Oysterhead is an American rock supergroup featuring bassist Les Claypool of Primus , guitarist Trey Anastasio of Phish and drummer Stewart Copeland of The Police , with both Claypool and Anastasio providing vocals. The band's eclectic sound has been described as "alt-funk fusion".
95-572: In April 2000 Superfly Presents asked Claypool to assemble a band to perform during New Orleans Jazz Fest . Claypool contacted Anastasio and together they agreed on mutual hero, Copeland. Oysterhead was originally intended to be a singular live performance at New Orleans Saenger Theatre on May 4, 2000. The band compiled a set of almost entirely original material for the show, practicing at Muskegon's Frauenthal Theatre. Tickets were scalped for up to $ 2,000 each; audience members included Francis Ford Coppola and Matt Groening . The band toured in 2001 and
190-450: A National Magazine Award for digital design and an Overseas Press Club Award. In December 2023 Rolling Stone collected five National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, four Front Page Awards, and a Deadline Club award. Some artists have been featured on the cover many times, and some of these pictures went on to become iconic. The Beatles , for example, have appeared on the cover more than 30 times, either individually or as
285-495: A 23-year old employee of Superfly's San Francisco office, was struck by a Municipal bus and killed. She had worked in the music industry since she was 20. In 2012, members of the Superfly team established Well Dunn, an organization which supports students pursuing careers in the entertainment industry by providing financial grants which allow them to enhance their education through internships. Rolling Stone Rolling Stone
380-514: A 700-acre farm, it was financed in part by Coran Capshaw , who managed the Dave Matthews Band , among others, and produced in conjunction with Knoxville-based promoter A.C. Entertainment. The festival was announced on March 13. Tickets were sold exclusively through the Bonnaroo website, and without traditional advertising, 10,000 tickets were sold the day they went on sale, 70,000 were sold within
475-521: A Rolling Stone". The magazine's long-running slogan, "All the news that fits", was provided by early contributor, manager and sometime editor Susan Lydon . She lifted it from an April Fools issue of the Columbia Daily Spectator which posted "All the news that fits we print", a parody of The New York Times ' slogan, "All the News That's Fit to Print". The first appearance of the rubric
570-590: A San Francisco comedy festival produced in partnership with Comedy Central, debuted in June 2017. In March 2018, Superfly announced that Grandoozy, a multi-day music festival in Denver, Colorado, would take place in September 2018. In 2019, Live Nation bought out the rest of Bonnaroo, essentially ending Superfly's role in the festival. Both Bonnaroo and Outside Lands are noted for sustainability programs. In 2013, Bonnaroo became
665-462: A band. The magazine is known for provocative photography and has featured musicians and celebrities on the cover throughout its history. Vanity Fair called the January 22, 1981, cover featuring John Lennon and Yoko Ono the "Greatest Rolling Stone Cover Ever". The first ten issues featured, in order of appearance: The magazine spent $ 1 million (equivalent to $ 1.51 million in 2023) on
760-474: A cocktail event that took place in New York and Boston. The event featured 12 cocktail bars from each City as well as DJ performances, magicians and food. Cocktail Magic was led by Black, and curated by "mother of the modern craft cocktail" Julie Reiner and Andy Seymour, the co-founder of Liquid Production and a partner at Beverage Alcohol Resource (B.A.R.), a training course. Reiner and Seymour worked with each of
855-518: A concert series at the airline's newly designed terminal which in 2010 featured a performance by Taylor Swift . In 2012, Superfly launched The Great GoogaMooga, a festival promoted as "an amusement park of food, drink, and music." Held in Brooklyn's Prospect Park, GoogaMooga lasted two days during the summer of 2012 and three days during the summer 2013. It was criticized due to logistical issues in its inaugural year, and while Superfly corrected many of
950-506: A curfew, and included a taxi service, general store, daily newspaper, and a 24-hour cinema. A code of conduct, later formalized as "The Bonnaroovian Code," stated that one must "Prepare Thyself" and "Play As A Team" and to "Stay True to the Roo." Security guards wore shirts marked "Safety" rather than "Security." Early morning yoga and a 5K run were offered and an adult playground was constructed. Sponsorships were accepted only if they somehow enhanced
1045-412: A dedicated UK edition in conjunction with Attitude magazine publisher Stream Publishing. The new British Rolling Stone launched into a marketplace which already featured titles like Mojo and BandLab Technologies's monthly music magazine Uncut . The first issue had a choice of three cover stars (including music acts Bastille and Sam Fender, as well as No Time To Die actor Lashana Lynch), with
SECTION 10
#17328631414171140-472: A for-pay model, but has since transitioned to a free-with-print-subscription model. In the spring of 2012, Rolling Stone launched a federated search feature, which searches both the website and the archive. The website has become an interactive source of biographical information on music artists in addition to historical rankings from the magazine. Users can cross-reference lists and they are also provided with historical insights. For example, one group that
1235-451: A four-color press with a different newsprint paper size. In 1979, the bar code appeared. In 1980, it became a gloss-paper, large-format (10 × 12 inch) magazine. Editions switched to the standard 8 × 11 inch magazine size starting with the issue dated October 30, 2008. Starting with the new monthly July 2018 issue, it returned to the previous 10 × 12 inch large format. The publication's site at one time had an extensive message-board forum. By
1330-642: A genre diversity in mind, put most other fests to shame," and Rolling Stone included the festival on its list of the"50 Moments that Changed Rock and Roll." Outside Lands takes place yearly in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park , and with a diverse lineup of performers, art installations, and a focus on sustainability, it was designed to mirror the culture of the city. Food and wine is a central component of Outside Lands, which in 2015 included 78 restaurants, 32 breweries, 37 winemakers and 120 wines. With an attendance of approximately 65,000 on each of its three days,
1425-434: A letter to Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner , calling the cover "ill-conceived, at best ... [it] reaffirms a message that destruction gains fame for killers and their 'causes'." Menino also wrote, "To respond to you in anger is to feed into your obvious market strategy", and that Wenner could have written about the survivors or the people who came to help after the bombings instead. In conclusion he wrote, "The survivors of
1520-570: A much more expansive look at McChrystal and the culture of senior American military and how they become embroiled in such wars. The book reached Amazon.com 's bestseller list in the first 48 hours of release, and it received generally favorable reviews. Salon ' s Glenn Greenwald described it as "superb", "brave" and "eye-opening". In 2012, Taibbi, through his coverage of the Libor scandal , emerged as an expert on that topic, which led to media appearances outside Rolling Stone . On November 9, 2012,
1615-426: A novel. Wenner offered Wolfe around $ 200,000 to serialize his work. The frequent deadline pressure gave Wolfe the motivation he had sought, and from July 1984 to August 1985, he published a new installment in each biweekly issue of Rolling Stone . Later Wolfe was unhappy with his "very public first draft" and thoroughly revised his work, even changing his protagonist, Sherman McCoy, and published it as The Bonfire of
1710-684: A reported $ 1 million. However, revenue was based mainly on ticket sales, which had limited potential. Black, Farman, Goodstone and Black drew from their experiences at the Coachella Festival and the Glastonbury Festival , and developed the Bonnaroo Music and Art Festival. A multi day music, art and entertainment event, which, like Glastonbury, included onsite camping, the first Bonnaroo was held in June 2002 in Manchester, Tennessee. Held on
1805-443: A separate online publication dedicated to the coverage of video games and video game culture. Gus Wenner , Jann Wenner's son and head of digital for the publication at the time, told The New York Times that "gaming is today what rock 'n' roll was when Rolling Stone was founded". Glixel was originally hosted on Rolling Stone ' s website and transitioned to its own domain by October 2016. Stories from Glixel are included on
1900-399: A series of shows at venues which included clubs, theaters, warehouses, and riverboats. In 1999, Black and Farman graduated, Mayers quit Jazz Fest, Goodstone moved to New Orleans, and Superfly Presents became a full-time endeavor. In 2002, during Jazz Fest alone, Superfly staged 28 concerts over eight nights at eight New Orleans venues. To compete with promoters including Clear Channel and
1995-407: A short editorial stating that the story "falls within the traditions of journalism and Rolling Stone ' s long-standing commitment to serious and thoughtful coverage of the most important political and cultural issues of our day". The controversial cover photograph that was used by Rolling Stone had previously featured on the front page of The New York Times on May 5, 2013. In response to
SECTION 20
#17328631414172090-671: A significant opportunity; performances ran until only 7 p.m. over two weekends, and an expanded audience of music fans were in New Orleans. To launch the company, they borrowed $ 20,000, mainly from family, and in March 1997 they promoted their first show, Take Funk to Heaven: Mardi Gras '97 . Held at the New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center, then essentially a warehouse space, both nights of the two-night event sold out. Relying on grassroots marketing, they had similar success with
2185-650: A two-hour set at the Bonnaroo Music Festival . The band performed music from The Grand Pecking Order during the set. In October 2019, Oysterhead created social media accounts on Instagram and Twitter and announced they would play two reunion shows in February 2020 at 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado . While the band went on to schedule additional 2020 tour dates in California and at several US festivals, only
