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Kyle Meredith With...

Kyle Meredith With... is an interview series in which WFPK's Kyle Meredith speaks to a wide breadth of musicians. Meredith digs deep into the artist's work to find out how the music is made and where their journey is going, from legendary artists like Robert Plant, Paul McCartney, U2, and Bryan Ferry, to the newer class of The National, St. Vincent, Arctic Monkeys, Haim, and Father John Misty.

Glenn Hughes on Holy Ground, Letting Go of Fear, and a 2022 Dead Daisies Album

33 mins; September 15, 2021

Taylor Momsen on Death By Rock and Roll, Halloween, and Her Love of Soundgarden

22 mins; September 13, 2021

Sleigh Bells on Texis: “Subtlety has never been our thing.”

27 mins; September 10, 2021

jxdn on Finding His Scream, Silverstein and Lil Uzi Vert's Influence, and New Songs

38 mins; September 08, 2021

The Band CAMINO on Curse Words, Guitar Solos, and Their Debut Album

23 mins; September 07, 2021

A Flock of Seagulls on String Theory, the Magic of the '80s, and a New Album

11 mins; September 03, 2021

Gabe Liedman on the Queer Forward Comedy of Netflix’s Q-Force

21 mins; September 01, 2021

JoJo on How Mental Health, Depression, and Joni Mitchell’s Blue Shaped Her New EP

21 mins; August 30, 2021

Aaron Dessner on Big Red Machine, The National’s Future, and Taylor Swift’s Lyrical Universe

47 mins; August 27, 2021

Creedence Clearwater Revival's Doug “Cosmo” Clifford on Vault Albums and Retiring CCR

35 mins; August 25, 2021

Paul Reiser on The Kominsky Method, Mad About You, There’s Johnny, and Stranger Things

34 mins; August 23, 2021

Laura Marling and Mike Lindsay on the Boombastic Shoegaze Wonder-Journey of LUMP

39 mins; August 20, 2021

Jimmy Cliff on New Music, Working with Tarrus Riley, and the 50th Anniversary of The Harder They Come

11 mins; August 18, 2021

David Duchovny Talks Neil Young, U2, CSNY, & Paul McCartney

53 mins; August 16, 2021

Jungle on Loving in Stereo, the Influence of The Strokes, and Remixing Brittany Howard

36 mins; August 13, 2021

Styx’s James Young on Rock Leading Listeners in a Positive Direction

36 mins; August 11, 2021

Ellen Foley on Fighting Words, Fronting The Clash, & Covering Meat Loaf

11 mins; August 09, 2021

Foghat: “Anything other than three chords has to be viewed with a certain amount of suspicion.”

24 mins; August 06, 2021

Spandau Ballet’s Gary Kemp on How Pink Floyd & David Bowie Inspired A New Solo LP

12 mins; July 28, 2021

David Crosby on Joni Mitchell, Joan Baez, Steely Dan, & Michael McDonald

49 mins; July 26, 2021

Kevin Smith on Netflix’s Masters of the Universe: Revelation

37 mins; July 23, 2021

Stone Temple Pilot’s Robert DeLeo on 25 years of Tiny Music…Songs From the Vatican Gift Shop

28 mins; July 21, 2021

Jeff Ament Discusses New Solo LP and Pearl Jam's Next Tour

45 mins; July 19, 2021

Carla Gugino on Netflix’s Gunpowder Milkshake & Her Favorite Musicians

19 mins; July 16, 2021

Barenaked Ladies on Humanity's Fracturing, Flat Earth Conspirators, & Their Possible Role In the MCU

35 mins; July 14, 2021

AJR on the Vulnerability of 8th Grade, Having Will Smith Freestyle Over Bang, & Working With Rivers Cuomo

38 mins; July 12, 2021

Margaret Cho on Netflix’s Good On Paper & Being a Fan of Soccer Mommy, Beach Bunny, and Phoebe Bridgers

20 mins; July 02, 2021

Rise Against: “Our songs might take you to dark places, but they’ll never leave you there.”

