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Kreative Kontrol

by Vish Khanna / Entertainment One (eOne) · English · Music

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.

New episodes: Several times a week
Typical length: 1 hr 13 min
Latest: 15 Oct 2026
Language: English

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15 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 18 minNew

Ep. #1145: Spencer Burton

Spencer Burton returns to discuss his poignant new self-titled album , his young son’s shocking illness and his road to recovery, the varied experiences the Burton family had in the Canadian medical system and the kindness and support they received as well, how spending months in hospitals and rehab clinics inspired Spencer to write songs for and about his family, why the Canadian prairies figure so prominently on this record and why he made it in Vancouver, writing and releasing new songs, upcoming shows , other future plans, and much more. EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS…

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S13 · 13 Oct 2026 · 34 minNew
Ep. #1144: Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson returns to discuss Hippies, Thugs and Heroes , making things work with his current music collaborators, including his grandson, inheriting talent and genetic predispositions, being a creative conduit, the fulfillment he gets from teaching at his annual Frets and Refrains songwriting and guitar camp near Woodstock, NY, observations about how music students learn to play via the internet, the significance of acquiring knowledge, being patient, and displaying empathy, the reflective nature of his new album and why we might be learning a lot about him from these songs, whether…
S13 · 10 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 23 min
Ep. #1143: Lex Walton
Lex Walton is here to discuss ULTIMATE LOVE FOREVER , being displaced by an apartment fire and rescuing her damaged, beloved Matsumoku guitar, a cleansing post-disaster reset, figuring out her singing voice generally and after transitioning, why the vocal registers of singers like John Maus, Nico, and Ezra Furman resonate with her, pondering righteous violence in the U.S.A., how she got into music and what inspired her socio-political outspokenness, feeling less alone when colleagues like Cameron Winter release pointed songs, the apparent end of civility in modern political discourse,…
S13 · 8 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 16 min
Ep. #1142: Imperial Teen
Will Schwartz and Jone Stebbins from Imperial Teen are here to discuss All Over You , the difference between California and Nevada, Will’s time at Beverly Hills High School where he was friends with Monica Lewinsky and familiar with another student who’s still serving time for an infamous murder, Jone’s Fat Mike from NOFX connection, how Imperial Teen first became friends and are writing songs together these days, dodging a bad band name bullet, lyrics about being in a band, pondering reunion culture and the relative comfort of the 1990s, a Breeders show at Lee’s Palace in 2002, many…
S13 · 6 Oct 2026 · 31 min
Ep. #1141: Teenage Fanclub
Norman Blake from Teenage Fanclub is here to discuss Do Not Dare to Dream , being back in Scotland after living in Canada where we first met backstage at a Neil Young with Crazy Horse show in Kitchener, Ontario, Teenage Fanclub’s rotating line-up and why he and Raymond McGinley are the sole remaining original members, how Don Fleming urged them to harmonize, the new record’s vaguely prog or psychedelic spaciousness and reflective lyrics, moving back to the place where you came up as a child when you’re middle-aged, exhibiting gratitude and optimism in a darkening time, pondering Alex…
S13 · 1 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 21 min
Ep. #1140: BASIC
Chris Forsyth and Douglas McCombs from BASIC are here to discuss their new, self-titled album , how they first met and bonded over the iconic band Television, Chris receiving guitar lessons from Television’s Richard Lloyd and Doug interactions with the band’s Tom Verlaine, the social import of a good Chicago breakfast or brunch, the significance of the 1984 Robert Quine/Fred Maher album Basic , when a pre-Doug version of BASIC opened for Doug’s band Tortoise, Mike’s remarkable custom guitar pedals, a modular band and a basketball team, the role of improvisation in BASIC, upcoming shows,…
S13 · 29 Sep 2026 · 23 min
Ep. #1139: Giles Martin
Giles Martin is here to discuss his work with the Beatles and the new deluxe reissue of their 1965 album, Rubber Soul , challenges and surprises he encountered delving into the original session tapes and his unique temporal mindset to mixing a sixty-year-old album, how the emotional tenor of a song can influence his technical approach, his history remixing Beatles music including Revolver and Sgt, Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band , why he supposes so many children of the Beatles and from within their orbit have chosen to follow in their parents’ musical footsteps, the Beatles’ desire to make…
S13 · 24 Sep 2026 · 32 min
Ep. #1138: Rick White and Julie Doiron
