Anyone could have performed the glissando's heard in T. Rex's ‘Bang a Gong (Get It On)’, but there was an ulterior reason Marc Bolan hired pianist Rick Wakeman.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On one hand, Jones tells Billboard from Sierra Leone — where Rolan established the Marc Bolan School of Music and Film — “He would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mickey Finn and Marc Bolan of T. Rex in 1972. It’s spring 1972 and Marc Bolan, the rest of T.Rex and producer Tony Visconti – who ...

"His records were too out there for American audiences at that time." Dogwoof has revealed the trailer a music history documentary film titled Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex, by ...

It’s hard to imagine how voluminous late producer Hal Willner’s contact list must have been. Who else could employ musicians that range from top-tier names like U2, Elton John, Todd Rundgren, Kesha, ...

Part of the Bolan mystique: He had more vanity per square inch than any rock star ever. “I’ve always been a wriggler,” he boasted to Record Mirror in 1971. “I mean, I am my own fantasy. I am the ...

Twenty-eight years after the untimely death of T. Rex frontman Marc Bolan, this 1972 film gets the re-release it deserves. At a near-overwhelming 325 minutes, the comprehensive two-disc set offers a ...

Filming is underway at Liverpool and Anglesey, U.K., locations on Ian Puleston-Davies’ feature film “Bolan’s Shoes,” starring Timothy Spall (“Mr. Turner”), Leanne Best (“Line of Duty”) and Mark ...

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 ...

"There's been a change in England and we are part of the change." Greenwich Entertainment has revealed an official trailer for a music documentary film called AngelHeaded Hipster, also a reference to ...

The complex and revolutionary music and lyrics of Marc Bolan and T. Rex, the glam rock powerhouse behind “Bang a Gong (Get it On)” and other iconic songs. Featuring archival performances and ...