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106-610: The winners of The First Annual American Video Awards (1983) were selected by a small panel of about a dozen people: Casey Kasem, writers from Rolling Stone and The Hollywood Reporter magazines, a film editor, and a television director. In late 1983 Kasem and two producers from his television show, America's Top 10 , formed the American Video Association and by the time of The Second Annual American Video Awards (1984) it had an estimated membership of 500. Award winners in 1984 were nominated and voted on by

212-450: A National Magazine Award for digital design and an Overseas Press Club Award. In December 2023 Rolling Stone collected five National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, four Front Page Awards, and a Deadline Club award. Some artists have been featured on the cover many times, and some of these pictures went on to become iconic. The Beatles , for example, have appeared on the cover more than 30 times, either individually or as

318-555: A "mock award ceremony," emceed by Casey Kasem. "Weird Al" Yankovic was the only nominee to participate. Winners in seventeen award categories were reported. The name of the award, Best Soul Video, was changed to Best Urban Contemporary Video for this nationally televised award show. The category, Best Long Form Video was dropped. Three new categories were added: Best Live Concert Video, Best Cinematography, and Best Special Effects. Best New Video artist seems to have been renamed simply as Best New Artist. Cash Box magazine had reported that

424-536: A Rolling Stone". The magazine's long-running slogan, "All the news that fits", was provided by early contributor, manager and sometime editor Susan Lydon . She lifted it from an April Fools issue of the Columbia Daily Spectator which posted "All the news that fits we print", a parody of The New York Times ' slogan, "All the News That's Fit to Print". The first appearance of the rubric

530-467: A band. The magazine is known for provocative photography and has featured musicians and celebrities on the cover throughout its history. Vanity Fair called the January 22, 1981, cover featuring John Lennon and Yoko Ono the "Greatest Rolling Stone Cover Ever". The first ten issues featured, in order of appearance: The magazine spent $ 1 million (equivalent to $ 1.51 million in 2023) on

636-439: A campground, trail and playgrounds, and many picnic areas. The area around Greenwood is locally billed as the "Lakelands", due to several lakes for recreational fishing and diverse terrain for hiking trails. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 22,545 people, 8,772 households, and 4,878 families residing in the city. As of the census 2000, there were 22,071 people, 8,496 households, and 5,174 families residing in

742-412: A dedicated UK edition in conjunction with Attitude magazine publisher Stream Publishing. The new British Rolling Stone launched into a marketplace which already featured titles like Mojo and BandLab Technologies's monthly music magazine Uncut . The first issue had a choice of three cover stars (including music acts Bastille and Sam Fender, as well as No Time To Die actor Lashana Lynch), with

848-472: A for-pay model, but has since transitioned to a free-with-print-subscription model. In the spring of 2012, Rolling Stone launched a federated search feature, which searches both the website and the archive. The website has become an interactive source of biographical information on music artists in addition to historical rankings from the magazine. Users can cross-reference lists and they are also provided with historical insights. For example, one group that

954-451: A four-color press with a different newsprint paper size. In 1979, the bar code appeared. In 1980, it became a gloss-paper, large-format (10 × 12 inch) magazine. Editions switched to the standard 8 × 11 inch magazine size starting with the issue dated October 30, 2008. Starting with the new monthly July 2018 issue, it returned to the previous 10 × 12 inch large format. The publication's site at one time had an extensive message-board forum. By

1060-645: A good idea to capitalize on having those visitors see other venues in Greenwood. Dick Stowe, chair of the Tourist and Conventions Committee, served as the first Festival Chairman, and Judy Funderburk of Bennettsville was crowned Princess of Flowers. During the festival's early years, admission was free to most events, including the Park Seed gardens and open house, arts and craft show, photo exhibit, military band concerts and other popular attractions. Since then,

1166-434: A letter to Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner , calling the cover "ill-conceived, at best ... [it] reaffirms a message that destruction gains fame for killers and their 'causes'." Menino also wrote, "To respond to you in anger is to feed into your obvious market strategy", and that Wenner could have written about the survivors or the people who came to help after the bombings instead. In conclusion he wrote, "The survivors of

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1272-574: A much more expansive look at McChrystal and the culture of senior American military and how they become embroiled in such wars. The book reached Amazon.com 's bestseller list in the first 48 hours of release, and it received generally favorable reviews. Salon ' s Glenn Greenwald described it as "superb", "brave" and "eye-opening". In 2012, Taibbi, through his coverage of the Libor scandal , emerged as an expert on that topic, which led to media appearances outside Rolling Stone . On November 9, 2012,

1378-426: A novel. Wenner offered Wolfe around $ 200,000 to serialize his work. The frequent deadline pressure gave Wolfe the motivation he had sought, and from July 1984 to August 1985, he published a new installment in each biweekly issue of Rolling Stone . Later Wolfe was unhappy with his "very public first draft" and thoroughly revised his work, even changing his protagonist, Sherman McCoy, and published it as The Bonfire of

1484-566: A reservoir on the Saluda River , is 8 miles (13 km) northeast of the city at its nearest point. The lake has 212 miles (341 km) of shoreline, covers 11,000 acres (4,500 ha), and is almost 20 miles (32 km) long. Lake Greenwood State Park , built in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps , is 14 miles (23 km) east of the city on the south shore of Lake Greenwood and includes two boat ramps,