2280-511: A wedding chapel. The first Vegoose brought 36,825 visitors to Las Vegas, with an estimated economic impact of $ 37.3 million, $ 30.4 million of which came from non-gaming revenue. The report noted that 16 percent of the out-of-state attendees made their first trip to Las Vegas for Vegoose. Two-day attendance in 2006 was down more than 50 percent, with a gate of 30,625, from 72,400 in 2005. Plans to hold Vegoose annually were cancelled in 2008. In 2007, Superfly and A.C. Entertainment bought 530 acres of
2375-660: Is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music , politics , and popular culture . It was founded in San Francisco, California in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason . The magazine was first known for its coverage of rock music and political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson . In the 1990s, the magazine broadened and shifted its focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. It has since returned to its traditional mix of content, including music, entertainment, and politics. The first magazine
2470-553: Is listed on both Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time is Toots and the Maytals , with biographical details from Rolling Stone that explain how Toots and the Maytals coined the term " reggae " in their song " Do the Reggay ". For biographical information on all artists, the website contains a directory listed alphabetically. In May 2016, Wenner Media announced plans to create
2565-501: The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival . A marketing division was established in 2009, and in 2014 the company name was shortened to Superfly. Held on a 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee annually since 2002, Bonnaroo draws a yearly audience of approximately 80,000 people. Most of the attendees camp on-site during the four day festival, which was designed to emphasize community. NPR wrote that "Bonnaroo, which books with ambition and
2660-583: The House of Blues , who promoted genre-specific shows, Superfly Presents booked artists who would not generally appear on the same bill, such as rock bands with jazz musicians and New Orleans bands with hip hop artists. They maintained a focus on jam bands, at that point a genre largely overlooked in New Orleans, and put individual musicians from different groups together as all-star bands. Described as "gritty, spontaneous, and wholly authentic," Superfly shows would frequently begin at 2 a.m. and end at sunrise. They promoted
2755-556: The International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan commander, about Vice President Joe Biden and other Administration members of the White House. McChrystal resigned from his position shortly after his statements went public. In 2010, Taibbi documented illegal and fraudulent actions by banks in the foreclosure courts, after traveling to Jacksonville , Florida and sitting in on hearings in
2850-669: The Irving Plaza in New York City, New York (as part of CMJ Music Marathon ) for September 15, 2001, but were cancelled in the wake of the September 11 attacks . Oysterhead's 2001 tour saw the debut of the Matterhorn, a guitar played by Trey Anastasio featuring a full-size deer antler. On November 15, 2001, the band performed the song "Oz Is Ever Floating" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien . On June 16, 2006, Oysterhead reunited to perform
2945-590: The National Magazine Awards in 1971. Later in 1970, Rolling Stone published a 30,000-word feature on Charles Manson by David Dalton and David Felton, including their interview of Manson when he was in the L.A. County Jail awaiting trial, which won Rolling Stone its first National Magazine Award. Four years later, they also covered the Patty Hearst abduction odyssey. One interviewer, speaking for many of his peers, said that he bought his first copy of
Oysterhead - Misplaced Pages Continue
3040-482: The Rolling Stone website, while writers for Rolling Stone were also able to contribute to Glixel . The site was headed by John Davison, and its offices were located in San Francisco. Rolling Stone closed down the offices in June 2017 and fired the entire staff, citing the difficulties of working with the remote site from their main New York office. Brian Crecente , founder of Kotaku and co-founder of Polygon ,
3135-650: The 1960s and 1970s. One critic referred to the Rolling Stone list of the "500 Greatest Songs" as an example of "unrepentant rockist fogeyism". In further response to this issue, rock critic Jim DeRogatis , a former Rolling Stone editor, published a thorough critique of the magazine's lists in a book called Kill Your Idols: A New Generation of Rock Writers Reconsiders the Classics , which featured differing opinions from many younger critics. Rolling Stone magazine has been criticized for reconsidering many classic albums that it had previously dismissed, and for frequent use of
3230-467: The 1970s, followed by a sharp decline into financial turmoil in the 21st century; leading Jann Wenner to sell 49 percent of the magazine to BandLab Technologies in 2016 and 51 percent to Penske Media Corporation (PMC) in 2017. PMC eventually acquired the 49 percent stake from BandLab Technologies in 2019, giving it full ownership of the magazine. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and Ralph J. Gleason . To pay for
3325-511: The 1990s. Conservative columnist Jonah Goldberg stated in 2008 that Rolling Stone had "essentially become the house organ of the Democratic National Committee ". Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner has made all of his political donations to Democrats and has conducted high-profile interviews for the magazine with Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama . Rolling Stone endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in
