I stumbled over an extremely rare archival recording by The Replacements doing THE SONG live in Chicago during their semi-recent reunion tour in 2015. It’s definitely NOT a soundboard recording, and it’s…
RIP: Michael Slavko, aka M. Dung, radio DJ + LOUIE enthusiast
Today I was deeply saddened by the news of the passing of our friend Michael Slavko, aka M. Dung, as shared on Facebook by his fiancee Judy Crum. Dung was a big…
The Sonics with Wayne Kramer & Jake Cavaliere- LOUIE of Week
Here’s a little something from two years ago that I recently stumbled across- The Sonics performing “He’s Waiting” and “LOUIE LOUIE” with special guests Wayne Kramer of MC5 and Jake “The Preacher”…
Legendary Stardust Cowboy and his Rotten Teeth – non-LOUIE of the Week
This week, I’m sending out a shout-out for my friend Norman Odam, aka the Legendary Stardust Cowboy. Apparently he needs some serious dental work he can’t really afford. He’s got a GoFundMe…
Berry Family 2012- LOUIE of the Week
Here’s a recycled post from the blog, shared from five years ago today! A performance of LOUIE LOUIE by the family of the man who wrote the song – Mr. Richard Berry,…
The Filipino Kingsmen Playing “Hitchhike” – LOUIE distant relative of Week
Here’s a cool vintage discovery from the early 1960s – another band known as “the Kingsmen” that had NOTHING to do with the band with the LOUIE hit recording. This is a…
RIP: Carlo Driggs, former singer with Paul Revere & Raiders (LOUIE of Week)
More sad news in the Raider universe with the unexpected passing of Carlo Driggs, former singer with Paul Revere & the Raiders. Wayne MacKinnon, a close friend of Carlo, shared a wonderful…
RIP: Lexie Shabel, cancer fighter + documentary maker
I lost another friend this week. I first met Lexie Shabel ten years ago at the 2007 Santa Cruz Film Festival. She was presenting her documentary “We Like To Drink: We Like…
LOUIE comic strip – Nancy
It’s yet another mention of LOUIE LOUIE in the daily comic strips! This ones was in Saturday’s NANCY comic strip – May 27, 2017. The Nancy comic character was originally created by…
(minimal) LOUIE at the Movies – Danny Says
I recently watched “Danny Says,” a documentary about a music industry insider by the name of Danny Fields. As someone that worked with David Peel, who passed away last month, I knew…