1590-443: A separate online publication dedicated to the coverage of video games and video game culture. Gus Wenner , Jann Wenner's son and head of digital for the publication at the time, told The New York Times that "gaming is today what rock 'n' roll was when Rolling Stone was founded". Glixel was originally hosted on Rolling Stone ' s website and transitioned to its own domain by October 2016. Stories from Glixel are included on

1696-407: A short editorial stating that the story "falls within the traditions of journalism and Rolling Stone ' s long-standing commitment to serious and thoughtful coverage of the most important political and cultural issues of our day". The controversial cover photograph that was used by Rolling Stone had previously featured on the front page of The New York Times on May 5, 2013. In response to

1802-496: A small panel of people: Casey Kasem, music reporters, a film editor, and a television director. The show and the nominees were announced in a full-page advertisement in the March 26, 1983 issue of Billboard magazine. The show was produced by Jennifer Libbee in association with Scotti Bros./Syd Vinnedge Television Production and Casey Kasem Productions. Mick Fleetwood was the only winning performer present to accept his award. Despite

1908-424: Is a city in and the county seat of Greenwood County, South Carolina . The population in the 2020 United States Census was 22,545 down from 23,222 at the 2010 census . The city is home to Lander University . In 1823 John McGehee and his wife Charlotte built a summerhouse called "Green Wood" midway between the cities of Abbeville and Cambridge in order to have cleaner air. Nearby, a village named Woodville

2014-667: Is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music , politics , and popular culture . It was founded in San Francisco, California in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason . The magazine was first known for its coverage of rock music and political reporting by Hunter S. Thompson . In the 1990s, the magazine broadened and shifted its focus to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. It has since returned to its traditional mix of content, including music, entertainment, and politics. The first magazine

2120-562: Is listed on both Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time is Toots and the Maytals , with biographical details from Rolling Stone that explain how Toots and the Maytals coined the term " reggae " in their song " Do the Reggay ". For biographical information on all artists, the website contains a directory listed alphabetically. In May 2016, Wenner Media announced plans to create

2226-828: Is located slightly northwest of the center of Greenwood County. According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 16.3 square miles (42.3 km ), of which 16.2 square miles (42.0 km ) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km ), or 0.72%, are water. U.S. Routes 25 , 178 and 221 pass through the eastern side of the city, bypassing the downtown area. US 25 leads north 51 miles (82 km) to Greenville and south 63 miles (101 km) to Augusta, Georgia , US 178 leads northwest 42 miles (68 km) to Anderson and southeast 29 miles (47 km) to Saluda , and US 221 leads northeast 26 miles (42 km) to Laurens and southwest 23 miles (37 km) to McCormick . Lake Greenwood,

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2332-577: The International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces-Afghanistan commander, about Vice President Joe Biden and other Administration members of the White House. McChrystal resigned from his position shortly after his statements went public. In 2010, Taibbi documented illegal and fraudulent actions by banks in the foreclosure courts, after traveling to Jacksonville , Florida and sitting in on hearings in

2438-606: The National Magazine Awards in 1971. Later in 1970, Rolling Stone published a 30,000-word feature on Charles Manson by David Dalton and David Felton, including their interview of Manson when he was in the L.A. County Jail awaiting trial, which won Rolling Stone its first National Magazine Award. Four years later, they also covered the Patty Hearst abduction odyssey. One interviewer, speaking for many of his peers, said that he bought his first copy of

2544-659: The Rolling Stone website, while writers for Rolling Stone were also able to contribute to Glixel . The site was headed by John Davison, and its offices were located in San Francisco. Rolling Stone closed down the offices in June 2017 and fired the entire staff, citing the difficulties of working with the remote site from their main New York office. Brian Crecente , founder of Kotaku and co-founder of Polygon ,

2650-553: The Vance-Maxwell House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places . Greenwood is governed via a council-manager system. The mayor is elected at-large . The city council consists of six nonpartisan members who are each elected from one of six single-member district wards. The current mayor of Greenwood is Brandon Smith. Mr. Smith was sworn in on Monday, November 19, 2018. He won election for

2756-530: The ceremony for the industry, the American Video Awards and others notwithstanding." Cash Box magazine reported that NAVAS membership was reorganized in the spring of 1985: "The new plan . . . allows for two distinct categories of membership: active (voting) and associate (non-voting). The active membership was further divided into craft and administrative divisions. Technical awards are voted only by active draft members." In November 1985, at

2862-606: The "Not-so-live video awards". The awards were sponsored by the National Academy of Video Arts and Sciences (NAVAS), and the nominees and winners were selected by the Academy. Winners in sixteen categories plus a Hall of Fame awardee were reported. Best Lighting Design and Best Set Design were replaced by Best Art Director, and the category, Best Live Concert Video, was replaced by Best Stage Performance. Happily, Peter Gabriel , whose videos won in five categories, and who

2968-655: The 1960s and 1970s. One critic referred to the Rolling Stone list of the "500 Greatest Songs" as an example of "unrepentant rockist fogeyism". In further response to this issue, rock critic Jim DeRogatis , a former Rolling Stone editor, published a thorough critique of the magazine's lists in a book called Kill Your Idols: A New Generation of Rock Writers Reconsiders the Classics , which featured differing opinions from many younger critics. Rolling Stone magazine has been criticized for reconsidering many classic albums that it had previously dismissed, and for frequent use of