3420-404: The 3-D hologram cover of the special 1,000th issue (May 18, 2006) displaying multiple celebrities and other personalities. The printed format has gone through several changes. The first publications, in 1967 to 1972, were in folded tabloid newspaper format , with no staples, only black ink text, and a single color highlight that changed each edition. From 1973 onwards, editions were produced on
3515-520: The 3.5-star rating. For example, Led Zeppelin was largely written off by Rolling Stone magazine critics during the band's most active years in the 1970s, but by 2006, a cover story on the band honored them as "the Heaviest Band of All Time". A critic for Slate magazine described a conference at which 1984's The Rolling Stone Record Guide was scrutinized. As he described it, "The guide virtually ignored hip-hop and ruthlessly panned heavy metal,
3610-553: The Bonnaroo Festival site from its owner, Sam McAllister. A purchase price was not disclosed. In 2008, Superfly and Capshaw's Starr Hill Presents partnered with Another Planet Entertainment, a San Francisco-based promoter, to create the three day Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival . Set in Golden Gate Park , it was an idea that had first been discussed in 2004. Because the location required cooperation entities including
3705-581: The Boston Marathon deserve Rolling Stone cover stories, though I no longer feel that Rolling Stone deserves them." In the issue dated November 19, 2014, the story "A Rape on Campus" was run about an alleged gang rape on the campus of the University of Virginia . Separate inquiries by Phi Kappa Psi , the fraternity accused by Rolling Stone of facilitating the alleged rape, and The Washington Post revealed major errors, omissions and discrepancies in
3800-528: The Chicago-based creative agency The Distillery in 2014. The company has implemented sustainability and economic growth programs at Bonnaroo and Outside Lands, and has partnered with non-profits including Oxfam . In 2013, Superfly established Well Dunn, an organization which provides financial support to students interested in careers in the entertainment industry, allowing them to participate in internships they would be otherwise unable to afford. Superfly
3895-631: The San Francisco Recreation and Parks, the SFMTA and various neighborhood associations it took more than three years to secure the site. The first major ticketed event in Golden Gate Park and the first event with nighttime performances, Outside Lands was designed to mirror its location in San Francisco. Stages were named after locations in the city, and the scrims surrounding the stages were done by hometown artists. San Francisco's foodie culture
Oysterhead - Misplaced Pages Continue
3990-556: The South Waterfront District, Additional late-night shows are held at music venues in and around Portland. A portion of the proceeds from Project Pabst benefit the Jeremy Wilson Foundation, which provides financial assistance in times of medical crisis to musicians and their families. The 2015 Pabst Festival drew more than 15,000 attendees. In an interview with Billboard , Goodstone said that Project Pabst "sits at
4085-523: The Vanities in 1987. Rolling Stone was known for its musical coverage and for Thompson's political reporting and in 1985, they hired an advertising agency to refocus its image under the series "Perception/Reality" comparing Sixties symbols to those of the Eighties, which led to an increase in advertising revenue and pages. It also shifted to more of an entertainment magazine in the 1980s. It still had music as
4180-442: The article " Bug Chasers: The men who long to be HIV+ " claimed that homosexuals who intentionally sought to be infected with HIV accounted for 25% of new cases each year. However, the article's cited physicians later denied making such statements. In 2005, the article " Deadly Immunity " by anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted criticism for quoting material out of context, and Rolling Stone eventually amended
4275-487: The arts, education and environmental sustainability. With a primary focus on local reinvestment and asset-building, Bonnaroo Works Fund has donated over $ 7 million to charitable causes since the festival's inception. Outside Lands follows a similar model with the Outside Lands Works Fund. Outside Lands diverted 91% of all waste from the landfill through a partnership with Clean Vibes in 2016. In 2011, Emily Dunn,
4370-469: The bars involved in Cocktail Magic to ensure diversity, with a goal of letting "each one bring their best in show with a couple of different options per establishment. " Bonnaroo's 15th anniversary lineup was announced live on Conan . A press release noted that the infrastructure at Great State Park had been improved and amenities had added. The improvements included a permanent water line, allowing for
4465-520: The courtroom. His article, "Invasion of the Home Snatchers", also documented attempts by the judge to intimidate a homeowner fighting foreclosure and the attorney Taibbi accompanied into the court. In January 2012, the magazine ran exclusive excerpts from Hastings' book just prior to publication. The book, The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan , provided
