
by Ben Greenman Marc Bolan, of course, was the front man and principal songwriter for T. Rex, both in the band's early hippie incarnation (Tyrannosaurus Rex, which evolved out of the psychedelic folk ensemble John's Children) and in its later, more successful glam-rock version. You know T. Rex, of course, from "Bang a Gong (Get It On)," which went top ten in 1972 and the band's only American hit. In Britain, though, Bolan and T. Rex were a rock-and-roll phenomenon who repeatedly rose into the top five with songs like "Hot Love," "Jeepster," "Metal Guru," [...]

How damn long has it been since I've posted any punk rock? Too long, by my count. If I ever veer too far away from real rock, I'm giving each and every one of you permission to come by Apt. 104 and give me a kick in the ass. That said, a while back, while looking for information about the song "Blank Generation," I stumbled across a band called the Dim Stars. Richard Hell came out of "retirement" in the early 90's to join this punk supergroup of sorts. The [...]

Why The Hell Isn't This In Print?? Rock Math: Dim Stars = Thurston Moore + Steve Shelley + Don Fleming + Richard... Fucking... Hell "Rip Off (T Rex Cover)" (mp3) (NOTE: Jad Fair plays the sax on this song... oh yeah!) I mean Come ON Caroline sell/license Dim Stars to Ecstatic Peace for a damn REISSUE! Get it used... here .