3074-467: The 1970s, followed by a sharp decline into financial turmoil in the 21st century; leading Jann Wenner to sell 49 percent of the magazine to BandLab Technologies in 2016 and 51 percent to Penske Media Corporation (PMC) in 2017. PMC eventually acquired the 49 percent stake from BandLab Technologies in 2019, giving it full ownership of the magazine. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and Ralph J. Gleason . To pay for

3180-455: The 1984 Chicago Tribune article. By the time of The Third Annual American Video Awards , in April 1985, the American Video Association had become the National Academy of Video Arts and Sciences (NAVAS), which was listed as the sponsor of the show, with Jennifer Libbee serving as executive director, and Alan Winnikoff serving as spokesperson. Some news articles at the time claimed that the academy

3286-523: The 1990s. Conservative columnist Jonah Goldberg stated in 2008 that Rolling Stone had "essentially become the house organ of the Democratic National Committee ". Rolling Stone editor Jann Wenner has made all of his political donations to Democrats and has conducted high-profile interviews for the magazine with Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama . Rolling Stone endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in

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3392-404: The 3-D hologram cover of the special 1,000th issue (May 18, 2006) displaying multiple celebrities and other personalities. The printed format has gone through several changes. The first publications, in 1967 to 1972, were in folded tabloid newspaper format , with no staples, only black ink text, and a single color highlight that changed each edition. From 1973 onwards, editions were produced on

3498-527: The 3.5-star rating. For example, Led Zeppelin was largely written off by Rolling Stone magazine critics during the band's most active years in the 1970s, but by 2006, a cover story on the band honored them as "the Heaviest Band of All Time". A critic for Slate magazine described a conference at which 1984's The Rolling Stone Record Guide was scrutinized. As he described it, "The guide virtually ignored hip-hop and ruthlessly panned heavy metal,

3604-594: The Boston Marathon deserve Rolling Stone cover stories, though I no longer feel that Rolling Stone deserves them." In the issue dated November 19, 2014, the story "A Rape on Campus" was run about an alleged gang rape on the campus of the University of Virginia . Separate inquiries by Phi Kappa Psi , the fraternity accused by Rolling Stone of facilitating the alleged rape, and The Washington Post revealed major errors, omissions and discrepancies in

3710-504: The Greenwood educational institution with the largest number of graduating students was Lander University , with 494 graduates. The median property value in Greenwood grew from $ 86,800 in 2014 to $ 87,800 in 2015. 67.4% of the city population over the age of sixteen is in the civilian labor force. As of September 2017, the unemployment rate in Greenwood County was 4.0%. Greenwood's first South Carolina Festival of Flowers

3816-454: The Hall of Fame awardee would be announced at the ceremony, but no subsequent reports naming the awardee have been found thus far. Casey Kasem along with Toni Scotti and Syd Vinnedge of Scotti Bros./Syd Vinnedge Productions, served as executive producers of the show, which was taped in advance and edited down to one hour for broadcast. Accordingly, only eight "artistic" award categories made it on

3922-533: The Vanities in 1987. Rolling Stone was known for its musical coverage and for Thompson's political reporting and in 1985, they hired an advertising agency to refocus its image under the series "Perception/Reality" comparing Sixties symbols to those of the Eighties, which led to an increase in advertising revenue and pages. It also shifted to more of an entertainment magazine in the 1980s. It still had music as

4028-578: The Year" for South and North Carolina, and Executive Director Kay Self was recognized as "South Carolina Director of the Year". Ellesor G. Holder took the helm in 2011 for the 44th Festival of Flowers. She rebranded the festival with a more distinctive and contemporary logo which symbolized the diversity and floral history of the festival. Under Holder's leadership, the festival received the SC Festival & Event Association's Excellence Award, 2013 Event of

4134-571: The Year. She also garnered two Silver Awards for the festival's 2013 TV ad and mobile application/website at the International Festival and Events Association Conference. The South Carolina Festival of Flowers continues to be named one of the Southeast Tourism Society's "Top Twenty Events". Attendance at the festival has steadily grown, reaching a record of over 80,000 visitors in the past few years. In 2016,

4240-1335: The air, listed by Daniel Brogan of the Chicago Tribune as: "Best Pop Video, Best Urban Contemporary Video, Best Country Video, Best New Group, Best Male Performance, Best Female Performance, Best Duo or Group Performance and Best Home Video." Two videos by Bruce Springsteen won in three categories, but he did not attend the ceremony. His bandmate, saxophonist Clarence Clemens , accepted the awards in Springsteen's place. Ceremony date: Wednesday, November 20, 1985 Ceremony location: Wiltern Theater . Los Angeles, California. Host: Tony Danza . Presenters: Clarence Clemons , Grace Jones , Kenny Rogers , Apollonia Kotero , Andy Taylor of Duran Duran , Lorenzo Lamas , Herbie Hancock , The Weather Girls , Howie Mandel , Al Jarreau , The Judds , "Weird Al" Yankovic , Lisa Hartman , Shari Belafonte-Harper Performers: Sheila E , Martin Mull Television broadcast date: Friday, November 22, 1985. Network: ABC For list of nominees in nine "artistic categories," see: The Fifth Annual American Video Awards (1987), produced by Scotti/Vinnedge Television in association with Casey Kasem Productions,