4560-416: The events through word of mouth, print ads in alternative weeklies and college papers, and the internet, which was actively used by jam bands, and had 50 people doing grassroots marketing in 40 cities. The promotion was effective, as people "flocked to Jazz Fest as much for Superfly's after-hours scene as for the daytime festival itself." Superfly staged approximately 100 shows in 2001, and the company earned
4655-638: The fan experience. For example, AT&T presented the Silent Disco, Garnier Fructis offered shampoos, and Ford presented "The Backyard," an air-conditioned tent with a performance stage, lawn-chair seating and picnic tables. In October 2005, Superfly and AC Entertainment launched the Vegoose Festival . Set in Las Vegas, it was timed to coincide with Halloween. Mainly a music event, it additionally integrated local culture via celebrity impersonators and
4750-732: The festival experience. Solar panels sponsored by a local energy company powered a cell phone charging booth, GIF photo booths were sponsored by Chromecast , and festival transportation was sponsored by Lyft . In 2009, the company founded Superfly Marketing Group to further diversify their business model and capitalize on their expertise and curatorial voice. In addition to marketing their events almost exclusively through their own platforms, they had previously developed experiential marketing campaigns for brands including Life Is Good and Adult Swim and produced in-house gigs for Microsoft , Anheuser-Busch , and MTV , among others. Led by Goodstone, early SMG projects included JetBlue 's Live From T5 ,
4845-405: The festival has sold out consistently since it was launched in 2002. In 2014, 2015, and 2016, three-day ticket packages sold out within the first 24 hours they were available. The Superfly Marketing Group (SMG) was founded as a division of Superfly in 2009. It has developed campaigns, promotions and marketing platforms for companies including Pabst , JetBlue , Yahoo! and Intel . They acquired
SECTION 50
#17328631414174940-525: The financial meltdown of the time. He famously described Goldman Sachs as "a great vampire squid ". In December 2009, the Los Angeles Times reported that the owners of Rolling Stone magazine planned to open a Rolling Stone restaurant in the Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood in the spring of 2010. The expectation was that the restaurant could become the first of a national chain if it
5035-535: The first major North American music festival to utilize solar arrays. Since then, the festival has expanded its solar efforts with the use of solar energy across the Farm used to power cell phone charging stations and stages, offsetting more than 20% of energy usage. In 2016, Outside Lands diverted 91% of all waste from the landfill through a partnership with Clean Vibes 2016. The Bonnaroo Food Recovery Program donates food to families in need. In 2015, over 29,000 pounds of food
5130-486: The first time. It has sold out every year since; in 2013, all three days sold out in under 24 hours. Food and wine at Outside Lands was emphasized to reflect San Francisco's "obsession with food and drink." From its inaugural year, concessions included local restaurants, and areas devoted to chocolate, cheese, wine, and bacon. Gastromagic, a "culinary entertainment" stage, featured food related events. As with Bonnaroo, corporate sponsors at Outside Lands were integrated into
5225-440: The first week, and by March 24, based largely on word-of-mouth, the tickets had sold out. The inaugural Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival took place June 21–23. Focused on jam bands and roots artists, performers included Widespread Panic , Trey Anastasio , and String Cheese Incident . Superfly focused on developing an immersive experience and fostering community around the festival. The festival grounds operated 24 hours without
5320-527: The installation of more than 400 permanent toilets, hundreds of permanent shower stalls and a large number of water filling stations throughout the site. As of 2015, more than 1,600 artists and 150 comedians perform at Bonnaroo. In March 2017, Superfly announced the Lost Lake Festival. A three-day event in Phoenix, AZ, the first Lost Lake Festival took place on October 20–22, 2017. The Colossal Clusterfest,
5415-496: The jam band phenomenon was beginning to develop nationally. Mayers suggested they call the company Superfly Presents, inspired by the Curtis Mayfield soundtrack for the 1976 film Superfly . Superfly planned to stage shows in clubs and theaters and on riverboats during major city events such as Mardi Gras to capitalize on the influx of visitors to New Orleans. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival in particular offered
5510-459: The late 1990s, this had developed into a thriving community, with many regular members and contributors worldwide. However, the site was also plagued with numerous Internet trolls , who vandalized the forum substantially. The magazine abruptly deleted the forum in May 2004, then began a new, much more limited message board community on their site in late 2005, only to remove it again in 2006. In March 2008,
5605-485: The magazine also helped launch the careers of many prominent authors, including Cameron Crowe , Lester Bangs , Joe Klein , Joe Eszterhas , Ben Fong-Torres , Patti Smith and P. J. O'Rourke . It was at this point that the magazine ran some of its most famous stories. The January 21, 1970, issue covered the Altamont Free Concert and the killing of Meredith Hunter , which won a Specialized Journalism award at
