Dayton Robert
Dayton Robert - Cold Glitter The Untold Story Of Canadian Glam - Paperback
Dayton Robert - Cold Glitter The Untold Story Of Canadian Glam - Paperback
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Description: Cold Glitter: The Untold Story of Canadian Glam uncovers a forgotten yet fascinating chapter on glam rock music and culture from Canada. Los Angeles - based multi - disciplinary artist Robert Dayton taps his Canadian roots to reveal mind - blowing stories of musicians fighting to be heard. It's a universal story of determined creators striving to make their voices heard. Dayton has spent years researching and interviewing these ground - breaking musicians trapped by geography colonial mindsets and the difficulties of penetrating the cultural behemoth that is the United States. There's no denying that glam rock was marginalized in Canada. In fact RC a almost didn t release the 1973 Bowie - produced Lou Reed album Transformer in Canada because they didn t see a market for it. Of course they were wrong! Cold Glitter gets at the reasons why: nature vs. artifice old world values vs. new freedoms and how transgressive actions including gender play as well as intense stories from these top acts on how they were run out of town for appearing outrageous. Filled with stories from musicians about what they did to build a career and fight against the old guard controlling the airwaves and stages. Readers everywhere will find solidarity with the all - too - familiar story of artists who were attacked for appearing outrageous and daring to be different. Within the struggle to be fabulous are anecdotes of fun and mayhem. Readers will be taken back to the seventies as they meet the unknown and infamous musicians and artists who dared to be glamorous. Familiar names like magician Doug Henning Vancouver band Sweeney Todd and their lead singer Nick Gilder and his replacement Bryan Adams to underground heroes like The Dishes to hundreds of musicians who put away their mascara and left their glamorous wild days behind. Cold Glitter is filled with rare (and sometimes outrageous) images throughout and additional chapters on glam fashion film and comedy in Canada. You'll be amazed to discover how many of their favorite artists were and are secretly Canadian.
Title: Cold Glitter The Untold Story Of Canadian Glam
Author(s): Dayton Robert
Publisher: Feral House U. S.
Barcode: 9781627311540
Pages: 360 Pages, 100 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 1/7/2025
Category: Rock & Pop Music
Description: Cold Glitter: The Untold Story of Canadian Glam uncovers a forgotten yet fascinating chapter on glam rock music and culture from Canada. Los Angeles - based multi - disciplinary artist Robert Dayton taps his Canadian roots to reveal mind - blowing stories of musicians fighting to be heard. It's a universal story of determined creators striving to make their voices heard. Dayton has spent years researching and interviewing these ground - breaking musicians trapped by geography colonial mindsets and the difficulties of penetrating the cultural behemoth that is the United States. There's no denying that glam rock was marginalized in Canada. In fact RC a almost didn t release the 1973 Bowie - produced Lou Reed album Transformer in Canada because they didn t see a market for it. Of course they were wrong! Cold Glitter gets at the reasons why: nature vs. artifice old world values vs. new freedoms and how transgressive actions including gender play as well as intense stories from these top acts on how they were run out of town for appearing outrageous. Filled with stories from musicians about what they did to build a career and fight against the old guard controlling the airwaves and stages. Readers everywhere will find solidarity with the all - too - familiar story of artists who were attacked for appearing outrageous and daring to be different. Within the struggle to be fabulous are anecdotes of fun and mayhem. Readers will be taken back to the seventies as they meet the unknown and infamous musicians and artists who dared to be glamorous. Familiar names like magician Doug Henning Vancouver band Sweeney Todd and their lead singer Nick Gilder and his replacement Bryan Adams to underground heroes like The Dishes to hundreds of musicians who put away their mascara and left their glamorous wild days behind. Cold Glitter is filled with rare (and sometimes outrageous) images throughout and additional chapters on glam fashion film and comedy in Canada. You'll be amazed to discover how many of their favorite artists were and are secretly Canadian.
Title: Cold Glitter The Untold Story Of Canadian Glam
Author(s): Dayton Robert
Publisher: Feral House U. S.
Barcode: 9781627311540
Pages: 360 Pages, 100 Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 1/7/2025
Category: Rock & Pop Music
