Kreative Kontrol

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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 connectin

Sep 15
1 h 22 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

Sep 12
31 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 “A

Sep 10
30 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 n

Sep 8
1 h 24 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, despondenc

Sep 3
30 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 w

Sep 1
28 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 encountere

Aug 29
1 h 22 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 w

Aug 27
1 h 04 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

Aug 25
1 h 13 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 occasi

Aug 20
1 h 18 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, p

Aug 18
31 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 evolve

Aug 15
1 h 34 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

Aug 13
1 h 25 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.

Aug 11
30 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 Yea

Aug 6
1 h 10 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 re

Aug 4
31 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 pe

Jul 30
1 h 23 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

Jul 28
1 h 14 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 muse

Jul 23
1 h 36 min

Ep. #1115: Dinner is Ruined

Dale Morningstar from the Dinner is Ruined is here to discuss the band’s first new album in 21 years, Like A Tree,Heroic, the first time I saw Dinner is Ruined in 1996 op

Jul 21
28 min

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What listeners say

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Love this show! Vish has the best in-depth artist conversations. If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be and independent artist, just listen to a few episodes of this show. Great conversations that are interesting whether you know the band or not.. Vish has great taste and only interviews artists he’s actually interested in. He does his homework, and is adept at getting folks to open up. And he’s hilarious. Great back catalogue as well.

Homer is Homer · Mar 2024

I found Vish from a search a few years ago on Ian Mackaye, found the episode with Ian and Steve Albini. I’ve stayed ever since. He’s interviewed many interesting, but what I would call “challenging” artists and made each of them sound easy and natural all while just being himself.

KeithWikle · Feb 2024

I agree with some other reviewers - great guests, but the interviews need improvement. They could be so good if Vish would just pull it back a bit. Stop talking about yourself so much. Stop saying every thought that comes in your mind. Stop telling us who your famous friends are. Stop stepping on your guests’ answers and even your own questions. Just ask questions and let people talk! I appreciate this podcast and am hopeful it can get better.

alabama72 · Apr 2023

Fantastic lineup of guests but some of these conversations, like the one with Ira of Yo La Tengo, are so awkward you can feel the tension over the airwaves. The conversation was mostly a one-sided rant by Vish about various concerns that bothered him. The funniest part was when he brought up children’s entertainers in the context of longevity which even Vish seemed to quickly understand was irrelevant at best, insulting at worst. In general I would like to hear more of the guests speaking about their music and less of the host’s myriad and largely irrelevant stories, rants, and otherwise.

bcsquest · Feb 2023

While you might be enticed to listen due to the long list of quality guests, be forewarned that Vish (the host) likes to talk about himself. It sounds like he rationalizes the show as “a conversation,” but topics are often brought to a standstill while Vish jams in multiple personal anecdotes that are tangential to the topic. If you find Vish interesting, there’s a lot here for you. If you are interested in hearing from one of his guests, you’ll have to wait around for them to get their turn.

xmt464 · Apr 2023

Many of these interviews are interesting in spite of the interviewer. The host seems to struggle to cede the spotlight to the guests. Instead of questions unfolding organically from the interview, many of these interviews seem to follow pre-planned and often disjointed outlines that often reveal more about the host than the musician being interviewed.

nuggett! · Apr 2025

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