In the course of my LOUIE LOUIE research, I’ve made a lot of really great friends over the years. One of my friends in particular is a die-hard music collector. His house…
Category: Garage Rock
Names for Blues Singers and other thoughts about Blues
MySpace, the time-wasting, but completely addictive network, has re-connected me a lot of old associates. PSPOT, a concept originated by Brian Jenkins, is a rockin’ little MySpace page dedicated to 1960’s Garage…
Special LOUIE-Grams for month of April!
This month, there’s going to be a lot of great activity in the LOUIE LOUIE universe. Anticipation is building for Wednesday, April 11- INTERNATIONAL LOUIE LOUIE DAY! Over at LouieLouie.net central, we’re…
Hail Hail, Barry Curtis!
Last year on April 1st, I freaked out a lot of people with my little April Fool’s prank when I converted LouieLouie.net to Feelings-Nothing-More.com. As I didn’t want to repeat myself, and…
Iggy and the contract rider
Good ol’ Iggy Pop. Never let it be said that he didn’t have a sense of humor. The Smoking Gun has a copy of the 18 page contract rider used by Iggy…
Tragedy for ? & the Mysterians
This was sent to me from my pal Stretch: I’m sorry to bother you, but a emergency has just come up. ? & The Mysterians, (“96 Tears” fame)has had a HUGE tragedy,…
More Iggy Pop in 2006
Is the world ready for MORE Iggy Pop? Why the frick not? Look at this jar of peanut butter? Is this not one of the coolest promotional products you’ve ever seen? I…
More on Dirk Dirksen
Here’s details on the official Dirk Dirksen memorial: Dirk Dirksen, the beloved and often despised “Pope of Punk” requests, no, DEMANDS, your attendance at his memorial Saturday December 2, 2006 at 11am…
RIP: Dirk Dirksen, San Francisco music promoter
The LOUIE REPORT just lost another great ally. Dirk Dirksen, San Francisco’s own “pope of punk” has passed away. Apparently, he died in his sleep Sunday night/Monday morning. Dirk was the most…
Jack Ely, original Kingsmen vocalist, to play North Carolina
Jack Ely, the original vocalist for the Kingsmen, who hasn’t done a show in ages, is performing at a special event in North Carolina next month. Here’s the word, direct from the…