Glam Rock

Glam rock (also known as glitter rock), is a rock music style that developed in the UK in the post-hippie early 1970s which was “performed by singers and musicians wearing outrageous clothes, makeup, hairstyles, and platform-soled boots.” The flamboyant lyrics, costumes, and visual styles of glam performers were a campy, theatrical blend of nostalgic references to science fiction and old movies, all over a guitar-driven hard rock sound. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: Crazy Lixx

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Nov 8 Sunday 8 November 2009 Today
Vains of Jenna Dirty Penny, United Front, Cockfight	the handlebar pensacola, fl, Pensacola, United States 30.417343 -87.213705	1 person attending Add shout
Nov 11 Wednesday 11 November 2009
Ace Frehley at House of Blues Ace Frehley	House of Blues Cleveland OH, United States 41.499618 -81.691178	Add shout Buy Tickets
Nov 12 Thursday 12 November 2009
KISS: Alive 35 at Saddledome KISS, Buckcherry	Saddledome Calgary, AB, Calgary, United States 51.0833333 -114.0833333	3 people attending Add shout
Ace Frehley at Newport Music Hall Ace Frehley	Newport Music Hall Columbus OH, United States 39.997447 -83.00749	1 person attending Add shout Buy Tickets
Richard Lloyd Hey Battlefield	The Studio at… New York, NY, United States 53.0833333 -0.15	Add shout
Nov 13 Friday 13 November 2009
L.A. Guns at Culture Room L.A. Guns, War Pigs	Culture Room Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Miami, United States 26.166377 -80.116511	1 person attending Add shout

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becks92 wrote:
last week

80 <3

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Metalion_SOS wrote:
last month

'Gay LA Music' haha, Los Angeles has nothing to do with glam and Gay London Rock = GLR, so *points and laughs*

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GlamFool wrote:
last month

Don_Vitaliy its not true at all cos have these guys would of banged thousands of girls! lol nah its not, its just hard rock.

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LastGrays wrote:
last month

very true

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Don_Vitaliy wrote:
last month

somebody told me GLAM stands for "Gay Los Angeles Music", how true is this?

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feverita wrote:
last month

Placebooo x33

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psycaffeine wrote:
September 2009

http://www.lastfm.es/music/Psychotica

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Igor_Piegas wrote:
September 2009

WTF?? Cinema Bizarre tagged as Glam Rock?!? This is unnaceptable. Stop tagging any kind of band in make-up as glam rock.

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pyto89 wrote:
August 2009

glam FTW !

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Vanblackman wrote:
August 2009

http://www.last.fm/group/Gunfire+76

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drnrg31 wrote:
August 2009

The Sweet are one of the best bands in this catagory.

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justbornawsome wrote:
August 2009

umm..I'm realluy young and all theese band are a bout 10 or 15 years before I was born or even more not sure..but just cause I'm younge doesn't mean I'm stupif I like music in style but I also like old rock but from the top 8 artst I know kiss,Slade , and queen that's all but more from the other artist

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Neformatica wrote:
August 2009

Glam visual \ Love metal band from Moscow with female vocal http://www.lastfm.ru/music/Jack+Riot

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kaco321 wrote:
August 2009

I thought all glam was shitty... but now i see that only glam metal was big mistake :) long live David Bovie and Lou Reed.

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Dead_Version wrote:
August 2009

I totally want to bring the 80's fashion back. It was so wild and crazy :P and the music was awesome. !

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Metalion_SOS wrote:
August 2009

80s? Glam was dead long before the 80s.

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Dead_Version wrote:
July 2009

bring back 80's !!!!!!

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imagesk8r6969 wrote:
July 2009

KISS OWNS!!!!!!!!! Shout it out loud 4ever!!!!!!!!

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PocketSnatcher wrote:
July 2009

hawt

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BGBobby wrote:
July 2009

"gay rock" You are a gay!

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