Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Third Eye Blind’s Stephan Jenkins catches up with Kyle Meredith — from his bed, no less — to dig into the band’s new LP, Our Bande Apart, and its accompanying documentary, which gives a fly-on-the-wall look at the recording sessions. Advertisement Related Video The frontman discusses upsetting some fans with their progressive sound, scrapping an earlier album once the pandemic hit, and finding influence from The Cure and Bon Iver. Jenkins also talks about covering “Funeral Singers” after hearing Sylvan Esso’s version, being inspired by the new Los Angeles singer-songwriter scene and Phoebe Bridgers, and naming Big Thief’s Adri...
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Lauren Mayberry catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Screen Violence, the new CHVRCHES album that finds the synthpop band using horror movies as a parallel to what was happening in their lives over the past few years. The Scottish artist discusses the darker side of fame that comes from the Internet, explains the “kill your idols” lyric on “Good Girls,” and working with The Cure’s Robert Smith and director/musician John Carpenter. Advertisement Related Video Mayberry also details their latest release, a cover of the Lost Boys soundtrack classic “Cry Little Sister” that was recently released as part of the ...
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Billy Idol catches up with Kyle Meredith to detail The Roadside EP. Advertisement Related Video The legendary rocker talks about the eclectic nature of the songs, writing about his 1990 motorcycle accident in the song “Bitter Taste,” and reveals that he’s already well into the process of finishing the next EP. He also talks about putting the new release out on Dhani Harrison’s record label, putting him alongside Joe Strummer, Ravi Shankar, and George Harrison as the only other names on the roster. Idol also takes us back to his 1993 concept album Cyberpunk, how it predicted much of the oncoming technology and bedroom recording...
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Jana Kramer sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest single, “Voices,” and her new Lifetime Original Holiday Movie, The Holiday Fix Up. The singer/actress discusses her newest track’s spotlight on self-esteem and mental health, and how she finds herself in a transitional state of self-improvement. That all comes as the media and tabloids amplify her every move, especially her recent divorce. Advertisement Related Video Kramer also emphasizes the importance of her work/life balance while raising two children, how they’ve influenced her music, and having more control as an independent artist while she readies w...
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Orla Gartland enters the chat with Kyle Meredith to talk about Woman on the Internet, her recently released debut album. The Irish songwriter discusses the reckoning and sense of self that takes center stage across the LP, rarely taking her own advice, and the abundance of bad advice across the web. Gartland also dives into her appreciation of St. Vincent’s Strange Mercy and how it influenced her new record, plus what it was like to see this debut album land in the top ten in both the UK and Ireland. Advertisement Related Video Listen to this new episode of Kyle Meredith With via the embed above, or watch the whole discussion ...
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS G-Eazy sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about These Things Happen Too, an album that sequels his 2014 breakthrough. The rap artist talks about the 436 songs that were written for the project, E-40’s influence, and his nostalgia for the past. Advertisement Related Video He also tells us about befriending Cage The Elephant’s Matthew Shultz, who guests on a track, covering David Bowie’s “Lazarus” on last year’s Everything’s Strange Here, collaborating with Demi Lovato on Breakdown and their shared experience as artists, and teaming up with Diane Warren and Santana on “She’s Fire.” Listen to the latest episode of Kyle Mer...
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Shirley Manson catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about season three of The Jump, the podcast that finds her speaking with some of her favorite artists about the songs that changed their careers. The Garbage lead singer discusses the art of songwriting and its current place in the pop landscape, the importance of being weird, and the opportunities to borrow from greatness. Advertisement Related Video Manson also dives into an interview she did with Alanis Morissette and their shared experience coming up in the ’90s, the power of Cat Power, and being a hero to so many people in the way that she sees Patti Smith. It’s also th...
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Debbie Gibson sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about The Body Remembers, her first album of new material in twenty years. The legendary pop star tells us of her penchant for flipping the script on her career, having spent years in musicals and movies, as well as the differences and similarities between pop music of the ’80s and today. Advertisement Related Video Gibson also dives into her friendship with New Kids on the Block’s Joey McIntyre, who she’s currently performing with in a Las Vegas residency, and their duet on a new version of her classic “Lost in Your Eyes” featured on the new record. She also touches on how sh...
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Glenn Hughes drops a line into Kyle Meredith With to discuss Holy Ground, his new album with The Dead Daisies. The former Deep Purple/Black Sabbath singer talks about what it’s been like playing live shows post-lockdown, joining The Dead Daisies supergroup in 2019, and bringing a ’70s feel to their catalog. Advertisement Related Video Hughes then goes into singing about letting go of fear and the things we can’t control, overcoming addiction, and covering “30 Days in the Hole.” What’s more, he gives us a big tip that The Dead Daises are already completing another new album to be released next year. Listen to the latest ep...
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS Taylor Momsen sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about The Pretty Reckless’ new album, Death by Rock and Roll, a record born from loss but filled with a ferocious confidence. Advertisement Related Video The former actress-turned-rock artist discusses writing from a depth of honesty and reflecting the social movements happening around us while still keeping songs fun and full of imagination. Momsen also remarks on the guests that found their way onto the record, including Tom Morello and Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron. She also recounts the moment she went all in on being a musician in the song “Rock and Roll Heave...
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | RSS jxdn catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about his debut full-length, Tell Me About Tomorrow. A lot has happened with the rising pop punk musician since he first joined Kyle Meredith With last summer. On this episode, jxdn touches on the inspiration he finds in Silverstein and Lil Uzi Vert, and how balancing his angels and demons impacts writing about his own struggles. Advertisement Related Video The Travis Barker and Machine Gun Kelly protégé also discusses sampling blink-182 on “A Wasted Year,” being championed by pop punk legends, and the new songs that will be included on the upcoming deluxe edition of Tell Me Abo...