Kreative Kontrol

Adam Goren and Brian Sokel from Dead Best are back to discuss GOD: Out of Order, the recent episode I did with !franklin and that band’s status, how Dead Best have evolved as a recording and live music concern, playing music with your kids and why so many young people seem to be so darn good at their instruments now days, thinking about Public Image Ltd., Pailhead, and Lard, a good Nine Inch Nails song appearing on an episode of Twin Peaks, some surprising song subject matter, order and chaos, potentially playing shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in August 2026!Ep. #1113: !franklinEp. #1103: Jon SpencerEp. #879: Dead BestEp. #847: RosaliEp. #844: Pissed JeansEp. #821: Kurt VileEp. #748: Meg BairdEp. #252: Bob Mehr on The ReplacementsEp. #223: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part I)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ella Williams from Squirrel Flower is here to discuss Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going, not having a real home, living in many different cities, and the joys of transience, when relationships are complicated by the city of Cleveland, which can be depicted in song or on the comedic TV show 30 Rock, playing a show where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested, when ghosts steal your CDs, finding musical inspiration in the book Women Who Run with the Wolves and in the work of Joni Mitchell, highways and marginalization, volume and balance, frenetic motion and stark stillness, writing new songs, playing shows soon, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in August 2026!Ep. #1063: RatboysEp. #1045: The BethsEp. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s ‘Through The Open Window’Ep. #875: Ann PowersEp. #700: SpoonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

David Carriere and Amery Sandford from Born at Midnite are here to discuss Eternal BAM Nation, the illustration Amery drew as part of a live taping of my talk show in St. John’s, Newfoundland, the Montreal music industry event that TOPS was playing when David and I first met, the education and very good times that Amery had learning about letter press poster making at Hatch Show Print in Nashville, writing songs satirizing partying, narcissism, and academic analysis of the same, video game music and my children mocking me, musical inspirations, a “chipmunk” sampling style popularized by he who will not be named, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in July 2026!Ep. #1116: Robyn HitchcockEp. #1088: Cadence Weapon / Rollie PembertonEp. #657: Jud HaynesEp. #553: Aaron RichesEp. #183: Long Night with the Burning Hell, Amery Sandford, Elisabeth de Mariaffi, Eva Ísleifs, Rakel McMahon, Erin Turcke, & SudsSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mariel Buckley is here to discuss her album Strange Trip Ahead, her busy summer festival circuit, what winning the 2026 Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year in Canada has meant to her, how some folks miss the humour in her emotional, personal songwriting, her fondness for Calgary but also why she wound up night writing songs in Edmonton, her musical family, being a huge fan of Gord Downie and seeing the Tragically Hip many, many times, why her own music might be getting louder, playing the Edmonton Folk Music Festival and tour dates with Bahamas, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in July 2026!Ep. #1115: Dinner is RuinedEp. #1112: FiverEp. #1086: The Sadies & Billy RayEp. #1045: The BethsStill Processing: The 2016 ‘Man Machine Poem’ TourEp. #272: Gord Downie [Archival; May 2010]Ep. #123: BahamasSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anthony Anzaldo and Ross Farrar from CEREMONY are here to discuss Tell Me About Your Dream, moving around California, befriending each other in elementary school, hair restoration and people who suggest ideas to you about your hair, the Bay Area hip-hop, hardcore, and punk communities, how addressing politics in music might evolve as you do, logic, feelings, power, and entitlement in modern life, when Canada has a problem with you, how they met and first worked with John Reis as a producer and his huge contributions to the new record including playing guitar on an entire song, whether or not the band recorded more songs than they released here and if so, what may become of them, serious thoughts about god and Halloween, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in August 2026!Ep. #1072: Ani DiFrancoEp. #1021: Hotline TNTEp. #994: mcluskyEp. #892: Fucked UpEp. #383: Hot Snakes’ Rick FrobergEp. #217: Do You Compute – The Story of Drive Like JehuEp. #125: John Reis of Drive Like JehuSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don Pyle returns to discuss his lovely new memoir, Rough Description: Love Letters and Ghost Stories from a Life in Music, summers in Toronto, why he wrote this deeply personal