The Beat Goes On Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton live in Berkeley; Brian Jones is alive in Nicaragua; Marvel Comix go mad; Standells vs. The Tedium Medium; & more!
Roger McGuinn: Past, Present & Future Byrds With a goose from David Crosby, everything's ducky in Byrdland. For the time being. postflyte pensees by Cameron Crowe Letter From Britain David Cassidy, look out! Lou Reed's gonna get your fans! limey aid by Simon Frith Slade Don't Do No Rock Operas Old burnt-out popstars, get outa the way! These boys are the roar of the future! hullaballoons by Lester Bangs Alice Cooper's Alcohol Cookbook Dopers, hide your heads and shiver! The drunks are taking over the world! molotov mixups by the boys in the band Alice Cooper Blows His Wad On second thought, the drunks have already taken over the world: scenes from the script. machiavellian mung by Ben Edmonds Alice's New Show: Lust, Greed & Dental Hygiene And now they will rule with an iron toothbrush. sober assessments by Robert Christgau
Cover Photo by Bob Gruen
CREEMCharlie Auringer | Lester Bangs | Iris Charmer | Robert Christqau | Robbie Cruger | Ben Edmonds | Alison Karpel | Craig Karpel | Gary Kenton | Barry Kramer | Greil Marcus | Dave Marsh | Richard Pinkston | Ruthanne Ponnech | Richard Siegel |Jaan Uhelszki | Ed Ward |Bob Wilson