Kreative Kontrol

Daniel Monkman discusses the new Zoon album, Bekka Ma'iingan , climate change and The Nature of Things , the hardships of touring and why Europe gets it right, grieving and mental health, collaborating with Owen Pallett and Sonic Youth’s Lee Ranaldo, what “two-spirit” means and their recent non-binary status, forthcoming works by Ombiigizi and Zoon, other future plans, and much more. Supported by...

Will Oldham and Lori Damiano discuss their beautiful and funny new children’s book, Shorty’s Ark , gardening and horses, what children’s books are like, zoos and this Live Sea Otter Cam , wild illustrations, the circuitous origin of the song “ Shorty’s Ark ,” giraffes who wear boots, naming the animals while we can, future plans, and much more. Supported by you on  Patreon ,  Blackbyrd M...

L CON discusses her lovely, revealing new album, The Isolator , the Guelph geese, creative instincts, existential anxiety, and embracing vulnerability, secret rules, exploring her Swiss-Canadian heritage and the alphorn, piano and parts work, climbing Swiss alps, future plans, and much more. Supported by you on  Patreon ,  Pizza Trokadero ,  the Bookshelf ,  Planet Bean Coffee...

William Tyler discusses his band, the Impossible Truth, and their new live double-album, Secret Stratosphere , Tennessee politics and America in a socio-political stalemate, things that mass and social media have done and do to us, truth, communication, musicians and mental health, future plans, and much more. Supported by you on  Patreon ,  Blackbyrd Myoozik ,  Pizza Trokadero ,&nb...

Friendly Rich discusses his poignant and pointed new album, Man Out of Time , beard perceptions, working remotely with fewer but still very impressive musical collaborators, imposter syndrome and being in the room with heroes, French and English, the end of men, pondering the pandemic, future plans, and much more. Supported by you on  Patreon ,  Pizza Trokadero ,  the Bookshelf ,&nb...

Harrison discusses the making of and inspiration behind his new album, Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees , life in Toronto, gaming and escapism, different ways to be a professional musician, the birds and the bees, the great outdoors, multilayered album artwork, special guests, future plans, and much more. Supported by you on  Patreon ,  Blackbyrd Myoozik ,  Pizza Trokadero ,&...

Adam Horovitz reflects upon his time being Ad-Rock in Beastie Boys , the 2023 NBA playoffs, a toaster oven, Beastie Boys Book and Beastie Boys Story and Beastie Boys Audiobook , satire and comedy, embracing new technologies and making things up as you go, memorable late night talk show and Saturday Night Live appearances, encountering Bob Dylan, making new music and the status of Hot Sauce Committ...

Jana Horn discusses her lovely new album, The Window is the Dream , growing up in Texas, why she expresses herself via music and literature, different education systems, her religious faith and admiration for “Weird Al” Yankovic and Leonard Cohen, writing a book, defending a thesis, tour dates, other future plans, and more. Supported by you on  Patreon ,  Pizza Trokadero ,  the Book...

Guy Picciotto , Giorgos Xylouris, and Jim White discuss the beautiful new Xylouris White album, The Forest in Me , making music together and apart, collaborating with filmmaker Rebecca E. Marshall , the band’s curious way of recording music and fascinating temporality, a thunderstorm in Crete, tour dates , other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on  Patreon ,  Pizza Trokadero...

Wax Mannequin discusses his brilliant new album, The Red Brain , Hamilton and the Awesome Mom live show series , collaborating with Corwin Fox , lessons learned on the cross-Canada tour he and I once did with the Burning Hell , the pocket system and remembering people’s names, the human mind, science-fiction and the future, how transcending genres leads to timeless art, playing shows soon , other...

Black Eyes discuss the twentieth anniversary reissue of their self-titled debut on Dischord Records and their first three shows in decades, Washington D.C. life in a post-Fugazi, post-hardcore era, musical wildness and recording with Ian MacKaye, how you often have to fight for your right to party, the sweetness of friendships and reunions, playing music again, other future plans, and much more. S...

Hayden discusses his lovely new album, Are We Good , hair checks and fake IDs, opening bands and why New Zealand feels like a second home, the power of Feist, the Tom Hanks timeline, slapping the bass, nostalgia, reflection, and invention in songwriting, collaborating with the National’s Matt Berninger and Aaron Dessner, the annual Dream Serenade benefit, playing Massey Hall, other future plans, a...

Mark Arm discusses the excellent new Mudhoney album, Plastic Eternity , Sub Pop life and people collecting vinyl records and cassette tapes, cults, social media, and the things that people want to believe, Pere Ubu’s Tom Herman and Pink Floyd’s David Gilmour, little dogs, Mudhoney’s remote working conditions, new and unreleased songs, touring , other future plans, and much more. Supported by you o...

Carl Newman discusses the New Pornographers and their new album, Continue as a Guest , kitties and Neko Case, Woodstock, Big Pink, and Levon Helm, playing on a cruise ship with Neko and Jeff Tweedy, topical songwriting and pondering the pandemic, isolation, existentialism, fraying humanity, and strengthening relationships, collaborative songwriting and new songs, other future plans, and much more....

Chandler Levack discusses her beautiful, funny directorial debut, I Like Movies , Toronto life and her family history, being a film critic and a filmmaker, teenage angst and anticipation, narrative autobiography, I Like Movies’ remarkable cast and acclaim, misogyny in popular culture, regionalism and Canadian storytelling, support from Sarah Polley, exciting future plans, and much more. Supported...

Ian Grant and Evan Laffer discuss their excellent Jokermen podcast, which explores the work of people like Bob Dylan, the Velvet Underground, and the Fall among others, David Berman and Silver Jews, Dub Thompson, Ought, and American Football, music journalism today, the podcaster plight, and the pervasiveness of podcasts, their Never Ending Stories show, community-building, future plans, and much...

Nathan Macintosh talks about his hilarious new special, Money Never Wakes , being upbeat in a raging world, self-awareness and anger, why we’re turning into ooze, telephones and remembering things, DVDs and streaming, living in New York, his comedy origin story in Halifax, celebrating our victories, future plans, and much more. Supported by you on  Patreon ,  Pizza Trokadero ,  the...

Joshua Hensley and Garth Mason discuss their band the Rutabega and their excellent new album, Leading Up To , being immunocompromised during a pandemic, the sunny arrangements, bright singing, and heavy lyrics on their new record, working on the cover art with illustrator Jay Ryan , playing more outdoor shows, other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on  Patreon ,  Pizza Troka...

Murray A. Lightburn discusses his emotional new album, Once Upon a Time in Montreal , how its narrative is inspired by the romance between his mother and late father, a man he never really got to know, parenting during a pandemic, communicating via music, pride and distance, big love, jazz and punk, future plans, and much more. Supported by you on  Patreon ,  Pizza Trokadero ,  the...

Meg Remy discusses the new U.S. Girls album Bless This Mess , making and raising twins, parenting perspectives, provocative new music videos, progress and private property, Daedalus, Icarus, and Stanley Kubrick, the irrational fear of death, surviving vs. coping, home videos and social media performances, dancing again, exciting future plans, and much more. Supported by you on  Patreon ,&nbsp...

Janet Weiss and Sam Coomes talk about their beautiful band Quasi and their excellent 10th album, Breaking the Balls of History , Janet’s long, hard recovery from a debilitating 2019 car accident and how much more joy she's gotten from drumming ever since, Sam’s intuitive songwriting and zen outlook on what it all means, how people are good and people are bad, whether Janet had any doubts about lea...

Pierre Kwenders discusses his new No No No EP and winning the 2022 Polaris Music Prize for his LP, José Louis and the Paradox of Love , cities like Edmonton, Kinshasa, and Montreal, life in the Democratic Republic of Congo, rumba and Celine Dion, singing in five languages, touring again, other future plans and much more. Supported by you on  Patreon ,  Blackbyrd Myoozik ,  Pizza Tro...

Baron Vaughn discusses his upcoming show at Just for Laughs Vancouver , his Comedy Central show The New Negroes with Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle , his theatrical studies, wordplay, and getting into stand-up, agoraphobia and racism, comedy pigeonholes, America and Canada, future plans and much more. Supported by you on  Patreon ,  Pizza Trokadero ,  the Bookshelf ,  Planet...

Andy Shauf discusses his compelling new album Norm , thoughts about a perceived Andy Shauf multiverse, narrative inspiration from George Saunders and Nicholas Olson, employing synthesizers for various reasons, god and Seinfeldia , touring again, other future plans, and much more. Supported by you on  Patreon ,  Blackbyrd Myoozik ,  Pizza Trokadero ,  the Bookshelf ,  Plane...

Ira Kaplan discusses the lovely new Yo La Tengo album, This Stupid World , health, wellness, and the movies, writing and recording the new album in an unusual way, longevity and external expectations, John McEntire and Rick Moranis, remembering Dallas Good of the Sadies , an Edmonton visit, touring again, other future plans and much more. Supported by you on  Patreon ,  Blackbyrd Myoozik...