book of reflections, recollections, and remembrances, what we learn about departed friends like Reid Diamond, Dallas Good, and Steve Albini, thriving in spite of a difficult childhood and a mother in emotional duress, kinship with Kids in the Hall and the Good Family, discussing dreams about and visitations from Dallas Good, the time that Steve Albini came to Toronto to record Phono-Comb and King Cobb Steelie, a gift from Rik Emmett from Triumph, upcoming book events, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in July 2026!Ep. #1115: Dinner is RuinedEp. #1103: Jon SpencerEp. #1101: Gina GershonEp. #1086: The Sadies & Billy RayEp. #1085: Richard Reed ParryEp. #1044: Steve Albini (2008)Ep. #937: Mouth CongressEp. #889: Rick White and The SadiesEp. #821: Kurt VileEp. #752: Yo La TengoEp. #744: Don PyleEp. #703: The SadiesEp. #691: The Kids in the HallEp. #669: Dallas Good RememberedEp. #512: Kevin McDonaldEp. #439: Bruce McCulloch and Paul MyersEp. #333: Kevin McDonaldEp. #172: Long Night with Scott Thompson, Damian Rogers, Don Pyle, and OvernightEp. #158: Bruce McCullochEp. #56: Dallas GoodSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Bernstein and Max Eilbacher from Horse Lords are here to discuss their new album Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive!, excellent Indian food in Winnipeg, why all of Horse Lords now live in Germany, being tagged as “Krautrock” and residential coincidences, the socio-economic conditions that might spur artists to migrate around the world, whether or not the rise of Angine de Poitrine means inventive instrumental music is having a moment in popular culture, why and how the new album incorporates Sacred Harp singing, utopian and dystopian concepts and addressing geopolitics as an instrumental band, recording drums really separately, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in July 2026!Ep. #1095: Holy FuckEp. #1084: Janel LeppinEp. #1069: The Messthetics and James Brandon LewisEp. #1037: SloanEp. #1026: TortoiseEp. #919: Oren AmbarchiEp. #887: Janel and AnthonyEp. #835: J. RobbinsEp. #465: Jennifer Herrema of Royal TruxDamo Suzuki (2005)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Robyn Hitchcock is here to discuss his new memoir, Stranded in the Future, and his new album, The Confuser, surreal song and prose writing, being haunted by lifelong muses, a fear of being boring, pondering parenting and figuring yourself out, how attending an all-boys school impacts the empathy you have for people of other genders, why aliens gravitate towards other aliens like Bob Dylan and Syd Barrett, depicting one’s own transcendent dreams and trips, celebrating the past, nostalgia, and sentimentality, a nod to Nick Lowe, loving trams and trolley cars, writing books on your phone, upcoming events, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in July 2026!Ep. #1112: FiverAll Things Konsidered: The Beatles AnthologyEp. #1086: The Sadies & Billy RayEp. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s ‘Through The Open Window’Ep. #981: The Minus 5Ep. #977: Lou TidesEp. #889: Rick White and The SadiesEp. #886: Chris CorsanoEp. #828: ‘Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine’ with Mark Davidson & Parker FishelEp. #713: Built to SpillEp. #703: The SadiesEp. #692: WilcoEp. #669: Dallas Good RememberedEp. #56: Dallas GoodSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dale Morningstar from the Dinner is Ruined is here to discuss the band’s first new album in 21 years, Like A Tree,Heroic, the first time I saw Dinner is Ruined in 1996 opening an intimate Toronto show for Beck, leaving Toronto for Hamilton, encountering inspiring trees and people, the story behind the making of Gord Downie’s Coke Machine Glow, startling Dave Clark/Don Kerr connections, writing songs about Downie and Dale’s Bobby Orr interactions, recording Downie’s son Lou’s band, the story of the final, yet-to-be-released but fully completely finished album by Gord Downie and the Dinner is Ruined, why exactly it hasn’t been released yet, horse words and Jim Morrison and the Doors, trying to reach and work with Neil Young, a Dinner is Ruined archival project, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in July 2026!Ep. #1086: The Sadies & Billy RayEp. #1083: RheostaticsEp. #962: Tom Beaujour & Richard Bienstock on ‘Lollapalooza’Ep. #651: Julie DoironEp. #443: Great Lake SwimmersEp. #294: Don Kerr of CommunismStill Processing: The 2016 ‘Man Machine Poem’ TourEp. #272: Gord Downie [Archival; May 2010]Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greg Obis from Stuck is here to discuss their new album Optimizer, following Bob Weston in operating Chicago Mastering Service, his background in audio engineering and an internship he had at Electrical Audio, how Michael Azerrad’s Our Band Could Be Your Life helped him re-assess punk rock, explaining what mixing and mastering is via a cooking analogy, where Stuck