Glam Archives - Rock and Roll Globe

The Prettiest Star: David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane at 50

April 25, 2023April 25, 2023 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments 1973, 50th anniversary, Aladdin Sane, David Bowie, Hunky Dory, New York Dolls, Ziggy Stardust

A look back at the first LP the Duke made from the pinnacle of worldwide fame

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Films Glam New Wave Punk Rock

The New David Johansen Doc: A Mixed Bag?

April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Buster Poindexter, Carlyle, COVID-19, David Johansen, Johnny Thunders, Leah Hennessey, Martin Scorsese, Personality Crisis: One Night Only, Showtime, the New York Dolls

Where Martin Scorsese’s anticipated film about the New York Doll goes right…and wrong

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adblock Alternative Rock Britpop Glam Rock

TV Movie: Pulp’s This Is Hardcore at 25

March 30, 2023March 30, 2023 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1998, 25th Anniversary, Candida Doyle, Douglas Sirk, England, Jarvis Cocker, Mark Webber, Nick Banks, Pulp, Sheffield, Steve Mackey, This Is Hardcore

Looking back on the British pop group’s cinematic sixth LP

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Art Pop Electronic Glam New Wave Rock

How Eno Altered Reality On Before And After Science

December 27, 2022December 29, 2022 Jim Allen 0 Comments 1977, 45th Anniversary, Before And After Science, Brian Eno, Cluster, ECM, Harmonia, Island Records, Jon Hassell, Mick Karn, Moebius

The album that bridged Art Rock and New Wave turns 45

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In The Mouth Of Madness: A Chat With Richard Strange

November 16, 2022November 16, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment David Bowie, Doctors of Madness, England, Julian Cope, Kid Strange, Lou Reed, Magazine, Muse, Radiohead, Richard Strange, Simple Minds, Stone Roses, Suede, The Adverts, The Clash, The Damned, The Sex Pistols, The Verve, UK, Velvet Underground, William S. Burroughs, XTC

Rediscovering the greatest English band from the mid-‘70s you’ve never heard of

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You’re So Vicious: Lou Reed’s Transformer Turns 50

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments “Walk on the Wild Side, 1972, 50th anniversary, David Bowie, Dawn, Johnny Nash, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Mick Ronson, Perfect Day, Simon Doonan, Tony Orlando, Transformer, Vicious

For many rock fans, the NYC Man’s 1972 glam slam was a real eye opener

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Art Pop Glam Rock

Roxy Music Celebrates 50 Years In Boston

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 Jim Sullivan 3 Comments Andy Mackay, Avalon, Boston, Bryan Ferry, Concert, Do The Strand, Fonzi Thornton, Jealous Guy, John Lennon, MGM Music Hall, Paul Thompson, Phebe Edwards, Phil Manzanera, Roxy Music, Senab Adekunle

The reunited art-glam greats rock through their past, darkly and otherwise

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A Funky Little Boat Race: Mott The Hoople’s All the Young Dudes at 50

September 19, 2022September 20, 2022 Tim Sommer 7 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, All the Young Dudes, David Bowie, Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Mott the Hoople, The Clash, The Kinks

What makes it one of the weakest albums from one of the greatest British rock bands

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Glam Hard Rock Heavy Metal Pop

Sticky Sweet: 35 Years of Hysteria

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1987, 35th Anniversary, Animal, Armageddon It, Def Leppard, Hysteria, Joe Elliott, Love Bites, Phil Collen, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Rick Allen, Rick Savage, Rocket, Steve Clark, Women

Pouring some more sugar on the biggest Def Leppard album

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The Cosmic Sea Was Like A Bumblebee: The Slider Turns 50

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Bill Legend, Marc Bolan, Metal Guru, Mickey Finn, Steve Currie, T.Rex, Telegram Sam

Looking back on the third album and second glam slam from the mighty T. Rex

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Art Pop Glam Rock

Like Some Cat From Japan: Ziggy Stardust at 50

June 16, 2022June 17, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1972, 50th anniversary, Bowie, David Bowie, LGBTQ, Marc Bolan, Mick Ronson, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, The Spiders From Mars, Ziggy Stardust

Exploring the revolutionary queerness of the most iconic David Bowie album

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Art Pop Glam New Wave Rock

Sparks Fly High In Boston

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Alex Kapranos, Andy Bell, Beck, Boston, Duran Duran, Erasure, FFS, Flea, Franz Ferdinand, Gillian Gilbert, John Taylor, New Order, Nick Rhodes, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Stephen Morris, Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols, Todd Rundgren, Vince Clarke

The Brothers Mael continue their late career victory lap at the Shubert Theatre

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Turn and Face the Strange: Hunky Dory at 50

December 17, 2021April 3, 2022 Trevor Seigler 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Andy Warhol, Bob Dylan, Bowie, Changes, David Bowie, Hunky Dory, Kooks, Life On Mars?, Queen Bitch, Ziggy Stardust

Time will never change our love for David Bowie’s fourth album

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Flying High With Donnie Vie

November 22, 2021April 3, 2022 Katherine Yeske Taylor 0 Comments Batman, Batmobile, Box Set, Chicago, Chip Z'Nuff, Donnie Vie, Enuff Z'Nuff, Flash Drive, Party Time, The Donnie Vie Collection

The former Enuff Z’Nuff frontman surveys his four decades in glam rock and power pop on a generous new digital box set

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Glam Hard Rock Indie Rock Power Pop

LISTEN: A Necessary Urge

November 19, 2021November 19, 2021 Ron Hart 1 Comment 2022, Eddie King Roeser, Nash Kato, Omnivore Recordings, Oui, Urge Overkill

With their new album slated for early 2022, Urge Overkill premieres the first single on Rock & Roll Globe

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