My friend Joe Rallos started a new petition to bring the Kingsmen’s version of LOUIE LOUIE to the 2024 National Recording Registry. As he states on his petition: “Louie Louie” is one…
Happy International LOUIE LOUIE Day 2023!
Today – April 11, 2023, we are celebrating International LOUIE LOUIE Day. April 11 provides an annual opportunity to celebrate the song that has been called the best party song of all…
Iggy Pop 2023 – New album, PUNK magazine + LOUIE
So far, 2023 has turned out be a magnificent year for Iggy Pop fans! First, his new album “Every Loser” is being sold as part of a package that includes a new…
Twas 60 years ago today…..
. . Today is the 60th anniversary of the recording of the song LOUIE LOUIE by the Kingsmen! On April 6, 1963, five teenaged musicians, known collectively as The Kingsmen, recorded LOUIE…
RIP: Jud Cost, music historian, journalist & friend of LOUIE
We just lost another one. Jud Cost just passed away on March 17. Jud was a dedicated music historian / journalist that wrote about music that he loved. Jud was truly a…
The Fabelmans and the Kingsmen
Steven Spielberg recently unveiled what I believe is one of the best movies he’s ever created – an autobiographic story entitled “The Fabelmans.” This film actually includes a quick little visual reference…
Todd Rundgren and the song that changed his life
Things have been a bit hectic at LOUIE Central, but it would have been completely irresponsible if we failed to acknowledge Todd Rundgren’s recent appearance on the NPR Radio program-podcast “Bullseye with…
In Memoriam – folks we lost in 2022
As the dust has settled from 2022, we pause to commemorate some friends and kindred spirits that left us last year. My friend Paul Kauppila was a major music nerd in the…
RIP: Steve West, original guitarist for Paul Revere & the Raiders
As I woke up on Thursday morning, the first thing I saw on Facebook was this post… “I’m very sorry to tell you that Steve West, who as a 16 year old…
Hail Hail, Tom Lehrer!
Tom Lehrer, the brilliant singer-songwriter, satirist, and mathematician, has provided a great gift for all of us that love cutting edge musical parody. In 2020, at the age of 92, Lehrer donated…