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Nickelback ’s Chad Kroeger and Ryan Peake sit down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Get Rollin’, the Canadian rock band’s 10th album. The bandmates discuss finding their direction and knowing their sound, living through cycles of heavy music, and debating if rock can still be dangerous. The two also have some fun with nostalgia and 80s pop culture and try to decide if they would go back in time an...

Melia Kreiling gives Kyle Meredith a ring to talk about Mammals , a new Prime Video series that finds her opposite James Corden in a dark comedy drama which explores the truths at the heart of modern relationships and holds plenty of jaw-dropping twists and turns. The actress walks us through her getting the script and first reactions she had, the show's ability to provide a space for conversa...

Robert De Leo catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about his debut solo album, Lessons Learned , and how it ended up as an acoustic album with multiple vocalists. The Stone Temple Pilots bassist and main songwriter discusses the influence of 70s artists like Paul Simon, John Denver, and Gordon Lightfoot (who he’ll be covering on a pair of singles to be released soon), the way songs change with di...

Sammy Hagar catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Crazy Times , the new album that finds the former Van Halen frontman teaming up with producer Dave Cobb. The Red Rocker talks about Cobb pushing him to be more Montrose and Van Halen with his vocals, making a concept album that spotlights a darker personality than he’s known for, and wanting feedback from Elvis Costello regarding his "Pum...

Actor Mark Rylance and director/activist Trudie Styler sit down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Spark Hunter. The new audio drama is about the world’s most advanced AI having dinner with her maker over a philosophical discussion to determine if she represents a new hope for the world or its destruction. The two discuss how the Dalai Lama brought them together; what it means to have standing insid...

The Lone Bellow sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Love Songs for Losers . The trio discusses the small town American opioid crisis that plays into the single “Gold,” which also takes some inspiration from John Mellencamp’s “Jack & Diane” as well as Bruce Springsteen. The band's Zach Williams, Kanene Donehey Pipkin, and Brian Elmquist also tell us about self-producing the record in...

Ian Astbury calls in to talk with Kyle Meredith about Under the Midnight Sun . The Cult frontman talks about coming up as a crooner during the post punk era, journalists mistakenly lumping them in with hair metal, and living through the optics of nostalgia. Astbury also talks about some of the big influences on The Cult's new album, including Brian Jones, William S. Burroughs, and Jack Kerouac...

Alphaville ’s Marian Gold chats with Kyle Meredith about the band’s new symphonic album,  Eternally Yours . Gold explains how the classical radio of his youth led him to synthesizers in the '80s, and details the process of turning the band's pop songs into dreamy, orchestrated pieces. The frontman also dives into his lifelong love of space exploration, how drugs influence literature and mu...

Julian Lennon sits down with Kyle Meredith to talk about Jude , a coming-of-age-album consisting of finally-finished songs from throughout his life. The singer-songwriter tells us about why he thought he was done making albums; watching his father, John Lennon, in the Get Back docuseries with his brother Sean and how that led to Jude ; and legally swapping his names around. Lennon also discusses t...

Bryan Adams calls up Kyle Meredith to talk about the four albums that he’s released this year, including the latest, So Happy It Hurts ; his own recordings for the songs from Pretty Woman: The Musical ; and re-recordings his hits with Classics I and II . The multi-platinum songwriter discusses how making the music to Pretty Woman: The Musical affected his songwriting for this new album, getting Jo...

Serj Tankian catches up with Kyle Meredith to talk about Perplex Cities , his second EP in as many years. The System of a Down singer tells us about using his car to mix his songs and the 95 tracks found in his vault, mixing humor with serious issues, and trying to change minds in order to save the world. In fact, it’s with that that Serj discusses the current atrocities in Armenia, how the song “...

Kenzie Ziegler joins Kyle Meredith to dish on her latest single, "100 Degrees," her musical progression since her 2015 debut, and the album on which she’s currently working. The former Dance Moms star tells us about predominantly working with only women and how that’s changed her writing process, finding a new musical voice in indie pop and singer-songwriter, and recently collaborating wit...

