Susan Tedeschi joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the 25th-anniversary edition of Just Won’t Burn . The Tedeschi Trucks member tells how this is the album that kickstarted her career, why she found herself attracted to the blues, and how that genre was finding its own mainstream crossover success in the 90s. Tedeschi goes on to reveal how Led Zeppelin and grunge music inspired some of her darker songs, the time she once played her own high school prom, how she privately wants to make a punk album...
Oct 06, 2023•28 min•Ep. 827
Josh Radnor joins Kyle Meredith to discuss his debut solo album, Eulogy: Volume I. The How I Met Your Mother and Fleishman Is in Trouble actor retraces his steps of becoming a songwriter during his collaboration with Ben Lee, writing a breakup album, and the parts of himself he was able to deconstruct through the lyrics. Radnor also talks about his favorite breakup albums, including classics from Joni Mitchell and Damien Rice, being inspired by a Leonard Cohen documentary, and his plans for a mo...
Oct 04, 2023•30 min•Ep. 826
Kristin Hersh catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest solo album, Clear Pond Road. The Throwing Muses leader tells us about trashing an album she was working on prior to this new set, how the title comes from a sign she found in a junk shop and how it gave her direction, as well as the generally strong sense of place the LP focuses on, especially New Orleans and Southern California. Hersh also discusses how she writes songs to discover something for herself, her love of classic Ni...
Oct 02, 2023•22 min•Ep. 825
LANY joined Kyle Meredith to dig into their 5th album, A Beautiful Blur. Paul Klein and Jake Goss take us through writing opening cut XXL just out of lockdown, leaning into the sound of their musical heroes such as U2 and Coldplay, and Paul’s ability to speak to so many people while being entirely personal within his lyrics. The duo also discuss why they changed their album title at the last minute, what it’s been like for Jake to be doing this as a dad for the first time, and what the most impo...
Sep 29, 2023•22 min•Ep. 824
Physical creator & showrunner Annie Weisman joins Kyle Meredith to talk about wrapping up the Apple TV+ series that stars Rose Byrne as Sheila Rubin, the quietly tormented housewife in '80s San Diego who takes control of her life after finding an exercise group. Weisman talks about the vision she carried about how the show would find its conclusion and what it was like to create and spend time with a flawed character in search of redemption, as well as setting the story in the 80s that was s...
Sep 27, 2023•20 min•Ep. 823
Director Scott Waugh and producer Les Weldon join Kyle Meredith to talk about Expend4bles, the 4th installment of the series known for having an all-star cast of action-hero legends. The team discusses why it was time to relaunch the franchise after a decade while making up for fan disappointment from the 3rd movie, how the story mirrors some of our real-life news cycles, dreaming up this set’s big stunts, and the soundtrack that features Kaleo, Thin Lizzy, and Blue Oyster Cult. We also get to h...
Sep 25, 2023•21 min•Ep. 822
The Breeders sit down with Kyle Meredith to talk about the 30th-anniversary edition of Last Splash. Kim Deal, Kelley Deal, Josephine Wiggs, and Jim Macpherson discuss the work that went into making the indie classic, including the near-mythological amount of experimentation, and how The Weird 90s opened the door for their unlikely single “Cannonball” to be a worldwide hit. The band also recalls the story of how they thought they had lost the original analog tapes before an industry friend helped...
Sep 22, 2023•30 min•Ep. 821
Executive producers of The Morning Show , Lauren Neustadter & Michael Ellenberg join Kyle Meredith to talk about season 3 of the Apple TV+ series. The two paint the big pictures that this new season sets out to tell: Alex (Jennifer Aniston) and Bradley (Reese Witherspoon) finally achieving their dreams while their company UBA crumbles around them to reflect the world we’re living in while the secrets and ambitions keep our favorite characters in a constant state of unpredictability. We’re al...
Sep 20, 2023•17 min•Ep. 820
Baroness ’ John Baizley joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the band’s new album, Stone. The frontman discusses his penchant for short album titles in the likes of the first four Led Zeppelin albums, how his lyrics tell his own personal story with hopes that it relates to everyone’s own personal stories, and using genre and melody to get his point across. Baizley goes on to compliment Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, and Radiohead’s strong sense of self, seeing Sonic Youth and Nirvana as his first and second...
Sep 18, 2023•48 min•Ep. 819
Corey Taylor joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his sophomore solo album, CMF2. The Slipknot and Stone Sour singer discusses the genre-defying set, writing on mandolin for the first time, and his admiration for David Bowie and Trent Reznor’s courage and career foresight. Taylor also gives a hat tip to Ray Lamontagne and Ani DiFranco for inspiring the acoustic side of his music world, and dissects Slipknot's penchant for hooks and where he continues to get his anger from, before then letting us kn...
