Kreative Kontrol

Saul Williams is here to discuss Saul Williams meets Carlos Niño & Friends at TreePeople, performing and improvising while suffering from jet lag, geopolitics and the crumbling American Empire, technology’s impact on socio-political awareness, capitulation, civil unrest, and anti-capitalism, working with Deerhoof and outspokenness in censorious times, his working relationship with Carlos Niño, knowledge sharing and how artists use their platforms, the reception to the film Sinners, touring, many 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:Ep. #975: DeerhoofEp. #900: Fugazi and Jem CohenEp. #874: Mdou MoctarEp. #868: Kathleen HannaEp. #799: Allison RussellEp. #770: Adam Horovitz from Beastie BoysEp. #621: Walking Eagle News’ Tim FontaineEp. #462: Syrus Marcus Ware, Robyn Maynard, Desmond Cole on Long NightEp. #427: Maria BamfordEp. #390: Beverly Glenn-CopelandEp. #347: A Tribe Called RedSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kathleen Edwards is here to discuss Billionaire, becoming a snowbird by getting married and moving to Florida from Canada, how relocation and travel and running a coffee shop can foster curiosity and appreciation for the human condition, accepting yourself and pondering other people’s behaviour and pain, embracing growth and confidence that stems from lived experience, reflecting upon relationships and loss, another new album, touring, 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. #823: EspanolaEp. #821: Kurt VileEp. #560: Kathleen EdwardsSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mac McCaughan and Laura King from Superchunk are here to discuss their new album, Songs in the Key of Yikes, North Carolina living and many Ludwig drums, writing dark-hued songs packaged in sunny, energetic arrangements, Jon Wurster retiring from Superchunk and how the band have met the challenge of filling his role, Laura’s musical background and why drummers have been in the news so much in 2025, why Mac wanted so many women from the Merge community to sing on this record, whether Superchunk could tour across Canada by train, confirmed upcoming non-train 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:Ep. #963: DestroyerEp. #924: Lance Bangs and Bob Nastanovich on ‘Pavements’Ep. #913: QuiversEp. #892: Fucked UpEp. #847: RosaliEp. #845: The Messthetics and James Brandon LewisEp. #752: Yo La TengoEp. #746: H.C. McEntireEp. #738: SuperchunkEp. #545: Owen PallettSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marc Ribot is here to discuss his new album Map of a Blue City, his late, dear friend and beloved music producer, Hal Willner, and demoitis, how producer Ben Greenberg helped him finish an album 30 years in the making, the best way to catch bluefish and also fish you really shouldn’t eat, his relationship with his own singing voice and recent lyrical themes centred around loss, god, German Romanticism, and the Holocaust, reciting work by his late friend Allen Ginsberg, new music with Hurry Red Telephone, 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 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:Kreative ExKlusive #6: Hal Willner (2006)Ep. #999: Cory HansonEp. #985: PUPEp. #960: Kim ThayilEp. #958: Nels ClineEp. #910: The Hard QuartetEp. #905: Duane Denison from The Jesus LizardEp. #887: Janel and AnthonyEp. #866: Jim White and Marisa AndersonEp. #839: Mary TimonyEp. #825: Dave HillSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Chris DeVille is here to discuss his excellent new book, Such Great Heights – The Complete Cultural History of the Indie Rock Explosion, his history as a music fan, musician, and music journalist at Stereogum, the impact that mass media once had on him as a source for music and music news, why his book has a particular focus on the outsized influence that Pitchfork has had on 21st century pop culture, indie rock, mainstream pop, and poptimism, what is and isn’t covered in his book and a Substack that fills some gaps, upcoming book 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 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:Kreative ExKlusive #5: Sufjan Stevens (2009)Ep. #884: Tim KinsellaEp. #880: Guided By VoicesEp. #875: Ann PowersEp. #811: Joseph ShabasonEp. #806: The BreedersEp. #793: Ray PadgettEp. #325: Is rock music dead? Long Night with Carl Wilson, Shad, and Weaves’ Jasmyn BurkeEp. #222: Peter GuralnickEp. #: 188: Chad VanGaalen on doing Stupid Human Tricks on David LettermanEp. #27: Greil MarcusSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Howlin' Pelle Almqvist from the Hives is here to discuss The Hives Forever Forever The Hives, living in Sweden, whether or not the band’s substantive, outspoken lyrics get enough attention, the eerily cyclical nature of western civilization, reflecting upon being in a band for 30 odd years, another artistic outlet he has but has never really talked about before, recording fidelity and punk rock, the Bon Scott era of AC/DC, working with Beastie Boys’ Mike D who produced this album, future plans for the Hives, 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. #971: Change of HeartEp. #955: Bonnie TrashEp. #943: André EthierEp. #910: The Hard QuartetEp. #842: Daniel Romano’s OutfitEp. #825: Dave HillEp. #821: Kurt VileEp. #770: Adam Horovitz from Beastie BoysEp. #708: Kiwi Jr.