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Revisit the time Kyle Meredith sat down with John Flansburgh and John Linnell of They Might Be Giants on this special Rewind episode. The crew chats about the albums Nanobots and I Like Fun , digging into how the band continues to find new ways to be weird 20 albums in. Listen to their insights now. The Johns discuss the strange comfort fans find in their music during chaotic times, how short song...

Luciane Buchanan joins  Kyle Meredith With…  to talk about her powerful role in  Chief of War , the new Apple TV+ series created by and starring Jason Momoa. Set during the late 18th century, the show tells the story of the unification of the Hawaiian Islands—told through an Indigenous lens—and Buchanan plays Queen Ka'ahumanu whose political savvy and presence made the unification possible. It...

The wait is over, and the most chaotic family reunion of the year has arrived.  Happy Gilmore 2  sees Adam Sandler reprising his legendary golf-club-swinging man-child — only this time, he's got backup.  Kyle Meredith  caught up with the new generation of Gilmore lunacy: Conor Sherry, Ethan Cutkosky, Maxwell Jacob Friedman, and newcomer Philip Fine Schneider, who play Happy’s four sons in a lo...

Kyle Newacheck  sat down with  Kyle Meredith  to talk about the long-awaited  Happy Gilmore 2 , which brings Adam Sandler’s hockey-stick-wielding everyman back to the green nearly 30 years after the original. The  Workaholics  alum and  Murder Mystery  director had the unenviable task of balancing nostalgia for one of the most quoted comedies of the ’90s with a modern polish. “It’s a comedy-first...

Michael Clifford is no stranger to arenas full of screaming fans as a member of  5 Seconds of Summer , but he’s now venturing into the uncharted territory of solo artistry with his debut album  SIDEQUEST . The guitarist-turned-frontman caught up with  Kyle Meredith to talk about how the record came to be, the joy and anxiety that came with doing it alone, and how becoming a father restructured his...

On the rewind episode of  Kyle Meredith With.. , hear from Caroline Polachek and Alison Goldfrapp — two vocalists who could probably sing a grocery list and still make it sound like avant-garde pop bliss. Polachek, formerly of Chairlift, has turned heartbreak and hyperpop into an art form, floating somewhere between baroque synths and Enya-core. Goldfrapp, meanwhile, has spent decades wrapping dis...

Ben Folds  recently sat down with  Kyle Meredith  to talk about the complicated year that saw him record a stunning live album with the National Symphony Orchestra just before stepping down as Artistic Advisor for the Kennedy Center. Folds opens up about the importance of the Kennedy Center’s mission, how it connects communities beyond the stage, and why that made his exit during the Trump adminis...

For the fourth time around, Milo Manheim, Meg Donnelly, Malachi Barton, and Freya Skye sat down with  Kyle Meredith to sink their teeth into  Zombies 4 , the latest chapter of Disney’s monster-mash musical saga. This time, Zed and Addison find themselves caught in the middle of a new supernatural rivalry — Daywalkers vs. Vampires — as they play camp counselors to Seabrook’s most fang-tastic new re...

Rhian Teasdale of  Wet Leg  catches up with  Kyle Meredith  to talk about the band’s wildly anticipated sophomore album,  moisturizer . After riding the wave of their self-titled debut — and the indie smash “Chaise Longue” — the  CoSigned band doubled down on what made them so joyously chaotic in the first place. Now a five-piece, they holed up in the countryside, turned off their phones, and let...

Renée Elise Goldsberry  sat down with  Kyle Meredith  to dive deep into her vibrant debut album,  Who I Really Am . The Tony-winning powerhouse, best known for her role as Angelica Schuyler in  Hamilton , is proving she’s just as compelling behind a mic as she is on stage. Blending pop with the theatrical soul of Broadway, she's crafted a record that defies genre while still feeling timeless....

Lucy Dacus  sits down with  Kyle Meredith  to discuss her latests solo record,  Forever Is a Feeling . The singer-songwriter unpacks the new album’s lush poetry, the angelic iconography behind its cover, and the raw intimacy of performing in churches and museums. Listen now. Touring  behind the new record (get tickets  here !), Dacus found herself gravitating towards sanctuaries both literal and s...

Dean Wareham and Britta Phillips sat down with Kyle Meredith for three conversations across a handful of years to talk about solo albums, Luna reunions, and songwriting. Sometimes, these chats even double as emotional excavation. Listen to the archived interviews now. Wareham, known for his iconic turns in Galaxie 500 and Luna, talked in 2014 about finally releasing his first solo album and what i...

