My old friend J.C. Clone, a DJ from the infamous KFJC Maximum LOUIE LOUIE marathon, discovered an artist that I needed to know about… From the CompanionRecords.com website, I quote: Some years…
Anti-Lou is the LOUIE of the Week
This week, the big LOUIE of the Week award goes to Anti-Lou! Anti-Lou (1995-2000), the quintessential cow pasture rock ‘n roll band of the mid-to-late nineties, stole more girlfriends from each other…
Follow-up on the big eBay record sale
This week, I’m afraid I won’t be posting a LOUIE of the Week award. Over the weekend, I visited New York, flying from California, shooting video for a new David Bromberg concert…
Two out of Sixteens do “A Casual Look” in 1998
This week, I’m visiting New York, getting ready for a video shoot on Friday with David Bromberg. Before I left, I decided to post a little clip to YouTube. As any self-respecting…
Thad Hollot – LOUIE of the Week!
Thad Hollot wins this week’s LOUIE of the Week award with his recording of “LOUIE freakin LOUIE.” When you go to his MySpace page, you can hear his version and read these…
The World’s Largest Record Collection?
Thanks to BoingBoing, I found out about an intriguing sale on eBay. From Thomas Edison to American Idol, this is the complete history of the music that shaped and defined five generations….
Rock music and presidential campaigns
Tom Scholz, leader and primary songwriter for the band Boston, is upset with presidential candidate Mike Huckabee. According to Sholz, Huckabee is using his 1970s smash hit song “More Than a Feeling”…
The Black Out Kids – LOUIE of the Week!
This week, we’re giving the LOUIE of the Week award to the Black Out Kids, a band from Mc Lean, Virginia, recently discovered at GarageBand.com. Here’s a partial description of the band…
Matthew Fedak channels the spirit of New Order for LOUIE of Week Award
Matthew Fedak is a student pursuing a Masters degree in Creative Technologies at De Montfort University, Leicester in the UK. On his portfolio page at MatthewFedak.co.uk, one of his projects caught the…
Whatever Happened to… the Wonders of Science?
I am having some fun with this blog of mine. I get to write about what I want, and re-connect with old friends. Here’s an email / comment that fell into the…