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Gary Marx co-founded the Sister Of Mercy: Now he's a Slade-worshipping, Bowie-loving glam rocker
By Julian Marszalek published
Co-founder of Sisters Of Mercy and Ghost Dance, influential goth guitarist Gary Marx has returned to his glam roots

The rise and fall of Girl, the cult glam rock band who should have been huge
By Dave Ling published
Swaggering and arrogant, NWOBHM-era glam rockers Girl were the biggest band in the world – at least in their own heads

8 obscure but brilliant 1970s glam rock songs
By Joe Elliott published
Def Leppard singer and ’70s glam connoisseur Joe Elliott on 10 glitter rock masterpieces

On the night David Bowie said goodbye to glam rock he was accompanied by The Troggs and a stoned Marianne Faithfull dressed as a nun
By Fraser Lewry published
David Bowie's The 1980 Floor Show: filmed in London in 1973 for a US audience, with an unlikely supporting cast and a final farewell from Ziggy Stardust

That time Thom Yorke formed a glam rock band with members of Radiohead, Suede, Roxy Music and, umm, David Gray’s drummer
By Niall Doherty published
When Thom Yorke was recruited for fictional band The Venus In Furs as part of the Velvet Goldmine soundtrack, the Radiohead singer was told to “ham it up”

10 glam rock albums you should definitely own
By Classic Rock Magazine published
An antidote to the grim and the grey of early 70s Britain, glam rock offered glitz, glitter, glamour and a path away from the drab, denim-decked norm. These are the albums you need

The spectacular story of Slade: glamour, tragedy and beyond
By Geoff Barton last updated
Noddy Holder looks back at Slade's noizy, hit-infested career, from bovver braces to mirror hats

The 10 Best Suzi Quatro Songs, as chosen by The Amorettes
By Gill Montgomery published
Gill Montgomery, guitarist and vocalist with The Amorettes, picks the 10 best songs by the original Queen Of Noise, Suzi Quatro
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