Glam Slam Chronicles (Everything)

Slade’s comeback momentum rolls on with a gritty, determined single. (March 27, 1981)

A grid of masked Bowies announces a single that turns crisis into avant‑pop momentum. A grid of masked Bowies announces a single that turns crisis into avant‑pop momentum. A grid of masked Bowies announces a single that turns crisis into avant‑pop momentum.

Bowie turns crisis into avant‑pop fire on this fractured, defiant 1981 single.

A transatlantic single with two identities — modest in the UK, triumphant in Sweden, and reshaped entirely for the US.

John Lennon’s final concert appearance — preserved in one electrifying EP.

Slade’s Reading‑fueled comeback — loud, raw, and ready to tear the roof off.

Lou Reed’s "Captain Average" , a one-page feature in Rock Magazine , February 1981.

Rock Magazine’s February 1981 cover and seven‑page feature drops into Alice Cooper’s early‑’80s reinvention, capturing him in the volatile Special Forces  era — leaner, stranger, militaristic, and creatively unpredictable. The piece frames this period as a sharp break from the late‑’70s introspection, spotlighting Cooper’s pivot toward angular new‑wave aggression, performance‑art intensity, and a persona rebuilt for a harsher decade.

Suzi Quatro’s "Glad All Over"  backed with "Ego In The Night" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by RAK Records (catalog number RAK 325) on January 30, 1981, composed by Dave Clark and Mike Smith, originally performed by the Dave Clark Five. Launched in 1963, the song became a success and was integral to the early British Invasion. It marked the first major hit of the movement by a band other than the Beatles, overtaking their song "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to

Slade's 1981 Comeback Stomper Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on January 23, 1981, on Cheapskate Records (catalog number CHS 2480), Slade’s “We'll Bring The House Down” — backed with “Hold On To Your Hats” — was the lead single from their ninth studio album of the same name. Penned by Noddy Holder and Jim Lea, produced by Slade, it marked the band’s first UK Top 40 entry since 1977, peaking at No. 10 and charting for 9 weeks. Track Listing A: We'll Bring The House