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Marc Bolan, John's Children, T. Rex, Tyrannosaurus Rex: Rock and Roll Heart: Marc Bolan 1947-1977
Obituary by Roy Carr, New Musical Express, 24 September 1977
MARC BOLAN was born on September 30, 1947, in Hackney Hospital, East London, the second son of Sid and Phyllis Feld. ...
David Bowie: The Spiders from Mars' Trevor Bolder (1979)
Interview by Ian Ravendale, Rock's Backpages Audio, 4 March 1979
The Spider from Mars bass-man talks about his roots (and Rats) in Hull with Mick Ronson and getting together with David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust, glamming up and the end of the band.
File format: mp3; file size: 13.6mb, interview length: 14' 51" sound quality: ****
Marc Bolan, T. Rex: Tony Visconti on Marc Bolan (1981)
Interview by John Tobler, Rock's Backpages Audio, September 1981
Producer Visconti talks about the newly released T. Rex in Concert: the original stereo recordings, and what he did to improve them; on first meeting Marc in hippie club Middle Earth; why they stopped working together; the definitive version of T. Rex; Bolan vs. Bowie; Marc's charisma and arrogance; the 'Children of Rarn' demos; Bolan's ongoing legacy and the meaning of 'Metal Guru'.
File format: mp3; file size: 18.4mb, interview length: 19' 09" sound quality: ****
David Bowie: Angie Bowie cuts into the spotlight
Retrospective and Interview by Jim Sullivan, The Boston Globe, 20 January 1993
WE WERE AT Turner Fisheries – Angela Bowie, David Bowie's famous ex, and I. I nursed two drinks. She ate half a seafood dinner, sent ...
Suede, T. Rex: Tape Heads: Ed Buller meets Tony Visconti
Interview by Tom Doyle, Melody Maker, 12 March 1994
While even the most basic recordings get increasingly hi-tech, many modern producers are still searching for the vibey sounds of yesteryear. In the first of ...
Brian Eno, Roxy Music: Brian Eno (1998)
Interview by Barney Hoskyns, Rock's Backpages Audio, 13 January 1998
Eno talks about the early days of Roxy Music; the band's intersection with Glam; the impact of David Bowie; androgyny and flamboyance; leaving Roxy, and setting out on his solo career.
File format: mp3; file size: 33.5mb, interview length: 36' 36" sound quality: ** (phoner)
David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust: The Album That Killed The Sixties
Retrospective by Mark Paytress, Record Collector, June 1998
Bowie's Ziggy Stardust redefined the meaning of rock artistry. ...
Marilyn Manson: The Man Who Fell To Earth
Interview by Paul Elliott, Kerrang!, September 1998
THE ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR is no more. ...
David Bowie, T. Rex: Glad to be Glam!
Retrospective and Interview by Barney Hoskyns, The Independent, 12 September 1998
What do the original devotees think of Ziggy, Bolan, platform boots and glitter 25 years on? Will the latest revival of '70s androgyny take off? ...
David Bowie: David Buckley: Strange Fascination – The Definitive David Bowie Story
Book Review by Keith Cameron, The Guardian, 23 September 1999
WHILE MOST BOWIE biographies (notably Alias David Bowie, Peter & Leni Gillman's 1986 exposé of family mental illness and the Bowie "myth") are as welcome ...
LA's Glam Revival And The Glitzy Return of Rodney Bingenheimer's English Disco
Report and Interview by Paul Gorman, MOJO, March 2000
SOMETHING STRANGE is happening on the streets of Los Angeles. Glam-metal kids, 17 years out of date, are back walking the streets. Ambivalent Bowie-esque sexuality ...
Review by Jon Young, Blender, August 2002
New Yawk maverick gets commercial makeover from Ziggy Stardust, reaps chart reward. ...
Retrospective by Bob Stanley, The Times, 21 March 2003
Thirty years on, the forgotten stars of glam rock are shining again. ...
New York Dolls: Royal Festival Hall, London
Live Review by Ian Fortnam, Classic Rock, September 2004
The best advice to bands that delight in near-mythic status is "let it lie". Can the reformed Lipstick Killers disprove the rule? ...
New York Dolls: Make-up America!
Retrospective and Interview by Kris Needs, MOJO, June 2006
In 1971 Manhattan, five teenage toughs in make-up, tried to kick-start the punk revolution. By 1976 the New York Dolls seemed finished, poleaxed by drugs, ...
Interview by Steve Pafford, Record Collector, January 2007
As David Bowie turns 60 on 8 January, Neil Tennant from Pet Shop Boys talks about his lifelong obsession with the man who fell to ...
Book Review by Robert Sandall, The Sunday Times, 18 February 2007
IT CAN'T have been easy choosing the alliterative lineup for the sub-title of this rock'n'roll memoir. After Phil Spector, Tony Visconti is probably the most ...
Mott The Hoople: The Making Of 'All The Young Dudes'
Retrospective and Interview by Gavin Martin, Uncut, January 2008
Breakups! Bowie! Gay roadies! The strange tale of glam rock's glorious singalong ...
Jobriath: Cult Heroes No. 4: Jobriath
Retrospective by Geoff Barton, Classic Rock, 26 February 2010
He was launched amid a mountain of publicity as the world's first openly gay rock star – but the world wasn't ready. ...
Iggy Pop, David Bowie: Nick Kent: Once Upon a Life
Memoir by Nick Kent, The Observer, 14 March 2010
In 1972 he was sorting mail in a Sussex post office. Twelve months later he was partying with Led Zeppelin. Here, the hugely influential music ...
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