The Beat Goes On Kinky Friedman at the Opry; Curtis Mayfield is no pusherman; look out John Lennon: Here comes a real working class hero; a new rag wipes up.
The Last Interview With Duane Allman Final words from the epoch-making musician who was as direct and honest in speech as in his eloquent solo work. sweet memories by Laurel Dann The Rolling Stones: Dark Horses On Parade As they reel in triumph through their English tour, Keith Richard takes time out to assert that the Stones are not, indeed, wasted. tailgating by Nick Kent
1973 Nervous Breakdown In which our commentator asserts that the Stones may, indeed, be everything that we would like to think they're not. muckraking by Lester Bangs
New York Rock: From The Rascals To Blue Oyster Cult & Beyond Far beyond, or there's more here than meets even the jaundiced eye. subway training by Dave Marsh Looking For A Kiss In Parking Lot Babylon The New York Dolls are here to stay; we celebrate that lie by presenting their adventures in Tinseltown, where they managed to offend even more people than usual and maintain their usual outrageous visual standard in a whole montage of mind-bending photos. smut by Lisa Robinson
Eleganza A Forties flop and Hallwoeen chic. froufrou by Lisa Robinson
Cover Photo by Joseph Stevens
CREEMCharlie Auringer | Lester Bangs | Leslie Brown | Georgia Christgau | Robert Christgau | Robbie Cruger | Ben Edmonds | Simon Frith | Wes Goodwin | Alison Karpel | Craig Karpel | Barry Kramer | Connie Kramer | Gary Kenton | Greil Marcus | Dave Marsh | Wayne Robins | Richard Siegel | Jaan Uhelszki | Ed Ward | Bob Wilson
