Creem Magazine September 1979 The Who Patti Smith David Bowie Wings ABBA 999 Robert Fripp Ian Dury
VOL. 11 NO. 4 SEPTEMBER 1979
FEATURES
THE BABYS' PLAYGROUND POLITICS Hop-Scotch In B Minor 28 nursery rhymes by Toby Goldstein DOC ROCK'S COMMENCEMENT ADDRESS TO THE CLASS OF 1979 Lenny Kaye Speaks His Mind 30 circumstantial pomp by Billy Altman TED NUGENT POSTER & CALENDAR A Visit To The Wild Kingdom 34 THE WORLD ACCORDING TO GEEP Graham Parker Seeks Protection 36 urban funkitude by Susan Whitall HIGH-SPEED BLOW-OUT Rubber Dinosaurs, Worms On A String & The Cars 40 anthropological goo by Jeffrey Morgan THE WHO: LAST STAND AT THE I'M OK/YOU'RE OK CORRAL Or, Love The One You're With. 42 socio-technology by Roy Carr
DEPARTMENTS
MAIL 6 THE CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE 12 ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS 15 THE BEAT GOES ON 18 Elvis Costello: Murder On The Liverpool Express; Johnny Thunders Into Motown; Wayne Kramer Tunes Up; & More! LETTER FROM BRITIAN by Penny Valentine 24 REWIRE YOURSELF by Richard Robinson 32 CREEMEDIA 48 The Kids Are Alright by Mitch Cohen; Rock 'n' Roll High School by Richard Riegel; Primetime by Richard C. Walls & Not Much More! THE CREEM DREEM: BUN E. CARLOS of CHEAP TRICK 49 CREEM'S PROFILES: JOE JACKSON 50 CONFESSIONS OF A FILM FOX 51 RECORDS 52 BOB DYLAN by Joe Goldberg; WINGS by Mitch Cohen; DAVID BOWIE by Jon Pareles; TED NUGENT by Gregg Turner; NICK LOWE by j.m. bridgewater; ELO by Richard Riegel; & More! BACKSTAGE 66