comes from, recording Optimizer at Electrical Audio and making use of a 16-string guitar model that Steve Albini had had built for Lee Ranaldo, the Miku Stomp guitar pedal and sound design, pondering big changes and political possibilities, a nod to Big Black, internet frustrations, admiring Liz Pelly, and joining Subvert, shows Stuck played in Edmonton in Calgary this past May (one of which I saw), future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in July 2026!Ep. #1092: Weird NightmareEp. #1004: Liz PellyEp. #900: Fugazi and Jem CohenEp. #869: Steve AlbiniEp. #851: Mark MothersbaughEp. #812: Michael Azerrad on ‘The Amplified Come As You Are – The Story of Nirvana’Ep. #782: Dead BobEp. #673: Sonic YouthEp. #299: Jay RyanNomeansno (2011)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Roy Binnion and Brian Sokel from !franklin are here to discuss Go Kid Go [Remastered & Expanded], the Lower Swedish Cabin in Philadelphia, the band’s Canadian connections, the Random Children/!franklin link, Roy’s early entrepreneurship and association with Fred Armisen’s band Trenchmouth, !franklin before Roy joined, why !franklin songs rarely had set lyrics when performed live, the band’s unique, youthful camaraderie and belief in what they were doing, how this new reissue came to be, if they might play shows together again, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in July 2026!Ep. #932: Tim HeideckerEp. #921: TsunamiEp. #900: Fugazi and Jem CohenEp. #879: Dead BestEp. #878: Ted LeoEp. #847: RosaliEp. #826: Steve Albini and Fred ArmisenEp. #748: Meg BairdEp. #731: Bill NaceEp. #585: Rob MazurekEp. #550: Ian Svenonius & Rich Morel of Too MuchEp. #300: Todd GlassSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Simone Schmidt from Fiver returns to discuss Fiver Trois presents Cleaning House, seeing a psychic who encouraged them to re-organize their living space and rid themself of belongings, how stuff can memorialize people who are gone, hoarding and archiving, losing and then re-gaining artistic metaphor, how life being a joke morphed into “That’s a Joke,” the gamification of everything we do, important and inspiring musical conversations with Jeremy Costello and Nathan Doucet, explaining why a quartet makes up the Fiver Trois, rediscovering your singing voice as a non-binary person, praising the band Townie, an invocation of Bob Dylan’s band sound in this century with a special nod to his "Frank Sinatra era" and the brilliant album Triplicate, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online. Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in July 2026!Ep. #1110: G̱a̱mksimoonEp. #1107: PotionsEp. #1096: Marisa AndersonEp. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s ‘Through The Open Window’Ep. #963: DestroyerEp. #935: Elijah Wald on ‘A Complete Unknown’Ep. #850: You’ve Changed Records is 15!Ep. #828: ‘Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine’ with Mark Davidson & Parker FishelEp. #787: One Hundred DollarsEp. #542: FiverEp. #525: Jeff ParkerEp. #374: FiverEp. #238: Stuck in Your Head – Idée Fixe is 5! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sook-Yin Lee returns to discuss her new album 72RHR, her home studio and a story about breaking her leg, the constant presence and enduring wisdom of her late partner and collaborator Adam Litovitz, an interest in the human resting heart rate and life and death, a dangerous MuchMusic assignment, a gift from Jennifer Castle, making dirt and bone music, when helpful things are also harmful, if things get worse, future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #1027: No JoyEp. #960: Kim ThayilEp. #606: Sook-Yin LeeEp. #571: Jennifer CastleEp. #296: Christopher WardSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeremy Pahl from G̱a̱mksimoon is here to discuss their debut album Gyiin Naxnox (Feeding the Supernatural), the Hartley Bay region of British Columbia where he and his community reside, his personal linguistic journey and keen interest in cultural and language perpetuation, entering death metal and folk music realms but finding both to be problematic or stifling in some way, getting into metal as a kid because of a babysitters’ Scorpions album cover, pondering and actually encountering sasquatch, political cultural expression and cultural expression that is politicized, insight about the field recordings included on this album, his interest tending to long neglected crab apple orchards, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in July 2026!Ep. #1109: ConvergeEp. #1104: SUNN O)))Ep. #1074: Status/Non-StatusEp. #1031: Leanne Betasamosake SimpsonEp. #992: Tanya TalagaEp. #935: Elijah Wald on ‘A Complete Unknown’Ep. #926: OMBIIGIZIEp. #850: You’ve Changed Records is 15!Ep. #742: Leanne Betasamosake SimpsonEp. #716: Kate BeatonEp. #707: Ian Blurton’s Future NowEp. #695: GhostkeeperEp. #621: Walking Eagle News’ Tim FontaineEp. #542: FiverEp. #474: