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.

22H AGO

Ep. #1063: Ratboys

Julia Steiner from Ratboys returns to discuss their new album, Singin’ to an Empty Chair, processing the death of comedy legend Catherine O’Hara, writing songs inspired by her first experiences in therapy, working with producer Chris Walla and songs that combine session work at a rented cabin with those recorded at Electrical Audio, Steve Albini’s drum sound, anxiety, dogs, and Indiana Jones, our shared love of the Beths and Miriam Toews, addressing empty chairs and the time Clint Eastwood did that, Jimmie Kilpatrick, Thrush Hermit, and Joel Plaskett, going to a songwriting camp with Blake Mills, 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. #1058: Paul Myers on ‘John Candy: A Life in Comedy’ Ep. #1050: Jimmie Kilpatrick Ep. #1045: The Beths Ep. #1044: Steve Albini (2008) Ep. #906: Joel Plaskett Ep. #904: Mac McNeilly from The Jesus Lizard Ep. #812: Michael Azerrad on ‘The Amplified Come As You Are – The Story of Nirvana’ Ep. #806: The Breeders Ep. #796: Ratboys Ep. #611: Cloud Nothings Ep. #502: Shotgun Jimmie! Thrush Hermit! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29 min
5D AGO

Ep. #1062: ER Jurken

ER Jurken returns to discuss his wonderful new album, To Be Continued, topical and timeless songwriting, political satire and comedy on late night tv talk shows, the band Wilco playing Ed’s song “Let Go the Coat” through the P.A. at their shows after they’ve left the stage, getting over a prolonged bout of writers’ block, why several of his new songs invoke travelling, key inspirations like Neil Young, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, the Grateful Dead, and Steely Dan, what it could mean to become continued, working with the band Junegrass, 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: Ep. #989: Bundy K. Brown, Glenn Kotche, and Jim O’Rourke on Tim Barnes Ep. #958: Nels Cline Ep. #934: Rebecca Clay Cole Ep. #914: American Football Ep. #692: Wilco Ep. #629: E.R. Jurken Ep. #586: Spencer Tweedy Ep. #481: David Berman Ep. #450: Jeff Tweedy Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 14m
JAN 27

Ep. #1061: Pelican

Trevor Shelley de Brauw from Pelican is here to discuss the band’s album, Flickering Resonance, our history of working together because of his role in music publicity, the city of Chicago’s music dynamism, a brief foray into North Carolina farming, how guitar teachers underestimate Ramones songs, seeing significant shows at Fireside Bowl as a teenager, the antagonistic antics of Tusk, where Pelican came from and why its original line-up reunited, why I think every band should break up so they can miss the band and then appreciate it more when it gets back together, temporality and self-awareness, working as a music publicist, the future of Pelican, and much more! A note that since Trevor and I recorded this interview, Run For Cover released a new EP by Pelican called Ascending on January 23, 2026. 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 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. #1026: Tortoise Ep. #914: American Football Ep. #900: Fugazi and Jem Cohen Ep. #884: Tim Kinsella Ep. #869: Steve Albini Ep. #796: Ratboys Ep. #720: OFF! Ep. #692: Wilco Ep. #149: Run the Jewels Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

29 min
JAN 22

Ep. #1060: Motherhood

Brydon Crain, Adam Sipkema, and Penelope Stevens from Motherhood are here to discuss their January 2026 shows in the Canadian Prairies, their latest album Thunder Perfect Mind, university courses, music school, and religious studies, spiritual and musical communities, Penny’s time in Vietnam and observations about communism, the story of Motherhood, how I think my son is trying to be better at life than me, the band’s Deerhoof connections, fantastical aspects of Motherhood’s music and the sci-fi themes on their latest album, their other bands like Sam Salmon and Penny & The Pits, 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 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. #1037: Sloan Ep. #1014: Swans Ep. #975: Deerhoof Ep. #323: Nick Cave and Warren Ellis Jon-Rae and the River - Smells Like Holy Spirit Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 19m
JAN 20

