I just got word that Drake Levin, guitarist with Paul Revere & the Raiders, has succumbed to cancer today, passing away at the age of 62 at his home in San Francisco,…
Category: Pacific Northwest
Distyl- LOUIE of the Week
If it’s Tuesday, then it’s time to name the LOUIE of the Week. Today, the award goes to a band known as Distyl, a band from France that embraces the Iggy Pop…
RIP: Bob Bogle, founding member of the Ventures
Two months after the Ventures performed with the Fabulous Wailers at the Moore Theater in Seattle to celebrate their new collaboration “Two Car Garage,” Bob Bogle, founding member of the Ventures has…
The Ventures & the Fabulous Wailers live in 2009 – LOUIE of the Week
I missed the big show with the Ventures and the Fabulous Wailers that took place in Tacoma last month…. the day before International LOUIE LOUIE Day. It’s hard to be everywhere, unfortunately……
The Sonics in Long Beach!
Last year, I saw an amazing performance by the Sonics, a band I never expected to see reunite. It looks like I have another chance to see them again next month… This…
Jack Ely to perform with the Courtmen in August
Last week, AP posted a story about Jack Ely, and the challenges of getting properly compensated for singing on the hit record with the Kingsmen. I just found the official AP video…
Mike’s Amazing MySpace LOUIE LOUIE List
My friend Mike Hintze assembled an incredible list of MySpace pages that feature a version of LOUIE LOUIE! OK, here’s a little LL Day present for you all. Over the past several…
Countdown to International LOUIE LOUIE Day
Tomorrow, Saturday, April 11th is International LOUIE LOUIE Day! To celebrate this special event, I will be sharing a rare, never-before-seen video from the E.P. video archives of a LOUIE LOUIE performance…
Vintage mash-up of NW rock song from E.P. archives
I’ve been shooting videos of bands that I loved for many years. Some of the video I’ve shot I’ve shared by incorporating into various projects, or by posting fun little YouTube clips….
The Acid Fascists – LOUIE of the Week
The Acid Fascists of England have been sharing some fun recordings with me, so with the unveiling of their new LOUIE LOUIE YouTube clips, I decided to award them with a LOUIE…