Cavetown joins Kyle Meredith to talk their new album, Worm Food . The English singer-songwriter, a.k.a. Robin Skinner, tells us about making the video for “Frog,” having total creative control, the benefits of announcing the record before it was finished, and the album title’s relation to the cycle of life. Skinner also talks about working with Beabadoobee and Orla Gartland for two versions of the...

Rita Wilson joins Kyle Meredith to talk about Now & Forever: Duets , an album that finds her collaborating with Elvis Costello , Smokey Robinson, Willie Nelson , Leslie Odom Jr., and many more on a playlist of some of her favorite songs of the '70s. The actress/musician tells us about what drew her to put the spotlight on the decade; flipping classics like "Slip Slidin’ Away," &#34...

The 1975 ’s Matt Healy talks with Kyle Meredith about Being Funny in a Foreign Language . The frontman discusses his knack for being self-aware in his lyrics, writing songs that don’t have choruses, plans to produce more projects for other artists, and how they’ve avoided being bored of the process. Healy also tells us about the album’s closing track, “When We Are Together"; the pitfalls of ov...

Jack McBrayer talks with Kyle Meredith about the second season of his preschool-aimed Apple TV+ series Hello Jack, The Kindness Show . The actor tells us about how the show was inspired by his perception of world news and social happenings, how it’s helped him deal with dark events, and how he uses his comedic background within the show. McBrayer also fans-out about having OK Go as the show’s hous...

Oliver Sykes and Matt Nicholls of Bring Me the Horizon join Kyle Meredith backstage at the Louder Than Life festival in Louisville, Kentucky to talk about the upcoming second chapter of their Post Human series . Sykes analyzes the choice to do a long album run in what can seem like a singles-based world, as well as directing this latest set toward a more emo and post-hardcore sound, while Nicholls...

Bush ’s Gavin Rossdale joins Kyle Meredith to talk about The Art of Survival and explain how it ended up being one of the band's heaviest albums. The songwriter talks Coldplay, The Mars Volta, and Leonard Cohen, as well as his love of religious iconography in his lyrics. Rossdale also reveals his hopes of being in the just-announced Constantine 2 and why he says that Nicholas Cage is “the best...

Oliver Sim speaks with Kyle Meredith about his debut solo album, Hideous Bastard , an LP that triumphs over fear and shame. The xx member discusses talking about living with HIV in the opening track, wearing several "masks" throughout the set, and literally wearing a monster mask in the accompanying short film. That leads Sim to talk about his love of horror, appreciation of Sara Michelle’...

Guitarist/producer and Pat Benatar ’s husband and songwriting partner Neil Giraldo talks with Kyle Meredith about being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside Beneta. Giraldo also shares his thoughts on the rest of the Rock Hall's Class of ‘22 and the background players that should also get their due. He goes on to talk about assumptions and judgments we make towards artists, g...

Pink Floyd ’s Nick Mason joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his latest tour with Saucerful of Secrets , the all-star band that brings Floyd’s pre- Darkside catalog back to life. (Get tickets here !) The drummer discusses how the songs have changed over the years, how the legendary band went against the R&B trends during their '60s startup, hearing David Bowie cover "See Emily Play"...

Metric ’s Emily Haines and James Shaw join Kyle Meredith to talk Formentera , the band’s eighth studio album. The pair discuss how they used a travel book as a way to escape during lockdown, inevitably influencing the journey within the songs. They also touch on learning that they’re not in total control of and finding the ways of letting go, as well as creating the epic “Doomscroller." James...

LAUV joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his latest album, All 4 Nothing , as well as his recent tour. 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, in addition to LAUV’s Meditation Club, a hotline...

Santigold gives Kyle Meredith a call to discuss Spirituals , her first new album in six years. 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 ta...

YUNGBLUD joins Kyle Meredith to talk about his new self-titled LP. 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." The British musician/actor discusses the conversational style of lyrics he wanted to do for this round,...