Kreative Kontrol

Christina Billotte, Kathi Wilcox, and Steve Dore discuss their unique history and work together as the Casual Dots, living far apart but making it work, two-guitar interplay, recording their new album Sanguine Truth with Guy Picciotto and Don Zientara, songs that are personal and political, James Brown, Bobby Moore, and Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet, updates about their respective other bands like While, Bikini Kill, and Snoozers, 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 United YEG. Follow vish online.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Don Pyle discusses his beautiful new book of photography, Shot in a Mirror, missing his dear friend and collaborator Dallas Good, the status of Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet and the new music they made for the Kids in the Hall, photography and posterity, how technology has altered art-making, documenting punk and LGBTQ+ cultures during nascent and perilous periods, 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.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a chat recorded 20 months ago but unreleased until now, Charlie Steen discusses his wonderful band shame and their 2021 album Drunk Tank Pink, the monarchy, pandemic life in London, and strange living arrangements, staving off loneliness by watching ensemble shows like The Sopranos, future (now present) plans, and much more. shame’s 2023 world tour brings them to Edmonton’s Winterruption Festival on January 27, and their new album, Food for Worms, is out February 24 via Dead Oceans. 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 http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg author, scholar, writer, advocate, and musician, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson discusses the 2022 bestseller, Rehearsals for Living, which she co-wrote with Robyn Maynard, Indigenous and Black people’s shared lived experiences and perspectives, parenting and pedagogy, all of the coups, loving Dr. Clarence J. Munford, abolition, hope, 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.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Steve Albini discusses Poverty Alleviation Charities’ annual Letters to Santa program and the 24 Hour Marathon variety show taking place on December 19, what’s new at Electrical Audio, pandemic touring with Shellac and their forthcoming new album, American politics, twitter, winning a second WSOP bracelet, his friend Dave Grohl, the band Dry Cleaning, 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 United YEG. Follow vish online.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Florence Shaw and Lewis Maynard discuss their band Dry Cleaning and brilliant 2022 LP, Stumpwork, the ozone layer hole above New Zealand, being a busy bassist, becoming the unlikely lead lyricist and singer in a band, how grief galvanized the band, family dynamics and a tortoise named Gary, good advice from Duran Duran, endless touring, new songs, other 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 United YEG. Follow vish online. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Isla Craig discusses her beautiful new album Echo’s Reach and what inspired its sound and songs, a question she asked Patti Smith on behalf of young musicians, pandemic life in Toronto, the Weyes Blood interview from this show, getting elemental in a ravine, 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.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mac McCaughan discusses Superchunk and their wonderful 2022 album Wild Loneliness, writing and recording songs during a pandemic, acoustic guitars and lovely singing, here’s where Owen Pallett’s strings come in, how we listen and contemplating humanity, working with Amy Poehler and Amber Tamblyn, Halloween, how he writes songs, future plans for Superchunk and Merge Records, 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 United YEG. Follow vish online.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rich Aucoin discusses how his four-album series, Synthetic - A Synth Odyssey, will feature the most synthesizers in recorded history, the fun, ambitious Halifax mindset, good parts of social media and the twitter debacle, the millions of instruments he can play really well, touring across North America by bicycle, 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.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Douglas Andrew McCombs discusses his lovely and fascinating first solo album, VMAK<KOMBZ<<<DUGLAS<<<6NDR7<<<, recording new music with Tortoise, his whole life in Illinois and how he got into Devo via Saturday Night Live and punk through Devo, learning to play music just by doing it, a handy phone recording app, David Pajo, John Hughes, and The Breakfast Club, his new band Black Duck, 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.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.