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Kreative Kontrol
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Thoughtful, funny, heartfelt interviews and in-depth documentaries about musicians, authors, comedians, and other cultural creators.
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Ep. #1099: Glissandro 70
2d ago00:30:42Tap to summarizeCraig 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.
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Ep. #1098: Zoh Amba
1w ago01:18:02Tap to summarizeZoh 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.
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Ep. #1097: American Football
1w ago00:31:28Tap to summarizeSteve 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.
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Ep. #1096: Marisa Anderson
2w ago01:11:18Tap to summarizeMarisa 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.
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Ep. #1095: Holy Fuck
2w ago00:30:00Tap to summarizeBrian 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.
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Ep. #1094: Jeff Miller
3w ago01:00:50Tap to summarizeJeff 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.
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Ep. #1093: Spencer Krug
3w ago00:30:11Tap to summarizeSpencer 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.
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Ep. #1092: Weird Nightmare
4w ago01:12:09Tap to summarizeAlex 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.
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Ep. #1091: Ray Bull
May 500:29:33Tap to summarizeTucker 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.
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Ep. #1090: Crooked Fingers
Apr 3001:21:22Tap to summarizeEric 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.
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