Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 236
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-1-4422-7147-0 • Hardback • October 2018 • $38.00 • (£24.95)
978-1-4422-7148-7 • eBook • October 2018 • $36.00 • (£24.95) (coming soon)
Simon Philo is head of Liberal Arts and American Studies at the University of Derby. He is the author of British Invasion: The Crosscurrents of Musical Influence in the Tempo Series and has published extensively on transatlantic popular culture. For more than twenty years at Derby, he has been instrumental in working popular music studies into the very heart of the curriculum. In addition to teaching the intermediate class Audible Republic: American Music and Society, he delivers sessions on music and protest, gospel, soul and civil rights, punk, and Brit pop. A true “child of the revolution,” the first single he bought was Sweet’s “Teenage Rampage.”
Timeline
1. “Children of the Revolution” (a pre-history)
3. “Hang on to Yourself” (1972)
5. “Teenage Rampage” (1974)
7. “Who Can I Be Now?” (1976-present)
Further Reading
Further Listening
Index
About the Author
Simon Philo’s comprehensive knowledge of glam rock is unrivaled. As a fellow fan-scholar, I read Glam Rock with admiration, appreciation, and excitement—Philo authoritatively details how Bowie and Roxy’s Bryan Ferry became the most influential musicians in the history of British rock and roll.— Neil Nehring, Professor, University of Texas at Austin, and author of Flowers in the Dustbin: Culture, Anarchy, and Postwar England
A forensic and thorough analysis of Glam in all its manifestations, from its origins to its legacy – a detailed book that washes away the glitter and mascara and peers deep into the soul of this colourful, joyous genre of music.— Jeff Evans, author of 'Rock & Pop on British TV'