I guess I should have seen it coming, given the tendency of ROLLING STONE to regard the teenpop act Jonas Brothers (now currently on a Disney Channel series that channels, in style, episodes of THE MONKEES) as legitimate-because-they're-making-money rockers.
But, a couple of hours ago at my local Costco in Northridge, CA, I discovered IT in all its malign banality.
Yes. Jann Wenner and Wenner Media just gave the world a ROLLING STONE Jonas Brothers special issue
Wenner didn't do this in the 90s for Hanson--which, if I remember correctly, got more respect from rock critics.
Wenner didn't do this in the 70s for The Osmonds or David and Shaun Cassidy. They only received articles and/or cover stories at best.
But now Jann Wenner, chasing preteen dollars, has devalued the ROLLING STONE brand in supplicant service to a teenpop group [and their Svengali father] which, earlier this year, had a less-than-successful foray into concert moviemaking (even with the power of the Walt Disney Company behind them).
As Sylvester, Jr. used to do in Warner Brothers cartoons, I will now put a paper bag over my head and say: "Oh, the shame of it!"
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