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| 5/5/26 |  Ep. #1091: Ray Bull | 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. | — | ||||||
| 4/30/26 |  Ep. #1090: Crooked Fingers | 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. | — | ||||||
| 4/28/26 |  Ep. #1089: Raymond Biesinger | 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. | — | ||||||
| 4/25/26 |  Vic Chesnutt (2007) | The first of two interviews I conducted with the late Vic Chesnutt took place over the telephone on Tuesday, September 4, 2007, at 3:00 PM ET. The occasion was the impending release of the majestic North Star Deserter, which was his first album on Constellation Records. It was co-produced by Jem Cohen and features contributions from Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band, along with Guy Picciotto (Fugazi), Chad Jones & Nadia Moss (Frankie Sparo), Eric Craven & Genevieve Heistek (Hangedup), Bruce Cawdron (Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Esmerine) and T. Griffin (The Quavers).To hear this entire conversation, subscribe to Kreative Kontrol on Patreon at the $6 tier or higher (a reminder that an annual subscription includes a discount compared to a monthly one).Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online. Support vish on Patreon!Related episodes/links:Ep. #900: Fugazi and Jem CohenEp. #723: Jessica MossEp. #667: Efrim Manuel MenuckEp. #382: EsmerineSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 4/23/26 |  Ep. #1088: Cadence Weapon / Rollie Pemberton | Rollie Pemberton, a.k.a. Cadence Weapon returns to discuss his new album Forager and his new book of socio-cultural criticism essays, Ways of Listening: Building a Deeper Relationship with Music in the Streaming Era, the parallels between his writing on his album and his book, his renewed interest in crate digging for records and thrifting for great clothes, resisting passive cultural consumption during the age of the algorithm, the Juno Awards, Drake, and Canada’s confidence conundrum, being both the “Black Ian Curtis” and the “Black Bryan Ferry,” working with producer Junia-T and live musicians to rediscover his love of hip-hop and rapping, special Forager market 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 a Gord Downie Vinyl Bundle in April 2026!Ep. #1071: Buck 65Ep. #1033: ShadEp. #1004: Liz PellyEp. #859: Raymond BiesingerEp. #858: Cadence WeaponEp. #813: Marc MastersEp. #770: Adam Horovitz from Beastie BoysEp. #698: Rollie PembertonEp. #638: DijahSBEp. #610: Cadence WeaponEp. #375: Cadence WeaponEp. #370: Cadence Weapon, Aliya Pabani, Emma Hunter, and Miguel Rivas on Long NightEp. #256: Daniel RomanoEp. #189: Raekwon Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 4/21/26 |  Ep. #1087: Friko | David Fuller, Niko Kapetan, Bailey Minzenberger, and Korgan Robb from Friko are here to discuss their new album, Something Worth Waiting For, the state of Illinois and dystopian literature, bonding in a high school music theory class, loving noise-infused pop bands like Pavement, the Breeders, and, from Liverpool, England, the Beatles, inspiration from local bands like Smut and the Felix Culpa, the story of Friko, articulating Niko’s songwriting talents as though he is not on this call with us, why numbers seem to be invoked so often on this album, why they worked with producer John Congleton and what makes him such a great “coach,” 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 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!Ep. #1075: Bill FrisellAll Things Konsidered: The Beatles AnthologyEp. #986: John CongletonEp. #984: LifeguardEp. #951: Mark Ibold, Scott Kannberg, Jeffrey Lewis Clark, Jed I. Rosenberg & Brian Thalken on ‘Louder Than You Think: A Lo-Fi History of Gary Young and Pavement’Ep. #933: Alex Ross Perry, Scott Kannberg, and Robert Greene on ‘Pavements’Ep. #924: Lance Bangs and Bob Nastanovich on ‘Pavements’Ep. #910: The Hard QuartetEp. #806: The BreedersEp. #677: PavementSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 4/16/26 |  Ep. #1086: The Sadies & Billy Ray | Mike Belitsky and Travis Good from the Sadies and Dave ‘Billy Ray’ Koster are here to discuss Live at 6 O’Clock by Gord Downie, The Sadies, and the Conquering Sun, Billy’s long and all-encompassing tenure in the working