Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Alice Cooper, and Kirk Hammett are just a few of the rockers who make an appearance in a new documentary about Creem magazine.

Titled Creem: America’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll Magazine, the doc tells the story of the Detroit-based mag that ran from 1969-89 and is credited with coining the term ‘punk rock’.

Michael Stipe, Joan Jett, and Almost Famous director Cameron Crowe also appear in the documentary, due out in August.

What were your favorite rock magazines growing up?  Who are some artists you discovered from a magazine writeup?

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