4346-442: The article " Bug Chasers: The men who long to be HIV+ " claimed that homosexuals who intentionally sought to be infected with HIV accounted for 25% of new cases each year. However, the article's cited physicians later denied making such statements. In 2005, the article " Deadly Immunity " by anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. attracted criticism for quoting material out of context, and Rolling Stone eventually amended

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4452-636: The association membership. Awards for music videos proliferated in the 1980s, and by 1984, video awards were being given by Billboard magazine, the American Film Institute , the Grammys , and for the first time in 1984, MTV , when the music video cable television channel aired its inaugural MTV Video Music Awards . In April 1984, Tom Popson, writer for the Chicago Tribune , said, “. . . as yet no single award has emerged in

4558-404: The average family size was 3.05. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 15.2% from 18 to 24, 27.3% from 25 to 44, 17.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.5 males. The median income for a household in the city

4664-458: The award show would be broadcast live on network television. Toward those ends, to give the American Video Awards and the newly formed American Video Association credibility, an advisory board was formed which included presidents of Capitol , Columbia , MCA , Polygram and RCA record companies, and chairmen of the boards of Warner Bros. , A&M and Scotti Bros. record companies. Kasem seemed to make progress on two of his three goals from

4770-558: The boards of Warner Bros. , A&M and Scotti Bros. record companies. Nominees were announced on March 5, 1984, at an event held at the Kathy Gallagher restaurant in Los Angeles, California. The ceremony was taped, edited to a two-hour program, and aired in syndication by television outlets at later dates. Michael Jackson , whose videos dominated the awards with 24 nominations, and won in four categories, did not attend

4876-534: The case that NAVAS had the same credibility in the video field as the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (NARAS), which sponsored the Grammys, had in the music field. Kennedy admitted that, at first, the American Video Awards was, " '. . . just an excuse for a television show. ' " But, the award sponsors changed their attitude when, " '. . . we realized we were the only group that allowed all

4982-407: The ceremony and received her awards on stage. Ceremony date: April 3, 1985 Ceremony location: Santa Monica Civic Auditorium , Santa Monica, California Hosts: Casey Kasem , Herbie Hancock , Lisa Hartman Presenters: James Brown , Philip Bailey , Deborah Allen , Stephen Bishop , Laura Branigan , Michael Damian , Ronnie Dio , Lita Ford , Lee Greenwood , James Ingram , Grace Jones ,

5088-420: The ceremony. Jet reported that Jackson's sister, Rebbie Jackson , accepted awards on his behalf, and Carolyn McGuire of the Chicago Tribune reported that Prince did not "show up." Rod Stewart , however, was on hand to receive his Hall of Fame Award, which was presented to him by James Brown . Two Cyndi Lauper videos, " Time After Time " and " She Bop ", won in six different categories, and Lauper did attend

5194-819: The ceremony. Writer Tom Popson surmised that television viewers would be less inclined to watch the program because the outcome was known ahead of the telecast. Ceremony date: April 5, 1984 Ceremony location: Wilshire Ebell Theatre , Los Angeles, California Host: Casey Kasem Presenters: Patti LaBelle , Martha Davis and the Motels , Toni Basil , Deborah Allen , Herbie Hancock , La Toya Jackson , Jan and Dean , Juice Newton , Moon Zappa Frank Stallone , Grace Slick , Ozzy Osbourne , Little Richard Performers: "Weird Al" Yankovic See. Winners in fifteen categories plus two special recognition awards, Hall of Fame and Humanitarian Award, were reported for The Third Annual American Video Awards. The categories now included

5300-428: The city. The population density was 1,612.1 inhabitants per square mile (622.4/km ). There were 9,373 housing units at an average density of 684.6 per square mile (264.3/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 50.10% White , 45.51% African American , 0.19% Native American , 0.87% Asian , 0.07% Pacific Islander , 2.41% from other races , and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.52% of

5406-533: The courtroom. His article, "Invasion of the Home Snatchers", also documented attempts by the judge to intimidate a homeowner fighting foreclosure and the attorney Taibbi accompanied into the court. In January 2012, the magazine ran exclusive excerpts from Hastings' book just prior to publication. The book, The Operators: The Wild and Terrifying Inside Story of America's War in Afghanistan , provided

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5512-519: The death knell for the American Video Awards, writing that they were, "probably on the way out". Indeed, The Fifth Annual American Video Awards was the last. At The First Annual American Video Awards ceremony (1983), awards were given for six categories and an artist was selected for induction into the "Hall of Fame." For a video to be nominated, the song had to be in the top ten of the Billboard charts in 1982. Nominees and winners were selected by

5618-610: The different elements of the video industry to get together. ' " He argued there was a professional difference between the American Video Awards and the MTV Video Music Awards: " 'The MTV awards are designed to promote MTV. The American Video Awards are designed to promote the music-video industry. We're an industry award, MTV isn't. ' " The Fifth Annual American Video Awards was held in February 1987. Its distribution to television outlets reverted to syndication, and

