Luke Dick: Songwriting, Storytelling, and Advertising
KEY MOMENTS
0:00 – Intro: Luke Dick and his documentary Red Dog
2:42 – What the Red Dog club is
5:38 – Getting his mom to open up on camera
8:39 – A newspaper cover story and his mom's job
12:41 – Editing a film you appear in
15:25 – The film's crude, funny animation
18:00 – Lou's dad's wild life in Argentina
21:06 – Living in the East Village
24:31 – Teaching at CUNY and City College
29:17 – Playful music videos and a frog in a toilet
32:58 – Viral video casting calls
35:32 – Writing songs for others vs. keeping them
38:03 – Enjoying the process
41:25 – Music as a commodity
45:28 – Respect for one-hit wonders
50:09 – Bands that transport you back to youth
53:00 – Jack the Stripper and a festival screening
55:33 – Deadwood, David Milch, and the Coen brothers
ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Songwriter, storyteller, and musician Luke Dick joins Lou to talk about his documentary Red Dog, his music, his time in advertising, and writing songs for others versus keeping them.
We also get into the rowdy Oklahoma City club where Luke's mother and her friends worked as strippers, getting his mom to open up on camera, editing a film you appear in, the film's crude, funny animation, Lou's dad's wild life in Argentina, living in the East Village, teaching at CUNY, a music video with a frog in a toilet, music as a commodity, respect for one-hit wonders, and Deadwood and the Coen brothers.