Aldis Hodge joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his new film Marmalade , a Bonnie and Clyde-style crime romance. Listen to the new episode above, or wherever you get your podcasts . Hodge, known for Black Adam , Leverage , Straight Outta Compton , and more, explains how it was enjoyable to tackle something more comedic, as it contrasts the roles he’s used to playing. Hodge then discusses working opposite of co-star Joe Keery. "We just had a good time finding [a] balance while we were working toget...
Feb 09, 2024•17 min•Ep. 879
Mary Timony joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new album Untame the Tiger , her first solo effort in nearly 20 years. Listen to the new episode above, and don't forget to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts. The Helium/Ex Hex indie legend speaks on why she wanted her new album to sound like a desert record, having Fairport Convention’s Dave Mattacks drum on it, and her feelings surrounding making the top 100 on Rolling Stone ’s list of the greatest guitarists of ...
Feb 07, 2024•25 min•Ep. 878
Natalie Morales joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her role in Jake Johnson’s Self Reliance. Listen to the new episode, and don't forget to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts. Morales, who plays Johnson's ex-girlfriend in the film, discusses the wide range of genres Self Reliance takes from, as well as her friendship with the writer/director/star. She then finds time to tease her next film, My Dead Friend Zoe , which is executive produced by football star Travis Kel...
Feb 05, 2024•26 min•Ep. 877
Wayne Kramer, co-founder, guitarist, and singer of the influential Detroit rock band MC5 , passed away on we Friday, February 2nd. In honor of of the punk legend’s memory, we’re re-releasing Kramer’s 2018 interview on Kyle Meredith With. In conversation with host Kyle Meredith, Kramer spoke about his memoir The Hard Stuff , his experiences in jail and with law enforcement, and the realities of Detroit in the late ’60s. Kramer also touched on his nonprofit, Jail Guitar Doors, and detailed his ban...
Feb 02, 2024•35 min
Argylle director Matthew Vaughn joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the new film, which boasts an incredible ensemble cast of Henry Cavill, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O'Hara, Dua Lipa, John Cena, Samuel L. Jackson, and more. Listen to the new episode above, and don't forget to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts. In addition to on-set stories, Vaughn tells the tale of how he cleared the rights to use The Beatles' "Now and Then" a year before it was even k...
Feb 02, 2024•25 min•Ep. 876
Buffalo Tom 's Bill Janovitz catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the band's new album, Jump Rope . The singer and guitarist discusses what it takes to get the band back to the studio over thirty five years into their career. Listen to them speak about the album above, and don't forget to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts. Janovitz also speaks on the band's drive to make new music, why the record is more acoustic-driven, and the '60s feel that came as a byp...
Jan 31, 2024•28 min•Ep. 875
Mary Holland joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her role in Self Reliance , the new Hulu film written, directed, and starring Jake Johnson. Listen to the two chat about Self Reliance above, and don't forget to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts. Holland, who recently starred in Maggie Moore(s) and The Big Door Prize , also speaks about her friendship with Johnson, coming up in improv with Daryl J Johnson, and if she’d blindly get into a limo with Andy Samberg. The a...
Jan 29, 2024•23 min•Ep. 874
Monica Raymund and Rebecca Cutter join Kyle Meredith to talk about the final season of Hightown , now showing on Starz. Listen to the two chat about this and more above, and don't forget to like, review, and subscribe to KMW wherever you get your podcasts. Raymund, the lead actress who plays Jackie Quiñones in the crime drama, talks about how season 3 opens up not just as a puzzle, but one that has to be put together through an alcohol and drug-induced, two-day blackout. She reveals how such hec...
Jan 26, 2024•15 min•Ep. 873
Slowdive ’s Neil Halstead joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the band's new album Everything Is Alive , taking inspiration from The Cure, and old studio couches. The frontman discusses the origins of Slowdive's new album, their second since reforming in 2013, as well as the background to his creative process. He then dives into specific tracks, like "Alife" and "Kisses." Listen to Slowdive ’s Neil Halstead chat about all this and more in the new episode or watch it on YouTube . Please take the ti...
Jan 24, 2024•30 min•Ep. 872
Emily Hampshire (known for Schitt’s Creek and 12 Monkeys ) joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her role in Self Reliance , the new Hulu original film directed by and starring Jake Johnson. The actress tells the story of how she linked up with Johnson and acting opposite a film's director/writer,. She also discusses other upcoming projects, like rebooting Norman Lear's Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman and her new graphic novel Amelia Aierwood -- Basic Witch . Listen to Emily Hampshire chat about her role...