Sep 15, 2023•23 min•Ep. 818
Princess Goes to the Butterfly Museum joins Kyle Meredith to talk about their latest release, Come Of Age. The band that’s fronted by actor Michael C. Hall ,(Dexter, Six Feet Under), and also features Matt Katz-Bohen (Blondie) and Peter Yanowitz (The Wallflowers, Morningwood), discuss how the accidental formation of the group has led their musical direction and the more experimental avenues they are able to explore while still producing what sounds like their most radio-friendly set yet. Hall go...
Sep 13, 2023•21 min•Ep. 817
Laufey joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new LP, Bewitched. The Icelandic singer-songwriter tells us her journey of finding jazz after growing up in a classical environment, the story that this new set tells, and how she thinks of the record as a musical based on independence and love. Laufey goes on to discuss her experience at the Berkeley School of Music and the importance of understanding the business of music as an artist, as well as the runaway success of her single “From The Start,” w...
Sep 11, 2023•23 min•Ep. 816
Andy Taylor joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Man’s A Wolf To Man, his first solo album of original material in 36 years. The former Duran Duran guitarist talks about how he first considered a Power Station reunion before deciding to focus on himself, how his songwriting is recovering from a lifetime in pop, that David Bowie’s death had a major impact on his decision to return, and his thoughts on channeling music versus copying it. Taylor also draws the parallel of this new set to the political...
Sep 08, 2023•39 min•Ep. 815
Ratboys ’ Julia Steiner joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the band's latest album, The Window . The Louisville-raised lead singer reminisces about interning for Meredith in the early part of her career and the artists that were interviewed during that time (St. Vincent and Nada Surf come to mind) before turning the attention to teaming up with former Death Cab For Cutie member Chris Walla to help produce this new LP in Seattle, and how the album carries a certain bit of nostalgia and looking bac...
Sep 06, 2023•29 min•Ep. 814
Westlife sit down with Kyle Meredith to discuss their first North American tour in their 25-year career. Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, & Shane Filan talk about their reaction to having the dates immediately sell out, the advice that Simon Cowell gave them early on, and how their latest album Wild Dreams finds them getting back to a pure pop music sound. The Irish group also tells us what it has been like to work with the younger songwriters who grew up on their music, the massive suc...
Sep 04, 2023•23 min•Ep. 813
Tommy Stinson joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the new deluxe edition of The Replacements classic 1985 album, Tim, as well as his debut release with new band Cowboys In The Campfire. The singer-songwriter and bass guitarist gives us the background on the new project, taking inspiration from artists like Conway Twitty and Tanya Tucker, and having X’s John Doe guest on the album. We then turn our attention to the Tim reissue, which he admits to the band reluctantly getting behind, and tells us wh...
Sep 01, 2023•28 min
Talking Heads keyboardist and guitarist Jerry Harrison joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the 40th anniversary of Stop Making Sense , which not only just had a deluxe edition vinyl set released, but will see the Jonathan Demme film make its way back to theaters and IMAX thanks to a new deal with A24. Harrison tells us how the deal was made and what it took to get the four members back on stage for Q&As around the film, as well as the new Dolby Atmos remix, what he learned from Brian Eno in re...
Aug 30, 2023•52 min•Ep. 811
Lena Waithe & Rishi Rajani join Kyle Meredith to discuss the new Emmy-nominated documentary, Being Mary Tyler Moore, out now on Max. The producers talk about telling a dual story of Mary’s life as well as how her actions changed the conversation around women in America in the 60s and 70s, her private battles outside of celebrity, and being a reluctant hero of a movement at times in her life. Waithe, who has also written for and starred in Master of None, Ready Player One , and The Chi , reca...
Aug 28, 2023•23 min•Ep. 810
Idina Menzel joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Drama Queen, her first album of new material since 2016’s self-titled LP. The Broadway legend, who’s also starring in Netflix’s You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah with Adam Sandler, tells us why she wanted to make a disco-inspired record and looking towards Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer, and Cher as inspirations, working with Nile Rodgers and Jake Shears, and the forthcoming nature that her songwriting partners appreciate. Menzel also reveals...
Aug 25, 2023•22 min•Ep. 809
The Hives join Kyle Meredith to talk about The Death of Randy Fitzsimmons , their first album in 11 years. Howlin' Pelle Almqvist and Nicholaus Arson tell us about how depressing it was to not have any new material, how this LP might speak to their 30th anniversary, and the desire to keep creating music that felt like youth more than maturity. The Swedish rockers also give us the stories behind “Bogus Operandi” and “The Bomb,” playing a 110-degree show in Italy and getting a major compliment fro...
Aug 23, 2023•21 min•Ep. 808
Barry Manilow joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his current tour, album anniversaries, and upcoming releases. The legendary singer tells us about the money he donates to high school music programs on each stop of his tour, his love of melodies and how that was the cause of his success as a commercial jingle writer, and his love of electronic artists Underworld, Fat Boy Slim, and Claptone. Manilow also discusses his most recent record “Night Songs II,” his musical “Harmony,” which is finally prem...
Aug 21, 2023•26 min•Ep. 807
Cory Finley joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the new movie, Landscape With Invisible Hand, which finds an occupying alien species' bureaucratic rule and advanced technology that leaves most of Earth impoverished and unemployed, while two teenagers hatch a risky plan to ensure their families' futures. The director/screenwriter discusses why he chose to adapt the MT Anderson book, the sci-fi movies of the 80s and indie cinema of the 90s that influenced him, and casting the movie with Tiffany Hadd...
Aug 18, 2023•24 min•Ep. 806
Juel Taylor and Tony Rettenmaier join Kyle Meredith to talk about the movie They Cloned Tyrone, which follows three friends as they discover and ultimately uncover an underground government cloning operation running experiments in the midst of their town and stars Jamie Foxx, Teyonah Parris, and John Boyega. The filmmakers, who co-wrote the movie while Taylor directed, talk about the feelings they had of helming their first major picture, the fun of world building and coming up with the small an...
Aug 16, 2023•30 min•Ep. 805
Madison Beer joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new album, Silence Between Songs. The pop star discusses her growth through therapy and self-care, her attraction to the music of the 60s, and which song on the new collection was inspired by The Beatles’ “Yesterday”. Beer also tells us how she developed the LP and making sure it stands as an album in the classic sense, writing about her brother Ryder, and how the album title applied to her life. Listen to Madison Beer chat about all this and mo...
Aug 14, 2023•20 min•Ep. 804
With Heart of Stone now on Netflix director Tom Harper and actor Matthias Schweighöfer sit down with Kyle Meredith to dig into the Gal Gadot-starring action film. The two discuss how the movie reflects our current conversations around A.I. and how they both see it’s encroachment on the future of their professions, as well as the more intimate acting Schweighöfer was able to do in contrast with the action happening around Gadot. Mattias also lets us in on what he’d like to see as his character’s ...
Aug 11, 2023•18 min•Ep. 803
In the wake of The Band's Robbie Robertson passing away on August 9th, we're honoring his memory be releasing this 2019 episode of Kyle Meredith With... Robertson's family, who were with him when he died, said this in a statement through his management: "Robertson recently completed his fourteenth film music project with frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese, Killers of the Flower Moon,” the statement continued. “In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Six Nations ...
Aug 10, 2023•25 min
Moroccan-Canadian singer-songwriter Faouzia joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest single, "La La La," and proclaims this is "a doll summer." She hashes out why she's going for a more uptempo sound with her latest set, keeping her influences hidden for a more original sound, and not having an Arabic-Western pop artist to look to when she was young. Faouzia also discusses why she decided to cover Eiffel 65's "I'm Blue" and that contrary to some interpretations, last year's Citizen was only ...
Aug 09, 2023•21 min•Ep. 802
Bethany Cosentino catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her debut solo album, Natural Disaster. The Best Coast singer tells us about keeping the album a secret for the past few years and why it was time to put her band on indefinite hiatus, finding her new voice and musical direction, and writing what amounts to an album about self-discovery instead of the lyrics about relationships that she may have been known for. Cosentino also discusses how she leaned into the sound of 90s heroes like ...
Aug 07, 2023•34 min•Ep. 801
For the 800th episode, Kyle Meredith looks back at some choice interviews from this year. Among guests featured, we get to hear from Queens of the Stone Age frontman Josh Homme about his thoughts on existence and the band’s latest album, In Times New Roman, then Janelle Monae teases her upcoming portrayal as Josephine Baker in A24’s D e La Resistance as well as the inspirations behind her latest LP, The Age of Pleasure. From there, Keanu Reeves and his band Dogstar talk about their favorite 80s ...
Aug 04, 2023•33 min•Ep. 800
Victony joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the music he’s releasing this year that has included the new version of Soweto that originally appeared on his 2022 breakthrough EP, Outlaw. The Nigerian-born rapper discusses his freestyle process, discovering himself musically, and the genres that he still wants to tackle. Victony goes on to talk about what it is to be called “The Outlaw King,” the story behind “Jolene,” and how he crafts his songs with a live performance in mind. Listen to Victony cha...
Aug 02, 2023•18 min•Ep. 799
