Marc Bolan

Oz Perkins: ‘It’s still not safe to be gay and a movie star’

Film director talks about his Psycho star father’s concealed homosexuality, his mother’s 9/11 death, glam rock, Nicolas Cage and his new horror film Longlegs

Angelheaded Hipster: This Marc Bolan documentary is at its best when it lets the T Rex frontman do the talking

Despite pedestrian contributions by the likes of U2, Lucinda Williams, Joan Jett and others, Bolan’s electric warrior spirit shines through

‘When I started at the BBC, I expected to last no more than three months’

Annie Nightingale on being a DJ at 80, what matters and her latest memoir

Various Artists: Angel-Headed Hipster – Artists get it on for Marc Bolan

Kesha, Nick Cave, Peaches, Marc Almond among those covering classic T.Rex tunes

Tony Visconti on Bowie: ‘There was always a feeling of adventure in the air’

The musician/producer was a long-time collaborator with the late, great Bowie

How Pete Shelley and the Buzzcocks invented indie

The Manchester band’s first release reshaped pop music. With no industry support, they pressed and sold the EP themselves, and kickstarted a revolution

Tony Visconti: ‘The thing with Phil Lynott was that he was visibly dying’

The veteran record producer on Bowie, Morrissey and his problem with Steve Albini

Video

The superstar you’ve never heard of – at least, not from us

YouTubers have followers in the millions but rarely appear on traditional media’s radar

Glam rock was about much more than glitz and hits

How the sexually ambivalent David Bowie and Marc Bolan subverted rock’s patriarchy

Marc Almond: ‘I never felt confident in myself as a songwriter’

The hedonistic years and a near-death experience took their toll on Marc Almond, but he remains productive and still has a knack for reimagining others’ songs

Ty Segall: Manipulator

Revolver: Taxing matters for Take That – and others

‘Pop stars have about as much respect for tax laws as they have for their fans’