lives of Downie and the Tragically Hip as a technical director and confidante, how the Sadies and Downie connected and why he was so fond of playing with them, a look back at Downie’s first solo album Coke Machine Glow and him asking Travis to play on it, Downie’s deep love for artists like Fucked Up and Daniel Romano, insights about this collaboration and what the late Gord Downie and Dallas Good may have felt about it, when Downie planned to run the stage light show himself, poignant reasons for picking songs about ghosts and sadness for this live record primarily consisting of songs by other artists, further insights into how the Tragically Hip viewed Downie’s work outside of the band, Downie’s penchant for incorporating conversations and experiences he shared with Billy into his lyrics, the story behind “Introduce Yerself,” whether we may hear more unreleased music by Downie and the potential for Sadie to make a new album, 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 a Gord Downie Vinyl Bundle in April 2026!Ep. #1085: Richard Reed ParryEp. #1083: RheostaticsEp. #1082: Joe PerniceEp. #1071: Buck 65Ep. #971: Change of HeartEp. #892: Fucked UpEp. #889: Rick White and The SadiesEp. #880: Guided By VoicesEp. #842: Daniel Romano’s OutfitEp. #821: Kurt VileEp. #744: Don PyleEp. #590: Bob YoungEp. #496: Iggy PopSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 4/14/26 |  Ep. #1085: Richard Reed Parry | Richard Reed Parry returns to discuss Were “The Watchtowers” by Dallas Good + Richard Reed Parry, his Skybarn recording studio, being a new dad and adjusting to life off the road, how he first got to know Dallas after they were randomly chosen to participate in a Dawson City Music Festival collaborative workshop, a shared love of the Everly Brothers and other key artists and records, instant friend crushes and a yearning to collaborate on music, how they wrote lyrics together in a shared, outdated daytimer, insights about how vocals and other recordings of Dallas were used posthumously, how the sessions for Colder Streams by the Sadies and the Watchtowers informed each other, a unique contribution by Neko Case and making an album with songs about the tragic loss of one of the creators of that same album, why it’s a Record Store Day exclusive, news about Richard’s other bands and pursuits, 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 a Gord Downie Vinyl Bundle in April 2026!Ep. #1082: Joe PerniceEp. #1049: Rebecca Foon and Aliayta Foon-DancoesEp. #889: Rick White and The SadiesEp. #857: Michael FeuerstackEp. #815: Geordie GordonEp. #805: La ForceEp. #703: The SadiesEp. #669: Dallas Good RememberedEp. #485: Richard Reed ParryEp. #191: Buffy Sainte-MarieSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 4/9/26 |  Ep. #1084: Janel Leppin | Janel Leppin returns to discuss her new solo album Slowly Melting and Pluto in Aquarius by Janel Leppin's Ensemble Volcanic Ash, her ability to compartmentalize her visual art impulses from her musical ones, why she frequently releases more than one album on the same day, how Susan Alcorn and David Lynch remain constant inspirations, an eye-opening Mdou Moctar tour, making protest jazz music in a politically volatile time, her compelling and dynamic use of the cello as a lead instrument in jazz expressions, her tribute to Deerhoof, why she employs fuzz and distortion, loving pedals and naming songs after different ones, upcoming shows, another new record, 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 a Gord Downie Vinyl Bundle in April 2026!Ep. #1069: The Messthetics and James Brandon LewisAll Things Konsidered: The Beatles AnthologyEp. #1003: Marissa NadlerEp. #975: DeerhoofEp. #919: Oren AmbarchiEp. #887: Janel and AnthonyEp. #874: Mdou MoctarSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 4/7/26 |  Ep. #1083: Rheostatics | Dave Bidini and Dave Clark from Rheostatics are here to discuss The Great Lakes Suite, politics and tensions between the U.S.A. and Canada, contemporary protest music, what prompted this album’s concept and improvisational approach, featured contributions by Alex Lifeson from Rush, Kevin Hearn, Hugh Marsh, Tanya Tagaq, Laurie Anderson, Chief Stacey LaForme, Anne Carson, Liz Howard, Kendel Carson, Maiah Wynne, and Gord Downie, why Alex Lifeson was