Kreative Kontrol

Kate Beaton discusses her masterful new graphic novel memoir, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands , life as a young woman in the Fort McMurray, Alberta camps, crippling student debt, capitalism, the cost of living, and moving away to make ends meet, when boomtown industries go bust, mental health in the labour force and #metoo, drawing her own real life story, the pony , other future plans, and more...

Laurie Kilmartin on performing at Just for Laughs Toronto , California living, the Queen’s passing, becoming a comedian and writing for Conan O’Brien, losing her mom to COVID-19, late night talk shows and attention spans, the Jackie and Laurie Show podcast, being maligned on Fox News for no good reason, appearing on Gutsy with Hillary and Chelsea Clinton, future plans, and more. Supported by you o...

Daniel Romano talks about the rock opera scale of the new Daniel Romano's Outfit record, La Luna , the band’s recent touring experiences and their Live at Lee’s concert film, composition and production details and why Joel Plaskett may be underrated, theosophy and the theory of everything, remembering working and hanging out with Dallas Good of the Sadies , a new Ancient Shapes single and album, f...

Doug Marstch talks about Built to Spill and their debut LP for Sub Pop, When the Wind Forgets Your Name , loving and leaving Boise, Idaho, his band’s fluid membership and current Brazilian collaborators, thoughts on his own songwriting, musicianship, and singing, psychedelics and dreams, rock and reggae, new songs, tour dates, other future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd M...

Kee Avil discusses her stirring Constellation Records debut, Crease , improvisation and prepared instruments and vocals, music school and jazz, DIY touring and pop flourishes, sonic and visual collaborators, touring, the Guelph Jazz Festival , other future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. an...

Bret McKenzie goes deep on the making of his solo debut, Songs Without Jokes , growing up a music fan in Wellington, New Zealand, writing serious songs that are still funny, sharp songwriters and a 1980s vibe, his killer studio band, Dire Straits and the War on Drugs, global warming and the pandemic, lightening up, Flight of the Conchords updates, tour dates, other future plans, and more. Supporte...

Brandon Miguel Valdivia on Mas Aya and making the album, Máscaras , London, Ontario and the Guelph Jazz Festival , drumming and percussion, outspoken music and making music as a political act, the hardships of his people in Nicaragua, making new solo music and with Lido Pimienta , playing Purple City Music Festival , other future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , P...

Kelly McMichael on her 2022 Polaris Music Prize-nominated debut album Waves , how she began playing music and her formal studies, the Guelph, Toronto, and St. John’s music communities, working with Jake Nicoll and touring in Sarah Harmer’s band, loving and learning from Land of Talk, touring again, future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Book...

Jeremy Gaudet and Brian Murphy talk about the new Kiwi Jr. album Chopper , working with first-time producer Dan Boeckner of Wolf Parade and vocalist Dorothea Paas, songwriting tips from Mike Watt and John K. Samson, The Masked Singer and Kobe Bryant’s final home game, touring again, future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet B...

Ian Blurton discusses the ambitious production, metal/punk rock sound, chorus of voices, and intricate lyricism on Second Skin by Ian Blurton’s Future Now , using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio , Neil Young’s gear, and Randy Bachman’s vintage guitars, Blue Rodeo drummer Glenn Milchem’s ferocious double kick, Toronto the good, album art and the different Canadian and U.S. Second Skin vinyl, playi...

Jay Crocker discusses his musical origins in Calgary, living in rural Nova Scotia, his band JOYFULTALK and the making and concept of their latest Constellation Records LP, Familiar Science , playing guitar, collaborating more, and re-engaging with his jazz and improv roots, why teachers are great, sharks, future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , t...

Patton Oswalt on recovering from COVID-19 and doing stand-up in a fractured America, libertarian nihilism and punk rebellion, satire and classism, why the Just For Laughs Festival is such a huge deal for comedians, his brilliant turn in the new film, I Love My Dad , starring in Netflix's adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman , his new comic series, Minor Threats , performing at JFL and Massey Ha...