Ep. #1059: Hiss Golden Messenger

MC Taylor from Hiss Golden Messenger is here to discuss life in Durham, North Carolina and the time he spent in San Francisco, California, the Grateful Dead and Dead Kennedys, why he was so fascinated by the American South, he decided to move there 20 years ago, his love for the Band and the motifs in their music, if his academic background in American studies, folklore, and history offers him much perspective on the current state and future path of his country, his decision to work with Chrysalis Records and what may have inspired any new songs he may have written and recorded for a new Hiss album, how travel and touring can inspire him as an artist, his Winterruption 2026 dates in Edmonton and Winnipeg, 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. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s ‘Through The Open Window’ Ep. #1025: Esther Rose Ep. #1013: Carson McHone Ep. #1011: Saul Williams Ep. #1009: Superchunk Ep. #986: John Congleton Ep. #982: Jake Xerxes Fussell Ep. #980: Alan Sparhawk Ep. #963: Destroyer Ep. #932: Tim Heidecker Ep. #896: The Folk Implosion Ep. #878: Ted Leo Ep. #875: Ann Powers Ep. #847: Rosali Ep. #799: Allison Russell Ep. #752: Yo La Tengo Ep. #746: H.C. McEntire Ep. #630: Nathan Salsburg Ep. #507: Robbie Robertson Ep. #217: Do You Compute – The Story of Drive Like Jehu Ep. #109: Jello Biafra Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31 min
JAN 17

Ep. #1058: Paul Myers on ‘John Candy: A Life in Comedy’

Paul Myers is here to discuss his new book, John Candy: A Life in Comedy, how the actor and producer Ryan Reynolds helped him get from a Boston event about the documentary, John Candy: I Like Me, to an Edmonton book event within 24 hours and in style, the fortuitous connection between the documentary and the book, which were made independent of one another but released around the same time, a Myers family member’s pivotal interaction with John Candy and why Paul decided to write this book, the remarkable array of people he interviewed, including Catherine O’Hara, Joe Flaherty, Tom Hanks, Steve Martin, and Martin Short, what he learned about Candy’s sensitivity to body shaming and other emotional hardships, the Record Store Day Podcast, 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 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. #1037: Sloan Ep. #937: Mouth Congress Ep. #744: Don Pyle Ep. #691: Kids in the Hall Ep. #512: Kevin McDonald Ep. #439: Bruce McCulloch and Paul Myers Ep. #333: Kevin McDonald Ep. #158: Bruce McCulloch Steve Martin and Martin Short (March 2019) Patti Smith (2007) – Teaser Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 8m
JAN 15

Ep. #1057: cub

Lisa G and Lisa Marr from cub are here to discuss the 30th anniversary vinyl edition of Come Out Come Out, the significant year in culture that was 1995, being pegged as “cuddlecore” in a time where labels and preconceptions were being shaken off on the regular, not identifying as men in a predominantly male underground music community and how some fans treated cub, vinyl records and the pros and cons of the internet, when Nardwuar asked Lisa Marr to join his band the Evaporators so she learned how to play the bass in five days by playing along to Ramones songs and also what it was like for her to meet Joey Ramone, learning how to be a performer in public, why cub broke up, what this reissue might mean for future cub activity, what’s next for each of the Lisas, 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. #900: Fugazi and Jem Cohen Ep. #868: Kathleen Hanna Ep. #646: They Might Be Giants Ep. #162: Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney Nardwuar the Human Serviette (2010) Patti Smith (2007) Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30 min
JAN 13

Ep. #1056: ‘Plenty for All: The Art of Rick Fröberg’ with Sohrab Habibion & Johnny Temple

Sohrab Habibion and Johnny Temple are here to discuss the book, Plenty for All: The Art of Rick Fröberg, how they each met and got to know Rick and how this book came to be, the role the late Rich Jacobs played in this project, how this book and the zine that’s part of the deluxe edition might surprise Rick’s fans, the story of Akashic Books and why Sohrab thought it was the perfect home for Rick’s art, Rick’s different names and a surprising umlaut, upcoming book and live music events that commemorate this book, whether we may hear unreleased music by Rick’s bands like Hot Snakes and Obits someday soon, Fake Names and Savak updates, a by now unsurprising tangent about the Doors on this show, new Akashic titles, 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 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: Rick Froberg Remembered Ep. #987: Tropical F**k Storm Ep. #905: Duane Denison from The Jesus Lizard Ep. #878: Ted Leo Ep. #848: SAVAK Ep. #732: Soulside Ep. #383: Hot Snakes’ Rick Froberg Ep. #217: Do You Compute – The Story of Drive Like Jehu Ep. #214: Ani DiFranco Ep. #29: Sohrab Habibion of Obits Rick Froberg on Hot Snakes Reunion Shows Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1h 28m

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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
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1.1K
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