19 mins; June 30, 2021

The Goo Goo Dolls on Soundtracks, B-sides, & Going Back To Their Early Sound for The Next Album

55 mins; June 28, 2021

Tom Jones on Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens, and 60s Psychedelic Rock

37 mins; June 25, 2021

Wolf Alice on Balancing Emotions, Playing the Hits, and New Album Blue Weekend

30 mins; June 23, 2021

Modest Mouse’s Isaac Brock on The Golden Casket, Aliens, & The Unseen Universe

26 mins; June 21, 2021

Rag’n’Bone Man on His Love of John Prine, Drum’n’Bass, and Life By Misadventure

17 mins; June 18, 2021

Yola on Stand for Myself & Playing Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Baz Luhrmann's New Film

24 mins; June 16, 2021

The Moody Blues’ John Lodge on Positivity, Exploring His Past, & Fascination With Space Travel

32 mins; June 14, 2021

Japanese Breakfast on Her New Album, Memoir, and the "Rare Commodity" of Joy

22 mins; June 11, 2021

Garbage's Shirley Manson on Touring with Alanis Morissette and Liz Phair: "It's Not Gonna Be Like a Normal Tour"

86 hours 18 mins; June 09, 2021

Neil Finn on How Joining Fleetwood Mac Inspired Him to Make a New Crowded House Album

22 mins; June 07, 2021

Dawn Richard on Being a Black Woman in Electronic Music and Her New Album

27 mins; June 04, 2021

Imagine Dragons' Dan Reynolds on How Harry Nilsson and Nine Inch Nails Influenced Their New Album

29 mins; June 02, 2021

Passenger on The Influence of Jim Croce, Leonard Cohen, & The Smiths

24 mins; June 01, 2021

Liz Phair on New Album Soberish, Touring with Alanis Morissette and Garbage, and Exit in Guyville

34 mins; May 28, 2021

Paul Weller on Iggy Pop, The Beatles, & Fat Pop (Volume 1)

32 mins; May 26, 2021

Jakob Dylan on The Wallflowers' First Album in Nine Years and How Tom Petty's Worst Song Is "Still Better Than Most"

37 mins; May 24, 2021

AFI's Davey Havok on Artistic Duality, Co-Writing with Billy Corgan, and The Power of Early MTV

29 mins; May 21, 2021

Gary Numan on His New Album, Intruder, and His "Fascination with Emotion"

42 mins; May 19, 2021

Adam Duritz on Channeling The Who and Counting Crows' Influence on Emo

48 mins; May 17, 2021

Surfaces on LP4, Working with Elton John, and Making Feel-Good Music

19 mins; May 14, 2021

Our Lady Peace's Raine Maida on Duet Album with Chantal Kreviazuk & Spiritual Machines Sequel

27 mins; May 12, 2021

Lord Huron's Ben Schneider Previews New Album Long Lost

27 mins; May 10, 2021

Rhiannon Giddens on the Blending of Irish, Italian, and American Music

36 mins; May 07, 2021

Judas Priest's Rob Halford: "People Will Still Be Banging Their Heads to Painkiller 500 Years From Now"

34 mins; May 05, 2021

Mike Doughty: "I Stumbled Into An Extremely Fertile Time for Weirdness"

27 mins; May 03, 2021

The Offspring on Looking to the Past and Reflecting the Present on Let The Bad Times Roll

25 mins; April 30, 2021

Ann Wilson on Covering Alice in Chains, Love of Led Zeppelin, and the Future of Heart

25 mins; April 28, 2021

St. Vincent Talks Daddy’s Home, the 70s Nostalgia of the 90s, And Her Love of Tool

