Today is International LOUIE LOUIE Day! Today marks the 22nd time we’ve celebrated this special day! As noted on the LouieDay.org page, it was April 11, 2003 that a group of kindred…
Category: UK
RIP: Paul Harris, photographer
We recently lost yet another fine individual that’s collaborated with the LOUIE documentary project. Paul Harris, an exceptional photographer with a long career of documenting a ton of rock and roll, blues,…
Neil Innes and the PledgeMusic fiasco
This post has very little to do with LOUIE LOUIE, but it does address a terrible situation that occurred with a rocker we’re quite fond of. Neil Innes is a brilliant singer-songwriter…
RIP: Anthony Randall, lost son of Johnny Flamingo
A few days ago, I received some very sad news from my friend Joe Macoll… Hello Eric, it breaks my heart to tell you Anthony Randall has died after a battle with…
RIP: Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks
Last week, we lost Pete Shelley, lead vocalist, guitarist and chief songwriter of Buzzcocks, one of the most significant and beloved of the original British punk bands. According to the reports, he…
Ray Davies & the Kast Off Kinks – LOUIE of the Week
A few months ago, there was some excellent news with a big announcement that The Kinks would be getting together for a proper reunion after a 20 year hibernation!! We’re not sure…
Electric Tortoise – LOUIE of the Week
It’s time for a new LOUIE of the Week…. as opposed to every other week ….. or something like that… life does get hectic sometimes, OK? Anyways, today the mighty LOUIE spotlight…