“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 ...
The new documentary Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex covers the life and career of pioneering glam rocker Marc Bolan T. Rex's biggest hits included the 1971 U.K. No. 1 singles ...
Glam rockers T. Rex influenced many of the bands that have passed through the studios of KCRW – from Beck to MGMT. Now four of our DJs have remixed four tracks from the band for the T. Rex vs. KCRW ...
Rhino Records is reviving the reel-to-reel format with T. Rex’s Electric Warrior and Yes’s The Yes Album, returning two of rock’s greatest works to their original analogue glory.