Alex Harvey (1935-82)
One-of-a-kind rocker There’s so much history, it’s staggering. I’ve been doing a deep dive into the life [...]
Rock
‘Vambo’ (1974)
A rock ‘n’ roll memory It was 1974, and my buddy Joe Stew and I really, really, really wanted to be rock stars. [...]
‘Electric Ballroom’ (Dec. 20, 2020)
Masked up for merriment Hey, I was on the Dec. 20, 2020 episode of “The Electric Ballroom,” 95.9 WRAT’s [...]
Stones to the rescue
58-year-old band still at it I was a Rolling Stones freak. Why do I say “was?” I still am. My favorite album is [...]
Ginger Baker (1939-2019)
Encounter with a touchy rock god By Mark Voger, author “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” Cream was one [...]
The Fro/Gaga T-shirt
When Mad Jack drummer met ‘Born This Way’ singer By Mark Voger, author “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in [...]
The Brett Michaels threat
I just had a flashback. (I guess that’ll keep happening from here on out.) I’m recalling the time a piece I [...]
Mott the Hoople ’74 banner
Still freakin’ on Mott Yup, it’s true: One month and seven days after seeing Mott the Hoople ’74 in [...]
Mott at the Keswick (April 8, 2019)
‘If my wheel could take another turn …’ By Mark Voger | Author, “Groovy” Philly has always been a Mott [...]
Mott the Hoople ’74 T-shirt
Making a Mott shirt in 7 steps As both rabid readers of MarkVoger.com are aware, I’m super-psyched to see Mott the [...]
Peter Tork (1942-2019)
The nice one By Mark Voger | Author, “Groovy” As people were learning of the death of Peter Tork at age 77 on [...]
Mott the Hoople ’74 tour
It’s good for your body, it’s good for your soul By Mark Voger | Author, “Groovy” I am over the [...]
‘What Is Rock and Roll?’
A time machine set for 1977 All these years, it was in a box 3,000 miles away. In 1977, I was a second-semester freshman at [...]
Video vixens
Bad instrument aping (but nobody cared) Drivin’ home late one night a coupla weeks ago after getting’ the s*** beat out [...]
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Rock ‘n’ roll’s godmother I been binge-in’ on Sister Rosetta Tharpe lately … this lady was rock [...]
‘Let Me Down Hard’ soundtrack
Greetings from Asbury Park (and environs) By Mark Voger, author, “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” [...]
‘Groovy Trailer Theme’
Doo-wop and ‘Hogan’s Heroes’ drums By Mark Voger, author, “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop [...]
Chris Farlowe
His ‘Out of Time’ is out of sight By Mark Voger, author of “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop [...]
Happy Together 2017
‘I love the flower girl’ By Mark Voger, author of “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” Maybe it [...]
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