CREEM Announces Issue #002 

Feat. Smashing Pumpkins / Hole Photo Diary, Henry Rollins & Joe Rogan, GWAR, A Look Into David Berman’s Final Days, A Creedence Clearwater Revival CIA Scandal

...And The Winklevoss Twins

 

Cover Art By Jeremy Dean 

(The Rolling Stones, Black Flag, Grateful Dead)

 

Out December 15

 

Today, the iconic and newly reborn CREEM announced its second issue since the magazine’s audacious relaunch earlier this year. Included in the next issue will be Melissa Auf der Maur's never-before-seen Smashing Pumpkins & Hole photo diary, a Creedence Clearwater Revival CIA scandal, a piece by Michael Friedrich that pointedly connects the cultural dots from Henry Rollinsto Joe Rogan, an insider account of the last days with David Berman, Star Cars with Alison Mosshart, and more. Subscribe here.

Previews of articles released today include a GWAR “CREEM Dreem,” a feature by Sam McPheeters on billionaire CEOs “purchasing” rock-star status with previously unpublished performance photos of the infamous Winklevoss twins and illustrated by MLB pitcher-turned-artist Daniel Herrera, and a profile of techno punk LustSickPuppy. Read these now for free at CREEM.com. 

Issue #002 also features soon-to-be-revealed cover art by Jeremy Dean, best known for his "Wonders of Black Flag '' tees mashing up Grateful Dead & Black Flag iconography. Dean, who has worked with The Rolling Stones, Circle Jerks and Ceremony, will be collaborating with CREEM on a limited edition apparel capsule supporting the issue, as well. CREEM CEO John Martin says “The rock ‘n’ roll universe is bigger than any one musical subgenre or niche. CREEM was founded with the exhaust fumes of hippies and the gasoline of punk - and that mentality still fuels us today. We feel a kinship with Jeremy who clearly gets that, too. Who else would have the audacity to marry the Grateful Dead and Black Flag?”

The issue will hit subscribers’ mailboxes and online December 15, just in time for the holidays. 

Earlier this week, CREEM launched an apparel collaboration with legendary LA-based sign painter Ben Klevay (Licorice Pizza) aka She Chimp, featuring limited edition sweatshirts, t-shirts, posters and more available exclusively at CREEM.com and the Virgil Normal store in Los Angeles, CA.

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 Fair revealed 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 album and revival of their Stars Cars column with Slash. Also in September, CREEM produced a limited run of David Bowie special edition magazines to celebrate the release of Brett Morgen’s Moonage Daydream in partnership with NEON.

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, and Penthouse. 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.

Illustration: Daniel Herrera 

Photo: Chris Spiegel

 

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!