Snotty Nose Rez KidsEp. #412: Alanis ObomsawinSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jacob Bannon from Converge is here to discuss the band’s 2026 albums released to date, Love Is Not Enough and Hum of Hurt, the penchant for DIY workers to multi-task and take on various kinds of projects every day, the increasing demand for artists to execute all manner of album release-related and promotional tasks, his thoughts on the impact of artificial intelligence on visual art and design as a practice, releasing two Converge albums in the same calendar year but suggesting the second isn’t a sequel, how the band determined which songs belonged on which of the two new albums, whether the song sequences are connected by lyrical themes, a mysterious hum that has impacted people around the world, creating compassionate work, how his dynamic singing approach impacts the emotional tenor and tone of a song and citing bands who’ve inspired him as a vocalist, whether or not Converge will release a third album in 2026, excitement about curating this December’s Saddest Day festival, upcoming Converge tour dates, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #1104: SUNN O)))Ep. #1046: Jim White and Guy PicciottoEp. #1036: OvernightEp. #1003: Marissa NadlerEp. #985: PUPEp. #966: Regulator WattsEp. #921: TsunamiEp. #905: Duane Denison from The Jesus LizardEp. #904: Mac McNeilly from The Jesus LizardEp. #903: David Wm. Sims from The Jesus LizardEp. #902: David Yow from The Jesus LizardEp. #900: Fugazi and Jem CohenEp. #891: Bed MakerEp. #839: Mary TimonyEp. #819: ScreamEp. #732: SoulsideEp. #561: Steve Von TillEp. #286: VoivodSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Claire Devlin and Eli Davidovici from Bellbird are here for a springtime talk about their new album The Call, the McGill University music program, why so many musicians from British Columbia wind up in Montreal, their respective early interests in top 40 pop radio, mainstream and classic rock, and eventually jazz and free music, how improvisation can feel like freedom but also be quite frightening, the cultural hub that was Resonance Café, playing improvisation games, delving into the political nature of songs like “Blowing on Embers” and “Soft Animal” and dedicating the former to a free Palestine, relating to birds, playing a show at Suoni Per Il Popolo on June 28, 2026, working on new songs, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #1107: PotionsEp. #1100: The CreemEp. #1096: Marisa AndersonEp. #1093: Spencer KrugAll Things Konsidered: The Beatles AnthologyEp. #1069: The Messthetics and James Brandon LewisEp. #1051: Friendly RichEp. #1049: Rebecca Foon and Aliayta Foon-DancoesEp. #1048: Mark MolnarSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aidan McConnell, Ben Rositsan, Josh Sparks, and Steven Noronha from Potions are here to discuss the potions95 EP and their new album, Beebo, Make a Wish, being Toronto musicians, the Edmonton/Calgary rivalry, the good, the bad, and the fortuitous aspects of studying music at the University of Toronto, the Liverpool, England rock combo the Beatles and a band Potions is associated with called Ben Mike and the Beatles, the way Potions improvise music and lyrics and what even is a song really, recording 30 different albums for the world to hear one that draws from 30 different tapes, being open to the universe and also being indecisive, fun with language, summer touring including a Sappyfest stop, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #1106: Shabason & KrgovichEp. #1099: Glissandro 70All Things Konsidered: The Beatles AnthologyEp. #1001: Thanya IyerEp. #979: Cici ArthurEp. #811: Joseph ShabasonEp. #662: Eric ChenauxEp. #641: André Ethier and Sandro PerriEp. #305: Richard LavioletteSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nicholas Krgovich and Joseph Shabason are here to discuss the wonderful new Shabason & Krgovich record, Four Days in June, scary but also somehow fortuitous car trouble, their working and social history, how Dan Bejar and John Collins from Destroyer connected them, everyone loving Nick’s record On Sunset, writing observational lyrics about other people’s lives and how it’s harder to make friends in your forties, the nice people like Kyle whom I’ve met while walking my dog Indiana Bones, exhibiting gratitude for the life you live, the remarkable band and other collaborators who contributed to this album, being a mostly inside/occasional outside person, what’s next for this collaboration, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #1104: SUNN O)))Ep. #979: Cici ArthurEp. #963: DestroyerEp. #923: Dorothea PaasEp. #918: Mount EerieEp. #811: Joseph ShabasonEp. #477: Queer Songbook Orchestra at Kazoo! FestEp. #288: DIANASupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hamilton Leithauser returns to discuss growing up in D.C. and being influenced by bands on Dischord Records, working as recording engineer Don Zientara’s assistant at his Inner Ear studio while Fugazi was recording Red Medicine, recalling how Roy Orbison helped him find his singing voice, getting into home recording, having restraint and foresight as a one-man studio band, pondering the tenth anniversary of I Had a Dream That You Were Mine while avoiding nostalgic pats on the back, digging into songs like “The Bride’s Dad” and This Side of the Island’s “What Do I Think,” embracing midlife, how voices like Bob Dylan’s seem imbued with American history, getting into soundtrack and film scoring work, opening for the Strokes, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #1085: Richard Reed ParryEp. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s ‘Through The Open Window’Ep. #1004: Liz PellyEp. #986: John CongletonEp. #935: Elijah Wald on ‘A Complete Unknown’Ep. #900: Fugazi and Jem CohenEp. #834: J MascisEp. #821: Kurt VileEp. #496: Iggy PopEp. #223: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part I)Ep. #111: Hamilton LeithauserEp. #26: James Williamson of Iggy and the StoogesEp. #4: Jim Guthrie band D.C. road trip featuring NPR’s Bob Boilen and Robin HiltonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greg Anderson and Stephen O’Malley from SUNN O))) are here to discuss their new self-titled album, American artists moving to Porto in Portugal, why they relate to author Robert Macfarlane’s vivid liner notes and his essay about being overwhelmed by a standing wave, reflecting upon our experiences at a memorial gathering for Steve Albini and what we learned about him, how this album’s producer Brad Wood kept things organized when songs might contain upwards of 130 guitar tracks each, ambient recording, a treehouse editing suite, and placing microphones in the woods outside of the Bear Creek Studio, why it was significant for SUNN O))) to connect their music to the environment, the significance of making their first record for Sub Pop self-titled and without any other collaborators, distinguishing between nostalgia and celebrating history, their recent visit with Ian MacKaye at Dischord House and its impressive archival systems, their digital live series, upcoming tour dates, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win an American Football Vinyl Bundle + a Mug in May/June 2026!Ep. #1096: Marisa AndersonEp. #1084: Janel LeppinEp. #1078: GeologistEp. #1053: Mint MileEp. #1044: Steve Albini (2008)Ep. #952: SilkwormEp. #927: Papa MEp. #900: Fugazi and Jem CohenEp. #819: ScreamEp. #667: Efrim Manuel MenuckEp. #224: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part II)Ep. #223: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part I)Ep. #70: Joel RL PhelpsSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jon Spencer returns to discuss his new album Songs of Personal Loss and Protest, making the trek to play shows in Canadian cities like Edmonton, the uncertain status of Jon Spencer and the HITmakers, how his new trio featuring Kendall Wind and Macky Bowman came to be and whether or not this band will have a name, the comprehensive Jon Spencer fan site, Pop Catastrophe, what it’s like playing in a band with/relating to much younger musicians, their tremendous musical knowledge and skills, writing these new songs collaboratively, digging into this fraught socio-political moment in time while also mourning the loss of loved ones, working with Deke Dickerson, American cultural erasure, marginalization, and Little Richard, exhibiting empathy for evil people, the artistic burden of doing promotional work that show promoters used to do, upcoming tour dates, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win an American Football Vinyl Bundle + a Mug in May/June 2026!Ep. #1044: Steve Albini (2008)Ep. #889: Rick White and The SadiesEp. #756: QuasiEp. #675: Jon SpencerEp. #15: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion + catl.Ep. #7: Jon Spencer Blues ExplosionSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Evan Cartwright, Tim Darcy, and Ben Stidworthy from Cola are here to discuss their new album Cost of Living Adjustment, the first Ought interview ever, why Ought ended when it did, group dynamic stressors and Buddhism, the way Cola work together, cool beats and whether or not Ben could be a music producer, delving particularly deeply into the songs “Hedgesitting” and “Much of a Muchness,” the band’s subtle acronym name, sports metaphors, capitalist critiques, and escapism, tour dates and new songs, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win an American Football Vinyl Bundle + a Mug in May/June 2026!Ep. #1080: Charlotte CornfieldEp. #1028: Jane Inc.Ep. #997: Bria SalmenaEp. #988: U.S. GirlsEp. #961: Eliza NiemiEp. #873: Luka KuplowskyEp. #792: Nico PauloEp. #739: Isla CraigEp. #636: SofaEp. #93: OughtSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Gina Gershon is here to discuss her new memoir, AlphaPussy: