Yesterday, I witnessed some musical history. Sly Stone has reunited himself, and performed yesterday in San Jose, California. For those that love the music of Sly and the Family Stone, it was…
Was San Jose actually the site for First Rock ‘n’ Roll Riot?
After I sent out a little bulletin about the historical significance of the 1956 San Jose riot to my friends on MySpace, I got a reply back from my pal Joey Myers:…
July 7 = Rock and Roll History in San Jose
July 7th is a big day in rock and roll, both in history past tense and history about to be written. For some of you, July 7th is very important because Al…
Blast from past – 1987
Some of the best intended plans… take longer than expected. I’m working on a project in conjunction with the folks at LouieFest that’s taking longer than I imagined. As I hate to…
Quiet before the storm
It’s late on Thursday night, or Friday morning, and I’m typing away on my Powerbook, responding to emails with the teevee playing in the background. As usual, I’m multi-tasking, doing a gazillion…
Patti Smith does “Smells Like Teen Spirit”
Some folks have mentioned to me that they thought “Smells Like Teen Spirit” by Nirvana was an updated sequel to LOUIE LOUIE. In fact, I’ve been told that the Rock and Roll…
The Future LOUIE Database
Right now as you’re reading this, I’ve got someone working on the creation of an online LOUIE LOUIE database. If this works out the way I have it intended, folks will be…
Another McCartney review?
Does the world really need another review of the latest Paul McCartney album? This has absolutely nothing to do with LOUIE LOUIE or the upcoming documentary, but I just felt like writing…
More paper , more shiny discs..
There’s a few new things a LOUIE collector will want to pick up as they can… The first item is the latest UGLY THINGS magazine. Don Gallucci, the original keyboardist for the…
If you liked the BBC radio show…
I’ve had a handful of emails regarding the BBC radio documentary on the song LOUIE LOUIE. They did a pretty good job of summarizing the LOUIE LOUIE story. If you enjoyed listening…