Met up with Marc Bolan-kinda-lookalike briefly today, but he hadn't shaved and thus was absolutely useless. In fact, with the unshaven-ness and the bedhair thing he had going on, he looked rather more like Russel Brand. Not what is needed, sigh. Meeting him again tomorrow, with instructions to shave this time ( Read more... )

It seems that criticism on Todd Haynes has rather exploded since the last time I looked (while writing my thesis, in 2004). At the time, I was able to find less than a handful of academic articles to reference, and had to resort to quoting interviews and movie reviews. Now not only are there multiple articles on all his works, but even an entire ( Read more... )

I was taking a several-hour nap earlier today, and when I woke up I told what I'd dreamed about to my roommmate, and realized that I want to share it with you as well. I didn't think it was that great while dreaming it, since most of it was spent in me stressing out, but it had V from V for Vendetta, House from House, M.D. and Astral Marc Bolan, ( Read more... )

Marc Bolan dead 30 years ago today.

A few songs for Marc, then.

Child Star
Travelling Tragition
A Day Laye
Diamond Meadows
Cosmic Dancer
Life's a Gas
Spaceball Ricochet
Main Man
Life is Strange
Teenage Dream
Pain and Love
Dandy in the Underworld

Listen here.


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So I kinda want to talk a bit about the Fratellis here. They're another up-and-coming band over in ye olde Britain who are possibly on the cusp of breaking America. Or maybe not. I don't watch mtv, so I don't really know. Though I do want to say I'm rather pleased with this recent wave of British pop that's being hailed as a new British ( Read more... )

Since Beltane is always associated with Marc Bolan for me, I thought I'd post some choice Marc quotes here. (I wonder, am I annoying you guys more when I post about Marc or about Mika?) I came across these interview bits thanks to electricwitch, and felt they had to be shared. One thing you have to give Marc is that he gave great interviews.

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Y'know, I think I might like Zinc Alloy And The Hidden Riders Of Tomorrow more than The Slider, so eat THAT.

Also, Zinc is kinda-obviously a sequel to Slider (as well as a rumination on everything else), but if Marc professed that Slider was as soul-baring as Lennon's Imagine, then Zinc is like... I don't even know. But it is pretty much the most ( Read more... )

Well, as it appears that most of you will not comment on my entries about Harry Potter, Tim Curry, respectable literature or highly disrespectable 80s movies, I guess I have no reason not to plunge into posting about Marc Bolan. Yes, I am returning to tactics of old. Those of you who have been reading my journal for some years now may remember ( Read more... )

...but it amuses me. :-)

Okay, so we've got Marc Bolan, right?

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So I went through my quasi-semi-gothy phase, and then I was all about glam, and now I think I'm becoming a hippie ( Read more... )