I love my spies. Today, my pal Pamela Meyer, who runs Alchemy Jewelry of Brooklyn, sent me an article from the Chicago Tribune about the topic of mangled lyrics. Here’s a few…
Category: Garage Rock
BEST video of guy in chicken suit singing LOUIE = LOUIE of Week!
Anybody crazy enough to sing LOUIE LOUIE in a chicken suit deserves some kind of award! This week we’ll give him the LOUIE of the Week Award to Evil Leeech just because…
Sonics in Seattle – a Halloween Homecoming!
Mark your calendar – this is a biggie! After some very successful reunion shows at New York, London, and Barcellona, the Sonics have finally announced a show in their home turf. The…
Cadillac Rockk – LOUIE of the Week
I don’t have any information about this band, but this week, the LOUIE of the Week award goes to Cadillac Rockk, who submitted their version of LOUIE LOUIE to YouTube. It’s a…
RIP: Bo Diddley, musical pioneer
This week, there won’t be a LOUIE of the Week. Instead, we’ll pay tribute to a rock and roll pioneer that passed away this morning. Bo Diddley, one of the great musical…
Trashman, Neanderthals, Ray Datona- LOUIE of week
The Trashman, The Neanderthals, and Ray Daytona were caught doing LOUIE LOUIE in Italy. I don’t know if The Trashman is the same as the Trashmen from Minneapolis, Minnesota, the group that…
Rain Kings – LOUIE of the Week
I’ll blame Phil Dirt for finding a rare 1965 recording of LOUIE LOUIE by a band from Dallas, Texas. This week’s LOUIE of the Week goes out to The Rain Kings. Here’s…
RIP: Lance Monthly & No Depression magazine
Two great publications are calling it a day.. (UPDATE: Lance Monthly is back) After ten years of monthly internet postings, Dick Stewart, publisher of the Lance Monthly decided to cease operations. A…
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…
Sonics – Live LOUIE in London
Here’s the word on the recent Sonics shows in London, courtesy of my pal Chester Rocket of the UK: It was AMAZING!!!! And yes, they did do THAT SONG, and boy was…