Kreative Kontrol

Nyssa talks about Toronto and its potential, her musical trajectory, powerful singing style, and stage presence, her incredible new album Girls Like Me , future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Black Women United YEG . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontro...

Harry Shearer talks The Many Moods of Donald Trump , if The Simpsons can really predict the future, American history and politics, future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Black Women United YEG . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. Se...

Chris Frantz on his revelatory new memoir, Remain in Love: Talking Heads – Tom Tom Club – Tina , perceptions of David Byrne, touring with Ramones, encounters with John & Yoko and Keith Richards, future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Black Women United YEG . Support this sh...

Sam Jay on her hilarious new Netflix special, 3 in the Morning , lockdown life and the state of America, comedy, truth, Saturday Night Live , future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Black Women United YEG . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted o...

Elizabeth Powell on life back in Montreal, the original Land of Talk band, self-isolation and other people, their new LP, Indistinct Conversations , future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Black Women United YEG . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . H...

Jessy Lanza talks California living during a pandemic lockdown, dealing with people, her new album All the Time , and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Black Women United YEG . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more in...

Aaron Riches discusses why Royal City ended in 2004 and where he’s been ever since, his relationship to music, asking Fugazi to play Guelph in 1989, heroes and leaders, living in the U.S.A., performing for Hillside Homeside , and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Black Women United YEG . Su...

Joe Casey of Protomartyr talks about the socio-political status of the U.S.A. during a pandemic, polarization and the end of decorum, the band’s new album Ultimate Success Today , and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Black Women United YEG . Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kre...

Author Morgan Murray discusses his brilliant debut novel, Dirty Birds , what Leonard Cohen might've been like, Indigenous culture and entitled hipsters, celebrity culture, his talented wife Kate Beaton, his future plans, and much more! Supported by you on Patreon , Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Black Women United YEG . Su...

Ian Svenonius and Rich Morel discuss the dance music of Too Much and their new album, Club Emotion , libertarianism and quarantines, DJ music, Brendan Canty , lip syncing and Sarah Cooper , future plans, and much more! Supported by you on Patreon , Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Black Women United YEG . Support this show h...

Jehnny Beth of Savages on the personal nature of her new album, To Love is to Live , and what might have inspired it, how boxing has informed her approach as a live performer, her dear friendship with PJ Harvey, future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Black Women United YEG . Su...

The legendary Kool Keith discusses his collaboration with Thetan on Space Goretex , pandemic life in the Bronx, the Black Lives Matter protests, contemporary hip-hop, average cereals, future plans, and more! Supported by you on Patreon , Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Black Women United YEG .   Support this show http:...

Adam Sturgeon discusses his band WHOOP-Szo and their Polaris Music Prize-nominated album, Warrior Down , his and his dad's brushes with NHL stardom, cruelty towards Indigenous people in Canada, defunding the police, future plans, and more! Supported by Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Lifespin and Black Women United YEG . Su...

Edmonton's Cassia Hardy discusses the emotionally haunting and musically charged new Wares album, Survival , living in Alberta during a pandemic, local politics and music communities, self-awareness and the internet, Bob Dylan, and more! Supported by Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Support Black Women United YEG . Support this show...

Celebrated Toronto composer Owen Pallett discusses his new album Island , the murder of George Floyd, getting over and through past relationships, external perceptions, future plans, and more! Supported by Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts.   Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Toronto's Ben Gunning talks about making music free of external and genre expectations, his old band Local Rabbits, his latest album Nature , and more! Supported by Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts.   Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Montreal musician and soundscape artist Markus Floats discusses his ability to adapt to pandemic protocols, making solitary, synthesized music after playing in bands, his new Constellation Records release  Third Album , and more! Supported by Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts.   Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-ko...

Simone Schmidt discusses pandemic peril in Toronto, music biz cartels, the Atlantic School of Spontaneous Composition and their new Fiver collaboration, You Wanted Country? Vol. 1, and more! Supported by Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts.   Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Beaming in from Australia and Oregon respectively, Jim White and Marisa Anderson discuss living life under pandemic conditions, improvisation in life and music, AC/DC, their new Thrill Jockey release, The Quickening , and more! Supported by Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Please take this listener survey .  Support this show http:/...

American pop songwriting genius Stephin Merritt discusses quarantine life in New York City, each and every song on the new album Quickies by the Magnetic Fields , and more! Supported by Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Please take this listener survey .  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast...

Canadian musical mastermind Andy Shauf discusses late night tv talk shows and comedy, narrative songwriting and meeting Randy Newman, his new album  The Neon Skyline , and much more! Supported by Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Please take this listener survey .  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hoste...

American musical force Ezra Furman discusses life during a pandemic, privacy as a public person, their recent albums, Twelve Nudes and the soundtrack for Sex Education , and more! Supported by Live at Massey Hall , Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Please take this listener survey .  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hos...

2017 Polaris Music Prize champ Lido Pimienta makes her fifth appearance on this show to discuss her pandemic perspectives and her excellent new album, Miss Colombia ! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Please take this listener survey .  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...

Jonah Falco and Mike Haliechuk from Fucked Up talk about their new band Jade Hairpins and their excellent debut record, Harmony Avenue , which is out everywhere on May 29, 2020! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Please take this listener survey .  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

Comedian and Bob's Burgers star Eugene Mirman talks about many things including his hilarious, star-studded, and emotional new documentary, It Started as a Joke , which is out on video-on-demand services on April 3, 2020! Supported by Pizza Trokadero , the Bookshelf , Planet Bean Coffee , and Grandad's Donuts. Please take this listener survey .  Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreativ...