Rolling Stone

Rolling Stone is a monthly Magazine American on the pop culture but with dominant musical, created with San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. Wenner is always to date the editor of the magazine.

Description

Rolling Stone knows many foreign editions. In France, the magazine knew two incarnations: a first in the years 1980 directed by Lionel Rotcage; one second per Yves Bongarçon, starting from 2002 published initially by IXO Publishing then Cyber Close Publishing.

History

At its beginnings, the magazine is made the spokesperson of the culture Hippie. It accompanies the beginnings by groups such as Grateful Dead and is the subject even of a song of Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show: Cover off the Rolling Stone .

In the years 1980, even if it continues to offir the signature of journalists of reputation like Hunter S. Thompson or Lester Bangs, Rolling Stone embourgeoise. It is considered that the true policy change leading date of the removal of the magazine for New York, removal to which the goal was to approach the advertizing agencies.

At the beginning of the Years 2000, Rolling Stone must face a decline of the sales had, inter alia, with the success of magazines for young adults such as Maxim or FHM . It changes target then: he addresses himself to a younger public and proposes more and more articles on the sensational Sexe or with caratère. The group Cyber Close Publishing was put in compulsory liquidation at the month of June 2007. The title Rolling Stone , in its French edition, has since missing of the rays of the kiosks of press.

Classifications

The group published various classification:

See too

External bonds

Official site

Simple: Rolling Stone

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