T. Rex has probably the only song on our Top 100 Classic Rock Songs list with two different titles. ‘Get It On’ was the single’s original U.K. title and Marc Bolan and his group took the track, ...

Today is the 40th anniversary of T. Rex’s “Bang A Gong (Get It On)” reaching the top of the UK charts. It starts with the nasty, funky, slinky bass line, more sex than music, and it soon turns into ...

A new T. Rex song has been released 48 years after Marc Bolan’s death. The pioneers of 1970s glam rock, whose hits included Ride a White Swan, Get it On, Telegram Sam and Children of the Revolution, ...

Atlanta garage-rock miscreants the Black Lips have a history of playing with random-ass famous people; one of the worst shows I ever saw was one where they backed up GZA at SXSW a few years ago.

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 ...

NPR celebrates its 50th anniversary remembering other events in 1971. The band T. Rex overhauled their musical style and released Electric Warrior, an album that became the cornerstone of glam rock.

“AngelHeaded Hipster,” a long-percolating tribute album to Marc Bolan and T. Rex — featuring U2, Elton John, Nick Cave, Joan Jett, Lucinda Williams and Father John Misty, and which is a companion to a ...

In the summer of 1987, the day before driving to Austin for freshmen orientation at the University of Texas, I went to see Andy Taylor at Fitzgerald’s. The former Duran Duran guitarist had done a near ...

This story originally aired on Sept. 24, 2021. In 1971, Joe Elliott was 12 years old, and he was going to his first rock show. The band was T. Rex, touring their latest album, Electric Warrior.