How I Survived the Valley and Learned to Love My Boobs, creating the perfect breakfast cereal, how this new book came to fruition, similarities shared between cats and men, why some younger artists see a toughness in her they feel they can’t harness themselves, writing a reflective book about being an independent, somewhat unparented child while caring for and then grieving for her mother, boxing with Bob Dylan and their enduring friendship, the gratitude she receives from fans inspired by her strong characters in Bound and Showgirls and rekindling her conflicted relationship with the latter in its thirtieth anniversary year, what’s next for her, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win an American Football Vinyl Bundle + a Mug in May/June 2026!Ep. #1066: Michael LongfellowEp. #1056: ‘Plenty for All: The Art of Rick Fröberg’ with Sohrab Habibion & Johnny TempleEp. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s ‘Through The Open Window’Ep. #901: John EarlyEp. #826: Steve Albini and Fred ArmisenEp. #799: Allison RussellEp. #616: tune-yardsSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mike Stroud and Nick Thorburn from the Creem are here to discuss their new album A Taste of Cherry, why Los Angeles may in fact be hell, standard items available at most Connecticut shopping complexes, their social and working history, Mike’s gifts as a producer of instrumentals and how that inspired Nick to write clever lyrics and vocal melodies very quickly, expressing joy and humour in your art during very dark times, when Evan Gordon from Islands met and spoke with Paul McCartney, when Mike spoke with Paul McCartney and Jeff Lynne, Nick’s new comic book Pear Shape, the influence that comic artist Richard McGuire has had on Nick’s own comic pursuits, a new record by Mike’s band Kunzite, why this band is called the Creem, playing shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win an American Football Vinyl Bundle + a Mug in May/June 2026!All Things Konsidered: The Beatles AnthologyEp. #882: IslandsEp. #801: IslandsEp. #617: IslandsEp. #231: Evan GordonEp. #71: Alden PennerEp. #45: Nick Thorburn of IslandsSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Craig Dunsmuir and Sandro Perri return to discuss Glissandro 70 and their new album G70 2: Bones Of Dundasa, getting emotionally attached to your neighbours who are cows, a table reading of this album’s promotional one-sheet, embracing your own creations after periods of self-doubt and reflection, Andy Magoffin’s playful humour and underrated songwriting genius in the Two-Minute Miracles, the key role Dunsmuir’s vintage Roland HandSonic drum pad plays in Glissandro 70, incorporating humour and embracing rhythmic flop, key influences such as Fela Kútì, Boredoms, godspeed you! black emperor, and Sun Araw among others, the guiding spirit of Arthur Russell and working with his collaborator Peter Zummo, performing at Standard Time in Toronto on June 4 as part of the Tone Festival, news about new music and releases in their own pursuits, what could be next for Glissandro 70, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #1095: Holy FuckEp. #1078: GeologistEp. #1017: Dun-Dun BandEp. #896: The Folk ImplosionEp. #894: “Weird Al” YankovicEp. #889: Rick White and The SadiesEp. #877: Gastr del SolEp. #817: Nicole Rampersaud & Off WorldEp. #710: Mas AyaEp. #667: Efrim Manuel MenuckEp. #641: André Ethier and Sandro PerriEp. #443: Great Lake SwimmersEp. #355: Off WorldSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Zoh Amba is here to discuss their astonishing new album Eyes Full, making their podcast debut and a recent hang with folk bitch trio, how they got into guitar, songwriting, and rock music, recurring lyrics about God, eyes, searching, and observational behaviour, why “Southern Soil” is such a key song for them in their Tennessee trajectory, the story behind their collaboration with Jim White and Guy Picciotto on Jim’s recent album Inner Day, Jim’s joyful presence and great sense of fun, learning more about their Eyes Full collaborators or “musical babies” as they call them, getting an email from Iggy Pop requesting their presence in his band, writing new songs, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win an American Football Vinyl Bundle + a Mug in May/June 2026!Ep. #1086: The Sadies & Billy RayEp. #1053: Mint MileEp. #1046: Jim White and Guy PicciottoEp. