The creem archive

Every Issue

Welcome to 20 years of music, art, culture, and some of the best damn rock journalism of all time. 224 issues published from 1969 - 1989. Over 69,000 articles, reviews, images, and ads. Each page has been meticulously scanned and presented in its original form.

EVERY FEATURE

A Perfect Day With Lou Reed by Lester Bangs

A Perfect Day WIth Lou ReEd

by Lester Bangs
July 1973

Bruce Springsteen Isn't God by Robert Duncan

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN IS NOT GOD

by Robert Duncan
January 1976

Sticky Fingers by Greil Marcus

STICKY FINGERS

by Greil Marcus
October 1971

DotWhack

EVERY BAD TAKE

EVERY WRITER

Lester Bangs

Lester Bangs

Cameron Crowe

Cameron Crowe

Patti Smith photo by Lynn Goldsmith

Patti Smith

Robert Christgau

Robert Christgau

EVERY STARS CAR

Ramones Stars Cars 1978

The Ramones
April 1978

Alice Cooper Stars Cars 1978

Alice Cooper
November 1978

Martha Davis Stars Cars

Martha Davis
May 1981

ZZ Top Stars Cars 1983

ZZ Top
July 1983

Creem 101

Dave Marsh in the CREEM office with a Mick Jagger poster

In the beginning:
1969-1973

by Jaan Uhelszki

Jaan and Lester at a Captain Beefheart concert

THE GOLDEN YEARS:
1973-1978

by Brad Tolinski

Susan Whitall in the CREEM office

THE NEW WAVE:
1979-1986

by Susan Whitall