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Subscriptions will renew automatically unless cancelled via emailing info@creem.com. All prices are in USD. Plus sales tax where applicable. Shipping rates may apply.
CREEM publishes quarterly (4 issues/calendar year). Subscriptions purchased after March 1, 2024, will start with our Summer 2024 edition, mailed in June 2024. Back issues can be purchased in the CREEM shop, as available. Subscriber discounts apply.
Annual member gifts ship in 8-12 weeks.
Digital archive access includes issues of CREEM from 1969 - today.
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Oversized
At 10” x 14”, each issue is more coffee table book than throwaway rag.
128+ pages
Original stories, new music, comics, and more. There’s 50,000+ words in each issue.
Limited
CREEM is printed in small batches and not available on newsstands.
THE CREEM ARCHIVE
Subscribers get access to every issue from 1969 to today.
FAQ
In 1969, CREEM was launched in Detroit as a raw, unfiltered, unapologetic rock ‘n’ roll magazine, and ushered in a new era of raucous, participatory journalism.
For two decades, the mag broke barriers, rattled cages, and connected people to music in a way that has never been replicated.
After a 33-year hiatus, CREEM has once again risen from the ashes to move the focus of music journalism back where it belongs — on the fans. As much as we love musicians, we don’t care for the corporate music machine. We don’t work for the industry, we work for you. And when was the last time you had any fun reading about music?
Today’s CREEM is a small independent operation, led by JJ Kramer (son of Barry Kramer, the magazine’s original founder and publisher) along a handful of editors, contributors, and support staff working from all over the country.
Yes and no.
This isn’t the CREEM your hesher uncle got at the grocery store for $1.99 in 1977. Today’s magazine is bigger and it looks a lot nicer. It has over 128 pages and contains fewer junk ads. It’s also subject to over three decades of inflation and rising printing costs.
But our commitment to raw, unfiltered, unapologetic music journalism remains the same. And we still think the Stooges rule.
CREEM is not available on newsstands or in stores. It is an independent, limited-edition publication and we print in small batches based on our subscriber numbers. We don’t always have leftovers, so the only way to guarantee a copy is with a subscription.
We offer gift subscriptions for one year of CREEM. When you complete your purchase, you’ll receive an email with redemption details that you can forward to the recipient or print out and give them. Get more details here.
The magazine ships globally, but international shipping rates and customs apply.
If you are in Canada where our magazine is printed, you will be charged local shipping rates for your subscription.
If you subscribe now, your next issue will ship in June with our Summer edition.
CREEM goes to the movies this summer with a look back at rock ‘n’ roll on the silver screen.
CREEM is a quarterly magazine, printed and shipped in March, June, September, and December.
An annual subscription includes at least four issues and a two-year one includes eight. We've enabled auto-renew to ensure you never miss a new one after that.
Subscribers with a monthly payment plan can cancel any time after 3 months so you receive at least one issue.
CREEM is more than a magazine. Subscribers enjoy discounts on CREEM merch and our events, plus exclusive deals from our partners.
Subscribers also get unlimited access to the CREEM archive where you can read every issue published from 1969 to today.
If you’ve upgraded to our membership tier, your free gift will ship in 8-12 weeks and then annually with each renewal. Your $20 store credit will appear in your cart in 7-10 days after subscribing.
We sell back issues of new CREEM, as available. If you are a subscriber, log in to receive your discount on the purchase. (You may be required to register your account if this is your first visit.)
We do not sell back issues of CREEM from 1969-1989, but subscribers can access every one of those issues as originally published in the digital archive.
After checkout, you’ll receive an email confirmation for your subscription prompting you to log in and register you account. After registering, you’ll automatically see discounts applied to merch and back issues in the shop. Go wild.
We hear this a lot: “CREEM is expensive.” Well, so are airplanes and we’re pretty sure that music has saved more lives than Delta.
Inflation is real, but so is the quality and collectibility of our magazine. Real writers, great photographers, premium paper, shipping--it all adds up. Our small team packs 50,000+ words into 128+ pages of each issue. It’s hard. It’s time consuming. It’s costly. And it’s totally worth it.
If you think good music died in the 70s, this may not be the magazine for you.
We believe that rock ‘n’ roll is alive and well, and it deserves better coverage. This isn’t a lazy nostalgia play. Sure, you’ll see some familiar faces, but we’re also here to champion new discoveries and everything in between.
If your music taste goes beyond 1985, every issue contains recommendations and reviews on new bands and records we think are worth a listen.
If your music taste doesn’t go beyond 1985 and you're just fine with that, every issue contains features on rock history and the giants of the genre. (Plus, every subscription comes with access to our archive where you can relive the days when CREEM put Led Zeppelin on the cover exactly one zillion glorious times.)
Good music never went away. It just got harder to find. CREEM makes it easier.