10 Facts About Creem

Creem is a monthly American music magazine, based in Detroit, whose main print run lasted from 1969 to 1989.

In June 2022, Creem was relaunched as a digital archive, website and weekly newsletter, and quarterly print edition.

That same issue is sometimes credited with having originated the term "heavy metal" as well; in fact, the term had been used earlier, though Creem did help to popularize the term throughout the 1970s.

Richard "Ric" Siegel became circulation director and within two years Creem had become a glossy color magazine, sized for newsstand distribution, and secured a national distribution deal.

Creem gave massive exposure to artists like Lou Reed, David Bowie, Roxy Music, Blondie, and The New York Dolls years before the mainstream press.

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Holdship and Kordosh were both involved in Creem's move to Los Angeles after it was purchased by Arnold Levitt, but both had already left the magazine before its move to New York City after Levitt licensed the name to a publisher there, and its ultimate demise.

Creem logo was designed by Bob Wilson, who wrote a regular comic strip, "Mike and Barney".

Creem Media was sued by T A Riggs Licensing LLC in 2010 for breach of contract.

In November 2011, Creem Media attempted to have the judgment set aside, but in January 2012, the Court upheld the Judgment.

In 2019, the Kramer-led Boy Howdy Productions, in partnership with Muse Production House and New Rose Films, wrapped production on a Creem documentary entitled CREEM: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine, which world premiered at SXSW 2019 to rave reviews.