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s ‘Through The Open Window’Ep. #496: Iggy PopEp. #26: James Williamson of Iggy and the StoogesSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Holmes and Steve Lamos from American Football are here to discuss American Football (LP4), the joys of marking final papers by the college students you teach, the story behind the alluring, unsettling drum part in “Man Overboard” and an appreciation for James Bond soundtrack songs, why Lamos left and returned to American Football in recent years, the factual aspects of LP4’s lyrical themes and thoughts on Mike Kinsella’s direct, unadorned vocals, whether my theory that the album flows like a theatrical production has legs, a shoutout to English degrees, working with producer Sonny DiPerri in California and a surprising but very welcome surfing lesson, playing many shows, other future plans, and much more!EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win an American Football Vinyl Bundle + a Mug in May/June 2026!Ep. #1083: RheostaticsEp. #1075: Bill FrisellEp. #1069: The Messthetics and James Brandon LewisEp. #1052: Sleepytime TrioEp. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s ‘Through The Open Window’Ep. #1026: TortoiseEp. #914: American FootballEp. #900: Fugazi and Jem CohenEp. #897: Tom MullenEp. #884: Tim KinsellaEp. #507: Robbie RobertsonEp. #483: American FootballSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marisa Anderson returns to discuss her compelling new album, The Anthology of UnAmerican Folk Music Vol. 1, the joys of touring, responding to a Patreon subscriber’s inquiry about her new band Ruminants, exploring the Bob Dylan Center and immersing herself in the private record collection of the late, famed cultural collector/curator, Harry Smith, how she landed on recording her own three-album set focussing on music from places that the United States of America has been in conflict with since 1970, including Southeast Asia, the USSR and the Arabic and Islamic regions of the world, why “UnAmerican” is such a loaded, multi-faceted term, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win an American Football Vinyl Bundle + a Mug in May/June 2026!Ep. #1075: Bill FrisellEp. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s ‘Through The Open Window’Ep. #1008: Marc RibotEp. #982: Jake Xerxes FussellEp. #866: Jim White and Marisa AndersonEp. #828: ‘Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine’ with Mark Davidson & Parker FishelEp. #718: Marisa AndersonEp. #686: Bob Dylan Center’s Mark Davidson & Parker FishelEp. #633: Marisa Anderson & William TylerEp. #541: Jim White and Marisa AndersonEp. #405: Marisa AndersonEp. #293: Marisa AndersonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Borcherdt, Matt Schulz, and Graham Walsh from Holy Fuck are here to discuss their new album Event Beat, moving back to Toronto and leaving New York City for Ohio, receiving noise complaints from studio neighbours because of the band Slayer, the growing trend of musicians not having access to isolated practice spaces, whether a hiatus ever placed the band’s future in doubt, making music for fun but also for other people to party to, the impact of having their songs placed in films and tv shows, writing thoughtful lyrics for textured singing, a tribute to compact discs, playing many shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win an American Football Vinyl Bundle + a Mug in May/June 2026!Ep. #1093: Spencer KrugEp. #1079: MEMORIALSEp. #1074: Status/Non-StatusEp. #939: ContrivedEp. #653: Dorothea Paas, Brian Borcherdt, Anyika Mark, Ruth Belay, Ani Castillo on Long NightEp. #519: Holy FuckEp. #211: Julie Fader & Graham Walsh of EtiquetteEp. #201: LIDSMETZ (2010, 2012) – TeaserJulie Doiron (2011) – TeaserSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jeff Miller is here to discuss his captivating debut novel, Temporary Palaces, living all over Canada and seeing an Edmonton Oilers hockey game in their championship heyday, our unexpected comedy connections, being inspired by bands like Shotmaker, Kepler, and Fugazi among others, hardcore punk rock lore and mythology, how Ottawa's punk community inspired him to participate generally and start writing zines, what his novel is about and what exactly inspired it, pondering your subcultural youth in adulthood, upcoming live book events, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #1092: Weird NightmareEp. #1052: Sleepytime TrioEp. #948: Margaret ChoEp. #918: Mount EerieEp. #900: Fugazi and Jem CohenEp. #894: “Weird Al” YankovicEp. #857: Michael FeuerstackEp. #798: Sean MichaelsEp. #667: Efrim Manuel MenuckGodspeed You! Black Emperor: There's Only HopeEp. #223: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part I)Ep. #217: Do You Compute – The Story of Drive Like JehuEp. #115: Jeremy Gara & Samir Khan of KeplerEp. #99: Brian McMahan of SlintEric's Trip: A Love SupremePatti Smith (2007) – TeaserSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Spencer Krug returns to discuss his excellent new album, Same Fangs, local pigs under duress and songs inspired by animals, sharing early and in-progress versions of his new songs with his Patreon subscribers, philosophical notions of what songs actually are, parasocial interaction and the increased intimacy between creators and fans via crowdfunding sites, the ups and downs of Sunset Rubdown and its uncertain current status, feeling a profound sense