Best Dj Pleasure Podcasts (2024)

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CHARLI XCX: PT. 1 (with i-D's Owen Myers) 1:49:36

3h ago1:49:36

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Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Presents Main Pop Girls Dance Party on 10/4 at Parkside Lounge in NYC For the first in our new three-part series on Charli XCX, i-D’s Owen Meyers returns to Pop Pantheon to chart the start of Charli’s iconoclastic and unlikely trail through pop. Owen and Louie trace Charli’s roots in England, starting when she was a teen…

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Live! Katy Perry's 143, Lady Gaga's Harlequin & The Millennial Diva Conundrum (with Molly Lambert, Molly Mary O'Brien, Jaelani Turner-Williams & Mikael Wood) (Patreon Preview) 13:43

2d ago13:43

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In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, last night live in Los Angeles, DJ Louie gathered with HeidiWorld's Molly Lambert, And Introducing's Molly Mary O'Brien, The Los Angeles Times' Mikael Wood & writer Jaelani Tuner-Williams to break down Katy Perry's new record 143, Lady Gaga's new record Harlequin and just how these two s…

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2024 PLEASURES MAS and DUTTY PLEASURES MIAMI CARNIVAL PROMO MIX 1:39:51

10h ago1:39:51

1:39:51

This is brought to you by Pleasures Mas and Dutty Pleasures Mas band Miami. This is the band I will be with for Carnival. Get familiar with the stuff you need for Carnival. Have no fear, the official mix, Miami Carnival Charge up next.By JEL

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Blossom Festival '24 - Sat Night on the Bush Magic Stage 1:40:35

2d ago1:40:35

1:40:35

A re-recording of our set from Sat Night on the Bush Magic Stage at Blossom FestivalBy Filth & Pleasure

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The 10 Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century (with Sam Murphy & Rich Juzwiak) 1:33:25

7d ago1:33:25

1:33:25

Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Live! Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and the Millennial Diva Conundrum on 9/30 at Dynasty Typewriter in LA Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Presents Main Pop Girls Dance Party on 10/4 at Parkside Lounge in NYC Billboard is currently rolling out their list of the 25 Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century and we couldn't resist particip…

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The Visceral and Meta Pleasures of Charli XCX and Troye Sivan's Sweat Tour (Patreon Preview) 11:22

6d ago11:22

11:22

Don't forget to grab tickets to our live show, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and The Millennial Diva Conundrum this Monday 9/30 at Dynasty Typewriter in LA! We'll be talking 143, Harlequin, and so much more! In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ each had the true pleasure of seeing Charli XCX and Troye Sivan's Sweat T…

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BACKSTREET BOYS VS. *NSYNC (with NPR's Aisha Harris) 2:30:06

14d ago2:30:06

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Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Live! Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and the Millennial Diva Conundrum on 9/30 at Dynasty Typewriter in LA (DISCOUNT BEGINS AT 12AM on 9/20!) Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Presents Main Pop Girls Dance Party on 10/4 at Parkside Lounge in NYC In a SUPERSIZED episode of Pop Pantheon, critic, writer and NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour po…

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Aural Pleasures 276 (Aural Pleasures Radio Show 158) 58:58

14d ago58:58

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DJ mixes from Keith Bowden including trance, progressive, electro, house and techno. Promotional use only. If you like the songs you hear please support the artists and record labels by purchasing the music via the provided links in the podcast. Some songs may not be released at time of recording, however visit the “More Info” links to learn more a…

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VMAs Recap: Chappell, Sabrina, Katy, Taylor & More! (Patreon Preview) 10:25

18d ago10:25

10:25

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, The 40th Annual MTV Video Music Awards were held last night and featured marquee performances from It Girls like Sabrina Carpenter, GloRilla, Lisa & Chappell Roan while presenting their prestigious Video Vanguard award to Katy Perry. But with MTV flailing, music videos in their flop era …

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What is the Pop Pantheon? 1:13:21

