Los Angeles-based PAPA seem to inspire comparisons to the Strokes, though this is a little like saying your extroverted, upwardly mobile, politically-minded friend reminds you of a young Bill Clinton. It isn't particularly fair and remains one of those general specifics. In reality, PAPA seem to channel some of the more muted influences in T.Rex. "Ain't It So" is a slice of glammed out rock

T. Rex: Electric Warrior Tom T. Hall: Country Songs for Children Unknown Mortal Orchestra: s/t (3) Feist: Let It Die Moon Duo: Mazes (2) Eleanor Friedberger: Last Summer The Sea & Cake: The Fawn R.E.M.: Document Of course I've been...

DOWNLOAD : Peter Case - "Round Trip Stranger Blues" Peter Case - (Give Me) One More Mile by alivenaturalsound Bomp/Alive describes The Case Files as a collection of “ demos, out-takes, one live shot & other rarities recorded between 1985 and 2010 ”. This description doesn’t do the disc justice as this is a pretty solid collection of tracks rather than the half-finished demos and cast-offs found in archival compilations by other artists (maybe Peter Case could give some pointers to whomever is managing the Marc Bolan/T Rex estate). As this disc spans Case’s solo career post-The Plimsouls, there are some expected ...

On this day in 1970, Led Zeppelin won 'best group' in the Melody Maker readers’ Poll. This was the first time in eight years that The Beatles hadn't won 'best group.'  On this day in 2006, Bob Dylan was at No.1 on the US album chart with ‘Modern Times.’ Entering the U.S. charts at No.1, making it Dylan's first album to reach that position since 1976's Desire, 30 years prior. At 65, Dylan became the oldest living musician to top the Billboard albums chart. The record also reached number one in Australia, Canada, Denmark ...

Been dying to feature 70s glam groover 20th Century Boy, by T Rex, for some time now. One would think there would be a virtual velvet goldmine’s worth of amazing covers, yet instead my ears have been bored by the tepid lot of note-for-notes out there. Determined not to pack away the eyeliner just yet, I [...]

Last year saw the release of Girls’ wonderfully sublime Broken Dreams Club and the title spoke for itself, packed with lyrical pessimism and melancholic guitar riffs; it was hard not to become absorbed into this dystopian world, abundant with existentialism and heartbreak. Nearly a year later and it was announced that Girls’ sophomore effort Father, Son, Holy Ghost would be released through Fantasytrashcan/Turnstile in September. The title already evokes religious themes with the abbreviated version of religious reference, ‘The Father, The Son and the Holy Ghost’. Following on from this initial preconception, lead single and unfortunately titled ‘Vomit’ perfectly ...

When you're next nipping about the local newsagent, convenience shop or W H Smith, keep your peepers peeled for Vive Le Rock issue 4 ( The Specials cover). Pitched alongside The Damned, The Specials, Suzi Quatro interviews, reviews and features, you'll find an Eddie and the Hot Rods special marking the 35th Anniversary of the Teenage Depression album - by me of all the things!  Exclusive anecdotes (starring our own John Medd ), band history and an interview with long-haul frontman/vocalist Barrie Masters are bagged as part of the celebratory bundle. One piece we couldn't squeeze in however was ...

Just too many good records here... Balam Acab on TriAngle is the talk of the town... Beirut is on vinyl... Traversable Wormhole has a new bomb for the Techno heads... get your mix on with Marcel Fengler representing Berghain... Thema keeps up the quality output... the always in the groove Moodymann drops a new 12"... and a huge shipment of re-issues spanning T. Rex to Gram Parsons to Donald Byrd. Vinyl is the answer.

Requested by Born this way (but who wasn't)? • Compiled by Izzy 01. X Ray Spex - "Oh Bondage! Up Yours" (Germ Free Adolescents) 02. The Zombies - "Friends Of Mine" (Odessey and Oracle) 03. Laurie Anderson - "Big Science" (Big Science) 04. Bob Dylan - "Maggie's Farm" (Bringin It All Back Home) 05. The Avalanches - "Frontier Psychiatry" (Since I Left You) 06. Titus Andronics - "Fear and Loathing in Mahwah, NJ" (The Airing of Grievances) 07. Smog - "Bathysphere" (Wild Love) 08. Howling Bells - "Let's Be Kids" (Radio Wars) 09. Bjork - "Earth Intruders" (Volta) 10. Morrissey - "To Me You Are a Work of ...

Das krachende Rock'n'Roll-Duo Tweak Bird hat via Soundcloud zwei neue Songs vorgelegt. Aus dem Nichts geben sie eine Doppelsingle preis, die auf der A-Seite den bisher unveröffentlichten Track "Forget Em" enthält. Für die B-Seite wagen sich die Gebrüder Bird an die Größen des Glam- und Psychedelic Rock heran. Mit "Children Of The Revolution" präsentieren sie eine äußerst gelungene Coverversion vom T. Rex -Klassiker. Hört hier die beiden Songs im Stream: Tweak Bird – "Children Of The Revolution" & "Forget Em" Im September 2008 veröffentlichten Caleb und Ashton Bird ihre erste EP "Reservation". Alsbald konnten sie zahlreiche Musiker als Unterstützer gewinnen ...

No one will contest that Bare Wires sound a good deal like T. Rex or any of the other T. Rex-ish bands that proliferated in the post T. Rex landscape.  No one will also contest that Bare Wires make them want to throw on tight, stretchy pants and a denim vest with nothing underneath it and grow [...]

Tweak Bird are playing a rare show at London’s Lexington tonight, and to celebrate they've released both sides of the Forget Em 7" for you to listen to. The b-side is a cover of T Rex's 'Children of the Revolution', which I'm sure they'll play tonight if you ask them nicely. If you can't see them tonight, go see them at Bestival in September. Oh...wait...that's sold out too. Well, if you have a ticket and you like the band make sure you go see them.

In 1977 original glam-rocker Marc Bolan's life was cut short by a tragic car accident just two weeks before his 30th birthday. This was not before he helped forge the glam rock genre with band T.Rex and left us with a string of hits so familiar from their numerous covers and uses in film...

Som sagt lå T. Rex på en 4. plads på Tipparaden for 40 år siden. En af de plader, der overgik Marc Bolan og Co. var den franske sanger og sangskriver Michel Delpech, der ugen forinden var hoppet direkt ind på en andenplads med “Pour un flirt“. Og der lå sangen stadigvæk omgivet af The [...]

I denne uge for 40 år siden dukkede T. Rex om på Tipparaden/Top-10-listens fjerdeplads. Og den blev fire uger på listen. Nummeret har altid været en af mine T. Rex-favoritter og et udmærket eksempel på Marc Bolans eminent økonomiske, udtryksfulde guitarspil….