Marc Bolan

Art Pop Glam Rock 

Mirror Moves: On David Bowie’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Star!

July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 Ryan Maffei 1 Comment 2024, Box Set, David Bowie, Ken Scott, Marc Bolan, Parlophone Records, Rhino, Rock 'n' Roll Star!, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars

A fascinating new Ziggy Stardust box set scrapes the barrel to paint a portrait

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Punk 

The Art School Abandon of San Francisco Punks The Mutants

August 30, 2022August 30, 2022 Randy Haecker 1 Comment 2022, Chrissie Hynde, Chrome, Crime, Curse of the Easily Amused, Liberation Hall Records, Mabuhay Gardens, Marc Bolan, San Francisco, Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Damned, The Mutants, The Nuns

Talking old school West Coast underground with the band who opened for The Cramps at Napa State Mental Hospital

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Glam Rock 

The Cosmic Sea Was Like A Bumblebee: The Slider Turns 50

July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Bill Legend, Marc Bolan, Metal Guru, Mickey Finn, Steve Currie, T.Rex, Telegram Sam

Looking back on the third album and second glam slam from the mighty T. Rex

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Art Pop Glam Rock 

Like Some Cat From Japan: Ziggy Stardust at 50

June 16, 2022June 17, 2022 Kara Tucker 1 Comment 1972, 50th anniversary, Bowie, David Bowie, LGBTQ, Marc Bolan, Mick Ronson, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars, The Spiders From Mars, Ziggy Stardust

Exploring the revolutionary queerness of the most iconic David Bowie album

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Folk Glam Rock 

Your Cloak Full Of Eagles: Electric Warrior Turns 50

September 25, 2021April 3, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1971, 50th anniversary, Bang A Gong (Get It On), Bill Legend, Electric Warrior, Jeepster, Marc Bolan, Mickey Finn, New York Dolls, Rocky Horror, Steve Currie, T.Rex, the Bay City Rollers, The Jam, Ziggy Stardust

How Marc Bolan plugged in T.Rex and invented glam rock

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Glam Music Journalism 

REQUIRED READING: Trouser Glitter

June 23, 2020June 23, 2020 Jim Allen 1 Comment 1977, Alex Harvey, Ira Robbins, Irvine Welsh, Marc Bolan, Roxy Music, Sparks, T.Rex, The Clash, The Damned, The Jam, The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols, Trouser Press, Trouser Press Books

Ira Robbins goes glam in his novel ‘Marc Bolan Killed in Crash’

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Records Rock 

NEWS: David Bowie’s 1969 Subject of Latest Box Set

September 7, 2019September 7, 2019 Ron Hart 0 Comments Box sets, David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Parlophone, Tony Visconti

Get all the raw details for this 5-CD set, Conversation Piece, due out November 15th

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Folk Glam 

Tyrannosaurus Rex’s Unicorn: Still A Rare Beast At 50

June 3, 2019May 23, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 2 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Marc Bolan, Steve Peregrine Took, T.Rex, Tony Visconti, Tyrannosaurus Rex

RNRG looks at the classic third album from the momentary tandem of a prefab Marc Bolan and Steve Peregrin Took

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