From Glitter to Grit: How Glam Rock Shaped the Birth of Punk

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This episode explores how glam rock’s theatrical flair, DIY ethos and sonic simplicity seeped into the nascent punk scene in Britain and America. It tracks key figures—David Bowie, Marc Bolan, New York Dolls—and shows how their image, songwriting, and performance style influenced the early punk aesthetic, sound, and infrastructure.

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