Stripping the history of glam rock for parts and using what's left to build a new souped-up rock & roll machine, Giuda are an Italian rock band whose songs merge the hard-stomping sound of "junk shop glam" acts like Slade, Mud, and the Sweet with the swaggering energy of first-generation punk. Embracing a sporty look (the bandmembers often reference their passion for football) and a sound that paid clear homage to the commercial end of British glam rock of the 1970s, Giuda soon developed a live following and released their first album, Racey Roller, in early 2010, packaged in a cleverly designed sleeve that looked like a vintage glam LP rescued from a junk shop. A second Giuda album, Let's Do It Again, arrived in 2013. ~ Mark Deming