Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone published its first issue (John Lennon appeared on the cover in World War I "doughboy" helmet from the film, How I Won the War) on November 9, 1967. (...) Rolling Stone has gone through a number of format changes over the years (from a 24-page newspaper in its early days to a larger bi-fold newspaper until 1973, when it became a tabloid-size newspaper. In 1981, Stone switched to a magazine format. Though still printed on newsprint stock until 1985, it then adopted the glossy magazine look it retains today.) Rolling Stone will probably continue to be the quintessential music magazine long into the next century. It sets the standard which most other music mags try to imitate.
RS and Zappa
RS wrote several articles about Zappa over the years and he was interviewed in 1968, 1986 and 1988. Zappa also mentioned the magazine in "Easy Meat".
"She wanna take me home/Make me sweat and moan/Rub my head and beat me off/With a copy of Rollin' Stone"