5724-718: The economic impact of the Festival of Flowers was $ 3,300,000. The South Carolina Festival of Flowers is a division of the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce and shares the same board of directors. The South Carolina Festival of Discovery is sponsored by the Uptown Greenwood Development Corporation. The event started in 2000, celebrating the history, culture, food, arts, crafts, music and people of South Carolina and Greenwood County. The Festival of Discovery's "Blues Cruise" celebrates

5830-507: The festival has grown to include a wide array of activities, many added under the leadership of Frank Cuda, who was Festival Director from 1992 to 2006. In 2007, the festival celebrated its 40th anniversary and welcomed Kay Self as the new executive director. In 2008, the South Carolina Festival of Flowers introduced a new logo celebrating its Carolina roots. The logo features yellow jessamine (the state flower) encircling

5936-538: The financial meltdown of the time. He famously described Goldman Sachs as "a great vampire squid ". In December 2009, the Los Angeles Times reported that the owners of Rolling Stone magazine planned to open a Rolling Stone restaurant in the Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood in the spring of 2010. The expectation was that the restaurant could become the first of a national chain if it

6042-500: The first music video awards show ever to be shown on prime time network television. Although the past three ceremonies had all been held in the spring ( The Third Annual American Video Awards was held just seven months prior, in April that same year), the network, ABC, wanted to air the fourth show in November. This shortened the eligibility period for nominated videos, which was from December 2, 1984 to September 30, 1985. ABC also chose

6148-407: The kids from " Fame ," B. B. King , Quiet Riot , REO Speedwagon , Sylvia , Pia Zadora , Vanity , "Weird Al" Yankovic Performers: New Edition , John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band , Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley See: The Fourth Annual American Video Awards (November 1985) was not only the first and only American Video Awards show to be broadcast on network television, it was also

6254-462: The late 1990s, this had developed into a thriving community, with many regular members and contributors worldwide. However, the site was also plagued with numerous Internet trolls , who vandalized the forum substantially. The magazine abruptly deleted the forum in May 2004, then began a new, much more limited message board community on their site in late 2005, only to remove it again in 2006. In March 2008,

6360-494: The magazine also helped launch the careers of many prominent authors, including Cameron Crowe , Lester Bangs , Joe Klein , Joe Eszterhas , Ben Fong-Torres , Patti Smith and P. J. O'Rourke . It was at this point that the magazine ran some of its most famous stories. The January 21, 1970, issue covered the Altamont Free Concert and the killing of Meredith Hunter , which won a Specialized Journalism award at

6466-458: The magazine due to be a bi-monthly publication. In February 2022, Rolling Stone announced the acquisition of Life Is Beautiful , saying, "Live events are an integral part of Rolling Stone's future." In 2023 Rolling Stone was nominated for its first-ever Emmy award in the "Outstanding Interactive Media" category for its investigation into "The DJ and the War Crimes". The piece also won

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6572-514: The magazine experienced a major resurgence of interest and relevance with the work of two young journalists in the late 2000s, Michael Hastings and Matt Taibbi . Rob Sheffield also joined from Spin . In 2005, Dana Leslie Fields , former publisher of Rolling Stone , who had worked at the magazine for 17 years, was an inaugural inductee into the Magazine Hall of Fame. In 2009, Taibbi unleashed an acclaimed series of scathing reports on

6678-466: The magazine moved its headquarters from San Francisco to New York City . Editor Jann Wenner said San Francisco had become "a cultural backwater". Kurt Loder joined Rolling Stone in May 1979 and spent nine years there, including as editor. Timothy White joined as a writer from Crawdaddy and David Fricke from Musician . Tom Wolfe wrote to Wenner to propose an idea drawn from Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray : to serialize

6784-434: The magazine published its first Spanish-language section on Latino music and culture, in the issue dated November 22. In September 2016, Advertising Age reported that Wenner was in the process of selling a 49% stake of the magazine to a company from Singapore called BandLab Technologies . The new investor had no direct involvement in the editorial content of the magazine. In September 2017, Wenner Media announced that

6890-408: The magazine upon initial arrival on his college campus, describing it as a " rite of passage ". In 1972, Wenner assigned Tom Wolfe to cover the launch of NASA 's last Moon mission, Apollo 17 . He published a four-part series in 1973 titled "Post-Orbital Remorse", about the depression that some astronauts experienced after having been in space. After the series, Wolfe began researching the whole of

6996-416: The main topic but began to increase its coverage of celebrities, films, and pop culture. It also began releasing its annual "Hot Issue". In the 1990s, the magazine changed its format to appeal to a younger readership interested in youth-oriented television shows, film actors, and popular music. This led to criticism that the magazine was emphasizing style over substance. After years of declining readership,

7102-460: The name for a song he wrote. The Rolling Stones took their name from Muddy's song. Like a Rolling Stone was the title of Bob Dylan's first rock and roll record. We have begun a new publication reflecting what we see are the changes in rock and roll and the changes related to rock and roll. However, it distanced itself from the underground newspapers of the time, such as Berkeley Barb , embracing more traditional journalistic standards and avoiding

