FEATURES
THE LORD GIVETH WHILE THE CRAMPS TAKETH AWAY
Strychnine Zombies Leave The Swamp ..........22
voodoo hoodoo by John Mendelssohn
JOE PERRY PROJECT TAKES OFF
The Aerosmith Kiss-Off and Afterward ...........24
ferrous beanerisms by Dave Zimmer
THE PUBLIC IMAGE HAS CRACKED
John Lydons Legacy Lingers .............26
phone calls from the dead by Jeff Hays
LEISURE TIME WITH THE PROLETARIAT
Gang Of Four Face The Capitalist Threat ...............30
gary powerisms by Dave DiMartino
WARREN ZEVON: LIFE IN THE MENTAL COMBAT ZONE
Stolichnaya And Beyond ..............32
wash and set by Toby Goldstein
BLONDIE POSTER AND CALENDAR ........34
CHRISSIE DONT YA TALK SO LOUD
The Pretenders Stop Our Sobbing ............42
bob matheu monitoring by Susan Whitall

CREEMS PROFILES: BOB SEGER ..............4
MAIL ......6
THE CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE ...............12
ROCK 'N ROLL NEWS .................15
THE BEAT GOES ON .............17
Tonio K.; Angel City; Proof Van Halen Lives In Dreamworld and More!
LETTER FROM BRITAIN by Penny Valentine .......31
CREEMEDIA
World's Worst Film Festival by Edouard Dauphin; The Pill Book reviewed by Jeffrey
Morgan; Drive-In Saturday by Edouard Dauphin and More!
CONFESSIONS OF A FILM FOX ..........39
ELEGANZA by J. Kordosh .......40
EXTENSION CHORDS by Allen Hester ....... 48
CREEM DREEM: PAUL McCARTNEY ..........50
REWIRE YOURSELF by Richard Robinson ....51
RECORDS. .................52
GRAHAM PARKER reviewed by Richard C. Walls; GANG OF FOUR reviewed by
Michael Davis; LOU REED reviewed by Jeff Nesin, GRATEFUL DEAD reviewed
by lra Kaplan & More!
BACKSTAGE....................66
Cover photograph by Bob Matheu