Rolling Stone selling out??

The latest issue of Rolling Stone magazine is now out at newsstands and bookstores, but is this cover an indication of them selling out? As you see, the cover story is about the popular MTV show, The Hills, featuring the main girls Lauren, Heidi, Audrina, and Whitney. Honestly, it is a guilty pleasure show I watch every Monday night to see some reality drama (Yes, I admit it). I took a look at it today at a Target and this cover article is surprisingly a good read if you follow the show (Of course, this show is just an example of MTV being crap now). From what I read, it focuses on the high and low points of the show, the beef between Lauren and Heidi (I'm on Lauren's side for this fight). Heidi and her douche boyfriend, Spencer, how Los Angeles is beautifully portrayed with those crazy camera shots thanks to the crew, Lauren defending the show, how Audrina at first wasn't in the show in the first place, and the big question of whether or not the show is scripted and fake. Sure, some of the stuff seem real, but maybe some of it is not. I'm pretty sure the creators do a good job (or not) of dividing the fine line to develop the storylines. Even Lauren herself admits that Justin Timberlake was right at last year's MTV Video Music Awards of MTV needing to be a music channel again showing more videos, but at the same time was blasted since Justin kind of targeted them when he said that infamous quote (Lauren wants none of those crappy dating shows like Next anymore). Anyway, some of the cover story is here if you're curious and especially read the comments because most of the Rolling Stone fans sure hate this issue being a departure from the music direction they are always known for that they desperately need a reality show to be on their cover to sell some copies. Personally, I don't read Rolling Stone regularly, but this is just another example of the magazine focusing more on what's hot in general pop culture today than the music.