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Brian Fauteux is here to discuss his book, Music in Orbit: Satellite Radio in the Streaming Space Age, his lifelong interest in underground music, culture, and media, how the advent of satellite radio in the early part of this century modelled the way subscription culture functions now, the huge role Howard Stern, Bob Dylan, and Eminem played in all of this, and much more. Part of the South East Community Leagues Association’s speaker series, this episode was recorded live before an outdoor audience on June 22, 2025, at Edmonton’s Capilano Skate Park.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. #1004: Liz PellyEp. #995: Roger Clark MillerEp. #959: Real SickiesEp. #869: Steve AlbiniEp. #828: ‘Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine’ with Mark Davidson & Parker FishelEp. #811: Joseph ShabasonEp. #678: Mark IboldEp. #620: Tom ScharplingSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Liz Pelly is here to discuss her book Mood Machine – The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist, loving New York City and high hopes for mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, rationality and current reality, becoming a music fan, musician, and investigative journalist, questioning authority, corporations, and oligarchs, why Spotify has become so prominent and why some of its practices warranted further examination, how randomly viral TikTok songs lead to large Spotify pay days, ghost artists and generative AI, what’s next for her, and much more. See Liz speak at Mutek Forum in Montreal between August 20 and 22, 2025.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. #998: Nina NastasiaEp. #975: DeerhoofEp. #930: Dog DayEp. #858: Cadence WeaponEp. #813: Marc MastersEp. #655: Jackie KashianEp. #317: Bonnie ‘Prince’ BillyBonnie “Prince” Billy (2019)Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marissa Nadler is here to discuss New Radiations, leaving the Boston area to live in the American South, the small number of non-male music producers and why she produced her latest record herself, loving Bruce Springsteen’s Nebraska, dealing with the doubt, why she’s associated with metal, singing songs of solitude and independent departure, her novelist brother Stuart Nadler, characters in Bob Dylan songs, referencing cinema and making short films, a new side project, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO MONTHLY $6 USD PATREON SUPPORTERS. This one is fine, but 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. #1002: Peter Ames Carlin on Bruce Springsteen's 'Born to Run'Ep. #1000: Ty SegallEp. #974: Niko StratisEp. #883: Steven HydenEp. #878: Ted LeoEp. #828: ‘Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine’ with Mark Davidson & Parker FishelEp. #279: U.S. GirlsSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Peter Ames Carlin returns to discuss his new book Tonight in Jungleland – The Making of Born to Run, the fireside chat he had at Bruce Springsteen’s home, how Springsteen was pegged to be dropped by Columbia Records if this record failed, the desperation of the artists creating this music and how that was reflected in the protagonists and narratives in these songs, the Boss’s impulsive and indecisive nature, the forthcoming biopic, Springsteen – Deliver Me From Nowhere, the Bob Dylan biopic, A Complete Unknown, book tours and moderating a panel with Bruce, other future plans, and much more.EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO MONTHLY $6 USD PATREON SUPPORTERS. This one is fine, but 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. #981: The Minus 5Ep. #974: Niko StratisEp. #954: Peter Ames Carlin on R.E.M.Ep. #883: Steven HydenEp. #878: Ted LeoEp. #279: U.S. GirlsEp. #275: Incredible Love – Alan Vega & Suicide Remembered by Steve Albini, Jehnny Beth, Brendan Canty, Kid Millions, Robyn Phillips, Priya Thomas, & Mike WattEp. #131: Ronnie SpectorEp. #84: Charles R. CrossPatti Smith (2007) – TeaserSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/kreative-kontrol. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.