Kreative Kontrol

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Ep. #700: Spoon Jul 07, 2022

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Britt Daniel and Alex Fischel of Spoon on living in the U.S.A., the band’s latest album Lucifer on the Sofa, leaving synths behind for rock ‘n’ roll, parents and religion, Bill Callahan, Bob Dylan, and ZZ Top, touring Canada hard, whether Spoon has a future, 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.

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Ep. #699: Joan Shelley Jul 05, 2022

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Joan Shelley discusses her lovely new album The Spur, life in Kentucky and its political power and reputation, musical traditions and temporality, parenting and childhood, working with Bill Callahan, Max Porter, and Nathan Salsburg, trends and functioning outside of them, internet primacy, Will Oldham’s inspiring work, 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.

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Ep. #698: Rollie Pemberton Jun 30, 2022

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A talk with Polaris Music Prize-winning hip-hop artist Cadence Weapon, a.k.a. Rollie Pemberton, about his new memoir, Bedroom Rapper, which was published by McClelland & Stewart in the spring of 2022. This conversation between Rollie and vish was recorded live (by vish), before an audience at Glass Books in Edmonton, Alberta on Thursday, June 16, 2022. 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.

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Ep. #697: Sofi Papamarko Jun 28, 2022

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Sofi Papamarko discusses her award-winning short story collection, Radium Girl, life as a new mom in Toronto during a pandemic, our friend Jordan Howard, whether or not she was ever a journalist, dating and matchmaking, Honest Ed’s and allegories, human behaviour, writing a novel, 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.

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Ep. #696: The Burning Hell Jun 23, 2022

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The Burning Hell’s Ariel Sharrat and Mathias Kom discuss their new album Garbage Island, Prince Edward Island life for humans and one, single dog, Waterworld and the Pacific Trash Vortex, the things that people make, the problems with music, recycling, the B-52's, touring, other 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.

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Ep. #695: Ghostkeeper Jun 21, 2022

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Ghostkeeper’s Sarah Houle-Lowry and Shane Ghostkeeper discuss their new album, Multidimensional Culture, Paddle Prairie Métis Settlement and Calgary, musicals, cinema, and indie-rock, Indigenous humour, parenting and maintaining cultural heritage, perspectives on prejudice, playing Sled Island, 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.

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Ep. #694: David Cross Jun 16, 2022

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David Cross on his great new special, I’m From the Future, why he loves New York, being trapped in Toronto during the pandemic, satire and hope, his friend Bob Odenkirk and Better Call Saul, the tremendous acting on Mr. Show with Bob and David, 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.

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Ep. #693: Fresh Pepper Jun 14, 2022

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Fresh Pepper’s Andre Ethier and Joseph Shabason on their self-titled debut, working in restaurants, competing with children as adults, changing Destroyer and Dan Bejar’s life, party mix and other snacks, music at work, 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.

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Ep. #692: Wilco Jun 07, 2022

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Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy discusses their new album Cruel Country, curating music festivals, indifference, criticism, and communication, when certain people die, country, Wilco, and music genres, fashionability and temporality, How to Write One Songand abstraction, the United States of America and local communities, the forthcoming Yankee Hotel Foxtrot box set, tour dates, 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.