VOL. 18 NO. 8 MAY 1987

Rock 'n' Roll News  The Monkees, Poison, Wang Chung, Boy Howdy! Lay It Down, Clowns: The Beastie Boys Take Over? 6 by Chuck Eddy Letters 

Records 14 Husker Du, Steve Miller, XTC, Little Richard, Los Lobos, Stevie Ray Vaughan Lonnie Mack, Robert Cray, Beastie Boys Consumer Guide  by Robert Christgau 45 Revelations  by Ken Barnes Rock-A-Rama 24 Robert Fripp, The Stranglers, Pontiac Brothers & more! Eleganza  by John Mendelssohn CREEM's Profiles 27 Georgia Satellites Tippecanoe And Timbuk 3 28  by Dave Kendall Ray Davies Face To Face With The Lost Decade 30  by lman Lababedi and Bob Nevin Gene Loves Jezebel Desire You! 34 by Harold DeMuir Calendar 36 Shriekback 

Bob Geldof: To Sir, With Love  by Sylvie Simmons Heavy Metal Must Be Destroyed!  by Rick Johnson A Round Trip Ticket To Outer Space With . The Communards  by Barbara Pepe CREEM Showcase: Meat Loaf  by Billy Cioffi Centerstage  Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Pogues Creemedia 

James Brown: The Godfather Of Soul, Fanzines, Drive-In Saturday Media Cool  The Bedroom Window, 'Round Midnight, Frank Sinatra bio & more! Video Video  Video Achievement Awards For 1986, Women In Rock Newbeats  Hunters & Collectors, Nick Cave, Samantha Fox, Suburbs, Regina Backstage