Kyle Meredith With… Podcast
Carla Gugino on Netflix’s Gunpowder Milkshake and Her Favorite Musicians
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Carla Gugino catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her new Netflix film, Gunpowder Milkshake. Advertisement Related Video We hear all about making a visually fantastic film, incorporating famous authors into the story, and having Janis Joplin’s version of “Piece of My Heart” soundtracking one of Gugino’s fight scenes. The Haunting of Hill House actress goes on to tell us about the music that influenced her early years, which includes The Cure, Oingo Boingo, Liz Phair, and her recent favorites like Lana Del Rey and Courtney Barnett. Gugino also discusses the brilliance of David Bowie, the new Sparks documentary, and her friendship with Jenny Le...
AJR on the Vulnerability of 8th Grade, Will Smith’s “Bang” Freestyle, and Working with Rivers Cuomo
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS AJR sit down with Kyle Meredith to tell us about OK Orchestra, their new album that finds the brothers looking back to their formative years in 8th grade and drawing the parallels to the present day obstacles. Jack and Ryan Met then take us through the political moments of the LP and performing in an era where it’s less taboo for an artist to take a stance and speak out. They also share insights on their penchant for writing songs that sound like samples from the ’30s and ’40s. Elsewhere during the talk, they discuss working with Rivers Cuomo and the comparisons of this record and Weezer’s OK Human, as well as what it was like to wake up to see Will...
Margaret Cho on Netflix’s Good on Paper and the Riot Grrrl Lineage of Soccer Mommy, Beach Bunny
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Margaret Cho catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her latest Netflix movie, Good on Paper. The comedian/actor/musician gets into movies that reflect the film and TV industries, as well as the music world, and the differences between them all. She then takes us through some of the more cringe moments in Good on Paper and her own dating horror stories from the early chatroom days of Y2K. Cho also discusses some of her current favorite songwriters, such as Soccer Mommy, Beach Bunny, and Phoebe Bridgers, and lets us know she has a new piano/synth record on the way. Related Video Stream the episode above, or watch the video interview below. Don’t ...
Rise Against on Songs That “Take You to Dark Places, But They’ll Never Leave You There”
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Rise Against’s Tim McIlrath sits down with Kyle Meredith to discuss Nowhere Generation, the Chicago punk band’s ninth album. The frontman talks about who the Nowhere Generation is and who these songs are directed at, how what the American Dream means and stands for has changed, and what the older generations have done to the Earth and society. Related Video McIlrath also takes us back to Rise Against’s mainstream breakthrough, Swing Life Away, and how it gave the band permission to write softer songs, like this LP’s “Forfeit”. He also touches on their eventual plans for Ghost Note Symphonies Vol. 2, and the hope that ultimately grows from their song...
Goo Goo Dolls on Soundtracks, B-Sides, and Going Back to an Early Sound for New Album
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Goo Goo Dolls’ Johnny Rzeznik catches up with Kyle Meredith to detail the band’s new Rarities compilation and their next full-length album. Related Video The two dive into the lost art of the B-side and the idea of their biggest hit, “Iris”, starting as a contribution to the City of Angels soundtrack. Rzeznik also remembers their long string of soundtrack cuts, from Freddie’s Dead, Ace Ventura (where they cover INXS’s “Don’t Change”), and Batman & Robin, to more recent releases for Transformers and Finding Neverland. The “Name” singer also discusses the Goo Goo Dolls’ changing sound, going from punk in the early days to mainstream success w...
Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock on The Golden Casket, Aliens, and the Unseen Universe
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock speaks with Kyle Meredith about The Golden Casket, the band’s first album since 2015. The frontman also tells us about the sound experiments he has been working on over the past few years, having kids, and the album he had talked about releasing after Strangers to Ourselves (which he still has, and likes). Brock goes on to discuss his penchant for writing about the universe, the unseen parts of our environment that includes sound waves, and aliens. In fact, there is quite a bit of talk of UFOs, 3rd Eye Spies, and the Phoenix Lights, both in relation to his own experiences and how they work themselves into the record. Relat...
Yola on Stand for Myself and Playing Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Baz Luhrmann’s New Film
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Yola sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Stand for Myself, a record that finds the English musician in a “genre fluid” mood as she tries out several new sounds. Along with the musical diversity, she also discusses the divide-and-conquer politics that appears in some of the songs; her base in poetry; and working and living with friends Aaron Lee Tasjan, Allison Russell, and Amythyst Kiah. Yola will also be playing Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Baz Luhrmann’s upcoming Elvis Presley biopic, and we get to hear all about the part as well as Tharpe and queer women’s role in creating rock & roll. Kyle Meredith With… is an interview series in which WF...
The Moody Blues’ John Lodge on Positivity, Exploring His Past, and His Fascination with Space Travel
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS John Lodge of The Moody Blues hops on the line with Kyle Meredith to talk about his new solo EP, On Reflection. The legendary singer-bassist tells us about the lead single, “The Sun Will Shine”, and the emphasis that positivity plays within his music, as well as how he used the lockdown to explore his past for inspiration. Speaking of the past, this year marks 40 years for The Moody Blues’ album The Long Distance Voyager, and Lodge discusses what draws musicians to write about space, especially as we find ourselves in an age of renewed interest. He also talks live music, from the upcoming live LP The Royal Affair and After that spotlights his 2019 t...
Japanese Breakfast on Her New Album, Memoir, and the “Rare Commodity” of Joy
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Japanese Breakfast catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about her New York Times bestselling book, Crying in H Mart, and her new album, Jubilee. The artist aka Michelle Zauner discusses the memoir recounting her relationship with and losing her mother, and how it led her to wanting to make an album about joy. Zauner tells us about wanting to be musically ambitious and the bright sounds that touch on the ’80s, as well as being inspired by Bjork’s music videos. Related Video Take a listen to the interview above or watch video of the whole chat below. Kyle Meredith With… is an interview series in which WFPK’s Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of ...
Neil Finn on How Joining Fleetwood Mac Inspired Him to Make a New Crowded House Album
<span class="localtime" data-ltformat="F j, Y | g:ia" data-lttime="2021-06-07T18:39:23+00:00“>June 7, 2021 | 2:39pm ET Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS Neil Finn sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Dreamers Are Waiting, the first Crowded House album in 11 years, which arrived back in February. Related Video The songwriting legend also reveals how joining Fleetwood Mac resulted in him wanting to revive Crowded House. He touches on the messages that eventually made their way into the new songs, including grandstanding in the media, great things emerging from chaos, and positivity as a form of rebellion. With those ideas in mind, Finn also r...
Dawn Richard on Being a Black Woman in Electronic Music and Her New Album
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Imagine Dragons’ Dan Reynolds on How Harry Nilsson and Nine Inch Nails Influenced Their New Album
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