It turns out the man who helped write “Hotel California” also had a storage unit full of unreleased jams just waiting to be exhumed. Don Felder joins Kyle Meredith to talk about The Vault: 50 Years of Music, a new album that finds the former Eagle dusting off decades of demos—from slide-heavy ‘70s tracks to ‘80s disco bops to fresh cuts written in the last year. He shares the tale behind finding the original cassette of a track from the time he was joining the legendary group, recording vocals in the shadow of Henley, reinventing “Heavy Metal” with Toto’s rhythm section, and how Henley once told him to just “make something up” before performing one of the most iconic guitar intros of all time. No pressure, right?

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This archive episode from Kyle Meredith With… features two guests with wildly different claims to rock legacy—one who helped define it, and one who’s protecting it. First up is Ian Paice, the last original member still keeping Deep Purple in the game over 50 years later. As the drummer behind “Smoke on the Water,” he’s one of the few humans whose tom fills have been played in every Guitar Center across America. But don’t let the legacy trap fool you—Paice is still bashing away with precision, fire, and probably a little tinnitus. Then there’s Jean Fogelberg, widow of Dan Fogelberg, who’s taken on the role of curator, historian, and gentle myth-buster for one of soft rock’s most earnest voices. Jean’s been instrumental in keeping Dan’s memory alive through reissues, tributes, and some welcome reminders that sincerity isn’t a crime. One’s still writing the story, the other’s preserving the footnotes—and both have something to say about what it means to last in music.

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For someone who wasn’t sure westerns were her “journey,” Lizzy Greene sure rides like she was born in the saddle. The Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn and A Million Little Things alum tells Kyle Meredith about her new Netflix series Ransom Canyon, where she plays the small-town Texas daughter of a sheriff with dreams of getting the hell out. (Relatable.) Greene talks about drawing on her Lone Star upbringing, surviving cowboy camp in New Mexico, breaking her knee doing cheer stunts, and her unlikely emo side (The Cure, The Smiths, and a little eyeliner energy in her next project Sweating the Small Stuff). They also geek out over the show’s unexpectedly perfect music picks—like Jose González covering Massive Attack’s “Teardrop.”

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