A few years ago, I produced an EPK (electronic press kit) for Bill Haley‘s Original Comets. Some fifty years after these guys recorded one of the most influential rock and songs –…
Category: Music Therapy
Happy B-Day for Stretch & Iggy Pop- LOUIE of the week
Today, it’s a birthday celebration for Iggy Pop, punk rock icon, and Jeff “Stretch” Riedle, owner of the world’s largest collection of LOUIE LOUIE recordings. Truth be told, I do blame Stretch…
RIP: Chris Gaffney, Danny Federici, and others…
This is very sad. Less than two weeks ago, I posted information about a fund raising effort for Chris Gaffney, a musician that played with the Hacienda Brothers and Dave Alvin &…
The Perfect Length for a Pop Song – 2:42
Today, I’m looking at one of my favorites blogs, BoingBoing, which mentions an article by Joshua Allen of The Morning News that discusses the perfect length for a pop song. According to…
2 Days until International LOUIE LOUIE Day
Within the next 48 hours, there will be a very special celebration. It probably won’t be covered by your local newspaper, and I doubt that you’ll see any segments on any television…
Help Chris Gaffney!
Here’s some news well worth sharing. Chris Gaffney is a musician that could use some support right now. He’s a member of the Hacienda Brothers, and is also part of the Dave…
Little Victories of January
There’s very little LOUIE-specific news in today’s posting. This particular posting will be somewhat more self-indulgent than usual, so you’ve been warned…. but there is some stuff about music in the end…
A Holiday LOUIE Moment
My friend Clay Stabler recently witnessed a wonderful LOUIE LOUIE moment recently: Here’s a true story about a nice LL holiday moment. I was waiting on line at the Southwest Airlines counter…
Hail Hail, Cindy Lee Berryhill & Paul Williams!
(This is a blog I originally wrote for my MySpace page, carried over to my Louie Report pages, as opposed to the other way around) I fell in love with Cindy Lee…
The Sonics Reunion that I Misssed … *%@#&!?!
If a certain client would have paid me for a job I did two months ago, I would have gladly flown to New York last weekend to see the reunion of the…