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Xiu Xiu and Fucked Up are leading the class-action suit against Rolling Stone publisher Wenner Media and RJ Reynolds over that "Indie Rock Universe" pull-out from RS' final 40th-anniversary issue. The suit is alleging "the unauthorized use of artists' names, unauthorized use of artist names for commercial advantage (right of publicity), and unfair business practices." [Billboard.biz]

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killing yourself to rock

RJ Reynolds Sued For Enticing Indie Rockers (And America's Children) To Smoke

So it turns out that indie rock bads, fans, and anti-smoking activists weren't the only ones upset when RJ Reynolds and Rolling Stone published a pull-out advertising supplement last month called "The Indie Rock Universe" that included the names of just about every working band you could comfortably tag "indie rock" in iTunes. "Six U.S. states sued the maker of Camel cigarettes on Tuesday," Reuters reports, with more apparently to follow. More »

5:10 PM on Tue Dec 4 2007
By jharv
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killing yourself to rock

"Indie Rock Universe" Pull-Out Lights A Fire Under Anti-Tobacco Activist's Butt

Camel and Rolling Stone are coming under fire for the "Indie Rock Universe" pull-out in the latest 40th-anniversary issue, thanks to the pull-out's tight integration of advertising content and editorial. Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids president Matthew L. Myers called the graffiti-inspired spread "one great big cigarette ad," and he's alleging that the doodly nature of the insert violates a 1998 agreement between tobacco companies and state attorneys general that prohibits the use of cartoons in cigarette ads. Could this be the final nail in the coffin of musicians being used to hawk smokable wares, which reached its peak for me when I went to a Marlboro-sponsored Violent Femmes show that had catering in the late '90s? I asked the smoker half of the Idolator team for his take on the relationship between Big Tobacco and Little Music in the IM interview after the jump. More »

5:10 PM on Mon Nov 26 2007
By mjohnston
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Latest by ArtestWillHitYou: I went to a Flaming Lips show sponsored by Camel and could only describe it as a Cigarette Carnival. They even handed out free drinks, cigarettes, and set up a smoking lounge with couches and what not under a more »

downturns

Four Reasons Music Magazines Are Doing Almost As Well As The Music Business

This year has been a rough one for music magazines: their ranks are thinning, the business they're covering is becoming more notable for being one that's putting out a product people don't want to pay for than anything else, and now Crain's New York Business puts into numbers what anyone who picked up a music magazine probably noticed already: Ad pages at the big four magazines are down substantially from last year's tallies, even as the magazines are increasing their rate bases. (Only Spin has weathered the downturn, with its ad pages actually up 22% since 2007.) Why? More »

3:45 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Maura Johnston
1,256 views, 10 comments

Latest by porkch0p31: I haven't read Rolling Stone for years and years. It's just not an enjoyable magazine anymore ... and they certainly don't "keep it real." more »

rock-critically correct

"Rolling Stone" Is Still Ready For Its Close-Up

Once again, we present Rock-Critically Correct, a feature in which the most recent issues of Rolling Stone, Blender, Vibe and Spin are given a once-over by an anonymous writer who's contributed to several of those titles—or maybe even all of them! After the click-through, a look at the new issue of Rolling Stone: More »

10:45 AM on Fri Nov 9 2007
By Anono-Critic
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