21d ago1:13:21

1:13:21

Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Live! Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and the Millennial Diva Conundrum on 9/30 at Dynasty Typewriter in LA Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Presents Main Pop Girls Dance Party on 10/4 at Parkside Lounge in NYC Sure, we're all listening to a podcast called "Pop Pantheon". But what exactly is the Pop Pantheon? This is a question Louie h…

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I Made It Through The Menopause 49:28

19d ago49:28

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“I'll have a party when I've made it through!" Sue Devaney AKA Debbie Webster from Coronation Street, has ALWAYS been upfront about menopause. She was one of our first ever guests on Effin Hormones and was incredibly frank - and quite frankly inspirational about the difficulties she faced and how she got through it. Sue has some really lovely news,…

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MEGHAN TRAINOR (with Who? Weekly's Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber) 2:04:01

28d ago2:04:01

2:04:01

Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Live! Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and the Millennial Diva Conundrum on 9/30 at Dynasty Typewriter in LA Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Presents Main Pop Girls Dance Party on 10/4 at Parkside Lounge in NYC Who Weekly’s Lindsey Weber and Bobby Finger return to Pop Pantheon to discuss one of pop’s most perplexing but enduring workho…

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Sabrina Carpenter Hits the Short 'n Sweet Spot (Patreon Preview) 11:41

29d ago11:41

11:41

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Disney-star-turned-"Drivers License"-third-wheel-turned-ascendent-pop-girlie Sabrina Carpenter has been on quite a roll lately. Her most recent two singles have been smashes and her sixth studio album, Short 'n Sweet, arrived last Friday among a swirl of expectations even she probably co…

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Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter is a Genre Explosion (with Danielle Amir Jackson) (Originally Published on Patreon on 4/1/2024) 59:38

1M ago59:38

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Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Live! Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and the Millennial Diva Conundrum on 9/30 at Dynasty Typewriter in LA Happy Labor Day Weekend! Louie is still off on vacation so as a treat, we're republishing our Patreon review of Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter from back in April. If you like this episode and want to hear more like it, you can subs…

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Listener Mailbag: Brat, Rihanna, Divas Live, Louie's Weird Vocabulary & More! 59:05

1M ago59:05

59:05

Louie and Russ gather to answer YOUR questions! We're talking all our fantasy Brat remixes and a VH1 Divas Live revival, playing out thought experiments about Beyoncé and Rihanna and Louie gets personal about his career and vocab tics. Buy Tickets to Pop Pantheon Live! Katy Perry, Lady Gaga and the Millennial Diva Conundrum on 9/30 at Dynasty Typew…

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Aural Pleasures 275 (Aural Pleasures Radio Show 157) 1:01:32

1M ago1:01:32

1:01:32

DJ mixes from Keith Bowden including trance, progressive, electro, house and techno. Promotional use only. If you like the songs you hear please support the artists and record labels by purchasing the music via the provided links in the podcast. Some songs may not be released at time of recording, however visit the “More Info” links to learn more a…

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Tinashe Meditates on Love and Sex on Quantum Baby with Kyann-Siann Williams (Patreon Preview) 8:53

1M ago8:53

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In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, NME's Kyann-Sian Williams joins Russ to discuss Tinashe's brand new seventh studio album Quantum Baby – the second in a trilogy of albums she's rolling out. Can she capitalize on the virality of "Nasty"? Or is that even on her mind? And is Tinashe expanding her artistry or letting us in …

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2024 SUMMER SOCA AND BOUYON CATCH UP 2:19:07

1M ago2:19:07

2:19:07

Catch up on the soca and bouyon you need to know just in time for NHC in London and Labor Day weekend in NYC.By JEL

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TINASHE (with The Cut's Cat Zhang) 1:47:38

2M ago1:47:38

1:47:38

Ahead of the release of Tinashe’s seventh studio album, Quantum Baby, The Cut’s Cat Zhang joins Pop Pantheon to discuss Tinashe’s rollercoaster career. Cat and DJ Louie dig into Tinashe’s upbringing in Lexington, Kentucky, her work as a child actor on Two and a Half Men and the girl group she was briefly in with fellow pop star Hayley Kiyoko, The S…

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Paris Hilton Saw the Future on Paris (with Troy McEady) (Patreon Preview) 10:49

