Creem Magazine June 1984 Ozzy Osbourne Queen Boy George The Smiths Motley Crue Cyndi Lauper
JUNE 1984 VOL.16 NO.1
FEATURES
THE SMITHS: THROUGH BEING COOL Sunshine Of Their Love pinned and mounted by Merle Ginsberg 22 RE-FLEX: HIT 'EM WITH A HAMMER Here Because They're There reaction time stunted by David Keeps 25
T-BONE BURNETT OFFERS 100% Proof Thru The Night mashed potatoes had by Cynthia Rose 26 RICK DERRINGER CAN'T BE STOPPED Electric Superman shortie hoochie-kooed by Toby Goldstein 28 I WAS A MONK FOR OZZY OSBOURNE My Secret Shame good godhead by J. Kordosh 30 BOY GEORGE, BOHEMIAN Shake That Karma Sutra queen dragged by Cynthia Rose 40 BOY GEORGE LOOKALIKE CONTEST 45 THE AGONY AND ECSTACY OF ABC Fry Me To The Moon sophomores jinxed by Karen Schlosberg 46 KORG POLY-800 SYNTHESIZER GIVEAWAY! 53 KEYBOARDS IN THE INFORMATION AGE by Roger Clay 60
DEPARTMENTS
MAIL 6 THE CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE 12 CREEM'S PROFILES: THOMPSON TWINS 14 ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS 15 Billy Idol, Ted Nugent, Elizabeth Scar!ett Jagger and more! THE BEAT GOES ON 18 Andy Fairweather-Low Clarence Clemons; Alcatrazz; Three O'Clock and more! LETTER FROM BRITAIN 35 CREEM DREEM: CYNDI LAUPER 37 MOTLEY CRUE CALENDAR & POSTER 38 CREEMEDIA 48 Liquid Sky, Cafe Flesh and Star Search reviewed; plus Drive-1n Saturday VIDEO VIDEO 51 Pat Benatar's "Love Is A Battlefield;" Billy Joel: Live From Long Island; Roxy Music: The High Road; Eurythmics: Sweet Dreoms and more! RECORDS 54 QUEEN, THE SMITHS, JASON AND THE SCORCHERS and more! KISS & TELL 72 Simon Le Bon, Eddie Van Halen, Rod Stewart and morel BACKSTAGE 74
Cover photo by Andre Csillag