Glam Slam Chronicles (Everything)

A world of promos, pirates, and loopholes — Carr’s 1979 feature exposes the strange, unregulated dance between labels and radio that shaped an entire era of music discovery.

Before Ziggy, before Berlin, before the world knew his name — Bowie was already experimenting, failing, learning, and reaching. These reissues capture that fragile, fascinating beginning.

The Manish Boys and Davy Jones and The Lower Third’s The Manish Boys EP , featuring four tracks including "I Pity The Fool"  and "Take My...

Published February 24, 1979, this two‑page Veronica Magazine feature presents a raw, unguarded Alice Cooper reflecting on alcoholism, identity, and survival. Promoting his new LP From the Inside and the hit single “How You Gonna See Me Now,” the article captures the man behind the makeup — Vincent Furnier — emerging from the wreckage of his own legend.

A one‑page news item reporting that the Village People have re‑cut “Just A Gigolo” for the soundtrack of David Bowie’s new film, replacing the previously planned track “I Am What I Am.”

A candid, unguarded Alice Cooper reflects on addiction, recovery, theatricality, and the myths that shaped his public image — presented across a cover and three‑page spread in Joepie, February 18, 1979.

Alice Cooper’s Madhouse Rock! tour was launched in early 1979 to support his concept album From the Inside. The tour leaned heavily into the album’s psychiatric‑ward storyline, with elaborate staging, costumed characters, and a darker, more chaotic theatrical tone than Cooper’s earlier glam‑shock era. This full‑page advertisement, published in Rolling Stone on February 8, 1979, promoted the Los Angeles Forum date and showcased the intense, horror‑comic visual identity of the

Released in 1979 as a single from the From the Inside  album, From the Inside  showcased Cooper’s shift toward polished, story‑driven rock rooted in his experiences during rehabilitation at the Cornell Medical Center. Co‑written with Bernie Taupin, the track blends sharp pop‑rock hooks with character‑focused lyricism, reflecting the album’s theatrical yet deeply personal tone. As a single, it highlighted Cooper’s late‑’70s evolution — cleaner production, narrative ambition, a

OOR Magazine’s January 24, 1979 cover and two‑page feature captures Alice Cooper in the turbulent From The Inside era, framing him as a performer navigating fame, excess, and the psychological fallout that shaped his late‑’70s work. Blending sharp photography with candid commentary, the piece positions Cooper at a crossroads — creatively ambitious, financially stretched, and wrestling with the cost of living beyond the limits of rock‑star mythology. ALICE COOPER NO. 2/24 JAN

Alice’s rehab confessional climbs the charts – from nightmare to introspection! Alice Cooper’s From the Inside , released through Warner Bros. Records in November 1978 (catalog number BSK 3263), entered the UK charts at number 68 on December 23, 1978, and remained on the chart for four weeks. More Alice solo-era chart climbs added weekly.