Kreative Kontrol

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• Ep. #1110: G̱a̱mksimoon 02.07.2026 1h 27min

  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.
• Ep. #1109: Converge 30.06.2026 29min

  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.
• Technicality! You may need to subscribe again 27.06.2026 2min

  Due to a technical error, there are currently two podcast feeds for this show circulating and one of them will soon be archived. As such, some subscribers may notice that Kreative Kontrol either disappears or stops refreshing in your podcast feed in the next while.If so, sorry about that but please subscribe or follow the show again! Thanks!To hear ad and interruption-free episodes of Kreative Kontrol in their entirety each week, please subscribe to the show on Patreon.Follow vish online. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
• Ep. #1108: Bellbird 26.06.2026 1h 16min

  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.
• Ep. #1107: Potions 26.06.2026 1h 17min

  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.
• Ep. #1106: Shabason & Krgovich 23.06.2026 30min

  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.
• Ep. #1105: Hamilton Leithauser 18.06.2026 1h 8min

  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.
• Ep. #1104: SUNN O))) 16.06.2026 31min

  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.
• Ep. #1103: Jon Spencer 11.06.2026 1h 3min

  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.
• Ep. #1102: Cola 09.06.2026 30min

  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.
• Ep. #1101: Gina Gershon 06.06.2026 56min

  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.
• Ep. #1100: The Creem 04.06.2026 1h 28min

  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.
• Ep. #1099: Glissandro 70 02.06.2026 30min

  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.
• Ep. #1098: Zoh Amba 28.05.2026 1h 18min

  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.
• Ep. #1097: American Football 26.05.2026 31min

  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.
• Ep. #1096: Marisa Anderson 21.05.2026 1h 11min

  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.
• Ep. #1095: Holy Fuck 19.05.2026 30min

  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.
• Ep. #1094: Jeff Miller 14.05.2026 1h

  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.
• Ep. #1093: Spencer Krug 12.05.2026 30min

  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.
• Ep. #1092: Weird Nightmare 07.05.2026 1h 12min

  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.