News and InterviewsBilly Idol talks 'The Roadside' EPMary Lucia • Oct 5, 2021Mary Lucia connects with punk icon Billy Idol to talk about his new EP, 'The Roadside,' the scrapbooks his mother kept of his work, and why it's important to let art marinate within you.
Listen to LoochListen to Looch: a broken-plate specialMary Lucia • Sep 29, 2021This week, Mary Lucia shares the story of finding an exhibit in New York featuring the work of a person she calls 'the greatest living painter,' Julian Schnabel.
WatchListen to Looch: Spike Lee's 'NYC Epicenters'Mary Lucia • Sep 15, 2021Mary Lucia says Spike Lee's HBO documentary series gives you as close an answer to why and how events in 2020 unfolded the way they did.
Listen to LoochListen to Looch: Jennifer Hudson gets 'Respect'Mary Lucia • Sep 8, 2021'Jennifer Hudson is an amazing singer,' Mary Lucia says. 'She's also an amazing actress. Hudson was handpicked by Aretha, which I think makes it more special to portray her.'
Listen to LoochListen to Looch: 'Roadrunner,' Anthony Bourdain's storyMary Lucia • Sep 1, 2021Mary Lucia talks about a must-watch film for any fan of Anthony Bourdain. 'It's heartbreaking,' Mary says. 'It's going to leave you with a lot of questions.'
Listen to LoochListen to Looch: 'Val' is filled with surprisesMary Lucia • Aug 25, 2021The life and work of actor Val Kilmer is captured - much of it by Kilmer's own video camera over the course of his career - in the new documentary, 'Val,' from Amazon Studios.
Listen to LoochListen to Looch: 'Family Band: The Cowsills Story'Mary Lucia • Aug 18, 2021Unlike TV's Partridges, however, it wasn't all happy bus trips, witty comebacks and canned laughter for the Cowsills. In addition to a toxic father figure, 'there's tragedy upon tragedy upon tragedy,' Mary says.
Listen to LoochListen to Looch: 'Filmage: The Story of Descendents/All' is a great story about a great bandMary Lucia • Aug 11, 2021Mary Lucia talks about a music documentary that chronicles one of her favorite punk bands of all time, the highly influential Descendents.
Listen to LoochListen to Looch: the Dock Ellis story is remarkableMary Lucia • Aug 4, 2021This week, Mary Lucia talks about a 2014 documentary, 'No No: A Dockumentary,' about Major League Baseball pitcher Dock Ellis. 'He was a pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates who struggled his entire life with drugs and alcohol,' Mary explains, 'but performed while under the influence and then most famously pitched a no-hitter while tripping on LSD.'
Listen to LoochListen to Looch: 'Icon: Music Through the Lens'Mary Lucia • Jul 28, 2021Mary Lucia talks about a new six-part documentary series, 'Icon: Music Through the Lens,' airing now on PBS. 'It's essentially a documentary that was made for me,' Mary says.