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Creem

Music News 

CREEM magazine just published its first issue in 33 years

September 14, 2022September 14, 2022 Alan Cross 1 Comment Boy Howdy, Creem

Boy howdy, it’s good to see CREEM back. In the 70s, the snarky, fun, non-elitist Detroit-based magazine was required reading

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Ongoing History of New Music 

Ongoing History Daily: The return of CREEM magazine

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Creem, Dave Marsh, Music Journalism, Music Magazines

Back in the 1970s, one of the more interesting music magazines was CREEM, an irreverent weekly publication out of Detroit

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Music News AJMT
Music News 

Random music news for Wednesday, June 29, 2022

June 29, 2022June 29, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Chris Martin, Coachella, Coldplay, Creem, HomePod, KISS, Spotify

Imagine following this guy through airport security. Now imagine what your life would be like if you didn’t get music

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Music History Music News 

Boy Howdy! CREEM magazine is coming back–and as an actual magazine, too.

June 3, 2022June 2, 2022 Alan Cross 2 Comments Boy Howdy, Creem, Music Magazines

If you’re of a certain vintage, CREEM was one of the music magazines you had to read. Based out of

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Music News 

Random music news for Friday, June 3, 2022

June 3, 2022June 2, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Creem, John Lennon, Marconi, Ronnie Hawkins

Imagine having WiFi this fast. It’s 100,000 faster than the fastest home internet speeds out there. Want. And you want

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Movies Music History 

We’re finally getting a documentary on CREEM magazine

June 18, 2020June 18, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Creem, Documentary

If you’re of a certain age, you’ll remember going to the newsstand for music mags like Rolling Stone, Circus, and

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Movies Music History 

Boy howdy! Here’s a trailer for an upcoming documentary on Creem magazine

February 24, 2019February 24, 2019 Alan Cross 1 Comment Creem

Creem was one of the first music magazines I ever bought. Based out of Detroit and not in New York

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Movies Music History 

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

July 7, 2016July 7, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Creem

Back in the day, I spent my paper route money (too much of it, if you ask my mom) on

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