Rick White and Julie Doiron are here to discuss Together , Julie performing an Eric’s Trip song with Status/Non-Status at Sappyfest, how Rick works on songs for people like the Sadies and why he wrote an eclectic record for Julie and him to sing on together, his retirement from music and why he returned, how losing friends like Dallas Good and Gord Downie might prompt them to work with each other as often as they can, a sudden unboxing, how Rick created Together ’s cover art, whether or not Eric’s Trip might play together again, updates on Julie’s next record, other future plans, and much…
S13 · 22 Sep 2026 · 33 min
Ep. #1137: Protomartyr
Joe Casey from Protomartyr returns to discuss Hotel Usona , raising a family who enjoy visiting the zoo, how having a child can focus one’s once random anger at the world in hopes that things might improve in the future, the United States of North America and my perception of Joe’s obsession with Alberta, Canada, how transient hotels and 1950s exotica inform this new record, nostalgia for a phonier, more terrible time, the rise of democratic socialism in America and the trap of the internet age, horn sections as symbols of American patriotism, doing research and writing lyrics, bombshells…
S13 · 19 Sep 2026 · 30 min
Ep. #1136: Quicksand
Walter Schreifels from Quicksand returns to discuss ‘Bring on the Psychics ,’ his recording studio in upstate New York, making a relatively short album and musical urgency, reflecting upon the foundational aspects of punk and hardcore in his life, a gorgeous new Quicksand song called “Days You Run To,” his dynamic and extremely powerful singing voice, timeless band names like Youth of Today and Minor Threat, why Quicksand is now a trio, a cross-Canada tour with Fucked Up, other future plans, and much more. THIS MONTH, EVERY COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON…
S13 · 17 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 13 min
Ep. #1135: Jake Xerxes Fussell
Jake Xerxes Fussell returns to discuss his new album, The Old Beloved Path , us meeting up at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival just moments before I took my daughter to see AC/DC, Jake’s limited experiences at big shows beyond Bob Dylan’s and a band he’d love to see one day, a lengthy discussion about “Rock Island Line” and The Compleat Beatles , contemplating aging and transience, the historical implications of musical interpretation and adaptation, why Jake would rather write a book than a song, working with Ben Whiteley, upcoming shows , other future plans, and much more. EVERY OTHER…
S13 · 15 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 22 min
Ep. #1134: Michael Cloud Duguay and Andrew MacKelvie
Michael Cloud Duguay and Andrew MacKelvie are here to discuss Kingdom Come, Kingdom Go , the many Canadian provinces and territories involved in them meeting and connecting musically, driving Jake Nicoll’s solar powered mobile recording studio all around Newfoundland to capture the sounds of seven church organs, improvising and composing on woodwinds and other instrumentation at the same church sessions, capturing interviews and dialogue among church congregants and others marking the passage of time, the imaginative, process-oriented aesthetic of their label, Watch That Ends the Night and a…
S13 · 12 Sep 2026 · 31 min
Ep. #1133: CG Tears
Morgan Greenwood , Clinton St. John , and Chad VanGaalen are here to discuss their new self-titled album as CG Tears , a Nina Nastasia and Silkworm show I should’ve attended, the story behind the band’s name and its formation, the time Chad misunderstood the assignment, Clint’s improvisational approach to writing lyrics and singing them and Morgan’s unique ability to organize songs, musical loops and vocal repetition, leaving, returning, but also leaving forever, the shows CG Tears has played so far and the shows they’d love to play, other future plans, and much more. THIS MONTH, EVERY…
S13 · 10 Sep 2026 · 30 min
Ep. #1132: Jon Mckiel and Jay Crocker
Jon Mckiel and Jay Crocker are here to discuss Gold Horatio , how living in the same town has impacted their musical collaboration, why someone like Jon may possess the “Amherst strut,” how Jay is managing without regular "beach time," why the Shakespearean character Horatio is invoked here, exactly how Jon and Jay work together and who did what on this album, pondering existentialism, theology, reality and internet gurus, the death of Jackie Paper and how children’s observations can be poetic and lyrical, new JOYFULTALK records, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more. THIS MONTH,…
S13 · 8 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 24 min
Ep. #1131: The Tubs
Owen Williams from the Tubs returns to discuss Hard Life , university vs. college and miles vs. kilometres, ideal recording situations, why this new album contains three narrators who all might be him, intriguing instrumental ideas, great songwriting in Ramones and the Magnetic Fields, heaven and hell, suicide, and survivor’s guilt, raising a family, writing even newer songs, touring a lot, 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…
S13 · 3 Sep 2026 · 30 min
Ep. #1130: Chat Pile
