Hard to tell where this Justin Bieber ‘thing’ is ultimately headed, but in the meantime the young singer is about as ubiquitous as it gets in pop music these days. Good or bad, it’s happening, and now Rolling Stone has joined the party with a cover story that hits newsstands this week.

“Justin Bieber takes Rolling Stone contributing editor Vanessa Grigoriadis for a spin around Atlanta in his Range Rover,” goes the RollingStone.com preview.

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Today is the anniversary of John Lennon‘s death. Although it was one of the most tragic losses for people all around the world thirty years ago tonight, his legacy has lived on through his philosophies and songwriting. Both the people you personally know and even the famous has had something profound to say about the former Beatle and we are celebrating him more than mourning him now.

However, it’s not difficult to find yourself thinking about the last hours of his life and what was going on in Mark David Chapman’s mind the day it all tragically went down. We won’t know all the specific details no matter how many documentaries, films and biographies we engross ourselves in but thanks to Rolling Stone, we’ll be able to know what his thoughts were just three days before his death.

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Ozzy Osbourne is known for many things with one of them being the Prince of Darkness. However, based on all the crazy behavior he’s displayed throughout his career (both Black Sabbath and solo eras), we’re not sure if he’s really one to turn to for solid advice. Rolling Stone seems to think differently.

Apparently, they’ve recruited Osbourne to be the new “Dear Abby” in regards to health and many other issues related to the topic. (Drugs, sex, family… I guess it’s all considered “health.”) Now you can personally write “Dear Ozzy” with a higher chance of him actually responding to you! The only thing is his advice will be made public along with your questions. This isn’t just any regular fan mail response. It’s the real deal. Kind of.

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Rolling Stone Magazine has rated Beatles songs for the first time and put “A Day in the Life” at the #1 spot for best Beatles song this Wednesday. The song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and was released in 1967 and beat out other hits such as “I Want To Hold Your Hand” and “Strawberry Fields.”

The list was compiled in honor of the Fab Four’s 40th anniversary of the twelfth and last album, Let It Be, which was released in 1970. The list which highlights the top ten Beatles songs according to them will be released in a special collector’s edition of the magazine.

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Rolling Stone Magazine is about to venture into a territory that will have all publications and business strategists closely keeping an eye on them. They’re about to put every single element of every issue printed since 1967 online. Instead of just reading the news and teasers on the site, every single story written in their print publication will soon become digital. Album reviews will even have clips to listen to. However, as great as this all is for fans of the magazine, it does come with a fee. It’s not much, but we do wonder where they think they’ll be going with this business plan.

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There’s this great line in Almost Famous where Cameron Crowe’s characterized version of Ben Fong-Torres claims, “Now this isn’t Creem Magazine. This is Rolling Stone.” No offense to Creem. It was an amazing publication, but Rolling Stone had its reputation back in the day and it still has as much as of a pull in the mainstream music community today.

Always paired with great music journalism, Rolling Stone, like other music businesses is looking to start something new. Right now, Rolling Stone wants you to come to their high-class restaurant to come eat their pricey food and expensive beverages.

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This is not the first time Elizabeth and the Catapult has graced the pages of BeatCrave. Ever since we featured them in our Know Your NYC Bands series, we just couldn’t get enough of the trio. We even inducted them in to our BeatCrave Fav series!

So when BeatCrave kindly got invited to their last show on their 5-week tour, we were more than happy to accept!

The show was hosted by Rolling Stone Magazine and took place on the rooftop of the Andaz Hotel in West Hollywood. Before E and the C went on, the room already had a pleasant atmosphere with an open bar, free meals (spaghetti, sushi, ceviche, and more), and a lovely view of the city. There honestly wasn’t a better way to unwind after work on a Thursday night.

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Almost 40 years ago, Rolling Stone magazine was considered the cream of music journalism, sparking the careers of renowned writers such as Hunter S. Thompson, Cameron Crowe and Joe Klein, celebrating artists like John Lennon, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix. It was the anti-status quo, and recognized as a political force in the media.

Since the 90′s, the magazine has focused on younger readers by publishing more sex-oriented content, pop music and television actors, with the Backstreet Boys, Jessica Simpson, Britney Spears, Spice Girls, Christina Aguilera, and the Jonas Brothers gracing its cover pages. Continuing this downward spiral, the latest issue of Rolling Stone is hitting newsstands this week sporting a cover story on the TV show “Gossip Girl,” with female cast members seductively sharing ice-cream. The quality of service provided to readers must be scrutinized.

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Rolling Stone is back with its list for the top 50 albums of 2008. From hip hop to country, this year’s list featured a strange mix of newcomers, legends and a lot of artist that don’t seem to belong. The top spot earned by TV on the Radio seemed well deserved but bands like Metallica and Gunz N Roses were ranked surprisingly high considering the other names on the table. Having Bob Dylan at number two was probably the right choice but John Mellancamp‘s album being ranked ahead of Magnetic Field‘s Distortion might raise some eyebrows as to how legit this oddly compiled list really is.

Check out the list below…

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