Glam Rock: Fluidity Onstage, MASKulinity Offstage

MASKulinity Podcast

This week we welcome our podbrother Danny Perez from the Oreja Peluda podcast, a show about masculinities in Latin America. This is the last episode in our music series and we’re sad it’s over. BUT Remoy likes music now, AND we’re wrapping it up with some over-the-top performance with glam rock!

• This subgenre of rock emerged in 1960s England and made its way to the States in all its grandiosity. It was characterized by loud makeup and outfits, and challenged typical masculine presentation; that doesn't mean it was inclusive.
  • Samantha shares some glam rock history, including the story behind Ziggy Stardust and the name Queen. Hint: it’s all about gender performance.
  • This era is often remembered as purely accepting of these artists on and offstage, she explains why, between Ziggy Stardust and Freddie Mercury, glam rock was only accepting of gender and sexual fluidity onstage.
  • Danny offers his thoughts on MASKulinity and how it shows up in rock performances.
• Glam Rock was a little different in the southern hemisphere. With tropícalia influences, Brazilian glam rock emerged in the early ‘70s. And that’s when the band Secos e Molhados formed.
  • Samantha takes us through the differences between Brazil, US, and England in their reception of glam rock artists.
  • Nicknamed the David Bowie of Brazil, Secos e Molhados lead singer Ney Matogrosso’s impact on Brazilian music is still celebrated today. Samantha paints a picture of the ‘70s dictatorship and what made a particular social group tap into Secos e Molhados.
  • Danny offers some background on the social backdrop in South America at the time.
• Help us name our revamped interview segment! 🎙️ Samantha will dive deep with our guests as they get to ask Remoy a question. Why should Samantha be the only one in the hot seat? Help us name this! Send us your suggestions at [email protected].
  • Danny tells us about Oreja Peluda and what it looks like to foster conversations around masculinity across Latin America.
  • How does learning and thinking about MASKulinity impact a musician, you ask? Danny gives us some insight on his evolving experience as an artist invested in conversations unmasking masculinity.

Referenced on this episode:

• Danny Perez’s podcast Oreja Peluda
• Glam Rock Challenging Hegemonic Masculinity
• Ney Matogrosso on pushing boundaries for life
• Michael Watts’s interview with David Bowie

COMPANION PIECES:

• When Hip Hop Unmasks Masculinity, Part 1
• When Hip Hop Unmasks Masculinity, Part 2
• Sugar Hill Band? Capitalism and MASKulinity in Hip Hop
• UnMASKing Masculinity, Music Trivia Edition 🎶