Thanks to BoingBoing, I found out about an intriguing sale on eBay. From Thomas Edison to American Idol, this is the complete history of the music that shaped and defined five generations….
Rock music and presidential campaigns
Tom Scholz, leader and primary songwriter for the band Boston, is upset with presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. According to Sholz, Huckabee is using his 1970s smash hit song “More Than a Feeling”…
The Black Out Kids – LOUIE of the Week!
This week, we’re giving the LOUIE of the Week award to the Black Out Kids, a band from Mc Lean, Virginia, recently discovered at GarageBand.com. Here’s a partial description of the band…
Matthew Fedak channels the spirit of New Order for LOUIE of Week Award
Matthew Fedak is a student pursuing a Masters degree in Creative Technologies at De Montfort University, Leicester in the UK. On his portfolio page at MatthewFedak.co.uk, one of his projects caught the…
Whatever Happened to… the Wonders of Science?
I am having some fun with this blog of mine. I get to write about what I want, and re-connect with old friends. Here’s an email / comment that fell into the…
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…
Kim Scudiero – Louie of the Week
Longtime LOUIE Report supporter Kim Scudiero aka “Coldshot West” gets the LOUIE of the Week award with a simple, but powerful version of the song, created with a simple webcam on his…
Not the same Pharaohs
So, I’m looking at the latest National Geographic magazine….. … thinking “WOW! I wonder if they’re thinking what I’m thinking…” … perhaps a nice acknowledgement of the very first recording of the…
The Toga Kings from Bellingham – LOUIE of the Week!
Last week, I announced a new feature called the “LOUIE of the Week” award. We had the Cafe Blues Band, a fun band from Russia, take the first honors for what should…
The Sonics Reunion- Part 2 in London
I missed the first set of reunion shows with the Sonics at the CaveStomp in New York, but it looks like they’re actually going to do a show in London. For those…