Aquarium Drunkard — Marc Bolan much?  The Smith Westerns do, and on this, their 2009 s/t debut, the Rabbit Fighter vibe is immediate  – something like a pack of teenagers locked in a humid garage with a stack of warped T. Rex and  Gary Glitter vinyl; well tha... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Who are the best rock'n'roll frontmen of all time? Not solo artists but real frontmen - men that actually front bands. We choose some of our favourites.01. Johnny Rotten of the Sex PistolsYes he's not very cool anymore, but 30 years ago Johnny Rotten... more info

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Guardian Music — • Michael Eavis says handover to his daughter has begun • 'Chaotic dairy farmer' tells of event's highs and lowsHe has famously vowed to keep going until his 80th birthday. But Michael Eavis, 73, the eccentric dairy farmer and host of the... more info

UK production company Masterplan Film Productions Ltd have secured the film rights to "TWENTIETH CENTURY BOY", a biopic of legendary T.Rex frontman Marc Bolan. more info

Rolling Stone — The Band: Amazing Baby The Buzz: Witness the reinvention of glam rock: sighed vocals, sizzling riffs and sky-high choruses, all delivered with the perfect amount of prissiness. Listen If: You’ve seen Velvet Goldmine more than twice, or always wishe... more info

Sixeyes — I have never spent much time delving into the glitter of Marc Bolan's T Rex. Of course there are several songs that made an impression over the years, but I have never even held a T Rex album in my mitts... ever. Now along comes (and don't ask me whe... more info

Sixeyes — I have never spent much time delving into the glitter of Marc Bolan's T Rex. Of course there are several songs that made an impression over the years, but I have never even held a T Rex album in my mitts... ever. Now along comes (and don't ask me whe... more info

Popdose — While history has been kind to Marc Bolan and T. Rex, during their early 1970’s heyday, America radio most definitely was not.  Limited to just one solitary Top 40 single in the States, T. Rex was nigh unstoppable in the UK.  At the height of... more info

Guardian Music — "It was signal responding to electrodes; it sounded awful." That's how David Bowie recalls the Dübreq Stylophone, the original kids' synth, lent to him by Marc Bolan, used on his first hit, Space Oddity, and known more commonly to millions in the UK... more info