For the first time ever, an member of the Kingsmen has written a book about the song LOUIE LOUIE and the crazy things that happened to the band after the massive succcess…
Pieces of LOUIE in “Speeding Motorcycle”
There’s a bit of LOUIE LOUIE in the song “Speeding Motorcycle” by Daniel Johnston. Or maybe “El Loco Cha Cha.” Or maybe “Wild Thing.” Or maybe all of the above. Craig Bonnell…
London LOUIE LOUIE Calling
Macromedia Guy of the UK stumbled upon an old LouieLouie.net page from 2002 dedicated to Joe Strummer of the Clash, and wrote to me with this interesting tidbit: I remember seeing the…
More on the Sony CD situation
As usual, THE ONION provides a great alternative to the standard news stories. I loved how they handled the topic of the Sony rootkit-infected CDs.
Fair Use Rights for Documentaries
There’s a fine article today in the San Jose Mercury, licensed from the Los Angeles Times, about the issue of “fair use” rights with documentary productions. One of the biggest hurdles facing…
A fine cartoon for a Thursday!
OK, this is not a LOUIE LOUIE cartoon, but I had to share it. Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce is a great comic strip that should be seen in more places…… like…
CD Virus- more infectious than LOUIE LOUIE!
I’ve had some folks claim that LOUIE LOUIE is like an infectious virus. Once you hear it, you start to hear the familiar 3-chord structure in unlikely places. Sony BMG unleashed a…
A Gravestone Request
Nancy Bartels of Florida made her mark in counseling and by fighting for academic excellence. She died in May of this year at the age of 57, and it was recently announced…
Pants
I’ve been trying to raise money by selling old rock ‘n’ roll magazines on eBay. Maybe I should have tried to sell leather pants instead. The guy that sold these things wound…
A Taste of Honey
The good folks at Spectropop created a very nice little webpage dedicated to Honey Ltd. Honey Ltd. did an excellent version of LOUIE LOUIE back in the 60’s, producted by Lee “These…