16 Facts About Zolar X

Zolar X is an American glam rock band, founded in 1973.

Zolar X became known on the Los Angeles club scene for dressing and acting like space-aliens.

Zolar X played gigs with Shady Lady, Iggy Pop, Michael Des Barres, Jobriath Boone, and the New York Dolls.

Zolar X enjoyed regional success as a live act, and national exposure via Lenny Kaye's Rock Scene Magazine, but commercial success eluded them.

Zolar X recorded, but were unable to get signed to a record label.

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Zolar X's founder was vocalist, composer, and pianist Stephen Della Bosca, who later renamed himself "Ygarr Ygarrist", upon forming Zolar X Ygarrist played in San Francisco bands The Hedge, and Bosca, before moving to Los Angeles in 1972, with Bruce Courtois .

Zolar X were interviewed on one of the first episodes of Tom Snyder's The Tomorrow Show in 1974, along with Rodney Bingenheimer, Sable Starr and Chuck E Starr.

Zory soon rejoined and Zolar X recorded with the record producer and audio engineer Jim Dickenson, at Memphis' Ardent Studios, Romm left, and Eon rejoined in 1977.

Zolar X regrouped in 1979, but Zory Zenith was promptly fired for having an affair with their manager's girlfriend, and dancing on top of the manager's limousine.

Zolar X recorded as a three piece, with Ygarr handling all the lead vocals.

Zory was asked to rejoin, and in 1980, Zolar X recorded one last time at Army St Studios in San Francisco.

Zolar X have been critically re-evaluated, with praise from the worldwide press.

Zolar X articles appeared in the UK's rock magazine Mojo, plus Blender, Spin and the New Yorker Magazine.

Shortly after SXSW, Zolar X appeared on Canadian TV show MuchMusic, subject of a full-length feature, interviewed by Nardwuar.

Zolar X were featured on a 2007 episode of The Next Great American Band reality show, in which a judge proceeded to insult them.

Zolar X is the subject of an unreleased documentary titled Starmen On Sunset.