NPR Great Read of 2016 From the acclaimed author of Rip It Upand Start Again and Retromania—“the foremost popular music critic of this era (Times Literary S

Explores the many ways glam rock paved the way for new explorations of identity in terms of gender, sexuality, and performance

Drawing on the collections of the V&A, Glam Rock narrates the story of glam and explores its impact on fashion, theatre and film. In the early 1970s, glam rock

Until recently, glam rock has been a mere footnote in popular music history: a style-over-substance lark in an otherwise serious industry. Glam Rock: Music in S

Traces the history and the performers who defined glam rock, including David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Iggy Pop, and Queen, and their influence on musicians in the dec