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.
Appears in 231 Episodes
SECOND SPIN: CYNDI LAUPER (with Rob Harvilla)
Pop Pantheon is off until September but we didn't want to leave you high and dry! This episode on Cyndi Lauper from back in January 2022 is one of Louie's favorites. I...
Is Miley Cyrus' Bangerz a Classic Without Its Singles? (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ revisit Miley Cyrus' divisive 2013 blockbuster Bangerz, her most successful pop star era b...
Everything We Know About Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, it's a true Pop Emergency! Earlier this week, Taylor Swift announced her forthcoming 12th studio album, T...
KYLIE MINOGUE: PART 4 (with Owen Myers, Sam Murphy, Michael Cragg, Joan Summers, & Katherine St. Asaph)
To conclude our epic four-parter, the time has come to rank Kylie Minogue in the official Pop Pantheon! Louie and Russ convene an international gay summit with friends...
Revisiting Doechii's Alligator Bites Never Heal (with Lakin Imani Starling) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, writer and producer Lakin Imani Starling joins Pop Pantheon ahead of the first anniversary of Doechii's m...
An Important Message for our Spotify Listeners
We have recently received a number of takedown notices from Spotify on behalf of an organization representing songwriters and publishers and indications that Spotify c...
KYLIE MINOGUE: PART 3 (with Katherine St. Asaph)
Katherine St. Asaph makes her Pop Pantheon debut for the third in our four-part series on Kylie Minogue. Louie and Katherine discuss Kylie's life-changing cancer diagn...
KYLIE MINOGUE: PART 2 (with Paper's Joan Summers)
For the second installment in our four-part series on Kylie Minogue, Paper’s Joan Summers joins Pop Pantheon to discuss Kylie’s commercial crash out in the '90s and gl...
Country New Music Speed Round (with Jewly Hight) (Patreon Preview)
Nashville Public Radio's senior music writer Jewly Hight joins Russ to help break down country music's continued boom. Russ and Jewly chat about the aftermath of Beyon...
KYLIE MINOGUE: PART 1 (with Michael Cragg)
For the first in our four-part series on Kylie Minogue, Michael Cragg returns to Pop Pantheon to help unpack the origins of a zenith superstar of global pop, Kylie Min...
Lady Gaga's Joanne: Track-By-Track (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ go track-by-track on Lady Gaga's fifth studio album, 2016's Joanne. A departure from the s...
The 10 Greatest Canadian Pop Stars of All Time (with Carly Lewis)
Writer and editor Carly Lewis joins Russ to rank their respective top 10 Canadian pop stars of all time. Carly and Russ discuss why Canada has produced so many success...
Justin Bieber Surprises With Swag, Plus New Music From Cardi B, Drake, Katseye & More (with Troy McEady) (Patreon Preview)
Friend of the pod Troy McEady returns to Pop Pantheon All Access for a super sized New Music Speed Round. Troy and Russ give their first impressions of Justin Bieber's...
PARIS HILTON & LINDSAY LOHAN (with Nora Princiotti)
Hit Girls author Nora Princiotti returns to Pop Pantheon to discuss two infamous celebrities turned fleeting pop divas of the early 2000s, Paris Hilton and Lindsay Loh...
Kesha Finds Her Independence on Period (with Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos) (Patreon Preview)
Kesha released her sixth studio album on Friday – notably, her first as an independent artist. Friend of the pod Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone joins Russ to break d...
Reacting To Unpopular Opinions about Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Chappell Roan + more (with Reanna Cruz)
We put out another call for our audience's most unpopular pop opinions and boy did you deliver. Switched on Pop producer Reanna Cruz joins Russ to field unpopular pop ...
Lorde Deconstructs Herself on Virgin (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Lorde's long-awaited fourth studio album, Virgin, dropped this past Friday and finds the New Zealand sava...
Are Miley Cryus, Drake, The Weeknd, & Ed Sheeran Moving Up Or Down in the Pop Pantheon?
Louie and Russ gather for an installment of "Step Up, Step Down," where they discuss recent career developments for Miley Cyrus, Drake, The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion...
Haim Works Harder Than Ever on I Quit (with Alex Frank) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Sister auteurs Haim returned on Friday with their 4th studio album, I Quit. Writer and editor Alex Frank ...
ELTON JOHN: PART 2 (with Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield)
Rolling Stone’s Rob Sheffield returns to Pop Pantheon for the second and final part in our Elton John series. Rob and Louie pick up on Elton’s career after his initial...
