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Desmond Child -- the songwriter behind dozens of Billboard hits -- gives Kyle Meredith a call to discuss his first live album. Child shares the tips and tricks of how he came up with so many chart-toppers, a late-70's mentorship with Bob Crewe, and the details on his upcoming biography. He's also the producer behind an upcoming documentary based on the career of the disgraced (and deceased) boy-band mogul Lou Pearlman, who launched the careers of Backstreet Boys and N'SYNC, and Child gives the update on that project as well. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sheila E. gives Kyle Meredith a ring to talk about her latest single "No Line", which features Snoop Dogg. The legendary drummer shares how the recording session turned into a much broader jam, resulting in around eight songs that she eventually plans to release. Later, she takes a moment to revisit "Holly Rock", one of the singles that Prince wrote for her. And she also teases a number of projects coming down the pipeline, specifically a second autobiography featuring backstage stories, a children's book, and a documentary. 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

Over the weekend, Tatyana Ali (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, The Young and The Restless) checked into Lifetime's Christmas Hotel. Today, she joins Kyle Meredith to discuss the thriving holiday movie genre and working with singer Telma Hopkins. Ali also discusses how she shot much of the movie just weeks after having a new baby and stresses how important it is for parents to have support for when they return to work. 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

Angels & Airwaves mastermind Tom DeLonge sits down with Kyle Meredith to discuss the band's latest single, "Rebel Girl", one-off track "Kiss & Tell", and how it all fits into the idea of a bigger multimedia project. The blink-182 co-founder discusses Bikini Kill, how writing for multiple platforms affects his songwriting, and how he distances himself from his early punk sound. DeLonge cites The Cure and early U2 as current inspirations and says that the upcoming record has a story arch of "more to life than what we're told" that intersects with his work with the To The Stars Academy. --- 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

Filter frontman Richard Patrick jumps back in time with Kyle Meredith to discuss the band's 1999 LP, Title of Record. Patrick goes in detail about how much of the lyrics were inspired by his then-secret relationship with D'arcy Wretzky of The Smashing Pumpkins. The former Nine Inch Nails member also talks about his love of Pantera, scoring Jim Carrey's Dark Crimes and 2017's Last Rampage, fan shock after hearing more melodic songs like "Take A Picture", recording the record while drunk and on drugs, and finding sobriety with the Army of Anyone project. Patrick also says that we could see a 2020 tour where he plays Filter's Short Bus and Title of Record back to back. He also teases what to expect from their next album, which he describes as super heavy, ambient, and heavily inspired by the current state of politics. 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

Milky Chance hop on the line with Kyle Meredith to discuss their third album, Mind the Moon. Clemens Rehbein and Philipp Dausch talk about teaming up with Tash Sultana and Ladysmith Black Mambazo and using artists from around the world in a time when governments are becoming more insular. The duo also tell of a jet-lagged Australian jam session that led to "The Game" and explain Milky Change, their project for implementing eco-friendly practices within the music world. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Gregg Rolie speaks with Kyle Meredith about his new solo record Sonic Ranch. The original lead singer of Santana, who would go on to form and front Journey alongside Steve Perry until his early 80's departure, has spent the last decade working on the LP. He was first sidetracked by joining Ringo Starr, followed by a Santana reunion in 2016, and then reconnecting with Neal Schon in 2018. Rolie shares how working alongside The Beatles drummer inspired the song "What About Love", the benefits of collaborating with his own son, and why he re-recorded the Journey classic "Look into the Future". 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

Devendra Banhart calls up Kyle Meredith to discuss Ma, his new album that analyzes motherhood in both the literal sense, universal experience, and writing the record for his hypothetical future child. Banhart also goes in depth about the current state of his home country of Venezuela, how it's being crippled by a dictator, the immigration exodus happening within, and the difficulty of supplying relief and getting aid into the area. On the lighter side, Banhart also waxes poetic on his heroes Vashti Bunyan and Carole King, who both make very direct impacts on this new collection. 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

Chicago are back with a new holiday album, Chicago Christmas, which yes, if you're counting, is their fourth time singing the holly-jollies. Co-founder Lee Loughnane calls up Kyle Meredith to discuss what brought them back to the X-mas format, making an album of holiday originals, and the stories behind several of the songs. Loughnane also discusses producing the record while touring, their current lineup's ability to find that classic Chicago sound, and what to expect from the upcoming 2020 with Rick Springfield. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

The Mowgli's have returned with "Fighting With Yourself", a single that finds Katie Earl taking the lead in the band for the first time after a lineup change. She and guitarist Josh Hogan jump on the phone with Kyle Meredith to discuss a band that's been in flux a few times before, the feelings of starting over, and how it all relates to the new track. The three also discuss their early 2019 EP American Feelings, "Normal Rockwell", writing the Big City Greens theme song, and guesting on Sesame Street Helpsters. Earl also gives us the scoop on their next single, an upcoming song called "Wasting Time", and touring with New Politics and Plain White T's. 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