2M ago10:49

10:49

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, When Paris Hilton released her debut album, 2006's Paris, the world largely saw it as a joke. Despite it's lead single "Stars Are Blind" becoming a top 20 hit, the album tanked, was savaged by critics and Paris never released another one. Now, on the eve her long-awaited sophomore effort…

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New Pop Girl Power Ranking ft. Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan & More (with Mikael Wood & Jason P. Frank) 1:38:09

2M ago1:38:09

1:38:09

We thought 2024 was going to be dominated by a waterfall of new releases from Old Guard Superstars like Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Ariana Grande and Dua Lipa. But while they've each had success, the main story of the last 12 months has been the auspicious establishment of a new generation of pop divas led by Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter, but als…

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2024 SPICE MAS COOL DOWN 1:51:50

2M ago1:51:50

1:51:50

Here's what you need to know for Grenada's Spice MasBy JEL

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LA LIVE SHOW ANNOUNCEMENT! Talking Katy & Gaga at Dynasty Typewriter on 9/30 1:31

2M ago1:31

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BUY YOUR TICKETS HERE The rollout for Katy Perry’s seventh studio album, 143, has been a disaster. Sixteen years into her pop career, Katy’s facing a textbook struggle for a pop star more than a decade into her career: irrelevance. By contrast, Katy’s pop peer Lady Gaga has charted a very different second act, swerving into acting and rebranding he…

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MICHAEL JACKSON PT. 4: LEGACY (with Dr. Fredara Hadley) 2:25:21

2M ago2:25:21

2:25:21

Professor of Ethnomusicology at Julliard Dr. Fredara Hadley joins Pop Pantheon for the culmination of our four-part series on the King of Pop. In the final installment, DJ Louie and Dr. Hadley tackle Michael Jackson’s music post-Thriller, starting with the signature ‘80s blockbuster Bad (1987) and 1991’s successful pivot toward New Jack Swing, Dang…

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Ice Spice's Y2K Is Surprisingly 2024 Coded (with Nadirah Simmons) (Patreon Preview) 10:03

2M ago10:03

10:03

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Ice Spice just dropped her debut record Y2K, an under 25 minute tour through drill beats, Jersey club and Ice's signature puerile humor and nonchalant flow. How does it work as her first official album statement? Who is this music playing to? And does it sound like 2000 at all? Writer Na…

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MICHAEL JACKSON PT. 3: THRILLER (with Stereogum's Tom Breihan) 2:12:16

2M ago2:12:16

2:12:16

There are albums. And then there’s Thriller. For the third installment of our four-part series on the King of Pop, Stereogum’s Tom Breihan returns for Pop Pantheon’s first ever A-Side devoted to a single album: Michael Jackson’s definitive 1982 pop blockbuster, Thriller. DJ Louie and Tom dig into every aspect of the best-selling album of all time, …

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2024 CROP OVER CHARGE 2:25:56

2M ago2:25:56

2:25:56

Celebrating 50 years of Crop Over. Get ready for Foreday Morning & Grand Kadooment with the 2024 Crop Over Charge. Reflective of pride and industry from the 246.By JEL

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Revisiting Chappell Roan's The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess (with Olivia Horn) (Patreon Preview) 11:10

2M ago11:10

11:10

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Olivia Horn reviewed Chappell Roan's debut album, The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess, in Pitchfork when it dropped last September. Back then, she was a fringy pop upstart with some nice critical notices and a small cult audience. Now, she's one of the biggest new pop superstars of t…

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Porn Kings - Up To No Good (Filth & Pleasure Remix) AMPM.audio Master V2 6:53

2M ago6:53

6:53

A remix of one of our absolute favourite classics from the 90's by the legendary Porn Kings!By Filth & Pleasure

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MICHAEL JACKSON PT. 2: THE KING OF POP RISES (with Joseph Vogel) 1:52:39

3M ago1:52:39

1:52:39

Joe Vogel, author of Man in the Music: The Creative Life of Michael Jackson, joins Pop Pantheon for the second in our four-part series on the King of Pop. DJ Louie and Joe dig into MJ’s early solo work, from his 1972 debut Got to Be There to his first solo number one, “Ben,” his changing voice as grew older and his final Motown album, 1975’s Foreve…

