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Anyone who worked at CREEM Magazine, the national rock and roll publication based in Birmingham, has plenty stories to tell about the inner workings of the place, as well as the music world.
The magazine, which published from 1969 to 1989, is now the subject of a crowdfunded documentary, "Boy Howdy, The Story of CREEM Magazine," Rolling Stone magazine reports. A Kickstarter page was launched last week and has so far generated more than $31,000 in donations. The goal is $100,000.
The original office was at 3729 Cass Avenue in Detroit, then at 13 Mile and Haggerty and eventually on Old Woodward in Birmingham.
Daniel Kreps of Rolling Stone reports that Barry Kramer first founded and published Creem in 1969. He died in 1981 from an overdose of nitrous oxide His son J.J. Kramer is producing the documentary alongside New Rose Films.
Kreps writes:
Boy Howdy covers the magazine's irrepressible, chaotic history – including its employment of rock critic legends like Lester Bangs, Robert Christgau, Dave Marsh and many more – up through Barry Kramer's death in 1981.
"This is a story that I've wanted to tell my entire life," J.J. Kramer said in a statement. "Creem is more than a magazine; it's a living reminder of my father. This film is the perfect way to preserve the legacy that he, and the Creem community, created."
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