Dave Alvin has always been one of those guys that recognized the essence of “roots.” His music, both solo and collaborative, be it with The Blasters, the Pleasure Barons, the Knitters, and…
Random thoughts, or Dead Man Playing
There’s a saying that if you live every day as if it were your last, then eventually you will actually be proven correct. There is no permanence in life, as every living…
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…
RIP: Sandy West, drummer for Runaways
From Stretch Riedle, the uber-archivist of LOUIE recordings: Only slightly Louie Louie related but very worthy of mention: Sandy West, the drummer for the Runaways, has died of lung cancer. She was…
Quite possibly, the first MySpace LOUIE LOUIE page?
Fellow LOUIE appreciator David Hartwig wrote to tell me of what could very well be the very first MySpace LOUIE LOUIE page. I don’t know… I’m not following the MySpace buzz, but…
YouTube purges 30,000 Videos over copyright
Hot off the presses from Yahoo News: TOKYO – The popular video-sharing site YouTube deleted nearly 30,000 files after a Japanese entertainment group complained of copyright infringement. The Japan Society for Rights…
RIP: Jennell Hawkins, singer with Richard Berry + Freddie Willis
Here’s some sad news: Singer-pianist Jennell Hawkins died in Los Angeles on Friday, October 13, after a long illness following a stroke last year. She was the lead singer on the Dreamers‘…
Recovering from the Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Fest of 2006…
There are some things in life that are absolute joy. They entertain, inspire, and recharge the essence of the human experience. It can be something as simple as visiting a beautiful place…
Battle of the Album Covers
With a tip of the hat to Mark Evanier‘s NewsFromMe.com blog, I am happy to mention a brilliant short video that rock and roll enthusiasts will appreciate. Ugly Pictures created this violent…
RARE Richard Berry video- who was that mystery yodeler?
In memory of my late friend Michael Rivinius, I decided to post a video of him with Richard Berry performing “LOUIE LOUIE.” The time was November 17, 1989. The place was JJ’s…