But Not A Day Over 900


The 1,000th issue of Rolling Stone magazine was published this week.

It's taken over 39 years to accomplish that feat. When they began they were an alternative to the music industry's traditional magazines (i.e. Billboard or Cashbox) or any of the fan-type magazines. They were The Source for the inside stuff the fans were interested in as well as the boiling arena of politics that were as important to the fans as the music.

Now, of course, they are establishment. Jan Wenner is 60. His empire is worth, according to the WSJ, between $600 and $900 million. The Washington Post reports he is now concerned about neatness at the office.

Even though they still do the same style of reporting and allow all kinds of language, they are as much as part of the music industry as Billboard. Not that that's bad. It is just interesting to note how the radical, revolution of the 60s has become, for better or worse, the status quo.

Actually I noticed that also the other day when I looked in the mirror.

Scary, ain't it.

And while we're on music trivia, The Heresy.com came up with this bit of information from Entertainment Wise:

Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side of the Moon’ reached another impressive landmark last week.

The seminal 1973 record achieved an amazing 1,500 weeks on the American Billboard charts since its release.

When it was originally released it achieved a whopping 736 consecutive weeks on the chart until it dropped out in 1988.

Following another brief five week run, it has since dotted in and out of the top 200 for a further 759 non-consecutive weeks.