From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rolling Stone Australia
Rolling Stone Australia
Rolling Stone Australia lication was required. On 1 May 1970, Go-Set Publications
produced Revolution,[5] Frazer had negotiated with Rolling
Stone owner and publisher, Jann Wenner, for a supple-
ment to be included from the fourth issue.[1] It targeted
Rolling Stone logo an older, counter-culture audience than Go-Set, Revolution
became High Times[5] in August 1971. High Times last is-
Editor-in-Chief Matt Coyte
sue was in January 1972, each magazine continued with
Former editors Simon Wordsworth the supplements and were published by Frazer for Go-Set
Rachel Newman Publications.[1] Frazer left Go-Set in February and seven
Elissa Blake
Andrew Humphries
months later founded The Digger independently, Rolling
Kathy Bail Stone was launched as a fully fledged magazine in late
Paul Gardiner 1972 by Frazer, five years after the flagship started in the
Jane Mathieson United States.[2][3] Rolling Stone Australia was published
Frequency monthly monthly, it is devoted to music, politics, and popular cul-
ture; with local articles and international articles from
Circulation 27,051 the parent magazine. Frazer continued with The Digger,
Publisher ACP Magazines until December 1975, when he left Australia for the Unit-
ed States.[1]
First issue 1972
Country Australia The first edition I saw was just so quirky. It
was basically a tabloid format, A3-sized, fold-
Based in Australia
ed so that it looked the size of an A4 page. It
Language English was on newsprint and because it was folded
you could have the huge image on the front
Website Official website
cover. It was very simple, it was just the
essence of hipness
Rolling Stone Australia is an Australian-based magazine
—Bruce Elder, 12 April 2002[6]
devoted to music, politics, and popular culture that is
published monthly, it is the Australian edition of the In 1974, two years after being founded, the licence was
United States’ Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone was initially re- taken up by a group of journalists led by former Financial
leased in Melbourne in May 1970 as a supplement in Revo- Review writer Paul Gardiner, with Jane Mathieson and
lution, an offshoot from Australian pop newspaper, Go- Paul Comrie-Thompson.[7] The first Australian act on the
Set by Phillip Frazer.[1] It was launched as a fully fledged cover was Skyhooks in 1976, who reportedly hated the
magazine in 1972 by Frazer, five years after it had started photo, but it did mark a broadening recognition of local
in the United States,[2][3] and is the longest surviving in- acts in the magazine.[4] Together Gardiner, Mathieson
ternational edition of Rolling Stone.[4] and Comrie-Thompson built Rolling Stone Australia up as a
major player in terms of circulation, shifting about 35,000
History copies each week.[7] Gardiner and his wife Mathieson
were in control until 1987, when they too pulled out amid
Main article: Go-Set
mounting debts and American indifference.[8]
The Australian version of Rolling Stone was initially re-
After remaining dormant for six months, Phillip Keir
leased as a supplement in Revolution in May 1970, an
acquired the rights to publish it in 1987 in partnership
adult-based magazine, edited and published by Phillip
with his wife Lisa-Belle Furhagen and his friend Toby
Frazer in Melbourne as an offshoot from the now de-
Creswell.[2] The three university friends having virtually
funct, teen-based pop newspaper Go-Set for Go-Set Publi-
no publishing experience decided to pool their money
cations.[1][5] Go-Set introduced an adult, counter-culture
and buy the licence from the Americans.[8] Creswell and
supplement called Core on 13 December 1969 which was
Keir were old friends dating back to their school days at
edited by Ed Nimmervoll.[1] Nimmervoll had worked on
Sydney Grammar School, whilst Keir and Furhagen were
Go-Set since 1966.[3] The US Rolling Stone magazine was the
married.[9] In 1992 when the friendship fell out and the
role model for Core and Frazer decided a stand-alone pub-
marriage broke up, Keir retained the magazine, which
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became the flagship title of Next Media Pty Ltd. The fol- ISBN 9780908128099. http://books.google.com/
lowing year Creswell and Furhagen started, the publish- ?id=A1mTAAAAIAAJ&q=phillip+frazer+go+set&dq=phillip+frazer+g
ing company Terraplane Press/Terraplanet[8] and Retrieved 2009-03-26. NOTE: On-line version is a
launched Juice in direct competition to Rolling Stone.[10] ’snippet view’
Australian Rolling Stone celebrated its 25th year with [6] Mangan, John (2002-04-12). "Still rolling after
a special collector’s edition in May 1998, and at that time thirty years". The Age (Fairfax Media).
the publishers claimed the current circulation was http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2002/04/12/
around 40,000.[11] In 2008 Next Media Pty Ltd were pur- 1018333410324.html. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
chased by Worseley Media, in a deal that saw ACP [7] ^ Eliezer, Christie (2004-06-29). "Aussie Rolling
Magazines acquire Rolling Stone magazine, in exchange Stone Publisher Gardiner Dies". Billboard Biz.
for ACP titles Tracks and Waves.[2][12] A few months later, http://www.allbusiness.com/retail-trade/
ACP relaunched Rolling Stone, with a new look and size. miscellaneous-retail-retail-stores-not/
4368523-1.html. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
Year after year, Rolling Stone Australia has [8] ^ Boots, Tim (2007-04-23). "Rolling Stone still
made me proud. They have executed the rocking 35 years on". The Sydney Morning Herald
Rolling Stone mission with style, intelligence (Fairfax Media). http://www.smh.com.au/news/
and energy. My hat is off to everyone who has music/rolling-stone-still-rocking-35-years-on/
contributed to this success over the years and 2007/04/23/
I look forward to even greater years to come. 1177180540801.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1.
—Jann Wenner, 2009[13] Retrieved 2009-03-19.
[9] Elder, Bruce (2002-04-13). "Written in Stone". The
In 2008 the magazine averaged sales of 27,051 copies a Sydney Morning Herald (Fairfax Media).
month,[14] down from 29,372 the year before and about http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2002/04/12/
40,000 at the time of its 30th anniversary issue six years 1018333416932.html. Retrieved 2009-03-24.
previous. Its average readership in March 2008 was [10] Veldre, Danielle (2003-04-11). "Juicy new campaign
301,000, compared with 296,000 a year earlier; the read- for Pacific Magazine". B&T Today.
ership had peaked in December 1994 at 392,000.[11] http://www.bandt.com.au/news/94/0c015c94.asp.
The Australian version is the longest surviving inter- Retrieved 2009-03-24.
national edition of Rolling Stone magazine.[4] [11] ^ Jackson, Sally (2008-05-22). "Fresh home and
hopes for Rolling Stone". The Australian (News
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