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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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Glam Rock 

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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Glam Rock 

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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Glam Rock 

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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Glam Hard Rock 

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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Folk Glam Rock 

Your Cloak Full Of Eagles: Electric Warrior Turns 50

September 25, 2021April 3, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Bang A Gong (Get It On), Bill Legend, Electric Warrior, Jeepster, Marc Bolan, Mickey Finn, New York Dolls, Rocky Horror, Steve Currie, T.Rex, the Bay City Rollers, The Jam, Ziggy Stardust

How Marc Bolan plugged in T.Rex and invented glam rock

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Folk Glam Indie Rock 

LISTEN: Houndmouth’s Vegas Dreams

August 5, 2021August 5, 2021 Ron Hart 0 Comments B.J. Barham, Brad Cook, Good For You, Hiss Golden Messenger, Houndmouth, Indiana, Jon Ashley, Las Vegas, Prairie Rock, The War On Drugs, Waxahatchee

The Indiana band’s new album, Good For You, comes out on November 5th

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Glam New Wave Power Pop 

It’s Never Too Late To Experience Sparks

June 15, 2021March 24, 2022 Jim Sullivan 1 Comment Andy Bell, Beck, Duran Duran, Erasure, Flea, Gillian Gilbert, John Taylor, New Order, Nick Rhodes, Ron Mael, Russell Mael, Sparks, Stephen Morris, Steve Jones, The Sex Pistols, The Sparks Brothers, Todd Rundgren, Vince Clarke

A new documentary from director Edgar Wright brings the brilliance of the Brothers Mael to a new generation

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Glam Pop Power Pop Punk Remembrance 

Les McKeown 1955 – 2021: Ultrapop, Erotic Terror, and Punk’s Proof of Concept 

April 28, 2021April 30, 2021 Tim Sommer 4 Comments Bay City Rollers, Cliff Richard, Klaatu, Les McKeown, Malcolm McClaren, MC5, RIP, Sweet, The Mumps, The Ramones, The Rollers

The best-known vocalist for the Bay City Rollers died suddenly this past week at age 65. 

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Glam Punk Rock 

It’s Been 30 Years Since Johnny Thunders Died

April 23, 2021April 23, 2021 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments John Anthony Genzale, Johnny Thunders, Sex Pistols, The Heartbreakers, the New York Dolls, Walter Lure

Few men defined Rock ‘n’ Roll as defiantly as the troubled genius guitarist of The Heartbreakers and The New York Dolls

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Glam Pop Punk Remembrance Rock 

(Sleep) Baby Doll: Remembering Sylvain Sylvain

January 20, 2021January 20, 2021 James Porter 0 Comments Arthur Kane, David Johansen, Johnny Thunders, New York Dolls, RIP, Sylvain Mizrahi, Sylvain Sylvain

The beloved New York Dolls guitarist lost his battle with cancer on January 13

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