suitsandtheplatformboots.com is a new website about glam rock and ist past, present and future. Read about old underground bands and new stars, from Ziggy Stardust to Roxx Gang, D Generation, Stars From Mars, Jayne County and HMLTD, and much more! A celebration of glitter!
Wassup Rocker Radio/Alex Kish (Ohio) have decided to gather some of their favourite tracks on a free 32 song compilation. This is a good idea to promote these underground bands as well as the radio! If you regularly read these pages, then you must be familiar with names like RAZORBATS, The CRAZY SQUEEZE, FAZ WALTZ,... Continue Reading →
This is already the second release of Norway's RAZORBATS. Their first album sounded young and fresh, but saying that they have become more mature would probably be insulting! On the other hand, RAZORBATS have become tighter as a band and it can be heard as soon as the album starts with glitter rock anthem "The... Continue Reading →
The unusual format of this CD packaging makes it interesting from the start since it fits very well the comic book illustration cover art. It is a compilation of songs of the mid-80s Norwood Park (Chicago) glam/punk scene. BLUE EYED PASTIE WHITES opens the record with a great glam rock song "Coulda Woulda Shoulda", followed... Continue Reading →
GYPSY ROLLER is bringing back glitter rock with their new album. Gil Soliz tells us about the band and his unconditional love for glam rock. Can you introduce GYPSY ROLLER? Gypsy Roller is a music Band that I officially started around 2009 & has an eclectic rotating cast of members from each album. Starting with... Continue Reading →
Opening song "Rock'n'Roll Stroller" sets the mood right from the start: 70s glam rock à la Gary Glitter! Lead vocalist/Lyricist Gil Soliz teamed up with Allen Davis who co-wrote, produced and engineered this second album. Bowie's shadow also wanders around these songs, especially in "Goodbye To Sorrows." The atmosphere sometimes gets close to the best... Continue Reading →
Following the 2015 debut album, "Lipstick II" takes us to another colourful space travel starting with "On The Eve of The Attack", which sounds like a quite surprising mix of BOWIE and MEAT LOAF! "Fight Back", "Cha La Head Cha La", or "Girl Dressed as a Sailor Moon" have a more 80s L.A. glam metal... Continue Reading →
"Front Page News" is the first single of upcoming album "The Nightly Howl" (2nd album in 3 album series "The Ariel Trilogy"), it was originally recorded at Blackbird Studios, in Nashville, TN in 2014. You can listen to this T.Rex flavoured track here:
Introduced as a band that was formed after their lead singer and leader, Greg Troyan travelled through space, LIPSTICK is a theatrical glam influenced band from Nashville, TN. While you'll find a good dose of L.A. glam metal in songs like "We're Here To Rock You", "The Conan Song" or "Alone", LIPSTICK also brings 70s... Continue Reading →
