Rolling Stone has hit bottom again

Post by **danlo** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:08 pm

Way back in the day I absolutely loved this magazine, it was critical, it made or broke careers, it had some interesting political slants and especially it had Hunter S. Thompson. In '77 (I think, maybe earlier) it came out with it's all "Disco" issue and I canceled my subscription.

I still look at it at the stands from time to time--but it reminds me of MTV, used to be all about the music now it's all about the shlock. I'm reading a copy that was mistakenly delivered to me just now by the mailman. It's thoroughly appalling with the f-ing Jonas Brothers on the cover. No, I've never heard them, and yes I hear they made a lot of money, but this is music?

Post by **dANdeLION** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:10 pm

Supposedly last month's issue (with Obama on the cover) has a great Rush interview in it.....I haven't read an issue in about ten years, though.

Post by **danlo** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 8:27 pm

I actually saw that, but couldn't touch the mag with Obama's photo on it---just seemed like blatantly wannabe "cool" bandwagon jumping (even though I support the guy.

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Post by **danlo** » Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:38 am

Despite the cover they actually did have two very good articles on Mark Knopler and The Pineapple Express...

Post by **lurch** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 4:32 am

I'd like to see this recent photo of the " material girl" on the cover of RS..

Post by **wayfriend** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 1:13 pm

danlo wrote:Despite the cover they actually did have two very good articles on Mark Knopler and The Pineapple Express...

Mark Knopfler is in a new band called "Mark Knopfler and the Pineapple Express"?

Post by **danlo** » Wed Jul 30, 2008 9:06 pm

No Knopfler tours under his own name. The Pineapple Express is supposed to be a very funny "stoner" movie by the guys who did Superbad, I think...

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Rolling Stone has hit bottom again

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