This week, I was shocked and saddened to learn that Kim Shattuck passed away. Kim was a rock ‘n’ roll woman blessed with a wealth of charisma and a wicked sense of…
RIP: Robert Hunter, songwriter for Grateful Dead
Robert Hunter, the man who provided the Grateful Dead with lyrics for some of their most memorable songs, passed away on Monday night. Rolling Stone shared a brief history of his friendship…
Celebrating KFJC Radio 60 Year Anniversary
It’s time for a flash from the past, and put the mighty LOUIE LOUIE spotlight on KFJC Radio, which is celebrating it’s 60th year of existence next month. College radio station KFJC…
Noel Coward’s LOUIE LOUIE – live in Venice 2018 (!)
It’s been a year since I was invited to attend my friend Gerry Fialka‘s “WE GOTTA GO: LOUIE LOUIE” event that took place at Beyond Baroque in Venice, CA on August 26,…
Memories of KFJC Maximum LOUIE LOUIE
Today is a special anniversary for the KFJC Maximum LOUIE LOUIE marathon event that began at 6 pm (PDT) on Friday, August 19th of 1983 in Los Altos Hills, California. For 63…
Paul Revere & Raiders 2019 Revival
2019 has been a very good year for fans of Paul Revere & the Raiders music. With the recent release of Quentin Tarantino‘s latest feature film, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,”…
Archival Storage Space Blues
“Space . . . the final frontier. These are the voyages of your intrepid archival researcher documentarian . . . To seek out reasonable and sustainable storage space . . . ….
a Lost LOUIE – the pre-Flamin’ Groovies
Aldo Pedron shared this wonderful vintage image on Facebook five years ago, which was then shared in a Flamin’ Groovies Facebook group… CHOSEN FEW 1965 PRE – FLAMIN’ GROOVIES Cyril Jordan (…
LOUIE’s in the House – a Richard Berry remix revisited
Here’s a tasty little gem for Friday the 12th…. Three years ago, I stumbled over an inspired remix of Richard Berry‘s original LOUIE LOUIE recording. Blue Johnson aka Bangkok Blue did a…
The Death of MAD Magazine
There’s a lot of current affairs that have brought an excessive stream of sadness and anger, but the recent news regarding MAD Magazine really feels like a serious kick to the guts….