Passed on by my friends at Rock ‘n’ Rap Confidential, here’s something for our comrades in New Orleans: HIGH NOON August 26 Sunday we are organizing a Silent second line in protest…
Category: LOUIE Universe
Sly Stone Lives! …. and other Sunday musings…
Yesterday, I witnessed some musical history. Sly Stone has reunited himself, and performed yesterday in San Jose, California. For those that love the music of Sly and the Family Stone, it was…
Blast from past – 1987
Some of the best intended plans… take longer than expected. I’m working on a project in conjunction with the folks at LouieFest that’s taking longer than I imagined. As I hate to…
Quiet before the storm
It’s late on Thursday night, or Friday morning, and I’m typing away on my Powerbook, responding to emails with the teevee playing in the background. As usual, I’m multi-tasking, doing a gazillion…
Patti Smith does “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Some folks have mentioned to me that they thought “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana was an updated sequel to LOUIE LOUIE. In fact, I’ve been told that the Rock and Roll…
The Future LOUIE Database
Right now as you’re reading this, I’ve got someone working on the creation of an online LOUIE LOUIE database. If this works out the way I have it intended, folks will be…
More paper , more shiny discs..
There’s a few new things a LOUIE collector will want to pick up as they can… The first item is the latest UGLY THINGS magazine. Don Gallucci, the original keyboardist for the…
If you liked the BBC radio show…
I’ve had a handful of emails regarding the BBC radio documentary on the song LOUIE LOUIE. They did a pretty good job of summarizing the LOUIE LOUIE story. If you enjoyed listening…
BBC Radio show on LOUIE LOUIE
BBC Radio 2 will be broadcasting a program about LOUIE LOUIE and the F.B.I. Steve Van Zandt of Little Steven’s Underground Garage and The Sopranos will be narrating this thing. This one…
Winner of the “That’s Cool- That’s Trash” fashion category
San Francisco rock legend Russell Quan (the Mummies, Phantom Surfers, BobbyTeens, and way too many other bands) demonstrates a great sense of rockin’ fashion at a recent Roy Loney (ex- Flamin’ Groovies)…