so blown away by Tanya Tagaq’s performance on this record, insights about Gord Downie’s posthumous appearance here telling a poetic story, Martin Tielli’s current status in Rheostatics, Alex Lifeson’s current status in Rheostatics, the excitingly unique way they plan to stage live shows to represent this album, 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 a Gord Downie Vinyl Bundle in April 2026!Ep. #1031: Leanne Betasamosake SimpsonEp. #424: Dave BidiniEp. #332: Billy BraggEp. #294: Don Kerr of CommunismEp. #272: Gord Downie [Archival; May 2010]Ep. #65: Tanya TagaqSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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| 4/2/26 |  Ep. #1082: Joe Pernice | Joe Pernice is here to discuss his excellent new album, Sunny, I Was Wrong, living in frigid Canada as a well-informed American, his obsession with bicycles and riding bikes, his close friendship with music writer Warren Zanes who penned lovely liner notes for this new record, being a dad and coaching baseball with some encouragement from Buck 65, writing music again after a substantial break and from a very honest, reflective perspective, why he chose to release a record under his own name, the killer studio band he assembled featuring Jim Creeggan, Mike Belitsky, and Mike Evin, bringing in very special guests like Aimee Mann, Norman Blake of Teenage Fanclub, Rodney Crowell, and Jimmy Webb, what will become of the large number of unreleased songs he wrote and recorded towards this album, 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. #1071: Buck 65Buck 65 on Bike For Three! (2009)Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle (2012) – TeaserEp. #889: Rick White and The SadiesEp. #800: Buck 65Ep. #703: The SadiesEp. #335: The Sadies on Long NightSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/31/26 |  Ep. #1081: The New Pornographers | A.C. Newman returns to discuss The Former Site Of by the New Pornographers, life in New York State, playing more mandolin in his home recording studio, R.E.M. snobbery, not knowing about a nearby Dry Cleaning show, and understanding fans who come and go, songs about grieving and newfound flower expertise and songs people misunderstand, spirituality and social media, how the song “Calligraphy” references the 2025 arrest of the band’s former drummer on serious criminal charges, accepting loss, touring line-ups and 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:Ep. #1078: GeologistEp. #1072: Ani DiFrancoEp. #1026: TortoiseEp. #963: DestroyerEp. #954: Peter Ames Carlin on R.E.M.Ep. #928: VerbötenEp. #883: Steven HydenEp. #877: Gastr del SolEp. #763: The New PornographersEp. #740: Dry CleaningEp. #673: Sonic YouthEp. #609: Gang of FourEp. #159: Carl Newman of the New PornographersSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/28/26 |  Bill Callahan (2011) | My first interview with Bill Callahan took place over the telephone on March 31, 2011, ahead of the April 19 release of his album, Apocalypse. The interview was conducted for and broadcast on the Mich Vish Interracial Morning Show! on May 4, 2011, and also for a print magazine profile. Bill and I bonded over our shared love of The Larry Sanders Show among other things, which you can hear now. As usual with archival interviews presented here, this is a raw, unedited recording that reflects the actual experience shared between the interview subject and I on the day we spoke. The latest album by Bill Callahan is called My Days of 58, and it’s available now via Drag City Records.To hear this entire conversation, subscribe to Kreative Kontrol on Patreon at the $6 U.S./month tier or higher (a reminder that an annual subscription includes a discount compared to a monthly one).Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #1044: Steve Albini (2008)Ep. #957: The Burning HellEp. #944: Bonnie “Prince” BillyEp. #646: They Might Be GiantsEp. #562: Bill CallahanEp. #480: Bill CallahanEp. #273: Mary Lynn RajskubSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/26/26 |  Ep. #1080: Charlotte Cornfield | Charlotte Cornfield returns to discuss her new album Hurts Like Hell, living in Toronto after stints in Montreal and New York, how becoming a mother has altered her sense of self and her artistic perspective, notions of connection, teaching, and learning, how Lucinda Williams’ memoir impacted her relationship to narrative realities, talking about Neil Young, Zuma, and Tonight’s the Night, who the song “Lost Leader” might be about, recruiting special guest vocalists like Feist and Buck Meek, working with Merge Records, new songs, upcoming shows, 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:March Mergeness! Or Merge Madness? Prize Pack!Ep. #1070: Buck MeekEp. #1064: AquakultreEp. #645: Charlotte CornfieldEp. #600: The Weather StationEp. #93: OughtSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/24/26 |  Ep. #1079: MEMORIALS | Verity Susman and Matthew Simms from MEMORIALS are here to discuss their new album All Clouds Bring Not Rain, the confusing measurement units different countries use to track distances, the roles their respective fathers played in inspiring them to explore music, telling me what a boffin is, working on film scores and soundtracks, a helpful boost from Stereolab, the significance of the Susan Sontag Memorial Water Slide, touring with Holy Fuck, writing new music, 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:March Mergeness! Or Merge Madness? Prize Pack!Ep. #1026: TortoiseEp. #1001: Thanya IyerEp. #812: Michael Azerrad on ‘The Amplified Come As You Are – The Story of Nirvana’Ep. #673: Sonic YouthEp. #519: Holy FuckEp. #38: Krist NovoselicEp. #24: Steve AlbiniSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/19/26 |  Ep. #1078: Geologist | Brian Weitz is here to discuss the solo debut by Geologist, Can I Get a Pack of Camel Lights?, his previous academic and vocational pursuits in environmental and ocean policy on Capitol Hill, how his interest in playing the hurdy gurdy led him to Ben Grossman, Guelph, Ontario, and my inbox a few years ago, why a Keiji Haino show at the New York City club Tonic made a huge impression on him as a university student, his friendship with the late David Berman and smoking the last cigarette David gave him after he died, his interest in drone, noise, and artists on the SST record label, how much he has always loved Pavement, a tangent about the life-saving film Spies Like Us, future plans for Animal Collective and himself, 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. #1055: PullmanEp. #989: Bundy K. Brown, Glenn Kotche, and Jim O’Rourke on Tim BarnesEp. #924: Lance Bangs and Bob Nastanovich on ‘Pavements’Ep. #910: The Hard QuartetEp. #877: Gastr del SolEp. #677: PavementEp. #577: Thurston MooreEp. #492: I Remember Me and David BermanEp. #481: David BermanEp. #392: Stephen MalkmusEp. #165: Bob Nastanovich of Silver JewsSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/17/26 |  Ep. #1077: Jason P. Woodbury | Jason P. Woodbury returns to discuss the new, self-titled album by Jason P. Woodbury & The Night Bird Singing Quartet, why he shifted from releasing records as JPW to his current band name and who’s part of the NBSQ, working to overcome self-consciousness about making music under his own name as an active music journalist, his fascination with birdsongs and rogue roosters, using your imagination on long drives as a kid, a deep interest in extraterrestrial life and spiritual searching, comic books and escapism, writing new songs, the status of his currently paused podcast Transmissions, 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. #1072: Ani DiFrancoEp. #1067: The Paranoid StyleEp. #1051: Friendly RichEp. #853: forestlikeEp. #780: Jason P. WoodburyEp. #275: Incredible Love – Alan Vega & Suicide Remembered by Steve Albini, Jehnny Beth, Brendan Canty, Kid Millions, Robyn Phillips, Priya Thomas, & Mike WattSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/12/26 |  Ep. #1076: Morgan Nagler | Morgan Nagler is here to discuss her long-awaited debut solo album, I’ve Got Nothing to Lose, and I’m Losing It, her connection to nature, compiling songs she wrote during a long relationship that she realized predicted the end of that relationship, fuelling up with grassoline, a deep bond she has formed with Kim Deal after Deal suggested they write songs together, her prolific child acting career and the clever way she earned a role on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, encountering Michael Jackson during a screen test for the “Smooth