“All good things come in threes” ... Rolling Stone ! The latest issue comes with three different covers, which means that the avid collector will have to pay three times this month. The reader who just wants to be informed, on the other hand, can choose his favorite motif ( Black Panther , Black Widow , Spider-Man , ovl), because the content of all editions is completely identical!
Why comic characters in and on a music magazine? The answer is clear: in times of crisis like these (pandemic, climate, war, energy) and at the same time when leadership seems helpless, powerless and lacking in ideas, the desire for salvation through a superhero awakens in all of us! DC and Marvel cartoon characters are experiencing an unprecedented boom and TV and cinema cannot ignore the 'beings' from other planets - all of them equipped with supernatural abilities. Reason enough for Rolling Stone to show us the best 50 films of this genre in its cover story Black / Female / Nerd Power to introduce.
Politically, the RS essay The music magazine (it must be emphasized again!) takes a very critical look at the current situation we all find ourselves in. If there was any need for further proof that a If a music magazine cannot and should not also be political, then here is the proof!
But no Rolling Stone issue is without a core competency: music! This time the cover story is about 20 large and important home recording albums, i.e. recordings that were made in the intimacy of one's own four walls without commercial pressure and tight time management. In the past, cassette recorders or tape machines were used for recording and founded the Lo-Fi genre as an alternative to Hi-Fi, but now any musician who is experienced in using computers can produce an album at home that is in no way inferior in quality to the oeuvre produced with professional studio equipment.
Milestone and introduction to the overview of these 'diamonds' is the album «Nebraska» by the super boss Bruce Springsteen , which saw the light of day exactly 40 years ago and to which Rolling Stone dedicated a four-page article. After that, precious items are listed, among others, from McCartney , the Stones , Collins , the Red Hot Chili Peppers and the White Stripes . Nicely sorted chronologically from 1968 to 2019. There's something for everyone!
It has been 45 years since the one and only King closed his eyes forever. And of course, Rolling Stone Elvis Presley never forget and remembers him in his column History .
With its ever-young standard sections, such as recording, book and concert reviews, as well as – as always – very well-researched stories about the familiar, the unknown and the new, Rolling Stone has once again succeeded in producing a thoroughly readable and purchaseable copy on around 100 pages, even with the current issue number 335!