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 ...

“Bolan’s Shoes,” a British film featuring the music of glam-rock singer Marc Bolan and his band T. Rex, will be released by Freestyle Digital Media in January 2025 and an exclusive new trailer for the ...

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 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 ...

This story originally aired on Sept. 24, 2021. In 1971, Joe Elliott was 12 years old, and he was going to his first rock show. The band was T. Rex, touring their latest album, Electric Warrior.

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,” ...