7208-461: The name solely to Dylan's hit single: "At [Ralph] Gleason's suggestion, Wenner named his magazine after a Bob Dylan song." Rolling Stone initially identified with and reported the hippie counterculture of the era . You're probably wondering what we're trying to do. It's hard to say: sort of a magazine and sort of a newspaper. The name of it is Rolling Stone which comes from an old saying, "A rolling stone gathers no moss." Muddy Waters used

7314-543: The new National Academy of Video Arts and Sciences (NAVAS). Nominations were announced at the Ma Maison restaurant in West Hollywood, California , on March 4, 1985. The ceremony was taped, edited to a two-hour program, and aired in syndication by television outlets at later dates. Jet magazine noted that there were only two "Black" winners, Michael Jackson and Prince , and apparently neither of them attended

7420-410: The new categories of Best Long Form Video, Best Home Video, Best New Video Artist, Best Costume Design, and Best Set Design. The category, Best Art Direction, was dropped. Candidates for award nominations included all videos produced and distributed to cable or network television stations between December 2, 1983 and December 1, 1984, and nominees were selected after two ballots taken of the 500 members of

7526-489: The office vacated by Mayor Welborn Adams who decided not to seek re-election. Leath Correctional Institution , a South Carolina Department of Corrections prison for women, is located in unincorporated Greenwood County 5 miles (8 km) north of the center of Greenwood. The city of Greenwood is a part of Greenwood County School District 50, and offers public schooling up to the secondary level, including career and technology education. Greenwood District 50 consists of

7632-414: The outcry, New England–based CVS Pharmacy and Tedeschi Food Shops banned their stores from carrying the issue. Also refusing to sell the issue were Walgreens ; Rite-Aid and Kmart ; Roche Bros. and Stop & Shop ; H-E-B and Walmart ; 7-Eleven ; Hy-Vee , Rutter's Farm , and United Supermarkets ; Cumberland Farms and Market Basket ; and Shaw's . Boston mayor Thomas Menino sent

7738-409: The population. There were 8,496 households, out of which 28.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.5% were married couples living together, 21.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and

7844-538: The program's host, Tony Danza , who starred in one of its most successful sitcoms at the time, " Who's the Boss? " This was the only American Video Awards ceremony that was not hosted or co-hosted by Casey Kasem . Awards were sponsored by the National Academy of Video Arts and Sciences (NAVAS), and nominees and winners were selected by the Academy. Nominations were announced on October 29, 1985, at Ma Maison restaurant in West Hollywood, California , at an event described as

7950-469: The radical politics of the underground press . In the first edition, Wenner wrote that Rolling Stone "is not just about the music, but about the things and attitudes that music embraces". In a 2017 article celebrating the publication's 50th anniversary, Rolling Stone ' s David Browne stated that the magazine's name was a nod to the Rolling Stones in an addition to "Rollin' Stone" and "Like

8056-544: The remaining 51% of Rolling Stone magazine was up for sale. In December 2017, Penske Media acquired the remaining stake from Wenner Media. It became a monthly magazine from the July 2018 issue. On January 31, 2019, Penske acquired BandLab's 49% stake in Rolling Stone , gaining full ownership of the magazine. In January 2021, a Chinese edition of the magazine was launched, while in September 2021, Rolling Stone launched

8162-489: The run-up for the 2016 U.S. presidential election . Rolling Stone has criticized Republican Presidents George W. Bush and Donald Trump . In 2006, it described Bush as the "worst president in history". The magazine featured Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau on its August 2017 cover with the headline "Why can't he be our president?" One major criticism of Rolling Stone involves its generational bias toward

8268-548: The school, filed a $ 7.5 million defamation lawsuit in Charlottesville Circuit Court against Rolling Stone and Erdely, claiming damage to her reputation and emotional distress. Said the filing, " Rolling Stone and Erdely's highly defamatory and false statements about Dean Eramo were not the result of an innocent mistake. They were the result of a wanton journalist who was more concerned with writing an article that fulfilled her preconceived narrative about

8374-539: The setup costs, Wenner borrowed $ 7,500 (equivalent to $ 69,000 in 2023 ) from his family and the parents of his soon-to-be wife, Jane Schindelheim. The first issue was released on November 9, 1967, and featured John Lennon in costume for the film How I Won the War on the cover. It was in newspaper format with a lead article on the Monterey International Pop Festival . The cover price

8480-851: The show being clearly titled as The First Annual American Video Awards in the Billboard announcement, at the later times of the show's appearances on television in syndication, several newspapers gave it other names, among them, "America's Top 10 Video Awards," and the "Super Bullet Video Awards," suggesting some trouble with the show's identity at the outset. Ceremony date: April 6, 1983 Ceremony location: Beverly Theatre in Beverly Hills, California Host: Casey Kasem Presenters: Grace Slick , Mick Fleetwood , Pia Zadora , Rosanne Cash , Toni Basil , Patrick Simmons , Michael Nesmith , Rindy Ross , Larry Graham , The Gap Band , Mickey Thomas , John Schneider Winners in eleven categories plus

8586-557: The show received some criticism in the press. It was dubbed the "Not-so-live video awards" in the Greenwood, South Carolina Index-Journal . The Philadelphia Daily News called it "hokey." Cash Box magazine said the presenters were a "curious assortment of celebrities," because so many of them had little to do with the music industry. Later that year, in December 1987, nationally syndicated newspaper columnist Ethlie Ann Vare sounded

