With the beginning of the new year, we thought this would be a good time to acknowledge the latest efforts to answer the question “How many versions of LOUIE LOUIE are there,…
Category: Production at LOUIE Central
RIP: Roy Loney, founding member of Flamin’ Groovies
Last week, we lost a dear friend. Roy Loney, a founding member of the Flamin’ Groovies, died on Friday the 13th of December. He passed away at Sutter Health’s California Pacific Medical…
RIP: Don Baskin of Syndicate of Sound (w/ rare LOUIE recording)
We recently lost Don Baskin, singer / founding member of Syndicate of Sound. His death was announced on the Syndicate of Sound Facebook page: Don Baskin 1946 – 2019 Don died peacefully…
Update on KFJC 60th Anniversary
Last Sunday, October 20th, KFJC Radio held an Open House as part of their 60th Anniversary celebration. As many of you probably know, KFJC Radio was the place where the legendary “Maximum…
RIP: Kim Shattuck, of the Muffs, the Pandoras and the Coolies
This week, I was shocked and saddened to learn that Kim Shattuck passed away. Kim was a rock ‘n’ roll woman blessed with a wealth of charisma and a wicked sense of…
Celebrating KFJC Radio 60 Year Anniversary
It’s time for a flash from the past, and put the mighty LOUIE LOUIE spotlight on KFJC Radio, which is celebrating it’s 60th year of existence next month. College radio station KFJC…
Noel Coward’s LOUIE LOUIE – live in Venice 2018 (!)
It’s been a year since I was invited to attend my friend Gerry Fialka‘s “WE GOTTA GO: LOUIE LOUIE” event that took place at Beyond Baroque in Venice, CA on August 26,…
Memories of KFJC Maximum LOUIE LOUIE
Today is a special anniversary for the KFJC Maximum LOUIE LOUIE marathon event that began at 6 pm (PDT) on Friday, August 19th of 1983 in Los Altos Hills, California. For 63…
Archival Storage Space Blues
“Space . . . the final frontier. These are the voyages of your intrepid archival researcher documentarian . . . To seek out reasonable and sustainable storage space . . . ….
The Death of MAD Magazine
There’s a lot of current affairs that have brought an excessive stream of sadness and anger, but the recent news regarding MAD Magazine really feels like a serious kick to the guts….