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Aural Pleasures 274 (Aural Pleasures Radio Show 156) 1:03:23

3M ago1:03:23

1:03:23

DJ mixes from Keith Bowden including trance, progressive, electro, house and techno. Promotional use only. If you like the songs you hear please support the artists and record labels by purchasing the music via the provided links in the podcast. Some songs may not be released at time of recording, however visit the “More Info” links to learn more a…

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Katy Perry's Not So Grand Return + Kesha, Lana Del Rey & More (Patreon Preview) 11:31

3M ago11:31

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In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Katy Perry's much anticipated new single, the Dr. Luke-produced "Woman's World", finally dropped on Friday along with it's music video and the response has been.... not so great. Louie and Russ talk all things Katy before pivoting to new songs from Kesha, Lana and Tinashe and a Taylor Sw…

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MICHAEL JACKSON PT. 1: THE JACKSON 5 (with Emily Lordi) 2:01:02

3M ago2:01:02

2:01:02

For the first of our four-part series on the King of Pop, writer, professor and critic Emily Lordi joins Pop Pantheon to help us begin to untangle one of the most knotty legacies in pop history: the story of Michael Jackson. Emily and DJ Louie discuss Michael’s extremely strict upbringing, sadistic abuse at the hands of his father Joe, and the crea…

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Aural Pleasures 273 (Summer 2024 Mix) 1:58:48

3M ago1:58:48

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DJ mixes from Keith Bowden including trance, progressive, electro, house and techno. Promotional use only. If you like the songs you hear please support the artists and record labels by purchasing the music via the provided links in the podcast. Some songs may not be released at time of recording, however visit the “More Info” links to learn more a…

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Megan Thee Stallion Reps for the South— and Herself— on Megan (with Taylor Crumpton) (Patreon Preview) 10:48

3M ago10:48

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In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Megan Thee Stallion's third studio album, Megan, her first as an independent artist and since her infamous beef with Nicki Minaj, dropped last week. Taylor Crumpton is here to help Louie and Russ break down the record's inherent regionality, Megan's new and old poses and themes and what …

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2024 LUCIA CARNIVAL COOL DOWN 1:25:47

3M ago1:25:47

1:25:47

Soca and dennery segment to get familiar with for St Lucia Carnival 2024. Time to activate for the bum bum wall.By JEL

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The Winners and Losers of the Touring Boom (with Matthew Perpetua, Zach Schonfeld & Emily Stewart) 58:32

3M ago58:32

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After the pandemic, fans wanted to see their favs (and even their less favs) so much that the concert touring industry boomed, breaking records and culminating in astronomically expensive blockbuster stadium treks from Beyoncé and Taylor Swift. But more recently, the live show gambit has gone bust for superstars like Jennifer Lopez, The Black Keys,…

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The Chaos and Calculations of Camila Cabello's C,XOXO (with Omri Rolan) (Patreon Preview) 9:37

3M ago9:37

9:37

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Is Camila Cabello's fourth studio album, C, XOXO, a cold-hearted Single White Female-ing of other, cooler pop stars? Or is it an earnest— if chaotic— attempt by the former girl group star to find her authentic voice as a grown up pop diva? Louie, Russ and Friend of the Pod Omri Rolan are…

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KATE BUSH (with Mic the Snare) 2:02:14

3M ago2:02:14

2:02:14

Mic The Snare joins Pop Pantheon to unpack the wild, unbridled genius of pop’s ultimate enigma, Kate Bush. Louie & Mic The Snare dig into Kate’s teenage record deal and her debut single, 1978’s “Wuthering Heights.” From there they discuss her debut album The Kick Inside, her legendary first – and only – full live tour and her early, pre-MTV adoptio…

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Ranking the Main Pop Girl Albums of 2024 (So Far) (with Ira Madison III) 1:14:43