of sadness and hopelessness about the suffering of others and how that can affect your relationship with your family, the trick of acquiring geopolitical knowledge, information, and news and knowing what to do with it to affect positive change, the reality and the internet, his Wolf Parade colleague Dan Boeckner’s political outspokenness as a prolific poster, his reaction to the Wolf Parade song “I’ll Believe in Anything” featuring in a key scene from the show Heated Rivalry and the ensuing popularity of both, updates about new Wolf Parade music, forthcoming solo show dates and performance configurations, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s ‘Through The Open Window’Ep. #963: DestroyerEp. #907: Sunset RubdownEp. #846: BOECKNEREp. #302: Tim Kingsbury of Sam PatchEp. #168: Dan Boeckner of OperatorsIn Review: Bob Dylan’s Rough and Rowdy WaysSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Alex Edkins returns to discuss the new Weird Nightmare album Hoopla, leaving Toronto to live in his childhood hometown of Ottawa, how touring and work travel can be difficult for a husband and a father, why the Buzzcocks and the Replacements inspired this latest batch of songs, the time a broken up METZ played Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney at the host’s request and interacting with him and Conan O’Brien, his thoughts on the end of METZ, recording with killer rhythm section Loel Campbell and Roddy Kuester and with producers Jim Eno and Seth Manchester, why he wrote such sentimental, nostalgic songs about his youth, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #1056: ‘Plenty for All: The Art of Rick Fröberg’ with Sohrab Habibion & Johnny TempleAll Things Konsidered: The Beatles AnthologyEp. #1040: The Replacements’ ‘Let It Be (Deluxe Edition)’ with Peter Jesperson, Jason Jones & Elizabeth NelsonEp. #1029: Julianna RiolinoEp. #963: DestroyerEp. #939: ContrivedEp. #914: American FootballMETZ (2010, 2012) – TeaserEp. #854: METZEp. #700: SpoonEp. #687: Weird NightmareEp. #570: METZEp. #351: METZEp. #322: John MulaneyEp. #201: LIDSEp. #184: METZSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tucker Elkins and Aaron Graham from Ray Bull are here to discuss their new album, Please Stop Laughing, loving New York, being reunited with your old furniture and coffee mugs after your roommate moves out, art school, high art, academia, and folk art, their efforts to create viral segments to draw people to their music, having eclectic musical interests and learning how to play music on some of the loudest instruments around, loving Rufus Wainwright and his whole musical family, exploring various musical directions without having an identity crisis, working with producer Al Carlson and how two people can reflect Ray Bull’s sound live, shows, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:All Things Konsidered: The Beatles AnthologyEp. #1067: The Paranoid StyleEp. #1037: SloanEp. #894: “Weird Al” YankovicEp. #329: Is social media making us desperate for fame? Long Night with Anne T. Donahue and Nirvanna the Band the ShowSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric Bachmann returns to discuss the wonderful new Crooked Fingers album, Swet Deth, his recent heart attack and an update on his health, the eerie nature of the lyrical themes and his son’s cover art for Swet Deth, working with featured guests like Sharon Van Etten and The National’s Matt Berninger, sentimentality and self-loathing, why this new album was almost two separate but similar records, the surprising story behind the sweet yet pointed song, “Spray Tan Speed Queen (In a German Car),” his current outlook on the future of Archers of Loaf, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:All Things Konsidered: The Beatles AnthologyEp. #1009: SuperchunkEp. #963: DestroyerEp. #726: Archers of LoafEp. #481: David BermanEp. #415: Eric BachmannSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Raymond Biesinger returns to discuss 9 Times My Work Has Been Ripped Off – An Informal Self-Defence Guide for Independent Creatives, what inspired him to write this book, his personal experiences with intellectual property and wage theft, distinctions between patented inventions and homage and emulation in artistic realms, the role A.I. plays in creative plagiarism, the scourge of uncredited work, memes, and my conflicts about compiling funny tweets and posts by other people, artistic intention vs. perception, his plans for future books and projects, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Win a Gord Downie Vinyl Bundle in April 2026!Last Week in Funny Tweets* April 24, 2026Ep. #1088: Cadence Weapon / Rollie PembertonEp. #1005: Brian FauteuxEp. #859: Raymond BiesingerEp. #340: Anne T. DonahueEp. #329: Is social media making us desperate for fame? Long Night with Anne T. Donahue and Nirvanna the Band the ShowSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.