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8 December, 2022Print

CREEM Shares David Berman’s Final Days With Purple Mountains Bandmates Cassandra Jenkins, Katie Von Schleicher, Cyrus Gengras & Writer Patrick deWitt

Included In Print Winter Issue Out December 15

 

Today, CREEM shares a look into David Berman’s final days here, with previously untold stories of would-be Purple Mountains bandmates Cassandra Jenkins, Katie Von Schleicher and Cyrus Gengras, plus writer and close friend Patrick deWitt - a portrait of Berman’s last days, words and band practices for the first shows in decades that would go unplayed. Tim Abbondelo tells the bittersweet story through a humanistic lens with great detail for one of the most beloved songwriters of his time. 

It will be included in the print Winter 2022 issue, coming December 15 to subscribers’ mailboxes and online. Readers can subscribe at CREEM.com or sign up for a 30-day free trial, along with access to the entire CREEM archive.

Featuring a zine-inspired cover and new merch designed by visionary artist Jeremy Dean (Grateful Dead & Black Flag tees, The Rolling Stones, Circle Jerks, Ceremony), the issue will also include Melissa Auf der Maur's never-before-seen Smashing Pumpkins & Hole photo diary, a Creedence Clearwater Revival CIA scandal, a feature by Sam McPheeters on billionaire CEOs like the Winklevoss twins “purchasing” rock-star status and more. 

David Berman (credit: David Kasnic)

One of the most unlikely and successful media launches of the year, CREEM debuted its first magazine issue since 1989 in September, along with the CREEM Archive featuring every issue from the magazine’s original 20 year run. Vanity Fairrevealed the first print cover for the new oversized subscription-only premium quarterly, featuring original art by the legendary Raymond Pettibon (responsible for Sonic Youth's Goo album cover & others), along with stories on The Who, Terry Allen, Special Interest & KeiyaA, a reassessment of The Osmonds’ metal albumand revival of their Stars Cars column with Slash. 

Founded in 1969 Detroit, CREEM grew from underground paper to national powerhouse - an essential source of music journalism for twenty years. It reflected and shaped the culture, cultivating some of the most legendary writing talent of the era: Lester Bangs, Cameron Crowe, Patti Smith, Robert Christgau and Jaan Uhelszki, who now returns as editor. The magazine’s original rise and fall is chronicled in the critically-acclaimed 2020 documentary CREEM: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine, which earned praise everywhere from The New York Times to CBS This Morning. 

Today, CREEM Entertainment is led by former VICE publisher John Martin as CEO, alongside Chairman JJ Kramer (son of original CREEM co-founder & publisher Barry Kramer). In addition to Uhelszki, the new CREEM editorial staff includes VP of Content Fred Pessaro formerly of VICE’s Noisey, Executive Editor Dan Morrissey from Entertainment Weekly, and Senior Editor Maria Sherman, following her work at NPR, Rolling Stone, BuzzFeed, Jezebel, Netflix, ELLE and her critically acclaimed book, LARGER THAN LIFE: A History of Boy Bands. Editorial Director Dave Carnie has worked with Jackass, ESPN, Big Brother, andPenthouse. Grace Scott joins as Associate Editor after her work with VICE & The Toronto Star, and Zachary Lipez as Editor at Large, following his work with Pitchfork, The Washington Post and others. This fall, CREEM welcomed Stephanie Augello as Photo Editor. Augello is an entertainment photographer and editor who has worked with Live Nation, Shutterstock Editorial, and ABC.

 

 

About CREEM Entertainment:

CREEM Entertainment is the modern-day reincarnation of Detroit's legendaryCREEM Magazine. During its initial twenty-year run, CREEM launched the careers of countless iconic music journalists and bands, while never hesitating to lampoon those who took themselves too seriously. Today's CREEM, powered by the next generation of cage-rattling truth tellers and provocateurs, delivers the best content, merchandise, and experiences to rock 'n' roll fans of all ages. Boy Howdy!



 

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