Explores the seminal music magazine from its 1969 launch in Detroit to the untimely death of its publisher Barry Kramer in 1981.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Lester BangsSelf - Senior Editor (archive footage) | Self - Senior Editor (archive footage) |
| BBarry KramerSelf - Publisher (archive footage) | Self - Publisher (archive footage) |
 Alice CooperSelf - Musician | Self - Musician |
 Wayne KramerSelf - MC5 | Self - MC5 |
 Joan JettSelf - Musician | Self - Musician |
 Michael StipeSelf - R.E.M. | Self - R.E.M. |
 Thurston MooreSelf - Sonic Youth | Self - Sonic Youth |
 Paul StanleySelf - KISS | Self - KISS |
| BBob GruenSelf | Self |
| DDave MarshSelf - Editor-in-Chief | Self - Editor-in-Chief |
 Chris SteinSelf - Blondie | Self - Blondie |
| JJaan UhelszkiSelf - Senior Editor | Self - Senior Editor |
| SSusan WhitallSelf | Self |
 John VarvatosSelf - Fashion Designer | Self - Fashion Designer |
 Chad SmithSelf - Red Hot Chili Peppers | Self - Red Hot Chili Peppers |
 Jeff AmentSelf - Pearl Jam | Self - Pearl Jam |
 Gene SimmonsSelf - KISS | Self - KISS |
| LLenny KayeSelf | Self |