Ray B. from Chat Pile is here to discuss their raging new album Who Loves the Sun , climate change denial and the links between socio-political apathy and fear, despondency about falling literacy rates and our addictive dependence on our telephones, missing cultural community hubs like video stores and libraries, how artificial intelligence is hunting down our humanity, pondering Pantera and John Fahey, hidden tracks on compact discs, an unexpected celebration of the band Boston, theatrical dynamics in Chat Pile and why the band employs pseudonyms, a Velvet Underground nod with multiple…
S13 · 1 Sep 2026 · 29 min
Ep. #1129: Larry Hardy and Henry Rollins on The Cramps
Larry Hardy and Henry Rollins are here to discuss their work on Gravest Gravy by the Cramps , how they first heard of and met each other, Larry seeing Henry’s first show with Black Flag and Henry being impressed that Larry released Kim Salmon’s music on In the Red , how they each first encountered the Cramps, the band’s stylistic and cultural impact, how Larry came upon a mixed but unreleased Cramps record, which was produced by Alex Chilton in 1977, Ian MacKaye’s role in this project and Henry accidentally making music news, some background on the vicious argument that appears on Gravest…
S13 · 29 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 22 min
Ep. #1128: Michael Balazo
Michael Balazo is here to discuss Pizza Pals , living in Toronto’s ascendant Danny neighbourhood, Croatia and when the World Cup descended upon his city, how he encountered and fell in love with comedian Sooz Kempner, the Rolling Stones playing in Oshawa, SNL vs. SNL UK , the state of standup and how some of its most popular figures haven fallen off, his work on the Evil Men and Long Distance, Bit Weird podcasts, Just for Laughs and the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, dating an adult film star and Pizza Pals , how to steam boil an egg, shuffling through all the world’s airports, twitter vs. real…
S13 · 27 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 5 min
Ep. #1127: Black Duck and Elena Setién
Elena Setién and Black Duck ’s Bill MacKay and Douglas McCombs are here to discuss their self-titled debut album , their history as collaborators, Douglas’ recent travels with Tortoise, BASIC, and Yr Knives, the role improvisation and composition plays in their respective and collaborative work, the significance of musical intuition and listening, why Elena was keen to learn more about Native American and Indigenous history and how her lyrics may reflect that knowledge, thoughts about their next record together, which I may or may not be executive producing, upcoming shows, other future…
S13 · 25 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 14 min
Ep. #1126: James Hartnett
James Hartnett is here to discuss It’s Not Looking Good , making it on Broadway (Orangeville), his funny family, his hilarious podcasts, including Evil Men , being shy but playing the character of James Hartnett, voice acting and how philosophy studies may bolster a comedian’s work, how fractured cultural consumption can impact a stand-up set, comedy malaise, a celebration of Chris Locke, World Cup games in Toronto and pondering the Raptors and Blue Jays, and much more! EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is…
S13 · 20 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 19 min
Ep. #1125: Kiwi Jr.
Jeremy Gaudet and Brian Murphy from Kiwi Jr. return to discuss Blowin’ Up , wondering if your dog Angus is related to another dog you saw on the street, missing PEI occasionally and the time a lobster in PEI grabbed my foot, pondering partying and upping the lyrical danger and tension, the current hype around guitar bands like Geese and Angine de Poitrine, making albums differently than Kiwi usually does, our shared love for the band Hot Snakes, office work and computers, the Michigan/Ontario border, upcoming shows , other future plans, and much more. EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL…
S13 · 18 Aug 2026 · 32 min
Ep. #1124: Lambchop
Kurt Wagner from Lambchop is here to discuss Punching the Clown , not working from home, his close collaborators Ryan Olson and Andrew Broder and the inclusion of drops, producer tags, and dramatic, powerful choral singers, which might surprise some listeners and why surprises are a great thing, why he appreciates happenstance noises and thoughts making it onto his recordings, what prompted his recent interest in lined out singing and how Justin Vernon of Bon Iver wound up playing banjo on this record, why the film Punching the Clown resonated with him so much, pondering Larry David,…
S13 · 15 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 34 min
Ep. #1123: Dead Best
Adam Goren and Brian Sokel from Dead Best are back to discuss GOD: Out of Order , the recent episode I did with !franklin and that band’s status, how Dead Best have evolved as a recording and live music concern, playing music with your kids and why so many young people seem to be so darn good at their instruments now days, thinking about Public Image Ltd., Pailhead, and Lard, a good Nine Inch Nails song appearing on an episode of Twin Peaks , some surprising song subject matter, order and chaos, potentially playing shows, other future plans, and much more. EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE…
