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 268 Episodes
Dissecting New Albums from Zara Larsson, Olivia Dean, and Audrey Hobert (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ discuss buzzy new albums from three very different pop girlies: Zara Larsson's Midnight Su...
Are Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, & Cardi B Moving Up or Down in the Pop Pantheon?
Louie & Russ play a game of Step Up, Step Down where they look at recent career moves by Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Cardi B, and Lorde and decide if t...
Mariah Carey Does Just Enough on Here For It All (with Rich Juzwiak) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie is joined by friend of the pod, Pot Psychology's Rich Juzwiak, to break down Mariah Carey's 16th st...
Taylor Swift Season 1 Mailbag!
Louie and Russ are answering all of your questions about Season One of our Taylor Swift series which covered her early era and first three albums, 2006's debut, 2008's...
Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl Track by Track (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, what else could it be? Louie and Russ go extra long on Taylor Swift's 12th studio album, The Life of a Sh...
TAYLOR SWIFT PART 3: SPEAK NOW (with The Guardian's Laura Snapes)
The Guardian's deputy music editor Laura Snapes makes her Pop Pantheon debut for the conclusion of season one of our epic Taylor Swift super-series. Louie and Laura re...
Doja Cat's Vie + Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl, Lorde's Ultrasound Tour & More (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ talk the announcement of Bad Bunny as next year's Super Bowl halftime show performer, Russ...
TAYLOR SWIFT PART 2: FEARLESS (with Stereogum's Tom Breihan)
Stereogum senior editor Tom Breihan returns to Pop Pantheon for the second episode of season one of Pop Pantheon’s epic Taylor Swift super-series. Louie and Tom touch ...
Cardi B's Am I the Drama? + Katy Perry's Lifetimes Tour and Super Bowl Predictions (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ talk their predictions for who will be next year's Super Bowl halftime performer and talk ...
TAYLOR SWIFT PART 1: DEBUT (with Rolling Stone's Rob Sheffield)
Rolling Stone’s Rob Sheffield returns to Pop Pantheon to kick off the first season of our sprawling, multi-year super series about the biggest pop star phenomenon of t...
Lady Gaga's Mayhem Ball + Justin Bieber's Swag & Jade's That's Showbiz Baby (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ get together to share their experiences of seeing Lady Gaga's epic Mayhem Ball World Tour,...
Main Pop Girl Power Ranking 2025 (with Reanna Cruz)
Louie, Russ, and returning champ Reanna Cruz discuss the year in main pop girls before each sharing their personal top five Main Pop Girl Power Ranking for 2025 and pu...
The Highs and Many, Many Lows of the 2025 VMAs (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, With performances from everyone from Doja Cat to Mariah Carey, and Lady Gaga and major awards for Ariana ...
Was There a Song of Summer?
Louie and Russ look back on 2025's wonky summer of pop music, discuss whether there was any true song of summer this year, and look at Billboard's definitive rankings ...
Sabrina Carpenter's Man's Best Friend + Taylor’s Getting Married! (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ talk briefly about the engagement news of the century before digging into Sabrina Carpente...
Pop Pantheon Live! Tortured Poets & the State of Taylor Mania (with Hunter Harris, Brittany Spanos, & Nora Princiotti) (Originally aired 4/23/24)
Pop Pantheon will return with new episodes next week! In the meantime, enjoy a taste of our Patreon channel, Pop Pantheon: All Access, with this live show about Taylor...
Justin Bieber's Purpose 10 Years Later (with The Wall Street Journal's Myles Tanzer) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, The Wall Street Journal's Myles Tanzer returns to Pop Pantheon ahead of the 10-year anniversary of Justin...
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...