Kyle Meredith With… Podcast

Pablo Cruise on Their First New Music in 40 Years

Kyle Meredith With… Pablo Cruise Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Pablo Cruise have returned with their first new song in nearly 40 years with “Breathe”. David Jenkins hopped on the line with Kyle Meredith to discuss what prompted writing again after being primarily a live band for the past couple decades and their love of a positive message. We also turn the clocks back to their final album, 1984’s Out of Our Hands, to hear what it was like having the ’70s pop band adjust to an ’80s new wave scene, writing with Huey Lewis, and the possibility of more new music. Kyle Meredith With… is an interview series in which WFPK’s Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of musicians. Ever...

Kyle Meredith’s Best of 2020 Pt. 3: Jim James, Julien Baker, David Duchovny, and More

Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS For all of December, Kyle Meredith is looking back on his favorite moments in 2020. This week, we revisit Jim James discussing the murder of Breona Taylor, Julien Baker dissecting the lies sold through religion, Paul Weller chewing on systematic change, Laura Marling studying psychoanalysis, Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil explaining why he’ll never do a solo record, and actor/novelist/musician David Duchovny wrestling with an environment of perpetual politics. Kyle Meredith With… is an interview series in which WFPK’s Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of musicians. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Meredith digs deep into the artist’s work ...

Kyle Meredith’s Best of 2020 Pt. 2: Evanescence, Avril Lavigne, KISS, LP, and More

Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS For all of December, Kyle Meredith is looking back on his favorite moments in 2020. This week, we revisit talking with Amy Lee of Evanescence as she was deciding the future sound of her band, Jxdn dialing back to his strict Southern upbringing, Avril Lavigne sharing her survivor’s story, Paul Stanley of KISS radiating with positivity, LP discussing her large Russian fanbase, and Johnny 3 Tears from Hollywood Undead weighing in on the art of and current state of metal music. Kyle Meredith With… is an interview series in which WFPK’s Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of musicians. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Meredith digs deep into the ar...

Kyle Meredith’s Best of 2020 Pt. 1: Stephen Malkmus, Ed O’Brien, Paul Banks, and More

Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS For all of December, Kyle Meredith is looking back on his favorite moments in 2020. This week, we revisit talking with Stephen Malkmus as he geeks out about Led Zeppelin, Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien balancing the darkness of the world with an optimistic light that he carries, Interpol’s Paul Banks finding his own new light within the band Muzz, King Krule discovering The Beatles, Sparks being masters at cussing, and Buzz Osborne who gets playful about the importance of music. Kyle Meredith With… is an interview series in which WFPK’s Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of musicians. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Meredith digs deep into the artis...

Paul Stanley on Kiss’ Record-Breaking New Year’s Eve Show

Kyle Meredith With… Kiss Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Kiss legend Paul Stanley and Landmarks Live creator Dan Catullo sit down with Kyle Meredith to discuss the band’s upcoming New Year’s Eve show, which is said to be their biggest show ever. Catullo tells us of safely producing a show of this magnitude during a pandemic and doing it live from Dubi to a virtual audience around the world. Meanwhile, Stanley details the importance of bringing people together and how he makes a show that people will watch online compelling for them at home. The frontman also speaks about his unstoppable positive outlook, an update on the debut record from his side band Soul Station, impressing Rod...

The Jerky Boys on the Current PC Culture

Kyle Meredith With… The Jerky Boys Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS The Jerky Boys mastermind Johnny Brennan talks with Kyle Meredith about the infamous prank caller’s first album in over 20 years. Brennan, who also voices Mort Goldman in Family Guy, goes deep on what made the fictional characters resonate so much during their ’90s peak, getting Seth McFarlane’s seal of approval on the newest collection, and being an influence throughout National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. The man behind Sol Rosenberg and Frank Rizzo also discusses knowing how to work his caller, developing new characters, being recognized on the phone, and the current PC culture. Kyle Meredith With… is an ...

Julien Baker on Her Big Libra Energy, Being Told Lies, and Dunking on Republicans

Kyle Meredith With… Julien Baker Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Julien Baker hangs out with Kyle Meredith to talk about Little Oblivions and its themes of self examination and survival. Baker speaks about the illusions that we build for ourselves to make us feel comfortable, a life of being told lies, and how she took the news that the Easter Bunny wasn’t real. The Boygenius member also discusses her Big Libra Energy, adding drums into her songwriting, and covering Blink 182’s “Anthem Pt. 2”. Kyle Meredith With… is an interview series in which WFPK’s Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of musicians. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Meredith digs deep into the artist’s...

The Doors’ Robby Krieger on 50 Years of Morrison Hotel

Kyle Meredith With… Robby Krieger Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS The Doors guitarist Robby Krieger gives Kyle Meredith a call to talk about the 50th anniversary of Morrison Hotel. Krieger tells us about coming up with the solo to “Peace Frog” and how Lonnie Mac came out of retirement to play bass on “Roadhouse Blues”. Then we pull into the present as Krieger discusses his new album, The Ritual Begins At Sundown. The LP has a blues connection to Morrison Hotel in the song “The Hitch” as well as a very strong Frank Zappa connection. Hear about all of that as well as a small tease about next year’s 50th anniversary collection of LA Woman. Kyle Meredith With… is an interview ser...

Stone Gossard and Mason Jennings on Forming Painted Shield and Pearl Jam Slowing Down

Kyle Meredith With… Stone Gossard and Mason Jennings Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Pearl Jam guitarist Stone Gossard and singer-songwriter Mason Jennings have teamed up as Painted Shield and sit down with Kyle Meredith to talk about their self-titled debut album. Together, they discuss how they teamed up and recruited Matt Chamberlain, Brittany Davis, and John Congleton. Gossard tells us of opening his vault of demos for the music while Jennings describes working in a band for the first time and writing lyrics about time as escapism. Gossard’s Loosegroove Records was also resurrected for the project, and Gossard details plans for the label to release a final Brad album and a pre...

Tommy Lee on How Hip-Hop Fits Into His Songwriting

 Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Tommy Lee sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Andro, a record that finds him collaborating with folks like Mickey Avalon, Lukas Rossi, Shotty Horroh, and Brooke Candy. The Mötley Crüe co-founder also dives into relating to rap as a drummer, how this… Please click the link below to read the full article. Tommy Lee on How Hip-Hop Fits Into His Songwriting CoS Staff You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.

Leslie Odom Jr. on Playing Sam Cooke for One Night in Miami

 Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Leslie Odom Jr. jumps on the line with Kyle Meredith to talk about The Christmas Album, his second venture into holiday music. Odom tells us about the challenge of writing original Christmas songs, adding his own mark to classics, covering Sara Bareilles, and re-recording… Please click the link below to read the full article. Leslie Odom Jr. on Playing Sam Cooke for One Night in Miami CoS Staff You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of...

James Mercer on Closing the Musical Gap Between The Shins and Broken Bells

 Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS James Mercer sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about The Shins’ new single, “The Great Divide”. The singer-songwriter explains how it musically conjures both nostalgia and futurism, and how he’s slowly been closing the musical gap between The Shins and Broken Bells. Mercer… Please click the link below to read the full article. James Mercer on Closing the Musical Gap Between The Shins and Broken Bells CoS Staff You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give...