{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/3854f6b7-dd07-5986-9cab-9e69ded2bcbd/69e5b19207ecece42ae9418f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ep. #1087: Friko","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/620127d84925ed4ea3ec08aa/1776656737007-cfeb0d01-9615-4967-a701-161c8a6bf4eb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>David Fuller, Niko Kapetan, Bailey Minzenberger, and Korgan Robb from <a href=\"https://whoisfriko.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Friko</a> are here to discuss their new album, <a href=\"https://ffm.to/somethingworthwaitingfor\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Something Worth Waiting For</em></a>, the state of Illinois and dystopian literature, bonding in a high school music theory class, loving noise-infused pop bands like Pavement, the Breeders, and, from Liverpool, England, the Beatles, inspiration from local bands like Smut and the Felix Culpa, the story of Friko, articulating Niko’s songwriting talents as though he is not on this call with us, why numbers seem to be invoked so often on this album, why they worked with producer John Congleton and what makes him such a great “coach,” tour dates, other future plans, and much more.</p><p><br></p><p>EVERY OTHER COMPLETE <em>KREATIVE KONTROL</em> EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/posts/ep-1087-friko-156052674?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&amp;utm_source=copyLink&amp;utm_campaign=postshare_creator&amp;utm_content=join_link\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>please subscribe now via this link</strong></a> to hear this full episode. Thanks!</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks to <a href=\"http://www.bookshelf.ca/home\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">the Bookshelf</a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.planetbeancoffee.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Planet Bean Coffee</a>, and&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.grandads.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Grandad’s Donuts.</a>&nbsp;</p><p>Support&nbsp;<a href=\"https://yess.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Y.E.S.S.</a>, <a href=\"https://pridecentreofedmonton.ca/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pride Centre of Edmonton</a>, and <a href=\"https://www.letterscharity.org/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Letters Charity</a>. Follow&nbsp;<a href=\"https://linktr.ee/vishkhanna\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">vish online</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Related episodes/links:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/posts/win-gord-downie-154799439\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Win a Gord Downie Vinyl Bundle in April 2026!</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2026/03/10/ep-1075-bill-frisell/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #1075: Bill Frisell</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2026/02/16/all-things-konsidered-the-beatles-anthology/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">All Things Konsidered: The Beatles Anthology</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2025/06/12/ep-986-john-congleton/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #986: John Congleton</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2025/06/05/ep-984-lifeguard/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #984: Lifeguard</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2025/02/18/ep-951-mark-ibold-scott-kannberg-jeffrey-lewis-clark-jed-i-rosenberg-brian-thalken-on-louder-than-you-think-a-lo-fi-history-of-gary-young-and-pavement/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #951: Mark Ibold, Scott Kannberg, Jeffrey Lewis Clark, Jed I. Rosenberg &amp; Brian Thalken on ‘Louder Than You Think: A Lo-Fi History of Gary Young and Pavement’</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2024/12/17/ep-933-alex-ross-perry-scott-kannberg-and-robert-greene-on-pavements/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #933: Alex Ross Perry, Scott Kannberg, and Robert Greene on ‘Pavements’</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2024/11/19/ep-924-lance-bangs-and-bob-nastanovich-on-pavements/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #924: Lance Bangs and Bob Nastanovich on ‘Pavements’</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2024/10/01/ep-910-the-hard-quartet/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #910: The Hard Quartet</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2023/10/03/ep-806-the-breeders/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #806: The Breeders</a></p><p><a href=\"http://vishkhanna.com/2022/04/05/ep-677-pavement/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Ep. #677: Pavement</a></p>","author_name":"Vish Khanna / Entertainment One (eOne)"}