Criminal” video, whether she’ll ever act again, the dynamic, multi-genre sound of her new record, 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:March Mergeness! Or Merge Madness? Prize Pack!Ep. #1072: Ani DiFrancoEp. #940: Madi DiazEp. #875: Ann PowersEp. #806: The BreedersEp. #713: Built to SpillEp. #406: Courtney BarnettEp. #395: Robert HilburnSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/10/26 |  Ep. #1075: Bill Frisell | Bill Frisell is here to discuss his new sextet record, In My Dreams, the different American and European cities he has lived in over the years and how they might inform his musical practice, his 75th birthday and the March 2026 tour dates that mark the occasion, a dream about music and its possibilities that he had 30 years ago and is still processing, the lessons mistakes teach us, how film noir scores and the work of Alfred Hitchcock film composer Bernard Hermann may have found their way to In My Dreams, the time he saw Bob Dylan and the Hawks in 1966 and why Dylan might be into Bill’s latest record, what inspired him to put together the In My Dreams sextet, 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:March Mergeness! Or Merge Madness? Prize Pack!All Things Konsidered: The Beatles AnthologyEp. #1069: The Messthetics and James Brandon LewisEp. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s ‘Through The Open Window’Ep. #1008: Marc RibotEp. #1015: Alan LichtEp. #985: PUPEp. #905: Duane Denison from The Jesus LizardEp. #910: The Hard QuartetEp. #866: Jim White and Marisa AndersonEp. #839: Mary TimonySupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/7/26 |  Ep. #1074: Status/Non-Status | Adam Sturgeon returns to discuss the new Status/Non-Status album, Big Changes, living in London, Ontario as it struggles through volatile and difficult socio-political conditions under late-stage capitalism, being a homebody and making music that your neighbours aren’t always into, lyrical themes and the sound of this new album, loving Eric’s Trip and collaborating with Julie Doiron, other guest contributors and new bandmates like Colleen “Coco” Collins, upcoming shows, another new album in the works, 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:March Mergeness! Or Merge Madness? Prize Pack!Ep. #1050: Jimmie KilpatrickEp. #975: DeerhoofEp. #926: OMBIIGIZIEp. #889: Rick White and The SadiesEp. #850: You’ve Changed Records is 15!Ep. #680: OMBIIGIZIEp. #651: Julie DoironEp. #624: K.D.A.P.Ep. #547: WHOOP-SzoEp. #449: Steven Lambke, Construction & Destruction, WHOOP-Szo’s Adam SturgeonEp. #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. | — | ||||||
| 3/5/26 |  Ep. #1073: Gregory Uhlmann | Gregory Uhlmann is here to discuss his lovely solo debut album, Extra Stars, the lives he’s led in Los Angeles and Chicago, what it was like to be a student at CalArts, getting into blues and jazz music and music making thanks especially to his dad and his brother Evan, being a big Hanson and Backstreet Boys fan at one point, key venues from the past and present that fostered his musical communities, how he made Extra Stars and its sonic similarities to film and video game scores, the role improvisation plays in his practice, 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:March Mergeness! Or Merge Madness? Prize Pack!Ep. #1069: The Messthetics and James Brandon LewisEp. #1026: TortoiseEp. #999: Cory HansonEp. #978: FoxwarrenEp. #888: WandEp. #525: Jeff ParkerEp. #262: Mare Sheppard, Jim Guthrie, & Shaw-Han LiemSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/3/26 |  Ep. #1072: Ani DiFranco | Ani DiFranco returns to discuss her new book, The Spirit of Ani: Reflections on Spirituality, Feminism, Music & Freedom, her involvement in establishing the Buffalo, New York arts hub known as Babeville, which is where I last saw Shellac play a show, why Buffalo was fertile ground for an aspiring musician, what prompted her to write this book with Lauren Coyle Rosen, the evolution of her position on God as an entity or name for our collective consciousness, striving for communication and connectedness, pondering fearlessness and perceptions of confidence, living in an age of disembodied music, distinguishing between escapism and transcendence, self-reflection borne of parenting, loving The