Elvis movies
‘The King’ on the screen Who could do Elvis Presley better than Elvis Presley? Well, they keep tryin’. Witness Baz Lurhmann‘s “Elvis,” with Austin Butler […]
Rock
Nova Twins
My new jam I found the Nova Twins. They rock my world. They make me feel like I’m back at Ozzfest in 1998. They’re making […]
The Beatles meet Dracula
… in Saturday-morning cartoons, that is Lately, I began a dive into the Saturday-morning cartoon series titled, simply, “The Beatles” (1965-69). Try as I might, […]
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 and career of singer Alex Harvey (1935-82), a […]
‘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. We did […]
‘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 Sunday night rock ‘n’ chat show […]
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 still “Exile […]
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 of those bands — […]
The Fro/Gaga T-shirt
When Mad Jack drummer met ‘Born This Way’ singer By Mark Voger, author “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” Fro, who I’ve known […]
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 wrote in 1987 for […]
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 Glenside, Pa., I’m still on a […]
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 town — and a Bowie […]
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 Hoople ’74 on April […]
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 Feb. 21, […]
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 moon. That’s ‘coz I’ll be […]
‘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 of me in Edison […]
Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Rock ‘n’ roll’s godmother I been binge-in’ on Sister Rosetta Tharpe lately … this lady was rock ’n’ roll before there was rock ’n’ roll […]
‘Let Me Down Hard’ soundtrack
Greetings from Asbury Park (and environs) By Mark Voger, author, “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” After I recorded a “Groovy”-related appearance on […]