Kreative Kontrol

EVERY OTHER 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!Spencer Krug discusses Always Happy to Explode, which is the first Sunset Rubdown album in 15 years, the various islands he’s called home and why he appreciates the solitude of island living, how touring can impact musicians and create interpersonal obstacles, why his bands tend to take long breaks, why his latest songs might relay so much empathy and contemplation about the impact that working has on life, things to listen to while running, fantastical storytelling and rewatching legacy TV shows, going back on tour, a Wolf Parade update, other future plans, and much more. Support vish on Patreon! Thanks to Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters to Santa. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #904: Mac McNeilly from The Jesus LizardEp. #846: BOECKNEREp. #855: Mikey DayEp. #829: Robert SmigelEp. #383: Hot Snakes’ Rick Froberg

EVERY OTHER KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO MONTHLY $6 USD PATREON SUPPORTERS. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!The Jesus Lizard Week ’24 concludes with Duane Denison discussing the Jesus Lizard’s new album RACK, why Nashville has been so enticing for musicians looking for a home, working as a guitar teacher and providing remote lessons to students, why he thought to employ quality control measures in writing new songs in the Jesus Lizard, whether or not the band ever contemplated making RACK with previous collaborators like the late Steve Albini, some of the guitar players and musical heroes he pays homage to on the new album, his golden era for the Jesus Lizard, touring again, writing new songs, other future plans, and much more.Support vish on Patreon! Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters to Santa. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #904: Mac McNeilly from The Jesus LizardEp. #903: David Wm. Sims from The Jesus LizardEp. #902: David Yow from The Jesus LizardEp. #170: Andy Gill of Gang of FourEp. #92: The Jesus Lizard Week with David Wm. SimsEp. #91: The Jesus Lizard Week with Duane DenisonEp. #90: The Jesus Lizard Week with Mac McNeillyEp. #89: The Jesus Lizard Week with David YowEp. #9: David Yow

EVERY OTHER 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!The Jesus Lizard Week ’24  is still going with Mac McNeilly discussing the Jesus Lizard’s new album RACK, building a home studio, navigating how political correctness and being decent to other people works, his interest in preserving vintage drums and teaching music students, why he left the Jesus Lizard when he did and why he came back, the stamina and fitness it takes to play drums in this band, how he came up with his parts on RACK, touring again, other future plans, and much more. Support vish on Patreon! Thanks to Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters to Santa. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #903: David Wm. Sims from The Jesus LizardEp. #902: David Yow from The Jesus LizardEp. #170: Andy Gill of Gang of FourEp. #92: The Jesus Lizard Week with David Wm. SimsEp. #91: The Jesus Lizard Week with Duane DenisonEp. #90: The Jesus Lizard Week with Mac McNeillyEp. #89: The Jesus Lizard Week with David YowEp. #9: David Yow

EVERY OTHER KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO MONTHLY $6 USD PATREON SUPPORTERS. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!The Jesus Lizard Week ’24 continues with David Wm. Sims discussing the band’s new album RACK, recent music festival experiences, the significance of the Jesus Lizard’s close friendships, his own golden era in the band, how and why they chose to write and record RACK the way they did, what may become of the songs that were captured but didn’t make the album, his penchant for coming up with fresh bass parts by playing along to music made by people like War and Wu-Tang Clan, why he is contemplating moving out of the United States of America, upcoming tour dates, other future plans, and much more. Support vish on Patreon! Thanks to Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters to Santa. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #902: David Yow from The Jesus LizardEp. #844: Pissed JeansEp. #170: Andy Gill of Gang of FourEp. #92: The Jesus Lizard Week with David Wm. SimsEp. #91: The Jesus Lizard Week with Duane DenisonEp. #90: The Jesus Lizard Week with Mac McNeillyEp. #89: The Jesus Lizard Week with David YowEp. #9: David Yow

EVERY OTHER 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!The Jesus Lizard Week ’24 begins with David Yow discussing the Jesus Lizard's new album RACK, loving Los Angeles but moving out of the United States of America, his writing practice these days and those few but notable people who’ve contributed to lyrics in the Jesus Lizard over the years, how the late Lhasa de Sela and also Led Zeppelin influenced his vocals and writing on RACK, working on his singing in his old band Qui, and how he almost fronted a reconstituted Nirvana for an event a few years ago, other future plans, and much more.  Support vish on Patreon! Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters to Santa. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #844: Pissed JeansEp. #170: Andy Gill of Gang of FourEp. #92: The Jesus Lizard Week with David Wm. SimsEp. #91: The Jesus Lizard Week with Duane DenisonEp. #90: The Jesus Lizard Week with Mac McNeillyEp. #89: The Jesus Lizard Week with David YowEp. #9: David Yow

EVERY OTHER 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!John Early is here to discuss his brilliant comedy special and album, Now More Than Ever, life in Los Angeles and how Toronto works as a city in a province in Canada, the talented Lemon Squares band, his remarkable skills as a singer and taking up guitar with a little help from the Beatles, how his talents were honed singing hymns in church, anarchy and normalcy, his working relationship with Kate Berlant, getting into Neil Young and why one of his songs is a surprising centrepiece in his new special, how the HBO version and record differ and complement each other, what are we all really doing on the internet, his comedy and music heroines, Vicky with a V, Bernie Sanders, and American politics, hitting the road for a tour with all new comedy and new songs, other future plans, and much more. Support vish on Patreon! Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters to Santa. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #898: Jon Benjamin – Jazz DaredevilEp. #868: Kathleen HannaEp. #826: Steve Albini and Fred ArmisenEp. #770: Adam Horovitz from Beastie BoysEp. #590: Bob YoungEp. #566: Tim HeideckerEp. #498: Lauren Lapkus! Jon Dore!Ep. #254: Scott AukermanEp. #163: Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington

EVERY OTHER 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!Brendan Canty, Joe Lally, Ian MacKaye, and Guy Picciotto from Fugazi and filmmaker Jem Cohen discuss their 1999 documentary, Instrument, how it was captured using film technologies of the time, how live and interview footage was used to reflect the band’s inventive music-making, insights about memorable moments from the film, its remarkable soundtrack, Jem’s focus on audience portraiture and commentary, the basketball hoop, what may become of the longer edit of Instrument and film footage we haven’t yet seen, Fugazi’s most iconic song, and much more.     Support vish on Patreon! Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters to Santa. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #849: Jim White and Guy PicciottoEp. #845: The Messthetics and James Brandon LewisEp. #583: Ian MacKayeEp. #400: Guy Picciotto & Xylouris WhiteEp. #385: The MesstheticsEp. #224: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part II)Ep. #223: Ian MacKaye & Steve Albini (Part I)

EVERY OTHER 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!Sarah Houle, Shane Ghostkeeper and JOYFULTALK’s Jay Crocker discuss their work together on the new Ghostkeeper album, C​î​payak Joy, their history as friends and collaborators, Shane’s fascinating and initially discouraging foray into music-making after devoting his youth to playing hockey, Jay’s focus on passion and creativity over musical proficiency, what prompted Sarah to explore synthesized drums over the louder, real thing, how hip-hop, R&B, and electronic music influenced C​î​payak Joy, its lyrical themes and music videos, a planned companion release, other future plans, and much more.Support vish on Patreon! Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters to Santa. Follow vish online.Related episodes/links:Ep. #862: Jon MckielEp. #791: Nina NastasiaEp. #706: JOYFULTALKEp. #695: GhostkeeperEp. #665: Sargeant x ComradeEp. #493: Cartel MadrasEp. #488: Yves JarvisEp. #441: JOYFULTALK