Marc Bolan

Kesha shows who she is 'as a human being' with 'Warrior,' book

2012-12-01 07:00:00

In the three years she's spent as an A-list pop star, Kesha has done little to cultivate a reputation for timidity. "Before I leave / Brush my teeth with a bottle of Jack," she famously bragged about an evening out in "Tik Tok," the 2009 single that's...

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations: Who should get in? Who got overlooked?

2010-09-28 16:35:25

The Ponderosa Stomp: A treasure trove of sound, and stories [Updated]

2010-09-27 21:35:46

Ariel Pink is firmly in control of Haunted Graffiti

2010-06-06 00:00:00

Ariel Pink seems quintessentially L.A. He's lived virtually his entire life in Los Angeles and can't imagine living anywhere else. He's written songs with titles like "Beverly Kills" and "Life in L.A.," and echoes of the city's musical past reverberate...

Bob Mercer dies at 65; chief executive of 'Now That's What I Call Music!'

2010-05-12 00:00:00

Bob Mercer, a music industry executive who was managing director of EMI Music in Britain in the 1970s and most recently was chief executive of the "Now That's What I Call Music!" venture that releases a bestselling series of hit-single compilation albums,...

T. Rex's Marc Bolan, always famous -- and flamboyant

2008-08-10 00:00:00

It was Aug. 11, 1973, at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Onstage was Marc Bolan, the enigmatic singer of T. Rex, in a shiny purple jumpsuit unzipped to his navel, wailing on a Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar. A halo of bushy hair swung around his face,...

In 1946, fame was in the future for several new Santa Monica lifeguards

2008-07-20 00:00:00

IT WAS a moment of beginnings: 14 fresh-faced young men, still wet from the surf, standing ramrod straight at the end of the Santa Monica Pier. It was the start of the summer of '46 and of careers that would make many of them legendary watermen. Surf...

Direct from Brooklyn

2011-09-15 01:05:42

Gabriel Miller-Phillips, a musician from Brooklyn, N.Y., performs tonight at the Sixth Avenue Gallery. The Black And White Magazine wrote that �there is a tender element woven into the fabric of� Miller-Phillips' EP, �Shoot The Moon,� a five-song...

A complete list of the exhibits at Hard Rock’s memorabilia Tour

2011-08-05 16:37:53

Iggy Pop interview: Playing with the Stooges is like being beaten up by a middle-aged gang

2010-08-24 21:32:39

Adam Lambert: Cool, calm and eclectic

2009-11-12 00:00:00

Kicking off another typical seven-day workweek recently in the offices of his management company 19 Entertainment, Adam Lambert fixed his gaze on his own pretty face. Scattered across his publicist's desk were proof sheets from a photo session with the...

Lollapalooza '07: Sunday reviews

2007-08-05 11:51:07

Pearl Jam 8 p.m., AT&T stage Unlike Pearl Jam's fan club gig at the Vic Theatre Thursday, the band's headlining Lollapalooza set shied away from rarities and leaned heavily towards the familiar. Given the audience's varying levels of fervency, the...

site at Worthy Farm, Pilton in Glastonbury, England. Music fans had to brave more rain today at the five-day festival which opened yesterday.

2011-06-23 00:00:00

Custom guitar. A halo of bushy hair swung around his face, grazing a satin waistcoat with an attached cape. The outfit was on the tame side for Bolan.

2009-05-19 15:21:44

Marc Bolan

2009-04-03 11:31:02