Kreative Kontrol

Adam Sturgeon of Status/Non-Status and Daniel Monkman of Zoon discuss their band OMBIIGIZI , their powerful debut LP, Sewn Back Together , working with Broken Social Scene’s Kevin Drew in the Tragically Hip’s Bathouse studio , learning about and teaching others about their Anishnaabe heritage, overcoming trauma, playing Massey Hall, other future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza...

Adrian Teacher of Apollo Ghosts talks home studios and the new double LP Pink Tiger , exercising when you’re not a jock, Wayne Gretzky, different currencies, being a school teacher, Fleetwood Mac, losing his hearing, overcoming COVID-19, touring, future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Su...

Mark Ibold of Pavement and Sonic Youth discusses Pavement’s Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal and Sonic Youth’s In/Out/In , only listening to the radio, discovering music and bass as a kid, his family connection to the Beatles and Rolling Stones, life in Sonic Youth, Pavement demo tapes and B-sides, Pavement’s 2022 reunion tour dates , future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Black...

Bob Nastanovich and Steve West of Pavement , and reissue overseer Jesper Eklow (also of Endless Boogie ) discuss the revelatory new expanded edition of Terror Twilight: Farewell Horizontal , its original NYC/London sessions with producer Nigel Godrich and special guests, the potential treasure trove of Stephen Malkmus demos for every Pavement record, his work with David Berman in Silver Jews , tac...

Maylee Todd on her meditative, ambient debut for Stones Throw Records , Maloo , being roommates with both a ball python and her friend Eric Andre, exploring the discontinued sequencer, the Tenori-on, 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 . Fol...

Jon Spencer talks about the rise of the HITmakers and their outspoken, noisy, and reflective new album, Spencer Gets It Lit , recalling the sound of Pussy Galore, the end of the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion , remembering Dallas Good, working with the Sadies , and chaotic studio sessions they shared with Andre Williams, encountering James Brown, future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon ,...

Dan Bejar discusses the brilliant new Destroyer record, LABYRINTHITIS , remembering Dallas Good, his Destroyer collaborator John Collins and the bass, Oliver Stone, Italy, new sonic and lyrical influences, where Destroyer might be going, other future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Suppo...

Sonic Youth ’s Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley discuss the new rarities release, In/Out/In , the Beatles and Get Back , playing with Jim O’Rourke and then Mark Ibold, performing “100%” on Late Night with David Letterman , upcoming Sonic Youth projects and reissues, other future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , a...

Carson McHone talks about her excellent new Merge Records LP, Still Life , living and working with Daniel Romano , Canada and Austin, Texas, Cormac McCarthy and George Saunders, prescience or paying attention, touring, 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 Bla...

Joe Pera discusses his new book, A Bathroom Book for People Not Pooping or Peeing but Using the Bathroom as an Escape , fruit flies, Buffalo, hockey, rats in Alberta, Connor O’Malley, oatmeal, Joe Pera Talks With You , comedy influences, Don Cherry and Scott Thompson, a stand-up tour, other future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee ,...

Valerie June discusses her Grammy-nominated album The Moon and Stars: Prescriptions for Dreamers , plants, meditation, and the natural world, John Lennon’s “Imagine,” growing up in Tennessee and learning to sing in church, atheism and spirituality, working with Mavis Staples, other future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Be...

Remembering my friend, the Sadies ' Dallas Good who passed away suddenly on February 17, 2022. Amidst the shock, I reflect upon my long relationship with Dallas' music and how he was genuinely the centre of our musical universe, connecting people from all over whether they realized it or not. I'll love you forever, Dallas.  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hoste...

Allison Russell discusses her Grammy nominated album Outside Child , surviving child and sexual abuse and seeking solace in Montreal, confronting white supremacy and violence against women, writing her memoir, 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 Black Women...

Efrim Manuel Menuck discusses the recent, unauthorized release of All Lights Fucked on the Hairy Amp Drooling , which was a cassette he released in 1994 and attributed to Godspeed You! Black Emperor , the complete history of the contents of this tape, plans for its (now) official release , other future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Blackbyrd Myoozik , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshe...

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...