Combine a whole lot of 60’s rock’n’roll with a fist-full of soul, a hip flask of rhythm & blues and a splash of surf and you’ll have the exciting sound of the Woggles. Signing with Little Steven Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records in 2006, their latest effort for the label is 2013’s “The Big Beat.” "
Other Woggles’ releases include 2009’s “Tempo Tantrum,” ranked by Spin magazine among the “Best of the Year.” and called “The soundtrack for the best biker flick you’ve never seen.” 2007 saw the release of “Rock And Roll Backlash” containing “It’s Not About What I Want (It’s What You Got).” The song was voted the first ever “Coolest Song of the Year” by listeners of SiriusXM’s Underground Garage Channel.
The Woggles’ wailing, tambourine flailing leader “The Professor” Mighty Manfred can also be found spinning vintage vinyl and sharing rock’n’roll ephemera on his acclaimed satellite radio show for SiriusXM Channel 21. Be...
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Combine a whole lot of 60’s rock’n’roll with a fist-full of soul, a hip flask of rhythm & blues and a splash of surf and you’ll have the exciting sound of the Woggles. Signing with Little Steven Van Zandt’s Wicked Cool Records in 2006, their latest effort for the label is 2013’s “The Big Beat.” "
Other Woggles’ releases include 2009’s “Tempo Tantrum,” ranked by Spin magazine among the “Best of the Year.” and called “The soundtrack for the best biker flick you’ve never seen.” 2007 saw the release of “Rock And Roll Backlash” containing “It’s Not About What I Want (It’s What You Got).” The song was voted the first ever “Coolest Song of the Year” by listeners of SiriusXM’s Underground Garage Channel.
The Woggles’ wailing, tambourine flailing leader “The Professor” Mighty Manfred can also be found spinning vintage vinyl and sharing rock’n’roll ephemera on his acclaimed satellite radio show for SiriusXM Channel 21. Before joining the Woggles Guitar-slinger Flesh Hammer mangled strings with 1980’s faves Guadalcanal Diary and has also been in the producer’s seat for most of the group’s releases. The group’s rhythm section features Alabama catfish farmer Dan Elektro on drums and the unflappable Buzz Hagstrom on bass. On occasion The Woggles’ celebrated rhythm section has also recorded and toured as members of Medway England’s legendary Graham Day & the Gaolers.
The Woggles have sired an extensive discography that encompasses a wide variety of CD & vinyl releases spreading over various international labels. They have appeared in several videos and independent films and have also contributed to numerous compilations, tribute albums, and film soundtracks. They have shared stages with such legends as Iggy & the Stooges, the Zombies, the Sonics, the New York Dolls, Johnny Cash, the Troggs, Dick Dale, Bo Diddley, Nancy Sinatra, the Pretty Things, and Big Star as well as artists such as the Strokes, the Raveonettes, Beck, Holly Golightly, Guitar Wolf and countless others.
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