20th Century Boy
Happy 77 To 20th Century Boy MARC BOLAN
30 September 2024
MARC BOLAN, the mastermind of massive hit machine T. REX, back in the 70s,
was born in Hackney, Londen on 30 September 1947. He’s an immortal 18-Carat
rock star. He would have celebrated his 77th birthday today.
Unfortunately, he passed away on 6 September 1977. The pin-up spearhead
of glam and glitter rock died in a car incident. He was only 29. His wife was
behind the wheel and survived the crash.
MARC BOLAN: Story
The Late Iconic Glam Star MARC BOLAN Passed Away 45 Years Ago
16 September 2022
MARC BOLAN died 45 years ago, on 16 September 1977 in a car accident.
The pin-up spearhead of glam and glitter rock legends T.REX. He was only 29.
His wife was behind the wheel and survived the crash.
A 45th Anniversary concert will take place tomorrow in London September with
veteran stars Marc Almond (Soft Cell), Tony Visconti (celebrated producer), David
Vanian (Japan) Toyah, Holly Johnson (Frankie Goes To Hollywood), Andy Ellison and
several more.
Three great Marc Bolan Moments.
– HOT LOVE –
– TELEGRAM SAM –
– 20th CENTURY BOY –
MARC BOLAN: Story
20th Century Metalboy AL JOURGENSEN Covers T.REX
25 November 2020
AL JOURGENSEN, the disturbed spearhead of Chicago’s veteran metal act
MINISTRY teamed up in 2018 with LA-based Goth rock supergroup BEAUTY
IN CHAOS for a titanic and back-breaking cover of 1973 glam hit 20TH CENTURY
BOY by T. REX.
Their take is over the metallic moon. Steamed-up, hot-tempered, and filthy
with Jourgensen‘s horror-ific vox adding a Satanique craziness and heated
harmonica fragments reinforcing the stampede force of this blowout.
Aaaargghhh…
I actually picked this ripper as cover of the week in the light of the recent event of MARC
BOLAN, rightly so, becoming a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His son ROLAN did the acceptance speech in name of his late father…
Rolan himself covered T. Rex‘s 20th Century slam, last year, together with
The Mission‘s frontman Wayne Hussey and also a Beauty In Chaos mix…
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BEAUTY IN CHAOS: Facebook
(photo on top: cover ‘Relapse’ album)
T.REX Mastermind MARC BOLAN – 30 September 1947 / 16 September 1977
16 September 2019
Today 42 years ago, on 16 September 1977, one of the greatest British pop talents and rock performers MARC BOLAN (born Mark Feld) the then only 29-year-old artist was killed instantly when the car driven by his girlfriend, Gloria Jones, left the road and hit a tree in Barnes, London. To remember the eternal glam icon here are three of his timeless knockouts with his legendary band T.REX…
– TELEGRAM SAM – (1972)
– HOT LOVE – (1971)
– 20TH CENTURY BOY – (1973)
T.REX: Biography
(photo on top: FB Official Fan Club Marc Bolan)
PLACEBO Loving T.REX’s ’20th Century Boy’…
21 January 2019
Original: ’20th Century Boy’ by T.REX (1973)
Cover: by PLACEBO in/for the movie Velvet Goldmine (1998)
Well it’s plain to see
You were meant for me
Yeah I’m your toy
Your 20th-century boy
Watch/listen right here…
Placebo included the cover as B-side on their You Don’t Care About Us single
BEAUTY IN CHAOS ft. AL JOURGENSEN Turn ’20TH CENTURY BOY’ Into A Creepy Man…
Daily fuel to load your sonic batteries…
Los Angeles‘ new audio assemblage BEAUTY IN CHAOS, curated by former Human Drama and Gene Loves Jezebel guitarist Michael Ciravolo, released its imposing debut LP ‘Finding Beauty In Chaos’ last September featuring a series of prominent guests with Ministry‘s mastermind AL JOURGENSEN doing a cover of T.Rex classic 20TH CENTURY BOY. This song has been covered a lot but never as creepy as here…
BEAUTY IN CHAOS: Facebook
FINDING BEAUTY IN CHAOS – stream/purchase the LP on Bandcamp