S13 · 13 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 25 min
Ep. #1122: Squirrel Flower
Ella Williams from Squirrel Flower is here to discuss Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going , not having a real home, living in many different cities, and the joys of transience, when relationships are complicated by the city of Cleveland, which can be depicted in song or on the comedic TV show 30 Rock , playing a show where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested, when ghosts steal your CDs, finding musical inspiration in the book Women Who Run with the Wolves and in the work of Joni Mitchell, highways and marginalization, volume and balance, frenetic motion and stark stillness, writing new…
S13 · 11 Aug 2026 · 30 min
Ep. #1121: Born at Midnite
David Carriere and Amery Sandford from Born at Midnite are here to discuss Eternal BAM Nation , the illustration Amery drew as part of a live taping of my talk show in St. John’s, Newfoundland, the Montreal music industry event that TOPS was playing when David and I first met, the education and very good times that Amery had learning about letter press poster making at Hatch Show Print in Nashville, writing songs satirizing partying, narcissism, and academic analysis of the same, video game music and my children mocking me, musical inspirations, a “chipmunk” sampling style popularized by he…
S13 · 6 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 11 min
Ep. #1120: Mariel Buckley
Mariel Buckley is here to discuss her album Strange Trip Ahead , her busy summer festival circuit, what winning the 2026 Juno Award for Contemporary Roots Album of the Year in Canada has meant to her, how some folks miss the humour in her emotional, personal songwriting, her fondness for Calgary but also why she wound up night writing songs in Edmonton, her musical family, being a huge fan of Gord Downie and seeing the Tragically Hip many, many times, why her own music might be getting louder, playing the Edmonton Folk Music Festival and tour dates with Bahamas, other future plans, and much…
S13 · 4 Aug 2026 · 32 min
Ep. #1119: CEREMONY
Anthony Anzaldo and Ross Farrar from CEREMONY are here to discuss Tell Me About Your Dream , moving around California, befriending each other in elementary school, hair restoration and people who suggest ideas to you about your hair, the Bay Area hip-hop, hardcore, and punk communities, how addressing politics in music might evolve as you do, logic, feelings, power, and entitlement in modern life, when Canada has a problem with you, how they met and first worked with John Reis as a producer and his huge contributions to the new record including playing guitar on an entire song, whether or…
S13 · 30 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 24 min
Ep. #1118: Don Pyle
Don Pyle returns to discuss his lovely new memoir, Rough Description: Love Letters and Ghost Stories from a Life in Music , summers in Toronto, why he wrote this deeply personal book of reflections, recollections, and remembrances, what we learn about departed friends like Reid Diamond, Dallas Good, and Steve Albini, thriving in spite of a difficult childhood and a mother in emotional duress, kinship with Kids in the Hall and the Good Family, discussing dreams about and visitations from Dallas Good, the time that Steve Albini came to Toronto to record Phono-Comb and King Cobb Steelie, a gift…
S13 · 28 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 15 min
Ep. #1117: Horse Lords
Andrew Bernstein and Max Eilbacher from Horse Lords are here to discuss their new album Demand to Be Taken to Heaven Alive! , excellent Indian food in Winnipeg, why all of Horse Lords now live in Germany, being tagged as “Krautrock” and residential coincidences, the socio-economic conditions that might spur artists to migrate around the world, whether or not the rise of Angine de Poitrine means inventive instrumental music is having a moment in popular culture, why and how the new album incorporates Sacred Harp singing, utopian and dystopian concepts and addressing geopolitics as an…
S13 · 23 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 36 min
Ep. #1116: Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn Hitchcock is here to discuss his new memoir, Stranded in the Future , and his new album, The Confuser , surreal song and prose writing, being haunted by lifelong muses, a fear of being boring, pondering parenting and figuring yourself out, how attending an all-boys school impacts the empathy you have for people of other genders, why aliens gravitate towards other aliens like Bob Dylan and Syd Barrett, depicting one’s own transcendent dreams and trips, celebrating the past, nostalgia, and sentimentality, a nod to Nick Lowe, loving trams and trolley cars, writing books on your phone,…

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Publisher: Vish Khanna / Entertainment One (eOne)
Language: English
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Typical length: 1 hr 13 min
Latest episode: 15 Oct 2026
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