With one of my favourite album covers, Axe Victim is Be Bop Deluxe’s first album, released in June, 1974. The cover art was done by John Holmes, who did many illustrations for H.P. Lovecraft paperback novels. This came out as the glam rock era had hit its peak and was …
Here is where you stop if you’re looking for some real, fun, unpretentious, bar ready, beer drinkin’ rock & roll. Slade’s second album was released in 1972. They were quite successful in England, less so in America (where Quiet Riot’s covers of “Mama Weer All Crazee Now” & “Cum …
Given his longevity in the business and that he’s been a solo act for so long, it’s easy to categorize Alice Cooper as just a glam/shock/schlock performer. Certainly their early use of theatrics and makeup in their performances were at the forefront of what would become “glam rock” and was …
When it comes to T. Rex & classic rock radio play, Bang A Gong (Get It On) is the song that gets chosen, so it becomes how T. Rex is identified for those unfamiliar with the band. T. Rex is so much more than that one song. Their style shifted …
