In the course of producing this very ambitious documentary on the world’s most misunderstood garage rock song, I’ve met some exceptional human beings that I’m very proud to call my friends. Sometimes,…
Category: LOUIE Universe
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…
RIP: Robert Lindahl, audio engineer for Kingsmen, Paul Revere & Raiders
It’s unlikely that any major newspaper will have an article about the historical significance of the role Robert Lindahl played in the creation of one of the most cherished musical recordings in…
RIP: Lan Roberts, Seattle DJ w/ Little Green Thing with a Duck
Lan Roberts, one of Seattle’s best-known disc jockeys in the heyday of the city’s powerhouse AM rock stations, passed away recently at his home in Texas of complications from lung cancer. He…
More Record Store Casualties….
I’ve been informed that Aron Records of Los Angeles has shut down, and Rhino Records of Westwood will closing down on January 21st. This is very sad news. Rhino Records of Westwood…
A New Year’s Eve LOUIE marathon I missed…
My pal Kent Myers of Papaya.net and Detroit! Murder City Comix has informed me of a New Year’s Eve LOUIE LOUIE marathon that took place at an internet radio station called Turn…
Vintage Jack Ely photo at Lance Records
A recycled message from Dick Stewart of Lance Records / Lance Monthly: Happy New Year and enjoy the Jan 2006 issue of “The Lance Monthly.” Lots of stuff this go around. IN…
Whole buncha Zappa articles + LOUIE is indeed soul music!
My pal David the Punmaster just sent me a link to a webpage that lists a whole bunch of Frank Zappa articles: http://home.online.no/~corneliu/interviews.htm It doesn’t list the Rip Rense article about Frank…
Mojo tunes into Jimi, LOUIE, and the Wailers
Right after Christmas, I found myself in Tower Records, returning a CD that I received twice. Wandering around the magazine section, I found the last copy of the December issue of Mojo…
Hail Hail, Ron Barrett!
The good folks at Spectropop have created a webpage dedicated to the career of Ron Barrett, a friend of Richard Berry. Here’s a nice little excerpt: Ron Barrett was a colleague of…