BRUNO MARS (with Stereogum's Tom Breihan)
Stereogum’s Tom Breihan returns to Pop Pantheon to dissect the career of pop history’s greatest mimic, Bruno Mars. Louie and Tom dive into how Bruno spent his childhood impersonating greats like Elvis and Michael Jackson, his failed start on Motown and early work for other artists, including via his production group The Smeezingtons. Then they discuss his tightly-stitched 2010 debut, Doo-Wops and Hooligans, 2012’s pop history grab-bag, Unorthodox Jukebox, and the cultural sensation of his 2014 Mark Ronson-collab, the Morris Day-tributing “Uptown Funk.” Next, they explore Bruno’s tour through Black pop and soul history on 2016’s 24K Magic and his Philly Soul and Parliament-Funkadelic-homaging super-duo with Anderson .Paak., Silk Sonic, as they parse whether Bruno is central to his music at all or simply a nostalgia curator. Finally, they rank Bruno Mars in the official Pop Pantheon.
Read Tom's Number Ones Column write-ups of "Just The Way You Are" & "Grenade"
Listen to Pop Pantheon's Bruno Mars Essentials
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Read Tom's Number Ones Column write-ups of "Just The Way You Are" & "Grenade"
Listen to Pop Pantheon's Bruno Mars Essentials
Join Pop Pantheon: All Access, Our Patreon Channel, for Exclusive Content and More
Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Live: Britney's Memoir, Music & Legacy on 11/2 In Pasadena
Come to Gorgeous Gorgeous NYC: Halloween Edition on October 27
Come to Gorgeous Gorgeous LA on November 10
Come to Gorgeous Gorgeous X Who? Weekly on November 16
Shop Merch in Pop Pantheon's Store
Follow Tom Breihan on Twitter
Follow DJ Louie XIV on Instagram
Creators and Guests
Host
DJ Louie XIV
Louie is a DJ, writer and pop music obsessive who has played in venues across the world and clients that include Vanity Fair Magazine, Zac Posen, The New Yorker, Fendi, Twitter, Louis Vuitton, and The Met.
