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Louis Theroux

Louis Theroux goes on an idiosyncratic musical tour of Los Angeles, where he has lived for several years. Features songs from The Doors, NWA, War and The Beach Boys.

Louis takes us on his idiosyncratic musical tour of the City of Los Angeles, his home for the last year or so. The program includes songs from The Doors, NWA, War and The Beach Boys.
He opens the program with People Are Strange by The Doors, joking it could almost serve as a manifesto for his career and view of the world, and this pretty much sets the tone for the show. He shares his love of hip-hop and rap and how this music had a big impact on him in his youth, with artists such as Tupac, Snoop Dogg and Cypress Hill. He tells how Beck makes him wonder whether there isn't something to Scientology, and how going to a Stranglers gig with his parents damaged his relationship with their music. He talks of his admiration for the music of Elliot Smith, with whom he had a rather awkward and embarrassing interview moment, and goes intergalactic with The Carpenters. He readily admits that some of the links to LA aren't perhaps the strongest and most credible, but his frankness and charm more than carry you along on the journey with him!
The program complements his 大象传媒2 series Louis Theroux's LA Stories.

2 hours

Last on

Mon 31 Mar 2014 00:00

Music Played

  • The Doors

    People are Strange

  • Beck

    Bottle of Blues

  • Calexico

    Close Behind

  • Love

    Alone Again Or

  • The Stranglers

    Dead Loss Angeles

  • 2Pac

    California Love

  • Gladys Knight & the Pips

    Midnight Train To Georgia

  • Marvin Gaye

    Don聮t Mess With Mr. T

  • N.W.A

    Express Yourself

  • David Axelrod

    The Edge

  • Shuggie Otis

    Strawberry Letter 23

  • Dr. Dre

    Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang (feat. Snoop Dogg)

  • Crosby, Stills & Nash

    Helplessly Hoping

  • Joni Mitchell

    California

  • The Beach Boys

    Warmth of the Sun

  • Eagles of Death Metal

    San Berdoo Sunburn

  • Elliott Smith

    Can聮t Make a Sound

  • The Game

    How We Do

  • 2Pac

    Only God Can Judge Me

  • Weezer

    In The Garage

  • Carpenters

    Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft

  • Atoms for Peace

    Ingenue

  • Cypress Hill

    Insane in the Membrane

  • War

    Don聮t Let No one Get You Down

  • Chet Baker

    Moon and Sand

  • Queens of the Stone Age

    I Sat By the Ocean

  • Arctic Monkeys

    No. 1 Party Anthem

Broadcast

  • Mon 31 Mar 2014 00:00