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 157 Episodes
The Best Pop Music of 2023 (with Shaad D'Souza)
Music writer Shaad D'Souza joins DJ Louie to discuss pop music in 2023. They each share and discuss their three favorite albums, three favorite songs, greatest disappo...
Bonnie McKee on the Song Machine, Pop Stardom & Ego Death
Bonnie McKee is the songwriter behind many of the most enduring pop hits of the last 15 years including Taio Cruz' "Dynamite", Britney Spears' "Hold it Against Me" and...
AALIYAH (with Kathy Iandoli)
Author of the book Baby Girl: Better Known as Aaliyah Kathy Iandoli returns to Pop Pantheon to unpack the far too short career of one of the most exciting pop recordin...
Pop Pantheon Live! Britney's Memoir, Music & Legacy (with Jason King, Troy McEady and Kirbie Johnson) (Patreon Preview)
Pop Pantheon had it's first live show ever last night at the Crawford Auditorium in Pasadena, courtesy of LAist!In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access ep...
Lizzo & The Nature of Celebrity Scandal (with Megan Agnew & Hanna Phifer)
Back in August, Lizzo was sued by a number of her former dancers for creating a hostile work environment, with allegations including racial and sexual harassment, disa...
Taylor Touchdown! (1989 TV! Eras Tour Film! Travis!) (Patreon Preview)
There sure is a lot of Taylor Swift happening right now but when is there not these days? In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ ...
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 childhoo...
Where are All the New Pop Stars? (with Billboard's Elias Leight)
There are more pop artists than ever but very few of them seem to be able to grab a serious foothold at the top of the heap. Billboard's Elias Leight has been covering...
Searching for Queer Utopias on Troye Sivan's Something to Give Each Other (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Troye Sivan released his third album, Something to Give Each Other, on Friday and Louie and Russ got toge...
JESSICA & ASHLEE SIMPSON (with Beyond the Blinds' Troy McEady)
Beyond The Blinds’ Troy McEady joins Pop Pantheon for a double header on a pair of TRL-era pop princess sisters, Jessica and Ashlee Simpson. Louie and Troy track Jessi...
How Country Bros Took Over Pop (with Spencer Kornhaber & Marissa R. Moss)
There's been a record-breaking trend this year of country music dominating the top of the Billboard Hot 100. But it's not just any country music. These hits by artists...
The Ease of Kylie Minogue's Tension (with Michael Cragg) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, journalist and author Michael Cragg joins Louie for a discussion of Kylie Minogue's sixteenth studio albu...
Doja Cat Walls Herself In on Scarlet (with Rawiya Kameir) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Rawiya Kameir joins the show in a companion piece to this week's main feed episode on Doja Cat. Here, Lou...
DOJA CAT (with Rolling Stone's Larisha Paul)
Rolling Stone’s Larisha Paul joins Pop Pantheon to dissect the career of one of the most enigmatic, eccentric talents working in pop today: Doja Cat. As Doja releases ...
PRINCE: PART 3 (with Miles Marshall Lewis)
For the conclusion of our three-part series on Prince, writer and critic Miles Marshall Lewis joins Pop Pantheon to discuss the final swing of Prince's career, beginni...
PRINCE: PART 2 (with Pot Psychology's Rich Juzwiak)
For the second in our three-part series on Prince, Pot Psychology's Rich Juzwiak joins the show to unpack Prince’s imperial years, starting with one of the best-sellin...
Olivia Rodrigo Makes the Sophomore Jump on Guts (with Stereogum's Tom Breihan) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Streogum's Tom Breihan joins DJ Louie to break down Olivia Rodrigo's sophomore album Guts, which dropped ...
PRINCE: PART 1 (with Dr. Elliott H. Powell)
For the first of our three-part series on the High Priest of Pop, Prince, the University of Minnesota's Dr. Elliott H. Powell joins the show to discuss the rise of per...
BIG Announcement! + Britney Spears' Blackout Unlocked (with Troy McEady) (Originally Published on Patreon on 12/22/2022)
Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Live: Britney's Memoir, Music & Legacy on 11/2 In PasadenaA little about the live show: She’s so lucky, she’s a star. But Britney Spears ha...
Jack Antonoff: Friend or Foe? (with Mitch Therieau)
Mitch Therieau, author of the piece Dream of Antonoffication: Pop Music's Blandest Prophet which was published last month in The Drift, joins the show to talk pop musi...
JENNIFER LOPEZ (with Billboard's Leila Cobo)
Billboard’s Leila Cobo joins the show to help trace the utterly unique path Jennifer Lopez blazed through popular culture. Leila and Louie chart Jennifer’s rise as a b...
Pop Punk: Past & Present (With Ryan Piers)
Pop punk is the midst of a revival at the top of the charts so for this week's B-Side, Louie and writer for Alternative Magazine and other pubs, Ryan Piers, break down...
Carly Rae Jepsen's New Paths on The Loveliest Time (with Brennan Carley) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Service 95's Brennan Carley joins DJ Louie to discuss Carly Rae Jepsen's new album, The Loveliest Time, w...
GWEN STEFANI PART 2: THE SOLO YEARS (with NPR's Hazel Cills)
For part two of our Gwen Stefani series, NPR Music editor Hazel Cills returns to Pop Pantheon to tackle Gwen's solo career. Louie and Hazel discuss Gwen striking out o...
GWEN STEFANI PART 1: NO DOUBT (with Molly Mary O'Brien)
And Introducing host Molly Mary O’Brien joins the show for part one of a double-header on Gwen Stefani! This week, Molly and Louie discuss No Doubt, a local SoCal ska ...
Revisiting Robyn's Honey (with Who? Weekly's Bobby Finger) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Who? Weekly's Bobby Finger joins Pop Pantheon: All Access to revisit Robyn's most recent album, 2018's lo...
Listener Mailbag: Dua, Charli, The Idol, Behind-The-Scenes & More!!
Louie and Russ are answering listener questions about what's next for Charli XCX, how Dua Lipa fits into the broader trend of cult-of-personality pop stars, whether Th...
PAULA ABDUL (with Hit Parade's Chris Molanphy)
Hit Parade host Chris Molanphy returns to discuss one of the defining pop stars of the late 1980s, Paula Abdul. Louie and Chris discuss the virtuosic choreography that...
A Deep Dive into Speak Now, OG and TV (with Every Single Album's Nora Princiotti) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Host of the Ringer's Every Single Album podcast Nora Princiotti is back on the show to talk all things Sp...
Send Us Your Questions for Our Listener Mailbag Episode!
We’re planning a mailbag episode that's dropping very (and we mean mean VERY) soon + we want your questions! Curious what Louie thinks of a recent trend in pop? Want t...