It’s December, a week and a day before Christmas. Holiday shoppers are in force, exchanging little green pieces of paper to buy gifts for family and friends. “Green Air” is not only…
Category: Garage Rock
RIP: Dick Dodd of The Standells, LOUIE of the Week
Dick Dodd, vocalist and drummer for The Standells for their 1966 hit recording “Dirty Water,” has died at the age of 68 years old. He had been admitted to a hospital in…
The Cry (special 50th Anniversary celebration with Mike Mitchell) – LOUIE of the Week
This week, the LOUIE spotlight is pointed at THE CRY, who created a fine little video to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Kingsmen‘s iconic recording. Within a few hours after initially…
Geek Maggot Bingo – LOUIE of the Week
This week’s LOUIE comes from Andy, formerly of Acid Fascists! Geek Maggot Bingo is a wild 4-piece garage-punk rock ‘n’ roll group from Edinburgh, Scotland which came into existence at the end…
RIP: Lou Reed, poet musician extraordinaire – LOUIE of the Week
“One chord is fine. Two chords are pushing it. Three chords and you’re into jazz.” – Lou Reed Lou Reed has left the land of the living. He died on a Sunday,…
Tomas et ses Bad Girls – LOUIE of Week
This week, the LOUIE spotlight is pointed at Tomas et ses Bad Girls (aka Tomas and Bad Girls), who shared their version via a YouTube clip posted by Chaîne de mediaEcoleMoser. Nice…
Iggy & Stooges at C2SV Fest San Jose – LOUIE of the Week
Some things take a little longer to process than others. This week’s LOUIE is one of them. About a week and a half ago, Iggy Pop and the Stooges made a special…
The Portland LOUIE celebration of September 2013 – the Lindahl report
Today, I am honored to have a very special guest blogger – my friend Cindy Lindahl, whose father engineered the original LOUIE LOUIE recordings by The Kingsmen and Paul Revere & the…
Man City Blue – LOUIE of the Week
Live from La Coruña, Spain, we have this week’s LOUIE! Performing live at El Pato Negro, we have Man City Blue delivering a catchy little medley that includes LOUIE LOUIE with the…
Mark Your Calendar – LOUIE LOUIE Day in Portland – September 5th
Hot breaking news from OregonMusicNews.com: It’s the song that wouldn’t die. And now it will be commemorated for the ages. To mark the spot where a Portland band, The Kingsmen, recorded Richard…