Kreative Kontrol

Emmalia Bortolo-Vettor and Sarafina Bortolon-Vettor discuss the haunting new Bonnie Trash album, Malocchio, the state of Guelph music venues and ideas about improving musicians’ lives, the supernatur…

Natalie Mering discusses her work as Weyes Blood and her lovely new album, And In the Darkness, Hearts Aglow, sports, God, Narcissus, consumer capitalism, the internet, religion, blame, parenting, si…

Alexis Fleisig and Scott McCloud of Soulside on the band’s first album in 33 years, A Brief Moment in the Sun, growing up in Washington D.C. and their role in the Dischord Records community, sharing …

Bill Nace discusses his stirring new album Through a Room, his musical life in places like Jersey, Philadelphia, and western Massachusetts, playing on his own and in collaboration, working on various…

Ezra Furman discusses her wondrous new album, All of Us Flames, and the trilogy it concludes, opposition and galvanization in life and art, reflecting upon her life as a Jewish, trans woman, her rela…

Alec MacKaye on his band Hammered Hulls, their unique sound, and their new album Careening, the early days of Dischord Records and his bands the Faith and Untouchables, why he resumed writing songs a…

Jeremy Greenspan discusses the new Junior Boys album, Waiting Game, getting over the virus and life in Hamilton, Ontario, other collaborations, how electronic musicians jam, making a record and a stu…

Lance Sampson discusses the excellent new Aquakultre album, Don’t Trip, Halifax hurricane living, a concept record about love and family, vintage soul and R&B, being less visible, supporting the Geor…

Eric Bachmann and Eric Johnson discuss Reason in Decline, the first new Archers of Loaf album in 24 years, why the band’s past has no bearing on its present, working on music together again, writing …

Jay Ferguson, Andrew Scott, Patrick Pentland, and Chris Murphy of Sloan discuss the inspirations and stories behind and making of each and every song on Steady, the thirteenth album by one of the wor…

Julianna Riolino on her stunning solo debut album, All Blue, life in Daniel Romano’s Outfit, theatricality and the Who, loving country, timeless music and longevity, Jay-Z, Bob Dylan, George Harrison…

Jessica Moss discusses her new album, Galaxy Heart, and its related predecessor, Phosphenes, persistence, Jim White, Thierry Amar, and Mary Margaret O’Hara, working too much, closing one chapter and …

Elizabeth Stokes and Jonathan Pearce of the Beths discuss their latest album, Expert in a Dying Field, New Zealand life, busking, word-y lyricists, and garage blues guitar, the evolution of metal, St…

José Miguel Contreras talks about the new By Divine Right double LP, Otto Motto, the state of Ontario cities, getting reviewed in Newfoundland, the Smiths and the Cure, regaining lost momentum, Shotg…

Keith Morris talks about the new OFF! album and movie, Free LSD, writing songs and film scripts about conspiracy theories with Dimitri Coats, live streams, public library research vs. using the compu…

Iain Reid discusses his poignant and chilling new novel, We Spread, how senior citizens can perceive and can be perceived, genre signifiers and “fiction,” elder care, ageism, and a fixation on youth …

Marisa Anderson discusses her wondrous new solo album, Still, Here, collaborating with others and collaborating with herself, a fascinating relationship with piano, mindfulness and not always knowing…

Randy Randall from No Age discusses the band’s new album People Helping People, Los Angeles, Edmonton, and New Zealand, the inspirational work of Ian MacKaye, Dischord Records, and Fugazi, seeing and…

Kate Beaton discusses her masterful new graphic novel memoir, Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, life as a young woman in the Fort McMurray, Alberta camps, crippling student debt, capitalism, the cos…

Laurie Kilmartin on performing at Just for Laughs Toronto, California living, the Queen’s passing, becoming a comedian and writing for Conan O’Brien, losing her mom to COVID-19, late night talk shows…