Meg Remy's guest appearances

Meg Remy

Talkhouse Podcast

The Trap Set with Joe Wong

Kreative Kontrol

Ben Blackwell

Angel Olsen

Mac McCaughan

Janet Weiss

Tom Tom Club

Steve Albini

Jon Wurster

Thurston Moore

Jenn Wasner

Bill Bruford

Fred Armisen

Mary Lynn Rajskub

Katie Crutchfield

Reggie Watts

John Darnielle

OwlTail

Ben Gibbard

On this week’s Talkhouse episode, which we recorded as part of the On Air Festival, we’ve got a kind of unusually focused conversation about another person entirely: It’s Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie along with Meg Remy of U.S. Girls, talking at length about legendary artist Yoko Ono.It’s not just out of nowhere, though: Ben Gibbard, who you almost certainly know as the frontman of Death Cab For Cutie, whose impressive catalog has shaped indie-rock over the past two decades, recently curated a compilation that pays tribute to Ono’s music. He’s a man on a mission, which as you’ll hear is not to re-evaluate Yoko Ono’s vast catalog, but really to evaluate it in the first place. What people tend to know about Ono’s music doesn’t reflect the variety of her output, and her narrative as the villain in the Beatles story is ridiculous. To that end, Gibbard gathered a killer lineup to cover Ono’s songs for an album called Ocean Child. Musicians features in the collection include David Byrne with Yo La Tengo, Sharon Van Etten, Jay Som, Japanese Breakfast, the Flaming Lips, and of course Death Cab for Cutie themselves.Also included on Ocean Child is U.S. Girls, the musical project of Meg Remy. She’s been making music under the name for the past 15 years or so, amassing an impressive collection of records up to an including 2020’s Heavy Light–a Pitchfork best new music designee. She’s a perfect fit for a tribute to and conversation about Yoko Ono, since she’s not only a huge fan but clearly influenced by Ono’s sonic and political fearlessness.Before they get to chatting Yoko, Gibbard and Remy talk about Covid—there were some positives in it for Remy, who also gave birth to twins recently—and hotel notepads. Then it’s on to Yoko, whom they both deeply admire: They talk about her records, her art, and how the recent Get Back documentary kind of exploded the narrative on her vis a vis the Beatles. It’s a great chat about a worthy, misunderstood subject. Enjoy.Thanks for listening to the Talkhouse Podcast, and thanks to Meg Remy and Ben Gibbard for chatting. If you like what you heard, check out Ocean Child. And if you enjoyed the podcast, please follow, like, and rate Talkhouse on your favorite podcasting platform. This episode was produced by Myron Kaplan, and the Talkhouse theme is composed and performed by the Range. See you next time!View the full transcript of this podcast here.