8692-636: The sound of the blues, with numerous musical artists performing at Uptown Greenwood restaurants and venues, while the Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) BBQ and Hash Cook-Off focuses on the rich tradition of Carolina barbecue . The Barratt House , J. Wesley Brooks House , Lander College Old Main Building , Magnolia Cemetery , Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church , Old Greenwood Cemetery , Old Greenwood High School , James C. Self House , Stony Point , Sunnyside , Tabernacle Cemetery , and

8798-630: The space program, in what became a seven-year project from which he took time to write The Painted Word , a book on art, and to complete Mauve Gloves & Madmen, Clutter & Vine , a collection of shorter pieces and eventually The Right Stuff . The magazine began running the photographs of Annie Leibovitz in 1970. In 1973, she became its chief photographer, and her images appeared on more than 140 covers. Rolling Stone recruited writers from smaller music magazines, including Paul Nelson from Sing Out! , who became record reviews editor from 1978 to 1983, and Dave Marsh from Creem . In 1977,

8904-521: The special recognition award, Hall of Fame, were reported for The Second Annual American Video Awards. The Best Performance category was now expanded to Best Performance, Male; Best Performance, Female; and Best Performance, Group. The Best Video of the Year category was eliminated, and the category, Best Pop Video, was added. Other categories added were on the technical side of video production: Best Editing, Best Lighting Design, Best Choreography, and Best Art Direction. The 1983 category, Special Merit Video

9010-525: The still-new medium as indisputably the most prestigious and widely recognized.” To Popson, Kasem expressed his hopes that the American Video Awards, which he dubbed the "Avas," would become that award for music videos, analogous to the Oscars for film, the Emmys for television and the Grammys for music; that the newly formed American Video Association would eventually become an "academy" of music video; and that

9116-680: The story and its problems by the dean of the Columbia School of Journalism . The report uncovered journalistic failure in the UVA story and institutional problems with reporting at Rolling Stone . Rolling Stone retracted the story on April 5, 2015. On April 6, 2015, following the investigation and retraction of the story, Phi Kappa Psi announced plans to pursue all available legal action against Rolling Stone , including claims of defamation . On May 12, 2015, UVA associate dean Nicole Eramo, chief administrator for handling sexual assault issues at

9222-399: The story with corrections in response to these and other criticisms. The August 2013 Rolling Stone cover, featuring then-accused (later convicted) Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev , drew widespread criticism that the magazine was "glamorizing terrorism" and that the cover was a "slap in the face to the great city of Boston ". The online edition of the article was accompanied by

9328-445: The story. Reporter Sabrina Erdely 's story was subject to intense media criticism. The Washington Post and Boston Herald issued calls for magazine staff involved in the report to be fired. Rolling Stone subsequently issued three apologies for the story. On December 5, 2014, Rolling Stone ' s managing editor, Will Dana, apologized for not fact-checking the story. Rolling Stone commissioned an outside investigation of

9434-416: The time of The Fourth Annual American Video Awards network television broadcast, the national director of NAVAS, Mick Kennedy, said voting members were required to have worked on at least two videos, or be an executive in a video-related field. He said the academy membership was "tightened" in order to assure skeptics that the video awards were based on merit rather than industry politics, and he tried to make

9540-802: The two genres that within a few years would dominate the pop charts. In an auditorium packed with music journalists, you could detect more than a few anxious titters: How many of us will want our record reviews read back to us 20 years hence?" The hiring of former FHM editor Ed Needham further enraged critics who alleged that Rolling Stone had lost its credibility. The 2003 "Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitarists of all Time" article, which named only two female musicians, resulted in Venus Zine answering with their own list, entitled "The Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time". Rolling Stone ' s film critic, Peter Travers , has been criticized for his high number of repetitively used blurbs . In 2003,

9646-520: The victimization of women on American college campuses, and a malicious publisher who was more concerned about selling magazines to boost the economic bottom line for its faltering magazine, than they were about discovering the truth or actual facts." On November 4, 2016, after 20 hours of deliberation, a jury consisting of eight women and two men found Rolling Stone , the magazine's publisher and Erdely liable for defaming Eramo, and awarded Eramo $ 3 million. Greenwood, South Carolina Greenwood

9752-400: The website started a new message board section once again, then deleted it in April 2010. Rolling Stone devotes one of its table of contents pages to promoting material currently appearing on its website, listing detailed links to the items. On April 19, 2010, the website underwent a redesign and began featuring the complete archives of Rolling Stone . The archive was first launched under

9858-595: The words "Festival of Flowers" with two Carolina wrens (the state bird) perched below. Also in 2008, the Topiary Project was launched, which has become the signature event. Presently, there are 42 topiaries on the square in Greenwood. Then in 2009, the festival gained regional recognition by winning four Excellence Awards at the Carolina Showfest Convention. The awards were for "Best Merchandise", "Best Website", and "Overall Event of

9964-479: Was $ 26,284, and the median income for a family was $ 32,573. Males had a median income of $ 26,477 versus $ 21,476 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,347. About 22.2% of families and 40.4% of the population were below the poverty line , including 34.4% of those under age 18 and 18.0% of those age 65 or over. The most common employment sectors for residents of Greenwood are manufacturing , retail trade, and healthcare and social assistance. In 2015,

