Remember Creem Magazine? Boy Howdy, There’s a New Documentary

July 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments 0 min read

Back in the day, I spent my paper route money (too much of it, if you ask my mom) on copies of Rolling Stone, Circus and Creem at the local Rexall drugstore. While I devoured them all. RS was often a little too political for me and Circus was sometimes a small step up from Tiger Beat. And Creem? It was just…weird. And I loved it.

Born in Detroit, Creem–or, more correctly, CREEM–was born in 1969 and was at its best through the glory days of the early 70s (Stones, Stooges, Zeppelin, Alice, KISS) and introduced me to British punk (starting with Lou Reed and Patti Smith and easing into the Ramones.)

There’s now a doc chronicling CREEM’s heyday. Check out the trailer. Learn more about the film here.

https://youtu.be/mWpobeF-H8Y

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 40+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

Alan Cross has 39533 posts and counting. See all posts by Alan Cross