5700-452: The magazine due to be a bi-monthly publication. In February 2022, Rolling Stone announced the acquisition of Life Is Beautiful , saying, "Live events are an integral part of Rolling Stone's future." In 2023 Rolling Stone was nominated for its first-ever Emmy award in the "Outstanding Interactive Media" category for its investigation into "The DJ and the War Crimes". The piece also won
5795-507: The magazine experienced a major resurgence of interest and relevance with the work of two young journalists in the late 2000s, Michael Hastings and Matt Taibbi . Rob Sheffield also joined from Spin . In 2005, Dana Leslie Fields , former publisher of Rolling Stone , who had worked at the magazine for 17 years, was an inaugural inductee into the Magazine Hall of Fame. In 2009, Taibbi unleashed an acclaimed series of scathing reports on
SECTION 60
#17328631414175890-466: The magazine moved its headquarters from San Francisco to New York City . Editor Jann Wenner said San Francisco had become "a cultural backwater". Kurt Loder joined Rolling Stone in May 1979 and spent nine years there, including as editor. Timothy White joined as a writer from Crawdaddy and David Fricke from Musician . Tom Wolfe wrote to Wenner to propose an idea drawn from Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray : to serialize
5985-434: The magazine published its first Spanish-language section on Latino music and culture, in the issue dated November 22. In September 2016, Advertising Age reported that Wenner was in the process of selling a 49% stake of the magazine to a company from Singapore called BandLab Technologies . The new investor had no direct involvement in the editorial content of the magazine. In September 2017, Wenner Media announced that
6080-408: The magazine upon initial arrival on his college campus, describing it as a " rite of passage ". In 1972, Wenner assigned Tom Wolfe to cover the launch of NASA 's last Moon mission, Apollo 17 . He published a four-part series in 1973 titled "Post-Orbital Remorse", about the depression that some astronauts experienced after having been in space. After the series, Wolfe began researching the whole of
6175-416: The main topic but began to increase its coverage of celebrities, films, and pop culture. It also began releasing its annual "Hot Issue". In the 1990s, the magazine changed its format to appeal to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. This led to criticism that the magazine was emphasizing style over substance. After years of declining readership,
6270-460: The name for a song he wrote. The Rolling Stones took their name from Muddy's song. Like a Rolling Stone was the title of Bob Dylan's first rock and roll record. We have begun a new publication reflecting what we see are the changes in rock and roll and the changes related to rock and roll. However, it distanced itself from the underground newspapers of the time, such as Berkeley Barb , embracing more traditional journalistic standards and avoiding
6365-461: The name solely to Dylan's hit single: "At [Ralph] Gleason's suggestion, Wenner named his magazine after a Bob Dylan song." Rolling Stone initially identified with and reported the hippie counterculture of the era . You're probably wondering what we're trying to do. It's hard to say: sort of a magazine and sort of a newspaper. The name of it is Rolling Stone which comes from an old saying, "A rolling stone gathers no moss." Muddy Waters used
6460-404: The nexus of everything we do." In April 2015, Live Nation bought a controlling stake in Bonnaroo. Neither the price of the transaction, nor the size of Live Nation's stake in was disclosed. In a joint announcement by Live Nation, Superfly and AC Entertainment, the deal was described as a partnership that gave the founders a degree of autonomy. In March 2016, Superfly launched Cocktail Magic,
6555-414: The outcry, New England–based CVS Pharmacy and Tedeschi Food Shops banned their stores from carrying the issue. Also refusing to sell the issue were Walgreens ; Rite-Aid and Kmart ; Roche Bros. and Stop & Shop ; H-E-B and Walmart ; 7-Eleven ; Hy-Vee , Rutter's Farm , and United Supermarkets ; Cumberland Farms and Market Basket ; and Shaw's . Boston mayor Thomas Menino sent
6650-528: The problems in 2013, the festival was rained out on its third day. Disparaged by attendees and vendors as well as community groups who objected to the use of Prospect Park as a festival site, the Great GoogaMooga and cancelled after its second year. In July 2014, Superfly launched the annual Project Pabst in Portland, Oregon. The festival, produced for Pabst , takes place on a 10-acre site at Zidell Yards in
6745-462: The radical politics of the underground press . In the first edition, Wenner wrote that Rolling Stone "is not just about the music, but about the things and attitudes that music embraces". In a 2017 article celebrating the publication's 50th anniversary, Rolling Stone ' s David Browne stated that the magazine's name was a nod to the Rolling Stones in an addition to "Rollin' Stone" and "Like
6840-483: The remaining 51% of Rolling Stone magazine was up for sale. In December 2017, Penske Media acquired the remaining stake from Wenner Media. It became a monthly magazine from the July 2018 issue. On January 31, 2019, Penske acquired BandLab's 49% stake in Rolling Stone , gaining full ownership of the magazine. In January 2021, a Chinese edition of the magazine was launched, while in September 2021, Rolling Stone launched
