Today, I’m sharing a little nugget from the old E.P. archives. Twenty years ago this week, Kooch Bahar, a really fun little band from San Jose, California decided to do their final…
The Magoos – LOUIE of the Week
This week, the special LOUIE of the Week award goes out to the Magoos, which appears to be a cover band from England. For a cover band, I appreciate the vocalist’s approach,…
Pat Mason shares a little story
I’ve been sorting through a lot of videotapes, as I continue to work on this big documentary of mine. If it’s not one thing, it’s another thing that distracts me from the…
The Trashmen with Eddie Angel & Johnny Rabb – LOUIE of the Week!
Here’s a fun collaboration for lovers of garage rock! The Trashmen, famous for “Surfing Bird” get together with Eddie Angel (guitarist for Los Straitjackets) and Johnny Rabb (drummer for too many bands)…
I’ve been BOOT-LEGGED! (reasons for annoying credits over video)
I suppose it should be considered a form of flattery when someone borrows someone else’s material for their own creation. It looks like I’ve been bootlegged! Here’s my footage of Richard Berry…
Pop Machine meets Steely Dan = LOUIE of Week
Scott Sookman wrote to me about his version of LOUIE LOUIE: Not sure if I ever sent you an email about the version of LL done by the band I was in…
Notes from a fellow archivist
(Here’s a little email that I found in my email box that I felt was worth sharing with others….) So, I have this weird hobby. I became interested with a single song…
Politics and LOUIE LOUIE
I think I did pretty good this year. Four years ago, I ran into some problems when I shared some of my political beliefs on this website, which probably wasn’t the best…
Smashing Pumpkins on Halloween – LOUIE of Week
Smashing Pumpkins on Halloween? That sounds like a perfect combination to me! On October 31, 2008, the night yours truly was witnessing the Sonics do their big homecoming reunion show in Seattle,…
Chess Records docu-drama feature film
I just saw an interesting trailer for the upcoming feature “Cadillac Records,” which is a docu-drama about Chess Records, which was the label that released big hits by Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry,…