Alan Walker  dropped in to talk with  Kyle Meredith  about the evolution of Walker World — a decade-long transformation that’s turned a teenage bedroom producer into a globe-touring architect of immersive EDM. With the  WalkerWorld 2.0 album, the brand-new single “Me, Myself & the Night,” and a multimedia blitz that includes a mobile app and cinematic film experience, the 27-year-old artist is...

Kyle Meredith sits down with two legends, Randy Bachman and the late Gary Brooker to talk about legacy and how you live with — and sometimes rewrite — the ghosts of greatness. Listen to these archive interviews now. Hear Brooker of Procol Harum speak just before his passing about the band’s 50-year retrospective Still There’ll Be More , the timeless power of “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” and why Proco...

Zara Larsson  caught up with  Kyle Meredith  to talk about her new album  Midnight Sun , her second LP in just over a year. Powered by creative momentum and a self-described “dream team” of collaborators, Larsson is embracing a more spontaneous workflow that channels her current energy into a confident, cohesive record. Listen now. The record's namesake track, “Midnight Sun,” is a tribute to s...

Seth MacFarlane  has long lived at the intersection of irreverence and reverence. As the creator of  Family Guy , he built an empire of absurdist animation, but his latest creative projects deepens his musical streak. He caught up with  Kyle Meredith  to talk about his new album  Lush Life: The Lost Sinatra Arrangements , a collection of unearthed and previously unrecorded Frank Sinatra charts. Fr...

Shirley Manson  has never been one to shy away from big feelings, big statements, or big synths. Speaking with  Kyle Meredith , the  Garbage  frontwoman dives into  Let All That We Imagine Be the Light , a record that flickers with vulnerability, political outrage, and, surprisingly, hope. The follow-up to 2021’s  No Gods No Masters , the new LP serves as a spiritual twin — but this one stares dow...

Mark Hamill  has played a Jedi, a clown prince of crime, and just about everything in between — but it’s  The Life of Chuck  that he says might be one of the most special experiences of his entire career. The pop culture icon sat down with  Kyle Meredith  to talk about the new  Mike Flanagan  film, a surreal, poetic meditation on existence based on a  Stephen King  novella. Listen to the episode n...

Finn Wolfhard  has officially gone solo. After fronting Calpurnia and The Aubreys, the  Stranger Things  star is stepping out under his own name with  Happy Birthday , an album of tape-saturated indie rock that pulls from Elliott Smith, Ben Lee, Daniel Johnston, and some garage-punk loudness for good measure. The actor spoke with  Kyle Meredith  all about it, listen now. Wolfhard wrote 50 songs in...

In this two-part Rewind episode, Kyle Meredith catches up with Imperial Teen and Rainer Maria — two cornerstone indie bands that helped shape the lo-fi-to-mainstream arc of alternative music. Listen to their insights now. Taped at different moments in their respective comebacks, both interviews dive into the complexities of making new music after years away. Imperial Teen reflect on their 2012 alb...

Auliʻi Cravalho (best known as the voice of Moana) returns to the mic in  Lulu Is a Rhinoceros , a new  Apple TV+ animated musical that asks, “What if identity was more than skin — or fur — deep?” Voicing a dog who sees a rhinoceros when they look in the mirror, Cravalho uses this children’s story to navigate themes of gender identity, kindness, and self-acceptance, and talks with  Kyle Meredith  ...

In this long-lost 2016 conversation, legendary Warner Bros. Records president Lenny Waronker walks Kyle Meredith through the iconic Burbank offices (now shuttered), sharing candid stories about signing Prince, nearly passing on “Wicked Game,” quietly acquiring Tom Petty, and what made the label — and its artists — so visionary. Listen now. Waronker reflects on his early studio days, the genius of...

John Densmore has spent 60 years drumming in the shadow of both jazz greats and one very poetic lizard king, and has lived to talk about it. In this chat, he joins  Kyle  to dig into  The Doors ’ ongoing  live album series , the hypnotic pulse of “Riders on the Storm,” and having a front row seat to Ray Manzarek’s insane two-handed abilities. Listen now. He also shares how the band’s improvisation...

Hannah John-Kamen  returns to the MCU in  Thunderbolts* , reprising her role as Ghost — a character who’s now less flickery rage-machine, more emotionally self-aware loner with sarcasm issues. The film trades in the usual spandex-and-quips formula for something darker: guilt, depression, shame, and what happens when the Avengers forget your name. It’s a Marvel movie by way of group therapy, and sh...

Gene Simmons  returns to  Kyle Meredith With…  to celebrate the 50th anniversary of  KISS ’s  Dressed to Kill , the album that gave us the studio version of “Rock and Roll All Nite”—which, according to Gene, may or may not qualify as a hit depending on your definition of the word. Listen now. Simmons reflects on the bands origins as four “unqualified” New Yorkers in makeup and heels who somehow en...