A few years ago, Napster was considered the number one enemy of the music industry. Today, the big target is bit-torrent file sharing, which works on the principle of a decentralized distribution…
The EP Garage Sale is Happening!
I just posted 13 rare music magazines up on my eBay garage sale. As I mentioned in a previous blog posting, my friend Myke Destiny donated somewhere between 100-200 pounds of music…
The Taboo Tunes Songbook
Need some fun songs to sing around the ol’ summer campfire this year? There’s a new “Taboo Tunes” songbook, featuring some easy-pickin’ chord charts and lyrics for wanna-be musicians of all ages….
Swiss LOUIE TV commercial
A few months ago, Patt from Switzerland wrote to LouieLouie.net: I was just watching TV and all of a sudden what do I hear? the coolest three chords ever recorded used in…
Fabulous Sixties- Runaway Express
Jim Ratts wrote me a very nice little email, and then sent an even better CD. Here’s what he first sent me: You must understand that likely, I am a kindred spirit….
Wailers, Tales of Tacoma & World Records
Kent Morrill and Buck Ormsby of the original Wailers are now doing a radio show up in their hometown of Tacoma, Washington. It’s a program called “Wailers Houseparty” show on KLAY-AM (1180)…
Imagine a LOUIE LOUIE feature film!
Andrew Gerngross is a writer living in Los Angeles. He has written a highly fictionalized and comic screenplay about the FBI investigation into “Louie Louie.” Because Andrew believes in sharing, you can…
LOUIE LOUIE Family Bonds
My pal Theo at the LOUIE LOUIE pages discovered a great true story about how LOUIE LOUIE got in between a dad and his daughter and eventually brought them back together again!…
Follow-up on the Michigan marching band story
Earlier this month, there was quite a bit of buzz regarding the story of the marching band in Michigan that was not allowed to play LOUIE LOUIE. On May 5th, a day…
Zappa Plays Zappa
Monday May 23rd, 2005 – Announced today the First Duly Authorized & Certified Frank Zappa Respective! And Perspective! Zappa Brothers Dweezil & Ahmet have called together many mighty musicians to join them…