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8 obscure but brilliant 1970s glam rock songs

Def Leppard singer and ’70s glam connoisseur Joe Elliott on 10 glitter rock masterpieces

Louder

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

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

MusicRadar

"Those were crazy times. I wouldn’t change it for the world": how Goodbye Yellow Brick Road reinforced Elton John's status as a global superstar

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is the second-biggest-selling album released in 1973, with more than 32 million sales worldwide

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Tony Visconti: ‘I’ve been a better record producer than I’ve been a husband’

The super-producer, who worked with David Bowie and Marc Bolan among others, reflects on a long career filled with highs and lows

The Guardian - US

Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T.Rex review: a starry tribute

Plenty of familar faces line up to celebrate a subversive glam rock figure who was well ahead of his time

Evening Standard

Close encounters with Marc Bolan - Britain’s first pop megastar

As a new documentary is released about the T-Rex front man, Alan Edwards talks about the rock god he knew

Evening Standard

AngelHeaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T Rex review – grizzled rockers pay tribute

This behind-the-scenes look at a tribute album to the glam rock pioneer only finds its groove when Bolan himself lights up the screen

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Bolan’s Shoes review – Timothy Spall and Leanne Best add class to trauma drama

Separated siblings, bullied children, horrible accidents and Marc Bolan’s death are only some of the tragedies here, but strong performances keep the horrors watchable

The Guardian - UK

Devendra Banhart: ‘A tattoo of bull’s horns almost piercing my nipples felt very inspiring’

The playful Venezuelan American singer answers your questions, taking in Marc Bolan, haircuts from Cate Le Bon, and his ‘bottomless pit of regret’

The Guardian - UK

“The minute I met him, I thought he was a special guy”: Tony Visconti looks back on working with David Bowie

Producer Tony Visconti was as close as David Bowie had to a constant artistic companion – here he looks back on their creative relationship

Louder

Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman Gentle Giant, Strawbs and more on new Tony Visconti box set

The work of famed producer Tony Visconti celebrated in new 4 disc or 8 LP box set, Produced By Tony Visconti, out in October

Louder

"There was something about this music" - Eddie Vedder and the magical intensity of of Pearl Jam

How the tragic end of Mother Love Bone and a surfing scientist brought Pearl Jam to life, and an album called Ten

Metal Hammer

The 22 greatest Glastonbury performances ever, from Paul McCartney to David Bowie

Ahead of the festival’s return to Worthy Farm, Mark Beaumont picks some of Glastonbury’s greatest ever music moments

The Independent UK

The 22 greatest Glastonbury performances ever, from Beyoncé to Paul McCartney

Ahead of the festival’s return to Worthy Farm, Mark Beaumont picks some of Glastonbury’s greatest ever music moments

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The 22 greatest Glastonbury performances ever, from Beyoncé to Paul McCartney

Ahead of the festival’s return to Worthy Farm, Mark Beaumont picks some of Glastonbury’s greatest ever music moments

The Independent UK

The 22 greatest Glastonbury performances ever, from Beyoncé to Paul McCartney

Ahead of the festival’s return to Worthy Farm, Mark Beaumont picks some of Glastonbury’s greatest ever music moments

The Independent UK

The 22 greatest Glastonbury performances ever, from Beyoncé to Paul McCartney

Ahead of the festival’s return to Worthy Farm, Mark Beaumont picks some of Glastonbury’s greatest ever music moments

The Independent UK

The 22 greatest Glastonbury performances ever, from Beyoncé to Paul McCartney

Ahead of the festival’s return to Worthy Farm, Mark Beaumont picks some of Glastonbury’s greatest ever music moments

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Marc Bolan loses the plot on T.Rex's Whatever Happened To The Teenage Dream?

After a stellar 1972, Marc Bolan had a less successful 1973. Whatever Happened To The Teenage Dream? documents the decline

Manchester Evening News

Coronation Street stars reunite for Ian Puleston-Davies' film director debut in Manchester

Corrie stars past and present came out to support former co-star Ian Puleston-Davies as he showcased new film Bolan's Shoes

Evening Standard

Julian Clary’s cultural Q&A: ‘I had to do a bedroom scene with Keith Harris and Orville’

The legendary performer reveals his cultural hits and misses and why his motto “Just say yes” isn’t always advisable

Daily Record

Renfrewshire author's new story on T-Rex band member can be found on Amazon

Paul Miller has written the novel on Marc Bolan, band member of the famous band

The Guardian - UK

Is it back to the 1970s for the UK economy? Yes, but not in the way you think

When Marc Bolan was urging us to Get It On, life in the UK was very different, but now, as then, pitiful levels of business investment make us all poorer

Chronicle Live

Glam rock on the rise and Newcastle City Hall 'besieged' by teenage fans of T Rex

This week 50 years ago, hundreds of teenage fans queued at Newcastle City Hall for tickets to see pop favourites T Rex perform at the venue a month later

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