‘Britmania’ on ‘The Electric Ballroom’
Talkin’ British rock over WRAT-FM Keith Roth and I remembered Jeff Beck (among other British rockers) during the Jan. 22, 2023 episode of “The Electric […]
Beatles
‘Britmania’ book trailer
A time trip I wouldn’t call my nephew, filmmaker Ian Voglesong, an old soul. But at 34, he knows all the old stuff his father […]
‘Britmania Trailer Theme’
Recording ‘the jingle’ Me ‘n’ my brother, Brian Voger, recorded the “Britmania Trailer Theme” in March. It was our first recording session since the COVID […]
(Remco) John in NYC
A graphic experiment By Mark Voger, author ‘Britmania: The British Invasion of the Sixties in Pop Culture’ Yesterday, I sent the finalized 192 interior […]
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, […]
Planters Peanuts store
This place was nuts I recently wrote about an engrossing noir from 1957, Paul Wendkos‘ “The Burglar” starring Dan Duryea and Jane Mansfield, which was […]
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 […]
‘Groovy’ trailer
Spinning flowers, dancing Zealotes Behold … the “Groovy” trailer! My genius-filmmaker nephew, Ian Voglesong, outdid himself with this superbly edited two-minute, 10-second trailer that not […]
Old comic books 2
New concept in collecting: Read before filing By Mark Voger, author, “Groovy: When Flower Power Bloomed in Pop Culture” Continuing my newfound policy of actually […]
Chuck Berry (1926-2017)
The first time I heard Chuck Berry was in 1972, over a jukebox in Cafeteria II, one of a pair of huge cafeterias at Cherry […]
‘L.S. Bumblebee’
In, probably, 1975, I bought the bootleg Beatles album “L.S. Bumblee” from a glorified head shop on the boardwalk in Wildwood, New Jersey. It was […]