With 'Electric Warrior', T. Rex began a trio of releases that inspired generations of punk, alternative, and glam rock bands.
“Longlegs” opens with a title card with lyrics from “Get It On (Bang a Gong),” a 1971 track from the English rock band T. Rex, written by its frontman Marc Bolan: “Well you’re slim and you’re weak / ...
It’s spring 1972 and Marc Bolan, the rest of T.Rex and producer Tony Visconti – who tells this story – are in a limo travelling from Orly airport to the 18th-century Château d’Hérouville (recently ...
As far as cinematic hagiographies go, Ethan Silverman’s “Angelheaded Hipster” should gratify fans of Marc Bolan (1947-77), the frizzy-haired mastermind behind a 1970s glam rock outfit, T. Rex. The ...
T Rex were known for having worked with The Turtles' Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan as backing vocalists, but they elected to use different voices for this hit.
T. Rex had 10 Top 10 U.K. singles between 1970 and 1973, including the 1971 classic "Bang a Gong (Get It On)" Bolan died in a 1977 car accident at age 29 Masculinity has long been a tricky topic in ...
One of the most memorable moments during the world tour undertook by the resurrected Oasis this year, has been the anticipation-stoking, nightly ritual where Liam Gallagher commanded the tens of ...
Marc Bolan‘s iconic glam makeup is examined in an exclusive clip from the upcoming doc Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex. “Eyeliner is still a political act in some places,” ...