Kreative Kontrol

Vish Khanna / Entertainment One (eOne)

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Thoughtful, funny, heartfelt interviews and in-depth documentaries about musicians, authors, comedians, and other cultural creators. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

14H AGO

Ep. #1075: Bill Frisell

Bill Frisell is here to discuss his new sextet record, In My Dreams, the different American and European cities he has lived in over the years and how they might inform his musical practice, his 75th birthday and the March 2026 tour dates that mark the occasion, a dream about music and its possibilities that he had 30 years ago and is still processing, the lessons mistakes teach us, how film noir scores and the work of Alfred Hitchcock film composer Bernard Hermann may have found their way to In My Dreams, the time he saw Bob Dylan and the Hawks in 1966 and why Dylan might be into Bill’s latest record, what inspired him to put together the In My Dreams sextet, future plans, and much more. EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks! Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online. Related episodes/links: All Things Konsidered: The Beatles Anthology Ep. #1069: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis Ep. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s ‘Through The Open Window’ Ep. #1008: Marc Ribot Ep. #1015: Alan Licht Ep. #985: PUP Ep. #905: Duane Denison from The Jesus Lizard Ep. #910: The Hard Quartet Ep. #866: Jim White and Marisa Anderson Ep. #839: Mary Timony Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30 min
2D AGO

Ep. #1074: Status/Non-Status

Adam Sturgeon returns to discuss the new Status/Non-Status album, Big Changes, living in London, Ontario as it struggles through volatile and difficult socio-political conditions under late-stage capitalism, being a homebody and making music that your neighbours aren’t always into, lyrical themes and the sound of this new album, loving Eric’s Trip and collaborating with Julie Doiron, other guest contributors and new bandmates like Colleen “Coco” Collins, upcoming shows, another new album in the works, other future plans, and much more. EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks! Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online. Related episodes/links: March Mergeness! Or Merge Madness? Prize Pack! Ep. #1050: Jimmie Kilpatrick Ep. #975: Deerhoof Ep. #926: OMBIIGIZI Ep. #889: Rick White and The Sadies Ep. #850: You’ve Changed Records is 15! Ep. #680: OMBIIGIZI Ep. #651: Julie Doiron Ep. #624: K.D.A.P. Ep. #547: WHOOP-Szo Ep. #449: Steven Lambke, Construction & Destruction, WHOOP-Szo’s Adam Sturgeon Ep. #223: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part I) Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 14m
5D AGO

Ep. #1073: Gregory Uhlmann

Gregory Uhlmann is here to discuss his lovely solo debut album, Extra Stars, the lives he’s led in Los Angeles and Chicago, what it was like to be a student at CalArts, getting into blues and jazz music and music making thanks especially to his dad and his brother Evan, being a big Hanson and Backstreet Boys fan at one point, key venues from the past and present that fostered his musical communities, how he made Extra Stars and its sonic similarities to film and video game scores, the role improvisation plays in his practice, upcoming tour dates, other future plans, and much more. EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks! Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online. Related episodes/links: March Mergeness! Or Merge Madness? Prize Pack! Ep. #1069: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis Ep. #1026: Tortoise Ep. #999: Cory Hanson Ep. #978: Foxwarren Ep. #888: Wand Ep. #525: Jeff Parker Ep. #262: Mare Sheppard, Jim Guthrie, & Shaw-Han Liem Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 hr
MAR 3

Ep. #1072: Ani DiFranco

Ani DiFranco returns to discuss her new book, The Spirit of Ani: Reflections on Spirituality, Feminism, Music & Freedom, her involvement in establishing the Buffalo, New York arts hub known as Babeville, which is where I last saw Shellac play a show, why Buffalo was fertile ground for an aspiring musician, what prompted her to write this book with Lauren Coyle Rosen, the evolution of her position on God as an entity or name for our collective consciousness, striving for communication and connectedness, pondering fearlessness and perceptions of confidence, living in an age of disembodied music, distinguishing between escapism and transcendence, self-reflection borne of parenting, loving The Telepathy Tapes podcast, working on a soundtrack for a documentary, theatrical projects and her recent stint acting on Broadway, upcoming book events and tour dates, other future plans, and much more. EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks! Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online. Related episodes/links: Ep. #1056: ‘Plenty for All: The Art of Rick Fröberg’ with Sohrab Habibion & Johnny Temple Ep. #946: James Brandon Lewis Ep. #916: Mercury Rev Ep. #869: Steve Albini Ep. #841: This is The Kit Ep. #671: Joe Pera Ep. #670: Valerie June Ep. #616: tune-yards Ep. #467: Susan Rogers Ep. #332: Billy Bragg Ep. #214: Ani DiFranco Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31 min
FEB 26