Sam Prekop and John McEntire discuss their first duo collaboration , their wonderful debut album Sons Of , Portland and Chicago, eclectic music and Shrimp Boat, how they first met, drum machines and “physical drumming,” music studies and synthesizers, listening to records, two cats and Scott Walker, Tortoise updates, other future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokadero , the...

The Sadies ’ Travis Good and Mike Belitsky discuss the devastating loss of Dallas Good and their brilliant new album, Colder Streams , animals and injuries, working with Richard Reed Parry, Pietro Amato, and Michael Dubue, Satan and spirituality, how to have a run-in with the law, their final Gord Downie sessions, rescheduled tour dates, other future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon ,...

Jasmyn discusses her new solo album In the Wild , leaving Weaves behind, life in Hamilton after Toronto, playing soccer and school, embracing change, working with John Congleton, playing Kazoo! Fest in Guelph and the return of live shows, other future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Bla...

Fat Tony represents the city of Houston, Texas and talks its history as a vibrant, eclectic music city, its hip-hop community and where he fits in, being tight with Bun B, loving outsider art, weathering this pandemic, releasing singles almost every month, getting ready to release new records, playing Kazoo! Fest in Guelph and more touring, other future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon...

Britt Daniel and Alex Fischel of Spoon on living in the U.S.A., the band’s latest album Lucifer on the Sofa , leaving synths behind for rock ‘n’ roll, parents and religion, Bill Callahan, Bob Dylan, and ZZ Top, touring Canada hard , whether Spoon has a future, other future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and...

Joan Shelley discusses her lovely new album The Spur , life in Kentucky and its political power and reputation, musical traditions and temporality, parenting and childhood, working with Bill Callahan, Max Porter, and Nathan Salsburg, trends and functioning outside of them, internet primacy, Will Oldham’s inspiring work, future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizz...

A talk with Polaris Music Prize -winning hip-hop artist Cadence Weapon , a.k.a. Rollie Pemberton , about his new memoir, Bedroom Rapper , which was published by McClelland & Stewart in the spring of 2022. This conversation between Rollie and vish was recorded live (by vish), before an audience at Glass Books in Edmonton, Alberta on Thursday, June 16, 2022. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackby...

Sofi Papamarko discusses her award-winning short story collection, Radium Girl , life as a new mom in Toronto during a pandemic, our friend Jordan Howard, whether or not she was ever a journalist, dating and matchmaking, Honest Ed’s and allegories, human behaviour, writing a novel, future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Gran...

The Burning Hell ’s Ariel Sharrat and Mathias Kom discuss their new album Garbage Island , Prince Edward Island life for humans and one, single dog, Waterworld and the Pacific Trash Vortex, the things that people make, the problems with music, recycling, the B-52's, touring, other future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grand...

Ghostkeeper ’s Sarah Houle-Lowry and Shane Ghostkeeper discuss their new album, Multidimensional Culture , Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement and Calgary, musicals, cinema, and indie-rock, Indigenous humour, parenting and maintaining cultural heritage, perspectives on prejudice, playing Sled Island , future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Books...

David Cross on his great new special, I’m From the Future , why he loves New York, being trapped in Toronto during the pandemic, satire and hope, his friend Bob Odenkirk and Better Call Saul , the tremendous acting on Mr. Show with Bob and David , future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and...

Fresh Pepper ’s Andre Ethier and Joseph Shabason on their self-titled debut , working in restaurants, competing with children as adults, changing Destroyer and Dan Bejar’s life, party mix and other snacks, music at work, other future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and B...

Wilco ’s Jeff Tweedy discusses their new album Cruel Country , curating music festivals, indifference, criticism, and communication, when certain people die, country, Wilco, and music genres, fashionability and temporality, How to Write One Song and abstraction, the United States of America and local communities, the forthcoming Yankee Hotel Foxtrot box set , tour dates , other future plans, and m...