bear (articles here and here). Well it looks like Bear has released their very 1st movie. It's entitled Cabin Fever. Here's a description from them: "Our brother brand, BEAR, has just released the new movie Cabin Fever, which features some of the hottest beef and muscle around! Heeding the call of the wild, an earthy crew packs up their flannel and heads to an alpine resort to hunt bear. With the help of Rangers Rick and Steve, what they find are forests of passion and geysers of release that burn like a wildfire, move mountains and ultimately make animals of men. Starring: Marcus Troy, Josh West, Butch Grand, Michael Scott, and introducing Jeff Wells, Marc Angelo and Jack Bridger".

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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

The other week (article here), I told you gents of a new rag which has yet to be launched however the name of it is BEAR Magazine. I also mentioned that I knew very little about the mag. Well I know a little bit more now. For one thing, there is as of yet no date of its launch. From what I heard, it might be this year, it might be next year, so right now nobody should be getting their hopes up. However, I do know that it's going to be big and filled with tons of pics and the distribution level is set to be high. If you're interested in learning more, then check out the Bear Omnimedia site and contact them for an advertising packet.

Here is a little from the packet: "Bear Omnimedia LLC is a global entertainment and media company dedicated to providing gay men with entertainment that encompasses the realm of men's passions. Focussing primarily on tasteful, erotic photography of Bear-type men with body or facial hair, we will present BEAR as a periodic magazine that provides thousands of men with images and the up-to-date lifestyle options they want most.

BEAR aims to be a glossy media benchmark for reaching the hyper-masculine gay market and to deliver award-winning editorial content; unique erotic content; stylish BEAR branded products; exclusive events at the 'BEAR Mansion'; hairy, hungry, horny men and red-hot PR".

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Monday, August 20, 2007

Get ready for a whole new Bear experience. It is going to be simply called 'BEAR Magazine', a yet to be released international magazine presented by Bear Omni Media.

There is very little mentioned about this new rag on their page but I'm expecting something hot and very professional if they are associated with ButchBear, yet this is only stipulation since I really don't know much about this new rag. What I do is that they are compiling a list of businesses that would be a great match for their new magazine, so if you're interested in advertising your business, then contact them and they will send you a digital copy of their advertising packet.

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Thursday, April 12, 2007

100% Beef Mag has been around since early 2002 - which means it's been 5 years since these guys took over at a time when 'Bear Magazine' had fallen from its throne... and 5 years later still strong and bold and beautiful as ever. You can order a subscription from their site or just stroll down any big downtown and I'm sure you'll find a copy in some cheeky little adult store that sells all kinds of kinky leather stuff... n' stuff... I'm horny.