6935-484: The run-up for the 2016 U.S. presidential election . Rolling Stone has criticized Republican Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump . In 2006, it described Bush as the "worst president in history". The magazine featured Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau on its August 2017 cover with the headline "Why can't he be our president?" One major criticism of Rolling Stone involves its generational bias toward
7030-440: The same room. It's more of an undertaking I think, but who knows. I've been talking to Stewart lately about trying to get together and just start jamming on some shit and see what happens." Superfly Presents Superfly is a New York-based marketing and event company. Founded in New Orleans in 1996 as a Superfly Presents , they produce and co-created Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival and previously owned and produced
7125-536: The school, filed a $ 7.5 million defamation lawsuit in Charlottesville Circuit Court against Rolling Stone and Erdely, claiming damage to her reputation and emotional distress. Said the filing, " Rolling Stone and Erdely's highly defamatory and false statements about Dean Eramo were not the result of an innocent mistake. They were the result of a wanton journalist who was more concerned with writing an article that fulfilled her preconceived narrative about
7220-522: The setup costs, Wenner borrowed $ 7,500 (equivalent to $ 69,000 in 2023 ) from his family and the parents of his soon-to-be wife, Jane Schindelheim. The first issue was released on November 9, 1967, and featured John Lennon in costume for the film How I Won the War on the cover. It was in newspaper format with a lead article on the Monterey International Pop Festival . The cover price
7315-427: The shows. Tipitinas was sold in 1995 and along with Goodstone, Black, Farman, and Mayers decided to start their own concert promotion company. It was initially a part-time pursuit; Mayers was working in production at Jazz Fest, Black and Farman were in college, and Goodstone lived in New York, where he worked in advertising. They focused on new and established jam bands at first; fans of the genre, they recognized that
7410-630: The space program, in what became a seven-year project from which he took time to write The Painted Word , a book on art, and to complete Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine , a collection of shorter pieces and eventually The Right Stuff . The magazine began running the photographs of Annie Leibovitz in 1970. In 1973, she became its chief photographer, and her images appeared on more than 140 covers. Rolling Stone recruited writers from smaller music magazines, including Paul Nelson from Sing Out! , who became record reviews editor from 1978 to 1983, and Dave Marsh from Creem . In 1977,
7505-670: The story and its problems by the dean of the Columbia School of Journalism . The report uncovered journalistic failure in the UVA story and institutional problems with reporting at Rolling Stone . Rolling Stone retracted the story on April 5, 2015. On April 6, 2015, following the investigation and retraction of the story, Phi Kappa Psi announced plans to pursue all available legal action against Rolling Stone , including claims of defamation . On May 12, 2015, UVA associate dean Nicole Eramo, chief administrator for handling sexual assault issues at
7600-399: The story with corrections in response to these and other criticisms. The August 2013 Rolling Stone cover, featuring then-accused (later convicted) Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , drew widespread criticism that the magazine was "glamorizing terrorism" and that the cover was a "slap in the face to the great city of Boston ". The online edition of the article was accompanied by
7695-445: The story. Reporter Sabrina Erdely 's story was subject to intense media criticism. The Washington Post and Boston Herald issued calls for magazine staff involved in the report to be fired. Rolling Stone subsequently issued three apologies for the story. On December 5, 2014, Rolling Stone ' s managing editor, Will Dana, apologized for not fact-checking the story. Rolling Stone commissioned an outside investigation of
7790-490: The two Colorado dates were performed before the other dates were disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic . Oysterhead resumed touring in 2021. When asked in March 2022 if the band planned to record a second album, Claypool said it was unclear: "We always talk about it when we're sitting around, but all three of us are so busy. We haven't really found the time to do it. It's an undertaking. You've got three guys that are all alpha dogs in
7885-796: The two genres that within a few years would dominate the pop charts. In an auditorium packed with music journalists, you could detect more than a few anxious titters: How many of us will want our record reviews read back to us 20 years hence?" The hiring of former FHM editor Ed Needham further enraged critics who alleged that Rolling Stone had lost its credibility. The 2003 "Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of all Time" article, which named only two female musicians, resulted in Venus Zine answering with their own list, entitled "The Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time". Rolling Stone ' s film critic, Peter Travers , has been criticized for his high number of repetitively used blurbs . In 2003,