On this week’s Talkhouse episode, which we recorded as part of the On Air Festival, we’ve got a kind of unusually focused conversation about another person entirely: It’s Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie along with Meg Remy of U.S. Girls, talking at length about legendary artist Yoko Ono.It’s not just out of nowhere, though: Ben Gibbard, who you almost certainly know as the frontman of Death Cab For Cutie, whose impressive catalog has shaped indie-rock over the past two decades, recently curated a compilation that pays tribute to Ono’s music. He’s a man on a mission, which as you’ll hear is not to re-evaluate Yoko Ono’s vast catalog, but really to evaluate it in the first place. What people tend to know about Ono’s music doesn’t reflect the variety of her output, and her narrative as the villain in the Beatles story is ridiculous. To that end, Gibbard gathered a killer lineup to cover Ono’s songs for an album called Ocean Child. Musicians features in the collection include David Byrne with Yo La Tengo, Sharon Van Etten, Jay Som, Japanese Breakfast, the Flaming Lips, and of course Death Cab for Cutie themselves.Also included on Ocean Child is U.S. Girls, the musical project of Meg Remy. She’s been making music under the name for the past 15 years or so, amassing an impressive collection of records up to an including 2020’s Heavy Light–a Pitchfork best new music designee. She’s a perfect fit for a tribute to and conversation about Yoko Ono, since she’s not only a huge fan but clearly influenced by Ono’s sonic and political fearlessness.Before they get to chatting Yoko, Gibbard and Remy talk about Covid—there were some positives in it for Remy, who also gave birth to twins recently—and hotel notepads. Then it’s on to Yoko, whom they both deeply admire: They talk about her records, her art, and how the recent Get Back documentary kind of exploded the narrative on her vis a vis the Beatles. It’s a great chat about a worthy, misunderstood subject. Enjoy.Thanks for listening to the Talkhouse Podcast, and thanks to Meg Remy and Ben Gibbard for chatting. If you like what you heard, check out Ocean Child. And if you enjoyed the podcast, please follow, like, and rate Talkhouse on your favorite podcasting platform. This episode was produced by Myron Kaplan, and the Talkhouse theme is composed and performed by the Range. See you next time! <a href="https://www.talkhouse.com/ben-gibbard-death-cab-for-cutie-talks-with-meg-remy-u-s-girls-on-the-talkhouse-podcast/#pod-transcript" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">View the full transcript of this podcast here</a>.

Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) with Meg Remy (U.S. Girls)

Meg Remy discusses her powerful, devastating new book, Begin by Telling, surviving sexual abuse and having empathy, media literacy and Woodstock ’99, new music by U.S. Girls, future plans, and much more. This episode contains discussions about sexual abuse and assault, which may disturb some listeners; for support, contact the Ending Violence Association of Canada, RAINN, or similar local organizations. Supported by you on Patreon, Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

<a href="https://twitter.com/YouSGirls" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Meg Remy</a> discusses her powerful, devastating new book, <a href="https://bookhugpress.ca/shop/author/meg-remy/begin-by-telling-by-meg-remy/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Begin by Telling</a>, surviving sexual abuse and having empathy, media literacy and Woodstock ’99, new music by <a href="http://yousgirls.blogspot.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">U.S. Girls</a>, future plans, and much more. This episode contains discussions about sexual abuse and assault, which may disturb some listeners; for support, contact the <a href="https://endingviolencecanada.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Ending Violence Association of Canada</a>, <a href="https://www.rainn.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">RAINN</a>, or similar local organizations. Supported by you on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/kreativekontrol" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Patreon</a>, <a href="https://www.blackbyrd.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Blackbyrd Myoozik</a>, <a href="http://trokaderoguelph.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Pizza Trokadero</a>, <a href="http://www.bookshelf.ca/home" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">the Bookshelf</a>, <a href="http://www.planetbeancoffee.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Planet Bean Coffee</a>, and <a href="https://www.grandads.ca/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Grandad's Donuts.</a> Support <a href="https://yess.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Y.E.S.S.</a> and <a href="https://www.bwunited.ca/donate/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Black Women United YEG</a>. Follow <a href="https://linktr.ee/vishkhanna" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">vish online</a>.Support this show <a href="http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol</a>. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Ep. #632: Meg Remy

As U.S. Girls, Meg Remy has achieved an impressive songwriting balance between the familiar and the wholly unexpected. She joins Joe to discuss: why she is somewhat relieved that the global pandemic caused touring postponement; singing through an amp in her childhood garage; her first band; attending Catholic school; and the interesting predicament presented by humanity's awareness of mortality. During the age of social distancing, we're recording remotely and releasing new episodes every day.

As U.S. Girls, Meg Remy has achieved an impressive songwriting balance between the familiar and the wholly unexpected. She joins Joe to discuss: why she is somewhat relieved that the global pandemic caused touring postponement; singing through an amp in her childhood garage; her first band; attending Catholic school; and the interesting predicament presented by humanity's awareness of mortality. During the age of social distancing, we're recording remotely and releasing new episodes every day.

256: Meg Remy (U.S. Girls)