4M ago1:14:43

1:14:43

It seems like every single Main Pop Girl has dropped an album this year: Ariana, Kacey, Beyoncé, Taylor, Dua, Billie and Charli. And we're only six months in! It's been a whole lot of new music to process but now that we've had a minute to sit with these records, Keep It's Ira Madison III joins DJ Louie to reflect on all of these records, what they…

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Normani's Album is Good. Now What? (with Rolling Stone's Larisha Paul) (Patreon Preview) 11:01

3M ago11:01

11:01

In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Normani's debut solo album has been over five years in the making. Now that Dopamine is finally here, was it worth the wait? And with the heat having died down on her career, does it matter? Rolling Stone's Larisha Paul joins the show to help break it all down. To hear the rest of the th…

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Aural Pleasures 272 (Aural Pleasures Radio Show 155) 59:46

4M ago59:46

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DJ mixes from Keith Bowden including trance, progressive, electro, house and techno. Promotional use only. If you like the songs you hear please support the artists and record labels by purchasing the music via the provided links in the podcast. Some songs may not be released at time of recording, however visit the “More Info” links to learn more a…

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FRANK OCEAN (with Tre Johnson) 2:05:26

4M ago2:05:26

2:05:26

Tre Johnson returns to Pop Pantheon for a special Pride episode about one of pop's greatest disruptors, Frank Ocean. Louie and Tre discuss Frank’s first foray into the industry, writing for artists like Brandy and Justin Bieber and his rapturous breakthrough mixtape, 2011’s Nostalgia Ultra, which instantly turned Frank into a critical darling and r…

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Charli XCX Breaks New Ground on Brat (Patreon Preview) 8:51

4M ago8:51

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In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Charli XCX's sixth studio album Brat, which dropped Friday, was posited as a dance album. What we actually got was something quite a bit more complicated. On this week's episode, Louie and Russ break the whole thing down. To hear the rest of the this episode plus receive weekly bonus epi…

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2024 VINCY SOCA TAKE OVER 2:26:10

4M ago2:26:10

2:26:10

Vincy mas is late this year and so was the music 🇻🇨. Here’s what you need to know for Vincy Mas 2024.By JEL

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Techn0de ft Nonamleft - 31st May 24 @ Air Nightclub Perth - 132bpm 59:48

4M ago59:48

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Live recording of our set from Fri, 31st May '24 at Air Nightclub in Perth with Techn0de, featuring headliners Nonameleft, as well as support from Jaydream and MOT3K.By Filth & Pleasure

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Queer Women are Taking Over Pop (with Trish Bendix & Mel Woods) 56:20

4M ago56:20

56:20

To kick off Pride Month, Freelance Music Writer Trish Bendix and Senior Editor at Xtra Magazine Mel Woods join Louie to track the conspicuous rise of sapphic-ness in mainstream pop. From BoyGenius to Chappell Roan to Billie Eilish, girls who like girls and make that a huge feature in the music are crossing over onto the top of the Billboard charts.…

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PINK (with Molly Mary O'Brien) 1:51:47

4M ago1:51:47

1:51:47

Molly Mary O’Brien returns to Pop Pantheon to unpack the unlikely longevity of Pink. Louie and Molly chart Pink’s emergence in Philadelphia clubs as a teenager through to her brief girl group career and her pop debut as a blue-eyed R&B product at the turn of the millennium with 2000’s Can’t Take Me Home. From there they discuss “Lady Marmalade,” Pi…

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Why are Music Biopics so Bad? (with Keith Phipps) 52:46

4M ago52:46

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The most recent in a long lineage of music biopics, Back to Black, which purports to chronicle the life of the late great Amy Winehouse came out in the US last week. The film received mostly negative reviews and underperformed at the box office. So why are these movies, generally speaking, so unsuccessful and why do we keep making then? Movie Criti…

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Aural Pleasures 271 (Aural Pleasures Radio Show 154) 1:03:29

4M ago1:03:29

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DJ mixes from Keith Bowden including trance, progressive, electro, house and techno. Promotional use only. If you like the songs you hear please support the artists and record labels by purchasing the music via the provided links in the podcast. Some songs may not be released at time of recording, however visit the “More Info” links to learn more a…

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