Kreative Kontrol

Rick White discusses the history of Elevator to Hell and the new reissue, Parts 1-3 “Extra,” his 2021 solo album Where it’s fine , the prolific return of Blue Fog Recordings , the end of Eric’s Trip and his long connection with Sloan , 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...

Sargeant x Comrade on their new album The Elephant in the Room , life in Calgary, lo-fi soul and gritty, golden era hip-hop, collaborating with Gift of Gab, 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 Black Women United YEG . Follow  vish online . Support this show h...

Kevin Smith discusses the new documentary Clerk , which traces his life and times, the love and support of his parents, Vancouver Film School, being confident, New Jersey and feeling very Canadian, what inspired Clerks , and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG . Follow  vis...

Heather O’Neill on her wondrous new novel When We Lost Our Heads , leaving a beloved but dilapidated Montreal apartment, friendships, feminism, and obsession, echoes of the French Revolution, confidence from twitter, Wes Anderson's universe and her own world building, working with her daughter Arizona , future plans and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet B...

Oliver Ackermann discusses the history and current state of A Place to Bury Strangers , the emotive and dynamic themes of their new album See Through You , why he created Death by Audio stomp boxes and effects gear, his new label Dedstrange , life in Brooklyn, future plans and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad...

Eric Chenaux discusses his lovely new album Say Laura , life in France, his collaborator Ryan Driver , how Gang Starr, EPMD, and drum machines influenced Say Laura , the work of Gavin Bryars, comedy, surrealism, guitar effects, and improvisation, 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 Bl...

Radwan Ghazi Moumneh on Jerusalem In My Heart ’s Qalaq , Constellation Records and his engineering/producing work at the Hotel2Tango , his family fleeing Beirut and why Lebanon is a hopelessly failed state, culture clashes in Montreal, getting into music via Misfits and Sonic Youth, why music, film, visual art, and live performance are integral to JIMH, future plans and more! Supported by you on P...

Daniel Romano on the films The Doors and JFK , Bob Dylan, dreaming about Iggy Pop, the Outfit and Julianna Riolino and Cobra Poems , pandemic touring with Julie Doiron, the Beatles and Get Back , the time I met JAY-Z and also when he rapped over a Fugazi song, the Rolling Stones' golden era, working on Carson McHone ’s Still Life , a mention in the Springtime in New York liner notes, future plans...

Robin Hatch on her new synthesizer record, T.O.N.T.O. , Robert Margouleff and early Moogs, the Blink- 155 pod and Weezer, Jim Guthrie and Three Gut Records, The Beatles and Grimes, Steve Albini, Kanye West, and the fun perils of twitter, joining Fucked Up , future plans and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's...

Rob Benvie discusses his supernatural novel, Bleeding Light , its star-studded benefit soundtrack , escapism and social media, Shakespeare and Succession , the Beatles and Thrush Hermit, nostalgia, 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 Black Women United YEG . Follow  vish online ....

Jud Haynes discusses his excellent new podcast Art Design Music , life in Newfoundland and my visits there, his interviews with artists connected to Barack Obama, Fugazi, Bruce Springsteen, AC/DC, and Shellac among others, drinking a lot of soda pop, 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. a...

Steve Albini talks U.S. politics, Electrical Audio and pandemic life, Shellac ’s 30th anniversary and updates on their new record and new singles collection, Get Back and the Beatles he has met and spoken with, why he unlocked his twitter, owning his own insensitive socio-cultural mistakes, his Norm Macdonald encounters, Poverty Alleviation Charities ’ 24 Hour Impro v event on December 18-19, futu...

Jackie Kashian discusses her hilarious new special, Stay-Kashian , stand-up online vs. stand-up irl, comedy criticism, telling nice jokes that age well, pets, 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 Black Women United YEG . Follow  vish online . Support this show http://supporter.aca...

Mike Haliechuk and Josh Zucker of Fucked Up on the tenth anniversary and making of David Comes to Life , love, heartbreak, hope, dread, pranks, David’s Town , tour, Do All Words Can Do , 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 Black Women United YEG . Follow  vish...

This episode of  Long Night with Vish Khanna  was recorded before a live studio audience at St. Anne’s Anglican Church in Toronto, Ontario during  Long Winter  on Friday November 26, 2021. The theme was unaffordable living and the prospect of unviable cultural livelihoods in cities like Toronto, and our guests were author and cartoonist Ani Castillo , Anyika Mark and...

Andy Shauf on his latest album Wilds , pandemic tour bus troubles, why he quit drinking, running and wellness, loving your demos, new record updates, other future plans, and more! Photo by Colin Medley . Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG . Follow  vish onlin...

Julie Doiron discusses her wonderful new album, I Thought of You , living in Atlantic Canada, swimming and being a lifeguard, pondering relationships and parenthood, collaborating with Daniel and Ian Romano and Dany Placard, dreaming about Gord Downie, future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donu...

Max Savage of Parquet Courts discusses their new album, Sympathy for Life , his big brother Andrew, seeing shows as a kid and playing the drums, Talking Heads, the Clash, and Pavement, civil unrest in America, 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 Black Women United YEG . Follow ...

Haviah Mighty discusses her excellent new mixtape, Stock Exchange , the disclosures she recently made about her own health, modern medicine and nutrition, 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 Black Women United YEG . Follow  vish online . Support this show htt...

Lee Ranaldo on his minimal, solo guitar record, In Virus Times , Sonic Youth’s prolific output, Bob Dylan and Clinton Heylin, Alan Licht’s assistance, the pandemic and U.S. politics, illustrating and etching, 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 Black Women United...

Alan Licht discusses his remarkable new book, Common Tones: Selected Interviews with Artists and Musicians 1995–2020 , why he got into outsider art, music, and guitar, Sonic Youth and Will Oldham, music journalism and the popularity of long-form interviews, future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's...

John Linnell discusses the new They Might Be Giants album and book, BOOK , the band’s dark whimsy, late night talk shows, photos and typewriters, If Day, The Larry Sanders Show and Scott Thompson, 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 Black Women United YEG . Follow  vish online ....

Charlotte Cornfield discusses her lovely, reflective new album Highs in the Minuses , moving back home to Toronto, skateboarding, reflecting upon our youth, her musical household, alt-rock radio, temporality, where “Cornfield” comes from, future plans, and much more! Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Blac...

Peter Jesperson , Jason Jones, and Bob Mehr discuss the Replacements and their work on the fortieth anniversary, 100-track deluxe edition of the band's debut album, Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash , future plans, and much 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 Black Women Unite...

Haley Fohr on the gorgeous and emotive new Circuit des Yeux album, - io , overcoming PTSD, young people seeing Janet Jackson and AC/DC live, Steve Albini keeping Electrical Audio safe, future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG . Follow  vish online . Suppor...