Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Marc Bolan

"Bowie was standing there and for a split second you could see the panic in his eyes": The story of David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust and the moments that made him a star

Band members, friends and associates tell the story of The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars

Louder

“Marc is criminally underrated as a guitarist. All rock ’n’ rollers love T. Rex, and there’s a little bit of T. Rex in every rock ’n’ roll band”: When T. Rex opened the floodgates of glam rock with the riff-driven groove of Get It On

T. Rex's signature song was written and recorded while on a hectic US tour, and would be their only stateside hit

MusicRadar

Marc Bolan honoured with blue plaque outside London home

The frontman of glam rock band T. Rex died in a car crash in 1977 at the age of 29.

Evening Standard

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

“It suffered a broken headstock, was completely refinished, refretted and had P-90s replaced with humbuckers”: Untangling the history of Jeff Beck’s Oxblood Les Paul, the most expensive Gibson Les Paul ever sold at auction

Will we ever know the true story of this fabled guitar? For some it’s iconic, for others it was simply a cobbled-together working tool for a master

Guitar World

Mud, mayhem and four-hour Grateful Dead sets: The chaotic story of Weeley and Bickershaw, the early 70s festivals that time forgot

Not every festival could be Woodstock or the Isle Of Wight

Louder

Vampire Hunter D review – head-popping visuals offset very pre-MeToo erotic anime

Regarded as pioneering on its release in 1985, this sleazy tale’s sexual politics are long past-it, but the visual invention remains magnetic

The Guardian - UK

“Mick told Freddie Mercury who he was. As Mick walked away, Freddie shouted: ‘We’ll be bigger than you one day’”: The epic story of Sweet, the 70s glam icons who burned bright and refused to fade away

Sweet were one of the original 70s glam bands – and more than 50 years later, guitarist Andy Scott is keeping the flag flying

Louder

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

“It’s related to Won’t Get Fooled Again – the other side of the coin. We won’t get fooled again? Yes we will! This is Cloud Cuckooland”: Roy Harper tried to retire in 2013, but returned with Man & Myth instead

When a new generation of acclaimed musicians discovered the folk-rock veteran’s music he gave up his attempt to bow out, but made sure his most recent album to date remained typically non-commercial and challenging to understand

Louder

“If you’re a Zep fan and really want to go see Zeppelin, you might as well go and see one of the better tribute bands”: The epic life and career of John Paul Jones, the heartbeat of Led Zeppelin and so much more

Crack session musician, in-demand producer, one quarter of the world’s biggest rock band – ex-Led Zeppelin bassist John Paul Jones has done it all

Louder

“I tried to write songs with Paul McCartney, but it was impossible, because every idea I had sparked him off and every idea he had sparked me off”: Donovan’s transcendental tales of The Beatles, Dylan, Hendrix and David Lynch

Folkd rock pioneer Donovan on jamming with Macca and Dylan, butting heads with John Paul Jones and meditating with David Lynch

Louder

“What's incredible about this guitar is that it was Marc Bolan's before. That's a double whammy”: Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells Telecaster has cropped up on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow – after it was bought for $12,500

The guitar was previously owned by T. Rex's Marc Bolan, before it found its way into the hands of Oldfield, just as he had started working on what was to become Tubular Bells

Guitar World

Where are the most notable blue plaques in London? Audrey Hepburn and Marc Bolan to be honoured

Legends to be given a plauque to celebrate their lives and where they lived

Evening Standard

Audrey Hepburn and Marc Bolan among stars to get London blue plaque

Others to be remembered for their impact on capital’s cultural heritage include Una Marson and Graham Sutherland

The Guardian - UK

Audrey Hepburn and Marc Bolan among stars honoured with London blue plaques

Novelist Barbara Pym and artist Graham Sutherland are among the other recipients

The Independent UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Evening Standard

Audrey Hepburn and Marc Bolan to get blue plaques in London

The scheme will also celebrate novelist Barbara Pym, artist Graham Sutherland, ballerina Alicia Markova and Jamaican writer and campaigner Una Marson.

Louder

“I thought Bowie was talented even though he lacked direction. I could hear the star quality in his voice”: Tony Visconti’s tales of David Bowie, Marc Bolan, Phil Lynott and U2

Bowie, Bolan, Thin Lizzy – producer Tony Visconti has worked with them all

MusicRadar

"David wasn’t going to do the show, and his mum said, ‘No, you HAVE to work with Bing Crosby!’ She was a fan": The story of David Bowie and Bing Crosby's Little Drummer Boy

A schmaltzy TV special did not seem the most likely vehicle for a hit Christmas single, but this 1977 collaboration between David Bowie and Bing Crosby yielded an enduring classic that cuts across the generational divide

Louder

“I had no control whatsoever. I was about to drown. I saw my life disappearing in front of me”: The epic story of Cat Stevens, the 70s superstar who turned his back on music

How Cat Stevens became one of music’s biggest stars – then walked away from it

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Louder

Chris Braide shares video of cover of T-Rex's Cosmic Dancer

Chris Braide pays tribute to childhood music hero Marc Bolan with new album There Was A Time - The Songs of Marc Bolan

Louder

"That's the problem with me, you see. I'm a lunatic": The true story of Marc Bolan's final days

Marc Bolan, the Guru Of Glitter, was killed in a car crash in 1977 – just as his career was on the rise again. This is the story of his final hours

Guitar World

“I’m sick of people saying Walk On the Wild Side is a classic. I got paid £12, and David Bowie didn’t even show up”: Session bass legend Herbie Flowers on the making of Lou Reed’s 1972 hit – and the hardest session he ever did

Having recorded over 20,000 sessions for the likes of David Bowie, Dusty Springfield, T.Rex, Paul McCartney and Elton John, Brian ‘Herbie’ Flowers was not your average bassist

Guitar World

“I told Lou Reed, ‘Can I get the double bass out of the car? Because this song is a bit jazzy’”: British bass legend Herbie Flowers, best known for his work with David Bowie and Paul McCartney, dies aged 86

Flowers recorded over 20,000 sessions and his distinctive jazz-informed bass heavily features on Lou Reed's Walk on the Wild Side and Bowie's Space Oddity

The Guardian - UK

Herbie Flowers, bassist on Lou Reed’s Walk on the Wild Side, dies aged 86

Flowers also featured on other rock hits, including for David Bowie, T Rex, Bryan Ferry and Elton John

Guitar World

“St. Vincent is one of the best players in the world right now… she has that Jeff Buckley thing going on”: Royal Blood’s Mike Kerr names 10 guitarists who shaped his bass sound

The Royal Blood frontman explains why guitarists have influenced him more than bassists as he marks the 10th anniversary of the duo’s debut album

Louder

“David Bowie was an absolute genius. I learned more from him than from anybody I’ve ever worked with.” Rick Wakeman’s epic tales of sessions with Bowie, Bolan, Lou Reed and more

Former Yes keyboard maestro Rick Wakeman has played with rock’s great and good over the years – and he’s got the memories to prove it

1 2 3

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.