7980-448: The website started a new message board section once again, then deleted it in April 2010. Rolling Stone devotes one of its table of contents pages to promoting material currently appearing on its website, listing detailed links to the items. On April 19, 2010, the website underwent a redesign and began featuring the complete archives of Rolling Stone . The archive was first launched under
8075-401: Was 25¢ (equivalent to $ 2.27 in 2023) and it was published bi-weekly. In the first issue, Wenner explained that the title of the magazine came from the old saying "A rolling stone gathers no moss." He also mentioned the 1950 blues song " Rollin' Stone ", recorded by Muddy Waters , The Rolling Stones band, and Bob Dylan 's 1965 hit single " Like a Rolling Stone ". Some authors have attributed
8170-427: Was collected. Food from the festival has been donated to organizations including Meadow Wood Senior Home, Ridge Crest Mental Health Home, Grundy County Jail, and summer programs for children. The Bonnaroo Works Fund, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was founded in 2009 as the charitable division of Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival. Its mission is to support national and regional non-profit organizations that advance
8265-528: Was emphasized via an emphasis on food and wine—in 2010, 99% of the food vendors were local, and most of the wines offered were produced by California vineyards. The bands that performed reflected the diversity of the city. Environmental goals and action plans were instituted well in advance of Outside Lands. In addition to windmills, solar panels, and electric cars, there were solar and wind powered cell phone charging stations, touch-screen carbon footprint calculators, and ecocentric volunteers. Public transportation
8360-514: Was founded in 1996 in New Orleans by Kerry Black, Rick Farman, Rich Goodstone and Jonathan Mayers. Black, Farman and Mayers attended Tulane University ; Goodstone had gone to high school with Mayers in Nyack, New York . Mayers completed his degree in 1995, and following his graduation, he was hired as the booking agent at Tipitinas , a New Orleans club. In exchange for concert tickets, Black helped with street promotions and Farman helped to run and market
8455-663: Was hired as editorial director and runs the site from the main New York office. Following the sale of Rolling Stone ' s assets to Penske Media Corporation , the Glixel content was merged into the routine publishing of Variety , with Crecente remaining as editorial director. In 2017, Graham Ruddick of The Guardian described Rolling Stone as a "rock'n'roll magazine turned liberal cheerleader". Bruce Schulman wrote in The Washington Post that Rolling Stone has "routinely support[ed] liberal candidates and causes" since
8550-399: Was in 1969. In the 1970s, Rolling Stone began to make a mark with its political coverage, with the likes of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson writing for the magazine's political section. Thompson first published his most famous work, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , within the pages of Rolling Stone , where he remained a contributing editor until his death in 2005. In the 1970s,
8645-573: Was maximized, and biking was encouraged through a bike valet."Eco Lands," devoted to environmental awareness, included a recycling spot that offered prizes in exchange for plastic bottles, a wind turbine, and a mini farmer's market. Ultimately over 75% of the festival's waste was composted and recycled. With Radiohead and Tom Petty headlining, the first Outside Lands drew more than 130,000 people, and although well-reviewed, there were significant issues related to logistics. In 2011 Arcade Fire and Phish were headliners, and Outside Lands sold out for
8740-463: Was released in 1967 and featured John Lennon on the cover, and was then published every two weeks. It is known for provocative photography and its cover photos, featuring musicians, politicians, athletes, and actors. In addition to its print version in the United States , it publishes content through Rollingstone.com and numerous international editions. The magazine experienced a rapid rise during
8835-463: Was released on October 2, 2001, and was supported by a North American tour, spanning from October 21 to November 18, 2001, accompanied by North Mississippi Allstars , Drums & Tuba , The Cancer Conspiracy , Lake Trout , Mark Ribot y Los Cubanos Postizos and New Orleans Klezmer Allstars. Two pre-tour warm-up shows had been booked at Toad's Place in New Haven, Connecticut for September 14, 2001 and
8930-524: Was scheduled to tour in 2020. Both times it has toured it has been interrupted due to significant disasters, in 2001 due to the September 11 attacks and in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Oysterhead played at The Peach Music Festival in Scranton, PA in July 2021. In 2001, Oysterhead reformed to record and release an album entitled The Grand Pecking Order , which featured nine new tracks in addition to four songs originally debuted in New Orleans. The album
9025-595: Was successful. As of November 2010, the "soft opening" of the restaurant was planned for December 2010. In 2011, the restaurant was open for lunch and dinner as well as a full night club downstairs on the weekends. The restaurant closed in February 2013. Bigger headlines came at the end of June 2010. Rolling Stone caused a controversy in the White House by publishing in the July issue an article by journalist Michael Hastings entitled "The Runaway General", quoting criticism by General Stanley A. McChrystal , commander of
#416583