Kyle Meredith With… Podcast
LAUV on Existential Crises, Inner Child Therapy, and His Meditation Club Hotline
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS LAUV joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his latest album, All 4 Nothing, as well as his recent tour and new meditation hotline. Advertisement Related Video The alt-pop musician tells us about the existential crisis that led to the record, using inner child therapy and meditation, and being able to talk to his younger self through the songs. He also discusses how he approached writing about his drug use, as well as LAUV’s Meditation Club, a hotline that fans can call to get guided meditations from him regularly. Listen to LAUV on the Kyle Meredith With… podcast above, or watch the chat via the YouTube...
Santigold on New Album Spirituals, Women in Music, and Her Own Line of Tea
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Santigold gives Kyle Meredith a call to discuss Spirituals, her first new album in six years. Related Video The genre-blending artist says the album that found a lot of influence in the big events of the past few years. She tells us about how the record was a lifeline for her, the moments that speak of Black women in survival mode, and how women are constantly being told they’re not of value. Santigold also talks about her upcoming tour (tickets for which can be found here), as well as the tea she created to go along with the multi-sensory experience of the LP. Advertisement Listen to Santigold disc...
YUNGBLUD on How Information Kills Art, Sampling The Cure, and Channeling Radiohead
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS YUNGBLUD joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his new self-titled LP. The British musician/actor a.k.a. Dominic Harrison talks about the joy of midnight album releases, why he chose to self-title the record, the criticism one gets when getting more famous, and how those moments found their way into songs like “The Funeral.” Advertisement Related Video He also discusses the conversational style of lyrics he was going for this time around; sampling The Cure; channeling Radiohead and The Jam; and coming up alongside artists like Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X, and Mac Miller. Listen to YUNGBLUD discuss his new ...
LeAnn Rimes on Making Up with Her Past, Texting in Rage Against the Machine Lyrics, and Honoring Taylor Hawkins
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS LeAnn Rimes joins Kyle Meredith to talk about her new album, god’s work, how it was influenced by her 2020 chant record, and sonically digging into world and ancient rhythms. Advertisement Related Video The musician/actress tells us about the many guests that help out, including Ziggy Marley, Sheila E, Ben Harper, and Stephan Lessard from Dave Matthews Band. She then touches on what the word “god” represents within this work and the fractured existence that women face. Rimes also recounts how she’s been texting in Rage Against the Machine lyrics with her bandmates and crew, tying her past and presen...
Josh Gad on Central Park’s Meat Loaf-style Power Ballad and the Return of Kristen Bell and Sam Richardson
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Josh Gad joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Season Three of Apple TV+’s Central Park, which Gad co-created with Loren Bouchard (Bob’s Burgers) and Nora Smith. Advertisement Related Video The actor tells us about the new showrunners, changes, and opportunities with this latest season, including having Kristen Bell return in a new character and creating the interim mayor role especially for Sam Richardson. He also discusses the Meat Loaf-style power ballad that Mike Viola wrote for his character; having Regina Spektor and Sara Bareilles back; and his songwriter wish list that includes Lin Manuel Mirand...
Greta Van Fleet’s Sam Kiszka on Opening for Metallica and Going Back to Their Roots for New LP
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Greta Van Fleet’s Sam Kiszka sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about the band’s latest album, The Battle at Garden’s Gate, and current tour (tickets for which are available here). Advertisement Related Video The bass guitar and keyboardist tells us how the band came up with their stage visuals and the Lord of the Rings type of world they’ve created. He then touches on his disappointment with the lack of substance on pop radio and teaming up with environmental organizations. Kiszka also gives us a peek into GVF’s next record, which is well on it’s way, and what it’s been like opening for Metallica...
Robin Trower and Derek Sherinian on Mastering Their Instruments and Famous Collaborations
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Two legendary artists, prog keyboardist Derek Sherinian and guitarist Robin Trower, join the Kyle Meredith With… podcast for a special two-part episodes. Advertisement Related Video First, Sherinian — recently voted the Greatest Keyboard Player of the 21st Century by MusicRadar — discusses his new album Vortex; working with Steve Lukather, Zakk Wylde, and Nuno Bettencourt; and future plans to team back up with frequent collaborator David Coverdale. Then, Trower joins Kyle to talk about No More Worlds to Conquer, an album that at times finds him railing against world leadership and lying p...
Interpol’s Paul Banks on The Other Side of Make Believe, Fables, and Conspiracies
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Interpol’s Paul Banks catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about The Other Side of Make Believe, an album that looks at the fables we tell ourselves, how conspiracy theories work their way into our lives, and the allure that fiction holds over truth. Advertisement Related Video Banks digs into the guileless angels and villainous characters that populate the record, as well as his lyrical writing in a subconscious form. He also touches on if he plans to watch the upcoming Meet Me in the Bathroom documentary. Listen to the Interpol frontman discuss The Other Side of Make Believe and more on...
Vera Farmiga and Cherry Jones on Faith, Sympathy, and Five Days at Memorial
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Vera Farmiga and Cherry Jones sit down with Kyle Meredith to talk about their roles in Apple TV+’s Five Days at Memorial, which chronicles the impact of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath on a local hospital. Advertisement Related Video Specifically, the legendary actors play some of the exhausted caregivers that were forced to make decisions that would follow them for years after the historic storm. The pair discuss taking on the roles and the responsibilities involved in telling a story based on real events in which 45 bodies were found in the aftermath of the storm. They also talk about how the serie...
Goo Goo Dolls on TikTok Culture and Rediscovering the Band’s ’90s Angst
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Goo Goo Dolls’ Johnny Rzeznik catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk the band’s new album, Chaos in Bloom. Advertisement Related Video The frontman discusses how the legendary pop-rockers returned to their ’90s sound for the LP, at times connecting with an edgy and angsty sound that had long been in their past. Rzeznik also talks about TikTok culture and the musicians that are birthed from it, something Goo Goo Dolls address on the Chaos in Bloom single “Yeah, I Like You.” Rzeznik also touches on the effect the pandemic has had on his songwriting, while also considering society’s future. Listen Rzezn...
Tenacious D’s Jack Black and Kyle Gass on ’90s Alt-Comedy and the Story of Their Career
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS It’s the podcast of destiny as Jack Black and Kyle Gass of Tenacious D join Kyle Meredith With… Advertisement The hard rocking comedy duo talk about their contribution to the Audible Original Words + Music series, Tenacious D: The Road to Redunktion, which sees them telling the story of the band from their early beginnings to the present day. They detail the orchestrated music that was written for the series, debate dynamic ticketing, and their plans to get the vote out for the upcoming midterms during next month’s tour. (Get tickets to those dates here!) Black and Gass also tell us about the early ...
Bananarama on Masquerade, 40th Anniversary, and Living Above the Sex Pistols
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Bananarama’s Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward talk about their new LP, Masquerade, when they drop by Kyle Meredith With… The album arrives on the 40th anniversary of the band and finds the duo leaning into Europop, “period disco,” and plenty of nods to their ’80s beginnings. Advertisement Related Video The London songwriters discuss co-writing with Sara’s daughter, Alice D; themes of inclusivity and diversity; and how little things had socially progressed since the ’80s — until recently. Dallin and Woodward also take us back to their more punk-leaning beginnings living above Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones and Pa...