Ep. #1071: Buck 65

Buck 65 makes a rare reappearance to discuss his excellent new album, Do Not Bend, musical brevity, Joe Pernice inspiring him to start an insightful Substack, writing jokes and stories that wind up as rhymes, befriending the late great Biz Markie and hanging out backstage at a Beastie Boys show, meeting Lou Reed but being low key about their creative kinship, acquiring the four-track he once used in the mid-1990s to create new music but also incorporating Ableton, obvious and oblique pop culture references, when you don’t know where the words come from, why it’s healthy to listen to your own work, difficult time signatures for rappers, a loving celebration of vinyl record culture, many future plans, a hidden phone number, and much more. EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks! Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online. Related episodes/links: Ep. #1069: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis Ep. #1068: Sahan Jayasuriya on ‘Don’t Say Please: The Oral History of Die Kreuzen’ Ep. #1065: Brian Raftery on ‘Hannibal Lecter: A Life’ Buck 65 on Bike For Three! (2009) Ep. #1037: Sloan Ep. #1026: Tortoise Ep. #906: Joel Plaskett Ep. #895: Al Tuck Ep. #858: Cadence Weapon Ep. #800: Buck 65 Ep. #770: Adam Horovitz from Beastie Boys Ep. #272: Gord Downie [Archival; May 2010] Ep. #117: Charles Austin of the Super Friendz Ep. #13: Sloan’s Jay Ferguson & Chris Murphy & Photographer Catherine Stockhausen Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2h 5m
FEB 24

Ep. #1070: Buck Meek

Buck Meek is here for a talk about his charming, confessional new album, The Mirror, coming up in Wimberley, Texas and people’s misconceptions of the Lone Star State, the vibrancy of transient college towns, how his grandmother’s death and caring for his grandfather galvanized his family and inspired aspects of The Mirror, writing songs about communication, teaching, language, speech, parenting, and family, pondering duality, mid-life, and overcoming societal inhibitions, a unique recording studio set-up, ambience and intuitive expression, being a participant in Bob Dylan’s Shadow Kingdom film and recording project, upcoming solo and Big Thief tour dates, other future plans, and much more. EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks! Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online. Related episodes/links: Win a Buck Meek February 2026 Prize Pack! Ep. #1041: Ryan Davis Ep. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s ‘Through The Open Window’ Ep. #1025: Esther Rose Ep. #981: The Minus 5 Ep. #975: Deerhoof Ep. #910: The Hard Quartet Ep. #864: Mary Lattimore and Walt McClements Ep. #821: Kurt Vile Ep. #769: Jana Horn Ep. #692: Wilco Ep. #586: Spencer Tweedy Ep. #467: Susan Rogers Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30 min
FEB 19

Ep. #1069: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis

Brendan Canty, Joe Lally, James Brandon Lewis, and Anthony Pirog return for a Valentine’s Day discussion about Deface the Currency, the excellent new album by The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis, what led them into a studio with engineer Don Godwin fresh off of some tour dates, the noisier, aggressive aspects of this record, social currency and community-building in music, the significance of the names of their instrumental songs, my dog Indiana Bones, how authenticity is freedom, exciting updates about their individual pursuits, upcoming tour dates, other future plans, and much more! EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks! Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online. Related episodes/links: All Things Konsidered: The Beatles Anthology Ep. #1056: ‘Plenty for All: The Art of Rick Fröberg’ with Sohrab Habibion & Johnny Temple Ep. #1046: Jim White and Guy Picciotto Ep. #1001: Thanya Iyer Ep. #946: James Brandon Lewis Ep. #900: Fugazi and Jem Cohen Ep. #887: Janel and Anthony Ep. #845: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis Ep. #811: Joseph Shabason Ep. #583: Ian MacKaye Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 29m
FEB 17

Ep. #1068: Sahan Jayasuriya on ‘Don’t Say Please: The Oral History of Die Kreuzen’

Sahan Jayasuriya is here to discuss his book, Don’t Say Please: The Oral History of Die Kreuzen, loving living in Milwaukee, benefitting from the reverence that artists like Beastie Boys and Nirvana exhibited for their own influences and favourite musicians, discovering that people like Neko Case, Matt Sweeney, Dave Grohl, and David Pajo all love Die Kreuzen as he was writing a book about them, what compelled him to tell this story and his perspective on the band’s trajectory, legacy, potential reunion shows and reissues, renewed interest in his own band Good Night & Good Morning, future writing prospects, and much more. EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks! Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online. Related episodes/links: Ep. #1014: Swans Ep. #960: Kim Thayil Ep. #953: Steve Moriarty from the Gits Ep. #927: Papa M Ep. #910: The Hard Quartet Ep. #905: Duane Denison from The Jesus Lizard Ep. #812: Michael Azerrad on ‘The Amplified Come As You Are – The Story of Nirvana’ Ep. #770: Adam Horovitz from Beastie Boys Ep. #764: Mudhoney Ep. #673: Sonic Youth Ep. #614: Lou Barlow Ep. #217: Do You Compute – The Story of Drive Like Jehu Ep. #112: Britt Walford of Slint and Watter Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29 min

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Thoughtful, funny, heartfelt interviews and in-depth documentaries about musicians, authors, comedians, and other cultural creators. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Vish Khanna / Entertainment One (eOne)
Years Active

2024 - 2026
Episodes

1.1K
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