Jan 22, 2024•25 min•Ep. 871
Neck Deep’s Ben Barlow joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the band’s new self-titled album. The frontman discusses taking their sound “back to their roots” and making the tough decision to scrap the work they had been doing halfway in Los Angeles, and, instead, doing a self-produced LP back home in Wales, as well as the plan to purposefully try to make a pure pop-punk album and what that means in the scope of their catalog. Barlow goes on to talk about including a Beatles sendup in the single “He...
Jan 19, 2024•28 min•Ep. 870
Michael Shannon and Jason Narducy join Kyle Meredith to talk about covering R.E.M.'s Murmur album for a February tour. Shannon, known for The Shape of Water, Revolutionary Road , and recently with George & Tammy, and Narducy who spends time with Bob Mould, Superchunk, and Split Single, discuss why they decided to cover the classic 1983 LP, finding the album Document as their entry point when they were younger, and how the cooler music would find them in their youth. Shannon also talks about ...
Jan 17, 2024•21 min•Ep. 869
Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker of Sleater-Kinney catch up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Little Rope , a record that was completed in the aftermath of a deadly car accident involving Brownstein's mother and stepfather in Italy in late 2022. The Sleater-Kinney members discuss how the emotionally personal album felt like it had higher stakes, the choice to open with the dark and sinister “Hell,” and being very specific about the sounds they were going for with producer John Congleton. We als...
Jan 15, 2024•23 min•Ep. 868
Eduardo Franco joins Kyle Meredith to talk about starring in Jake Johnson’s Self Reliance , a film that follows a disillusioned man who receives an invitation to win $1 million by taking part in a reality television game on the dark web. The Stranger Things actor talks about how he landed the part and came up with the right tone for his Production Assistant character, as well as his own thoughts on the bigger message of the movie and if he would get into a limo that had Andy Samberg offering a r...
Jan 13, 2024•23 min•Ep. 867
Jack Antonoff joins Kyle Meredith to talk about the new Bleachers self-titled album. The songwriter/super-producer discusses the band’s direct threads to his 2000s group, Steel Train, what the original title for this record "Tribute Living" said about the themes heard within, and how he sees each album as a movie. Antonoff also shares his thoughts on society heading towards a new kind of monoculture, the heartbreaking moments from his past that still share a narration in his current songs, which...
Jan 12, 2024•19 min•Ep. 866
Peter Capaldi & Tom Moutchi join Kyle Meredith to talk about the new Apple TV+ series, Criminal Record , a powerful, character-driven drama set in the heart of contemporary London which picks up when an anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives into a confrontation over an old murder case – one a young woman in the early stages of her career, the other a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy. Capaldi, known for his work in Dr. Who and The Suicide Squad , discusses his...
Jan 10, 2024•15 min•Ep. 865
Mckenna Grace joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest single, “Natalie,” as well as reprising her role in the upcoming Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire . The actress/musician discusses how she wrote the new song as a tribute to her friend Xochitl Gomez, basing her recent EPs on different genres (pop-punk for Bittersweet 16 and folk for Autumn Leaves ), and wanting to make a metal album. In fact, Grace namechecks System of a Down as one of her current favorite bands, but not to be boxed in, also ...
Jan 08, 2024•26 min•Ep. 864
We're taking a few weeks off here on Kyle Meredith W..., but wanted to thank you for listening in this year by sharing some of our favorite interviews from 2023. We'll be back with brand new episodes on January 8th. For now, here's my chat with Pearl Jam ’s Jeff Ament. Here are the original show notes: Janelle Monáe rings in to talk with Kyle Meredith about her latest album, The Age of Pleasure . The musician/actress tells us the importance of the opening line “I’m not the same” and how it speak...
Jan 06, 2024•16 min
We're taking a few weeks off here on Kyle Meredith W..., but wanted to thank you for listening in this year by sharing some of our favorite interviews from 2023. We'll be back with brand new episodes on January 8th. For now, here's my chat with Andy Taylor . Here are the original show notes: 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 ...
Jan 05, 2024•39 min
We're taking a few weeks off here on Kyle Meredith W..., but wanted to thank you for listening in this year by sharing some of our favorite interviews from 2023. We'll be back with brand new episodes on January 8th. For now, here's my chat with Josh Homme , the frontman of Queens of the Stone Age . Here are the original show notes: Josh Homme , the frontman of Queens of the Stone Age , reunites with Kyle Meredith in a discussion about the band's upcoming album, In Times New Roman, their first re...
