With a tip of the hat to Mark Evanier‘s NewsFromMe.com blog, I am happy to mention a brilliant short video that rock and roll enthusiasts will appreciate. Ugly Pictures created this violent…
Category: Pop Culture
What about today?
Today, anyone that reads a newspaper, watches television, or surfs the web will be bombarded by commemorative tributes to the tragedy that happened five years ago. It was a terrible moment in…
Summertime LOUIE Events!
Once again, I’m amazed how quickly the summer is slipping by. Already it’s August, and I’ve barely been able to attend to any summertime events. I’ve gone to a couple of outdoor…
RIP: Johnny Grande, original piano player for Bill Haley’s Comets
I just learned that Johnny Grande, an original member of Bill Haley’s Comets, died recently. I had the privilege of working with Johnny when I was hired a few years ago to…
Someone’s got great taste in Japan!
I can’t make out what it all means, but someone in Japan has very good taste in music! A mention of LouieLouie.net and recognition of an excellent R. Crumb CD? Very cool,…
Happy April’s Fool Day!
A big happy April’s Fool’s Day to all of you that stumbled over to LOUIE LOUIE.net yesterday. I am NOT transforming LouieLouie.net into Feelings-Nothing-More.com! I repeat, I am NOT transforming LouieLouie.net into…
RIP: Luther Rabb, Seattle musician with Jimi Hendrix
Last week, I got word that Luther Rabb, a musician who played with Jimi Hendrix in during his early Seattle days, has passed away. Luther played in the Velvetones, one of Jimi’s…
DISCOVERED: Jimi Hendrix does LOUIE LOUIE!
I haven’t actually heard this yet, but according to my pals Gerry & Suzy Fialka, there is a recorded version of LOUIE LOUIE by Jimi Hendrix! Apparently somewhere during the warm-up of…
A Harry Nilsson documentary!
This has NOTHING to do with LOUIE LOUIE, but I figured anyone that appreciates good music documentaries will appreciate this information. Thanks to the good folks at Spectropop, I just found out…
Remembering those no longer with us
Today marks the 9th anniversary of the passing of Richard Berry. Time really does go quickly. This LOUIE LOUIE documentary of mine is certainly the longest project I’ve ever worked on. I…