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Roger McGuinn and Chris Hillman of The Byrds discuss the 50th anniversary of their old band's Sweetheart of the Rodeo record. They also talk about The Byrds shifting towards Americana music, covering Bob Dylan, and working with the late Tom Petty. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sting and Shaggy join Kyle Meredith this week to talk about their recent joint reggae album, 44/876, and the joy of sharing the spotlight. They also touch on their upcoming tour together, the political and revolutionary nature of reggae, reconfiguring their back catalogue, and Sting's initial hesitations to sing "It Wasn't Me". To top it off, Sting even addresses whether or not he'd appear in Denis Villeneuve's upcoming reboot of Dune. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this installment of Kyle Meredith With..., Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane of Mumford & Sons discuss the dark themes of their new record, Delta. They also take listeners behind the scenes of their new arena stage show and explain what makes Delta such a wildly experimental record.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

On this special episode of Kyle Meredith With..., Kyle speaks with Jake Luppen of Hippo Campus, Chrissy Tashjian of Thin Lips, and The Bamboos’ Lance Ferguson to explore mental health in the musical process ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Today, on Kyle Meredith With, Billy Idol discusses his upcoming remix album, Vital Idol Revitalized, and the artists who inspired both the remixes and the original tracks. He also speaks on the differences between songs you dance to and songs you listen to, the remix culture of the mid-'80s, and what modern artists like Post Malone and Kendrick Lamar have done to bring music into the 21st century.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Kyle Meredith and Mudhoney's Mark Arm discuss the band's new record Digital Garbage on this week's installment of the podcast, assessing the album's modern political themes and the responsibility to "do your part" in times of turmoil. The frontman also tells a story about Mudhoney's appearance in 1996's Black Sheep and seeing Chris Farley's antics in person.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Kyle Meredith checks in with the masterminds behind tUnE-yArDs (Merrill Garbus), Mondo Cozmo (Josh Ostrander), and Jealous of the Birds (Naomi Hamilton) to pick their brains, talk about their new music, and discuss their future plans.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

A month ahead of The Struts’ sophomore studio album, Luke Spiller talks with Kyle Meredith about singles “Body Talks” and “Primadonna Like Me” and the pros and cons of sitting on songs for a long time. He also touches on how the band came to collaborate with Ke$ha, after-parties with Dave Grohl, and finding a balance between a stage persona and real life. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Cautious Clay sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about his journey as a musician and finding his voice through instinct and experimentation. Clay explains the meaning behind his hit "Cold War" and how the song has been a "lifting-off" point for him as a songwriter/artist. He also discusses the collaborations he's recently worked on with artists like Her and touring for the first time.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Kyle Meredith rounds up veteran rock acts Local H, Cowboy Junkies, and Shawn Mullins to discuss their classic albums, update fans on their new projects, and share their stories from a lifetime in the music business. -- Local H's Scott Lucas talks about the 20th anniversary of Pack Up the Cats, the 10th anniversary of 10 Angry Months, and a new concept the band's currently working on for the next LP. -- Cowboy Junkies' Michael Timmins weighs in on the Pink Floyd influence of All That Reckoning, revisits 1998's Miles From Our Home, being close friends with Townes Van Zandt, seeing America from a Canadian perspective, and going back to the site of the original Woodstock. -- Shawn Mullins celebrates 20 years of "Lullaby", explains why he re-recorded Soul's Core, offers up an anecdote of being recognized by Dokken in an elevator, and shares a heartbreaking moment about losing his wife to suicide.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https:/

American music icon Michael McDonald sits down with Kyle Meredith to discuss his recent album, Wide Open, the story behind opening track "Hail Mary", and the themes of aging throughout the record. McDonald also talks about the 40th anniversary of The Doobie Brothers' Minute by Minute in December and the subject of unity in his upcoming Christmas compilation.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Cinjun Tate of Remy Zero joins Kyle Meredith to discuss the 20-year anniversary of Villa Elaine, working with Benmont Tench of Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, soundtracking both Garden State and Smallville, and discovering he had cancer the same day he found out he was going to be a father. He also touches on the writing processes behind hits “Prophecy” and “Fair”, the usefulness of embarrassment when selecting songs for a record, and why we shouldn't rule out hopes for new music. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Twenty years after her landmark album Little Plastic Castle, seasoned songwriter and activist Ani DiFranco speaks with Kyle Meredith about the “prophetic” qualities of songwriting, the vital importance of getting into the voting booth, and when she decided to stop reading press coverage about herself. DiFranco also discusses the origins of the song “Deep Dish”, what it was like producing a Dan Bern record, and her memoir, which is coming out in spring 2019.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Lenny Kravitz, a singer and spiritual force of nature, talks with Kyle Meredith about his new album, Raise Vibration, and the value of music in political turmoil. Kravitz also speaks on his mother's death and the song "Johnny Cash", which was inspired by the Cash family's support of him through the grieving process. The musician touches on Michael Jackson's involvement in his new album and the 20th anniversary of 5, as well.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The National’s Aaron Dessner joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his Big Red Machine collaboration with Justin Vernon, the story of his artist collective, PEOPLE, and future plans for his main band.  Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Kyle talks to The Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli about his band's classic album 1965, recording with the great Alex Chilton, and future prospects for both the Whigs and The Gutter Twins. He also remembers his late bandmate Dave Rosser and pays tribute to Aretha Franklin.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

In a rare interview for the singer, Gillian Welch talks to Kyle Meredith about Father John Misty and their show at the Hollywood Bowl, the pressing of Soul Journey, and how the song "Look at Miss Ohio" was written. Welch then recounts the fact that her 1998 album, Hell Among the Yearlings, was almost not a duo record and the process of creating the record at Sound Studio, "where grunge was still hanging around."  Fans can also get excited, because she discusses the possibility of new music in the near future. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Kyle Meredith is joined by Interpol frontman Paul Banks to discuss the ins and outs of the band’s latest record, Marauder. Banks recounts how Interpol’s recent tour of their 2002 album, Turn On the Bright Lights, influenced Marauder’s recording process -- specifically in terms of having the album encompass a “live” feeling. He also discusses the “mini-movie” style embedded within the album’s lyrics, as well as the influence it drew from classic crooners. And, for those craving more Interpol, Banks also dishes on the fate of the finished tracks that didn’t appear on Marauder. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Kyle Meredith is joined by Rod Argent of The Zombies and Emilio Castillo of Tower of Power to discuss the significant 50th anniversaries that each band is celebrating in 2018. In honor of the 50th anniversary of their sophomore album, Odyssey and the Oracle, Argent breaks down the record’s notable trajectory that took it from obscurity to the acclaimed status it has today. He also discusses the forthcoming 50th anniversary that his second band, Argent, will be celebrating in 2019 as well as what listeners can expect from The Zombies in the future. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Tower of Power getting their start as a band in 1968, Castillo reflects back on the band’s origins, which includes originally being called The Motowns, and how they created their own sonic identity within soul during its height. Castillo also lets us in on details regarding Tower of Power’s newer work. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Kyle Meredith chats with hip-hop stalwart Del the Funky Homosapien about his latest collaborative record with Amp Live, Gate 13, and his road to recovery after suffering an onstage injury. In addition to discussing some of his earlier work, Del also dishes on his cameo in actor Jonah Hill’s forthcoming directorial debut, Mid90s, which is set to hit theaters this fall. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy