{"product_id":"brand-new-beat-the-wild-rise-of-rolling-stone-magazine-9780520399396","title":"Brand New Beat: The Wild Rise of Rolling Stone Magazine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow the iconic publication's unruly first decade rewrote the rules of journalism.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e's first decade was truly rock and roll: chaotic, wild, and unpredictable. \u003ci\u003eBrand New Beat\u003c\/i\u003e charts the origins and evolution of the magazine during its formative early years in San Francisco. Founded in 1967 by a 21-year-old college dropout, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e and its editors were steeped in the Bay Area's counterculture and viewed rock and roll as the animating spirit of a social revolution. Reaching beyond music, the magazine delved into the tempestuous culture and politics of the time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Acclaimed author Peter Richardson takes readers inside the iconic magazine during an era of legendary events, major cultural figures, and unforgettable music. Showing how \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e became a journalistic juggernaut--nurturing music-focused writers like Cameron Crowe, Lester Bangs, and Greil Marcus as well as New Journalism giants Hunter S. Thompson and Tom Wolfe--this book reveals how \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e both exemplified and critiqued the counterculture. Always more than the definitive rock magazine, \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e leveraged the power of popular music to deliver groundbreaking coverage of historic events, setting a new standard for the next generation of American journalism. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Richardson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520399396\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Richardson \u003c\/b\u003eis author of \u003ci\u003eSavage Journey: Hunter S. Thompson and the Weird Road to Gonzo\u003c\/i\u003e as well as critically acclaimed books about the Grateful Dead, \u003ci\u003eRamparts\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and radical author and editor Carey McWilliams. His essays appear in \u003ci\u003eThe Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and elsewhere.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Peter Richardson \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47834166984861,"sku":"9780520399396","price":47.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_2fd92e21-4631-47f0-a4d5-3b0df1aedbe5.jpg?v=1776145164","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/brand-new-beat-the-wild-rise-of-rolling-stone-magazine-9780520399396","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}