Jan 03, 2024•44 min
We're taking a few weeks off here on Kyle Meredith W..., but wanted to thank you for listening in this year by sharing some of our favorite interviews from 2023. We'll be back with brand new episodes on January 8th. For now, here's my chat with Dolly Parton . Here are the original show notes: Dolly Parton joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new album, Rockstar, new book Behind The Seams: My Life in Rhinestones , and induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The country music legend dish...
Jan 01, 2024•16 min
We're taking a few weeks off here on Kyle Meredith W..., but wanted to thank you for listening in this year by sharing some of our favorite interviews from 2023. We'll be back with brand new episodes on January 8th. For now, here's my chat with Pearl Jam ’s Jeff Ament. Here are the original show notes: Les Claypool catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about bringing back Colonel Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade for a summer tour, in which they’ll be playing Pink Floyd’s Animals in fu...
Dec 29, 2023•24 min
We're taking a few weeks off here on Kyle Meredith W..., but wanted to thank you for listening in this year by sharing some of our favorite interviews from 2023. We'll be back with brand new episodes on January 8th. For now, here's my chat with Keanu Reeves . Here are the original show notes: After 20 years apart, Dogstar are back as the trio consisting of Keanu Reeves , Bret Domrose, and Robert Mailhouse. The trio sat down with Kyle Meredith to talk about their new single, "Everything Turns Aro...
Dec 27, 2023•25 min
We're taking a few weeks off here on Kyle Meredith W..., but wanted to thank you for listening in this year by sharing some of our favorite interviews from 2023. We'll be back with brand new episodes on January 8th. For now, here's my chat with Pearl Jam ’s Jeff Ament. Here are the original show notes: Pearl Jam ’s Jeff Ament catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about the debut album, Catastrophic Metamorphic , that’s just arrived from his side project Deaf Charlie, a collaboration with former ...
Dec 25, 2023•39 min
David Alan Grier joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his work in the latest film version of The Color Purple , as well as working alongside Eddie Murphy for the first time in 30 years in the recently released Candy Cane Lane . The comedy and drama legend tells us how, early on, he based the rhythm of his career off of what he saw Michael Keaton doing in the 80s, what it was like getting to play Santa Claus in the Prime Video film, and the uncomfortable clock costume he wore in the live-on-stage ve...
Dec 23, 2023•35 min•Ep. 863
Michiel Huisman joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon , which features a colony on the edge of the galaxy that finds itself threatened by the armies of the tyrannical government, who then dispatch a young woman with a mysterious past to seek out warriors from neighboring planets to help them take a stand. Huisman, who’s spent time in Game of Thrones and The Haunting of Hill House, discusses what it means to act inside of a space opera, finding his “simple farmer” character, ...
Dec 22, 2023•20 min•Ep. 862
Gracie Abrams catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her Grammy nomination (Best New Artist), debut album Good Riddance , and the work she’s continuing with Aaron Dessner on her next LP. The singer-songwriter tells us about getting a call from fellow nominee Noah Kahan after hearing the news, how she now hears the record after touring it for a year, and why this set of songs was so much more personal than her earlier work. Abrams also discusses how her writing changed after meeting and work...
Dec 20, 2023•24 min•Ep. 861
Niousha Noor joins Kyle Meredith to talk about The Persian Version . The film, loosely based on Maryam Keshavarz’s life, also stars Layla Mohammadi and tells the story of a young, gay Iranian-American woman who is often at odds with her family, particularly with her mother, and especially after getting pregnant from a one-night stand with a Hedwig and the Angry Inch actor. The actress discusses how the film focuses on an immigrant family in ways that we don’t usually get to see on screen and the...
Dec 18, 2023•21 min•Ep. 860
Nathan Stewart-Jarrett & Niamh Algar join Kyle Meredith to talk about their roles in the Disney Plus/Hulu series Culprits . The show focuses on a team of specialists who commit a heist, but unlike most movies of this genre, our story kicks off where most crime stories end: after a high-stakes heist, when the crew of elite criminals have gone their separate ways and have tried to leave their old lives behind. Past and present collide when a ruthless assassin starts targeting them one by one. ...
Dec 16, 2023•19 min•Ep. 859
Erasure ’s Vince Clarke joins Kyle Meredith to talk Songs of Silence , his very first solo album that finds the Erasure (and Depeche Mode and Yaz) legend pointing towards drone and ambient music. The synth-pop artist tells us how the record, almost an accident, came to be, taking inspiration from Blade Runner 2049, and why ambient music is having a real moment right now. Clarke goes on to discuss how his videos give the songs another dimension, adapting an old union folk song, a desire to work w...
Dec 15, 2023•23 min•Ep. 858
