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Winter 2022

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I Discovered a Dumpster Full of CREEM Magazines

Dave Carnie

HIRED GUNS

Mail

You Motherfuggers Did It

RHINOCEROS STYLE WITH BILLY CORGAN

Dave Carnie

Stars Cars

ALISON MOSSHART

QUESTIONS & JAANSWERS

Jaan Uhelszki

CREEM O.G. Jaan Uhelszki fixes your life.

TYVEK INEXPLICABLY STILL EXIST

Joe Casey

A love letter from the land of shit shelves.

Creem Profiles

THE SPITS

V.I.P IN A GLASS

Kirk Podell

Philadelphia glam rock gods Sheer Mag never stop never stopping.

HAWAIIAN BLACK METAL

Naz Kawakami

Honolulu-based Kuka'ilimoku are proof that misery, darkness, and filth can be conjured even on golden beaches and beneath sunny blue skies.

THE NEPO BABY BUMP

Shamir Bailey

I would’ve loved to have been a nepo baby.

DON’T CROWD YOUR MIND

Brian Turner

Music brainiac Brian Turner reveals a rare and fantastic record from his secret stash— hey, quit drooling on the magazine!

IF 6 WAS 9

Jaan Uhelszki

Like your favorite rock stars, your days are numbered.

HOT BUTTON ISSUES

Grace Scott

We’ve grown quite attached to Londoner Alice Ridgway’s pin collection. As the buff behind the deeply cool Instagram account The Rusty Pin, Alice has amassed her impressive stash in the most British-sounding way CREEM can imagine: “Car boot sales,” she says.

IS BAD MUSIC BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH?

Ben Cook

Every time you’re subjected to a terrible band, something happens inside of you.

CREEM DREEM

GWAR

Features

THE HOLE TRUTH

Dan Morrissey

Melissa Auf der Maur lived through this.

Features

FREAK ON A LEASH

Leah Mandel

LustSickPuppy is CREEM’s new top dog. Awooooo!!!

Features

PURPLE MOUNTAINS’ MAJESTY

Tim Abbondelo

The final days of David Berman.

Features

COMPLIANCE ROCK O’CLOCK

Sam McPheeters

A look at the recent trend of billionaire CEOs arrogant enough to think they can purchase rock-star status.

Features

DOUBLE FANTASY

Rob Goyanes

The undeniable horniness of playing music with someone.

DUET TILL THE WHEELS FALL OFF

Harmony and hostility on the hi-fi.

HEAVY METAL

Justin Borucki’s masterful tintype photography.

WHEN HENRY MET JOE...

Michael Friedrich

In the DIY ethos of Roganism, all roads lead back to Rollins.

Features

DILLY DALLY FEEL FREE

Kate Killet

You’re indie rock’s critical darlings until you’re not. So when one of the biggest bands on the planet invited Dilly Dally on tour, who were they to say no?

Eleganza

LIKE MODS TO A FLAME

Zachary Lipez

Remembering moth, the fad that was too cool to be true.

UNFORTUNATE SON

Robert Skvarla

How the CIA stole $5 million from Creedence Clearwater Revival to bust commies.

BEAT GENERATION

Hank Shteamer

Makaya McCraven helped turn hiphop-savvy listeners on to jazz. Now he’s unveiled a soothing suite for dark times.

BE OUR GUEST

STAFF PICKS

Saving your ass from unpleasant conversations at the record store since ’69—the CREEM staff discusses some new favorites.

KINGDOMS OF DIN

CREEM COMIX

OFFSTAGE