Spring 2023
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Opener
About 10 years ago I stopped going to shows
John Martin
HIRED GUNS
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KEEP THE TOUR ALIVE!
CREEM DREEM
ALYNDA SEGARRA
Photo by Akasha Rabut
Interviews
ROAD TRIPPIN’
Dan Morrissey
Pixies guitarist Joey Santiago lifts the curtain on the delights and dangers of partying on stage.
TICKET TO RIDE
Robert Duncan
CREEM’s former managing editor got by with a little help from Big Murph’s ex-girlfriends.
Stars Cars
TY SEGALL
Photo by Larry Niehues
Ty Segall and his 1968 Ford Country Sedan station wagon.
Born to Booze
A LIQUID TRIBUTE TO A ONE-MAN WEATHER SYSTEM
Kirk Podell
Our resident bartender/musician, Kirk Podell vs. Sick Thoughts‘ Drew Owen.
Litter Box
GROUPIE-THINK
Miki Berenyi
Hell’s belle lettres from writers who wrock.
Greetings from Detroit
CHARITY BEGINS AT EIGHT
Joe Casey
Accepting Decliner
Creem's Profiles
KATY KIRBY
Photo by Stephanie Augello
Dusty Fingers
LOST TAPE— LIVE IN 1970
Brian Turner
Music brainiac Brian Turner reveals a rare and fantastic record from his secret stash— hey, quit drooling on the magazine!
THE FUTURE IS GHÖSH
Maxelle Talena
Philly cybernetic punks get their rave on.
FREAKS DON’T SLEEP
Mandy Brownholtz
Can Soul Blind outlast CREEM for a night on the town? Let the games begin!
ENTER THE METAL ZONE
Illustration by Conor Lumsden
I toured with Korn on a budget and sounded harder than everyone else.
THE FIFTH HORSEMAN
Howie Abrams
How to party your way into signing Metallica.
RIDE OR DIE
Photos by Wrenne Evan
Into the darkness with Weyes Blood.
Interviews
IT’S THE GREAT PUMPKIN!
Jaan Uhelszki
Billy Corgan and a CREEM OG zoom in.
END OF THE ROAD
Jeff Slate
Stricken with a rare disease, Peter Frampton may have played his final tour. Do you feel like we do?
PAPER CUTS
Grace Scott
Andreia Lemos’ surreal portraits aren’t an LSD flashback, we promise.
UNWANTED THOUGHTS
Sam McPheeters
The slippery business of super-fucked-up record covers.
TOM WAITS FOR NO ONE
Illustration by Andy Friedman
A musician’s attempt at understanding Ol’ Raspy and his annoying fans.
Features
THE BEST BOY BAND EVER
Photos by Reid Haithcock
Botch are back. Let the trolling begin.
Eleganza
THE BIG HA
Photos by Bug
Clowncore is more than just the latest strange trend in music and fashion—it's a lifestyle.
DON’T LOOK BACK IN ANGER
Illustration by Daniel Herrera
Remembering Britpop, the genre that was super into remembering stuff.
YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!
Photos by Jane "Pain" Chardiet
Tchotchke make power pop that’s as charming as a cute, small, decorative object...what are those called again?
CRÈME DE LA CREEM
NEVER MIND THE BALROG, HERE’S POISON RUÏN
Photos by Dante Torrieri
This ain’t the Ren Faire! Poison Ruïn make dungeon punk for current times.
IT’S MUPPET TIME
Photos by Edwina Hay
Chicago eclecticist NNAMDI’s “weirdo” artpop-jazz freakouts avert classification—and there’s nothing more rock ’n’ roll than confusing people.
OUT OF BODY
Photos by J Leiby
CREEM takes Dazy to the fetus factory.
Kingdoms of Din
ONLY PUNKS ARE PRETTY
Words and Photos Martin Sorrondeguy
An intimate look at decades of underground music.
CREEM Comix
CREEM Comix
Hugh McKinnon
PARTING SHOT