CREEM: AMERICA'S ONLY ROCK AND ROLL MAGAZINE (2019). Doc on the music magazine (1969-89) centered in Detroit MI (instead of NYC or LA) and was more meat and potatoes than the pompous Glad handing ROLLING STONE. At times informative, irreverent and infuriating, CREEM (along with CIRCUS) was one of my Go-To mags in the late 70's-Early 80's. They were certainly fans, but no qualms about busting balls with Rush, KISS and David Lee Roth in particular being skewered on a regular basis. I wish it had been a little longer, but lots of memories of a time when I would get my news the old fashioned way and when I felt the music truly mattered. Interviews with many of the staff (including the acerbic Dave Marsh/Lester Bangs) and Rockers who were covered (KISS, Alice Cooper, Joan Jett, etc) and future stars who read it (Michael Stipe, Chad Smith and Kirk Hammett). ****
|