Telepathy Tapes podcast, working on a soundtrack for a documentary, theatrical projects and her recent stint acting on Broadway, upcoming book events and 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. #1056: ‘Plenty for All: The Art of Rick Fröberg’ with Sohrab Habibion & Johnny TempleEp. #946: James Brandon LewisEp. #916: Mercury RevEp. #869: Steve AlbiniEp. #841: This is The KitEp. #671: Joe PeraEp. #670: Valerie JuneEp. #616: tune-yardsEp. #467: Susan RogersEp. #332: Billy BraggEp. #214: Ani DiFrancoSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/26/26 |  Ep. #1071: Buck 65 | Buck 65 makes a rare reappearance to discuss his excellent new album, Do Not Bend, musical brevity, Joe Pernice inspiring him to start an insightful Substack, writing jokes and stories that wind up as rhymes, befriending the late great Biz Markie and hanging out backstage at a Beastie Boys show, meeting Lou Reed but being low key about their creative kinship, acquiring the four-track he once used in the mid-1990s to create new music but also incorporating Ableton, obvious and oblique pop culture references, when you don’t know where the words come from, why it’s healthy to listen to your own work, difficult time signatures for rappers, a loving celebration of vinyl record culture, many future plans, a hidden phone number, 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. #1069: The Messthetics and James Brandon LewisEp. #1068: Sahan Jayasuriya on ‘Don’t Say Please: The Oral History of Die Kreuzen’Ep. #1065: Brian Raftery on ‘Hannibal Lecter: A Life’Buck 65 on Bike For Three! (2009)Ep. #1037: SloanEp. #1026: TortoiseEp. #906: Joel PlaskettEp. #895: Al TuckEp. #858: Cadence WeaponEp. #800: Buck 65Ep. #770: Adam Horovitz from Beastie BoysEp. #272: Gord Downie [Archival; May 2010]Ep. #117: Charles Austin of the Super FriendzEp. #13: Sloan’s Jay Ferguson & Chris Murphy & Photographer Catherine StockhausenSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/24/26 |  Ep. #1070: Buck Meek | Buck Meek is here for a talk about his charming, confessional new album, The Mirror, coming up in Wimberley, Texas and people’s misconceptions of the Lone Star State, the vibrancy of transient college towns, how his grandmother’s death and caring for his grandfather galvanized his family and inspired aspects of The Mirror, writing songs about communication, teaching, language, speech, parenting, and family, pondering duality, mid-life, and overcoming societal inhibitions, a unique recording studio set-up, ambience and intuitive expression, being a participant in Bob Dylan’s Shadow Kingdom film and recording project, upcoming solo and Big Thief 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 a Buck Meek February 2026 Prize Pack!Ep. #1041: Ryan DavisEp. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s ‘Through The Open Window’Ep. #1025: Esther RoseEp. #981: The Minus 5Ep. #975: DeerhoofEp. #910: The Hard QuartetEp. #864: Mary Lattimore and Walt McClementsEp. #821: Kurt VileEp. #769: Jana HornEp. #692: WilcoEp. #586: Spencer TweedyEp. #467: Susan RogersSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 2/19/26 |  Ep. #1069: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis | Brendan Canty, Joe Lally, James Brandon Lewis, and Anthony Pirog return for a Valentine’s Day discussion about Deface the Currency, the excellent new album by The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, what led them into a studio with engineer Don Godwin fresh off of some tour dates, the noisier, aggressive aspects of this record, social currency and community-building in music, the significance of the names of their instrumental songs, my dog Indiana Bones, how authenticity is freedom, exciting updates about their individual pursuits, 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:All Things Konsidered: The Beatles AnthologyEp. #1056: ‘Plenty for All: The Art of Rick Fröberg’ with Sohrab Habibion & Johnny TempleEp. #1046: Jim White and Guy PicciottoEp. #1001: Thanya IyerEp. #946: James Brandon LewisEp. #900: Fugazi and Jem CohenEp. #887: Janel and AnthonyEp. #845: The Messthetics and James Brandon LewisEp. #811: Joseph ShabasonEp. #583: Ian MacKayeSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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