Tom Petty: Animus Americus Unpoliticus Unspeakable atrocities peculiar to western hemisphere. animal husbandry by Stephen Demorest
Bob Seger vs. The Platinum Paranoia Heavyweight rocker goes 15 rounds with himself. medicine balls by Patrick Goldstein
Bootsy Collins: Thump Thumping To PFunk's Bumping What would Bojangles Robinson say? metronomes by Ed Ward
David Johansen: Lonely Planet Boy Comes Home Don't touch his bags, if you please. federal inspection by Billy Altman
Paul McCartney: Is This Man Responsible For Power Pop? The uncalledfor story. judgement day by Roy Carr
Skin Tight! Boy Howdy!'s Guide To Druns And cymbals and hardware and... chrome nuts by Dave Patrick
The Beat Goes On Ian Dury scuttles out of the cuckoo's nest; Dickey Betts: Firebug or friendly beagle?; siblings of the stars; Barry Manilow: Could it be scabies?; & more!
Creem's Profiles: Starz
Cover Photo by Bob Alford
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