10070-401: Was 25¢ (equivalent to $ 2.27 in 2023) and it was published bi-weekly. In the first issue, Wenner explained that the title of the magazine came from the old saying "A rolling stone gathers no moss." He also mentioned the 1950 blues song " Rollin' Stone ", recorded by Muddy Waters , The Rolling Stones band, and Bob Dylan 's 1965 hit single " Like a Rolling Stone ". Some authors have attributed

10176-467: Was eliminated. Videos produced and distributed to television outlets between December 1, 1982 and December 1, 1983, were eligible for nomination. Nominees and winners were selected by the 500 members of the new American Video Association. The Hall of Fame awardee was selected by the "distinguished" advisory board of the American Video Association, which included presidents of Capitol , Columbia , MCA , Polygram and RCA record companies, and chairmen of

10282-655: Was formed in 1837 with a post office. By 1850, the village designation was changed to the name Greenwood. The town grew with the first railroad, the Greenville & Columbia Railroad built in 1852. Greenwood was incorporated in 1857. Starting in 1872, the American Missionary Association (AMA) founded the Brewer Normal Institute in Greenwood; a segregated school for African-American students. The Brewer Normal Institute

10388-528: Was founded in 1980. Although it didn't air live, a taped version of The Fourth Annual American Video Awards did make it to network television in November 1985. It was edited down to a one-hour broadcast on ABC. But public recognition of the American Video Awards as the most prestigious in the field remained elusive, despite Kasem's hopes and efforts. In September 1985, after the second MTV Video Music Awards aired, Steven Dupler, writing for Billboard magazine, said, "MTV has definitely established its awards as

10494-550: Was held in the summer of 1968 to coincide with the 100th anniversary celebration of George W. Park Seed Company. The festival was the brainchild of what was known then as the Tourist and Conventions Committee of the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce. Chamber Director Al Parker and committee members recognized that Park Seed Company hosted "grower days" each year and that hundreds of professional flower growers would come to Greenwood to meander through Park Seed's famous trial gardens (the gardens closed in 2013). The committee thought it would be

10600-676: Was hired as editorial director and runs the site from the main New York office. Following the sale of Rolling Stone ' s assets to Penske Media Corporation , the Glixel content was merged into the routine publishing of Variety , with Crecente remaining as editorial director. In 2017, Graham Ruddick of The Guardian described Rolling Stone as a "rock'n'roll magazine turned liberal cheerleader". Bruce Schulman wrote in The Washington Post that Rolling Stone has "routinely support[ed] liberal candidates and causes" since

10706-456: Was in 1969. In the 1970s, Rolling Stone began to make a mark with its political coverage, with the likes of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson writing for the magazine's political section. Thompson first published his most famous work, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , within the pages of Rolling Stone , where he remained a contributing editor until his death in 2005. In the 1970s,

10812-903: Was inducted into the NAVAS Hall of Fame, did attend the ceremony and accepted his awards on stage. It was reported that backstage he was "mobbed by admirers", and he "retreated in order to avoid being crushed" by photographers. Ceremony date: February 26, 1987 Ceremony location: Scottish Rite Auditorium in Los Angeles, California . Emcee: Casey Kasem Hosts: Shari Belafonte Harper , Graham Nash Presenters: "Weird Al" Yankovic , Little Richard , Dwight Yoakam , Lisa Lisa , Gregory Abbott , Diana Canova , Gallagher , Roseanne Barr , Delta Burke , Jackée Harry , David Hasselhoff , Jean Kasem , Tim Reid , Tracy Scoggins Performers: Wang Chung , The Bangles , Richard Belzer , Bobcat Goldthwait See: Rolling Stone Rolling Stone

10918-586: Was initially a private boarding school, and by 1925 it became a public school which closed in 1970. The AMA also built the Brewer Hospital in Greenwood in order to help fostering community racial integration. It was dedicated on May 24, 1924. Greenwood primarily served as a railroad and agricultural town until 1890 when William L. Durst opened the Greenwood Cotton Mill , and after which moved into local textile manufacturing. Greenwood

11024-470: Was released in 1967 and featured John Lennon on the cover, and was then published every two weeks. It is known for provocative photography and its cover photos, featuring musicians, politicians, athletes, and actors. In addition to its print version in the United States , it publishes content through Rollingstone.com and numerous international editions. The magazine experienced a rapid rise during

11130-601: Was successful. As of November 2010, the "soft opening" of the restaurant was planned for December 2010. In 2011, the restaurant was open for lunch and dinner as well as a full night club downstairs on the weekends. The restaurant closed in February 2013. Bigger headlines came at the end of June 2010. Rolling Stone caused a controversy in the White House by publishing in the July issue an article by journalist Michael Hastings entitled "The Runaway General", quoting criticism by General Stanley A. McChrystal , commander of

11236-482: Was the last one. A power failure contributed to the live ceremony's four-hour length. The show was taped to be aired at a later time in syndication, and was edited down to a two-hour program. The Philadelphia Daily News called the ceremony "hokey." Cash Box magazine criticized the show for including award presenters who had little to do with the music industry, calling them a "curious assortment of celebrities." The Greenwood, South Carolina Index-Journal dubbed it

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