Bob Weir, a revered member of the Grateful Dead, recently passed away. As an enthusiastic music aficionado based in the San Francisco Bay Area, his loss has impacted many of us. Bob…
Category: Pop Culture
Hail Hail, Dr. Demento!!
An ode to Dead Puppies (who aren’t much fun) and a legacy of Fish Heads. Always felt like Dr. Demento cast his line into the ’70’s and we all bit-hook, line and…
Happy International LOUIE LOUIE Day 2024!
Today is International LOUIE LOUIE Day, aka the birthday of Richard Berry, the man who wrote this iconic song. Here’s a few celebrations to note: 1) The folks that created the 24…
RIP: Sam D. Carlson, bassist of The Regents, creator of PNWBands.com
On November 2, 2023, we lost Sam D. Carlson, a man I consider a hero. Sam was a veteran that proudly served his country. As I mentioned in a 2015 post, Sam…
Would you believe.. Two LOUIE LOUIE Marathons … coming soon??
There’s some big news about some recently announced LOUIE LOUIE marathons! THE FIRST BIG NEWS is all about a celebration to commemorate the big anniversary of the legendary KFJC “Maximum Louie Louie”…
Happy International LOUIE LOUIE Day 2023!
Today – April 11, 2023, we are celebrating International LOUIE LOUIE Day. April 11 provides an annual opportunity to celebrate the song that has been called the best party song of all…
Twas 60 years ago today…..
. . Today is the 60th anniversary of the recording of the song LOUIE LOUIE by the Kingsmen! On April 6, 1963, five teenaged musicians, known collectively as The Kingsmen, recorded LOUIE…
RIP: Jud Cost, music historian, journalist & friend of LOUIE
We just lost another one. Jud Cost just passed away on March 17. Jud was a dedicated music historian / journalist that wrote about music that he loved. Jud was truly a…
The Fabelmans and the Kingsmen
Steven Spielberg recently unveiled what I believe is one of the best movies he’s ever created – an autobiographic story entitled “The Fabelmans.” This film actually includes a quick little visual reference…
Todd Rundgren and the song that changed his life
Things have been a bit hectic at LOUIE Central, but it would have been completely irresponsible if we failed to acknowledge Todd Rundgren’s recent appearance on the NPR Radio program-podcast “Bullseye with…