55 mins; April 26, 2021

Hoobastank on the 20th Anniversary of Their Debut and Reaching Pop Chart Fame

46 mins; April 23, 2021

Iron Maiden's Adrian Smith on the Influence of Deep Purple, Free, and Humble Pie

34 mins; April 21, 2021

Eve 6 on New Music, Twitter Fame, and Alter Egos

28 mins; April 19, 2021

Arlo Parks on Poetry, Nostalgia, and Her Love of Radiohead

20 mins; April 16, 2021

Rebecca Ferguson on Overcoming the Odds and Delivering an Embowering New Album

28 mins; April 14, 2021

Merry Clayton on Her First New Album In Over 25 Years

37 mins; April 12, 2021

Aly & AJ on Channeling Classic Laurel Canyon Vibes

25 mins; April 09, 2021

Bomba Estéreo on the Latin Music Wave in Pop

25 mins; April 07, 2021

Eric Andre on Favorite Road Trip Movies, Cutting-Room Pranks, and That Ape Assault

31 mins; April 05, 2021

Daya on Her Love of All Things David Lynch

20 mins; April 02, 2021

Train on Proving Labels Wrong With "Drops of Jupiter"

23 mins; March 31, 2021

Southern Culture on the Skids on the Influence of Horror Movies

28 mins; March 29, 2021

Harry Connick Jr. on the Long History of Jazz and Faith Music

32 mins; March 26, 2021

Manchester Orchestra on Life, Death, and the Afterlife

19 mins; March 24, 2021

Thin Lizzy's Ricky Warwick on the Loss of Mystery in Rock

14 mins; March 22, 2021

Damon Johnson on Working With Alice Cooper and Thin Lizzy

13 mins; March 19, 2021

Junkie XL on Scoring Zack Snyder’s Justice League: "Everything Is New"

29 mins; March 17, 2021

Leslie Jordan on Keeping Company With Dolly Parton, Eddie Vedder, and More

35 mins; March 15, 2021

Ben Howard on Weaving Dark Humor Into His Art

20 mins; March 12, 2021

Tash Sultana on Why You Can Never Have Enough Guitar

39 mins; March 10, 2021

Lake Street Dive on the Challenge of Writing Songs With Important Messages

21 mins; March 08, 2021

Papa Roach and Jeris Johnson on Creating Shorter Songs for TikTok

37 mins; March 05, 2021

Kings of Leon on the Stories Behind When You See Yourself

28 mins; March 03, 2021

Cheap Trick's Rick Nielsen on His Friendship with David Bowie

49 mins; March 01, 2021

I DON'T KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME on the Importance of Mystery

27 mins; February 26, 2021

Sammy Hagar on Covering David Bowie, The Who, and Van Halen

33 mins; February 23, 2021

Jon Bon Jovi Revisits His Roles on Sex and the City, 30 Rock, and The West Wing

38 mins; February 22, 2021

The Weather Station on Toronto's Avant-Garde Jazz Scene

27 mins; February 19, 2021

Wyclef Jean on Covering Bob Marley and a Third Fugees Album

38 mins; February 17, 2021

MAX on Collaborating With SUGA of BTS

22 mins; February 15, 2021

Weezer's Brian Bell on What Albums to Expect Next

38 mins; February 12, 2021

The Avalanches on the Universe, Mortality, and the Afterlife

18 mins; February 10, 2021

Jane Birkin on Writing About Ghosts

24 mins; February 08, 2021

3OH!3 on Writing Sad Anthems Amidst Positive Pop Songs

29 mins; February 05, 2021

Gracie Abrams on Being Inspired by Lorde’s Pure Heroine

20 mins; February 03, 2021

The Staves on Being Influenced by The War on Drugs

28 mins; February 01, 2021

Ten Years After on Why We Keep Returning to Woodstock

15 mins; January 29, 2021

Martin Gore on Making Soundwave Art from Depeche Mode Songs

31 mins; January 27, 2021

Jon Batiste on Working with Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for Pixar's Soul

35 mins; January 25, 2021

Kyle Meredith With... Steve Hackett of Genesis

55 mins; January 22, 2021

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35 mins; January 20, 2021

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35 mins; January 18, 2021

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32 mins; January 15, 2021

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21 mins; January 13, 2021

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