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…
BBC Radio show on LOUIE LOUIE
BBC Radio 2 will be broadcasting a program about LOUIE LOUIE and the F.B.I. Steve Van Zandt of Little Steven’s Underground Garage and The Sopranos will be narrating this thing. This one…
Hawaiian Kingsmen
Things have been super-busy at the headquarters. I’ve barely been able to do much editing on the documentary this past month, much less add anything new to the LOUIE REPORT blog. I…
Winner of the “That’s Cool- That’s Trash” fashion category
San Francisco rock legend Russell Quan (the Mummies, Phantom Surfers, BobbyTeens, and way too many other bands) demonstrates a great sense of rockin’ fashion at a recent Roy Loney (ex- Flamin’ Groovies)…
Another Jack Ely YouTube clip
Do you remember how I once mentioned that Jack Ely, original vocalist for the Kingsmen‘s LOUIE LOUIE was scheduled to perform a show in North Carolina last November for the Carolina Beach…
RIP: KPIG co-founder Laura Ellen Hopper, and way-too-many American soldiers
Monday was Memorial Day in the United States of America. A national holiday to remember the brave men and women that sacrificed their lives for the good of their country. A time…
ULTRA-RARE KingsMen film clip!
Here’s a very obscure film clip of the KingsMen performing “The Hut Sut Song” many years before “LOUIE LOUIE” became a big hit song. I love the opening of this clip –…
Names for Country Singers
Earlier this month, I recycled a fun little game from PSPOT on how to get your “blues singer name.” Now in the same spirit, my friend Jose Segue of the HicksWithSticks.com alt-country…