Glam Rock

Name: Glam Rock
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9781851777648
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Dandies in the Underworld

By Alwyn W. Turner

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Glam Rock delves into the vibrant story of glam rock through the rich collections of the V&A, exploring its significant influence on fashion, theatre and film. It captures how, during the early 1970s in Britain, glam rock emerged as a dazzling response to social and economic turmoil, offering musicians and fans alike a flamboyant escape. Featuring iconic British artists such as David Bowie, Roxy Music, T. Rex and Mott the Hoople alongside American counterparts like Lou Reed and Alice Cooper, the book reveals glam rock's fusion of rock and roll with diverse cultural elements including Hollywood, cabaret, and pop art. Although the era ended by 1975, its legacy continues to shape subsequent music and styles.
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This book is perfect for readers interested in arts and culture, music history, and the evolution of style and performance in the 20th century. Fans of British popular culture and those intrigued by the intersections of music, fashion and theatre will find it especially engaging.

Drawing on the collections of the V&A, Glam Rock narrates the story of glam & explores its impact on fashion, theatre & film. In the early 1970s, glam rock changed the face of popular culture in Britain and, against a backdrop of a nation racked by economical and social crises, its flamboyancy provided an escapist dream for musicians and fans alike

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Glam Rock draws on the collections of the V&A to narrate the story of glam and explore its impact on fashion, theatre, and film.

In the early 1970s, glam rock changed the face of popular culture in Britain. Against a backdrop of a nation racked by economic and social crises, its flamboyancy and theatricality provided an excuse for a party and an escapist dream for musicians and fans alike. British acts like David Bowie, Roxy Music, T. Rex, and Mott the Hoople—together with American fellow-travellers including Lou Reed, Alice Cooper, and Sparks—drew on the original blueprint of rock and roll, as well as a host of other traditions, from Hollywood to the music hall, Berlin cabaret, and Broadway musicals to science fiction and pop art.

The resulting music was a wild blend of camp artifice and avant-garde decadence. By 1975, the era had come to an end, but glam never truly went away. Indeed, its attitudes and aesthetics have shaped much that has followed since, from disco to punk, the new romantics to Britpop, Prince to Lady Gaga.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781851777648

Publisher: V & A Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 07 October 2013

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: V & A Publishing

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 216.0mm

Height: 270.0mm

Weight: 975g

Pages: 160

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Alwyn W. Turner Arts & Culture Education & Reference Non-Fiction

About the Author

Alwyn W. Turner is the author of Halfway to Paradise: The Birth of British Rock V&A 2008), My Generation: The Glory Years of British Rock (V&A 2010), and the acclaimed trilogy on modern British history, Crisis? What Crisis?, Rejoice! Rejoice! And A Classless Society, as well as The Biba Experience and The Man Who Invented the Daleks.