Kreative Kontrol

Ryan Hemsworth returns to discuss Numbskull, raising a young family in Ottawa, Ontario, why he began playing guitar again after years of primarily writing on electronic and computer-oriented instruments, revisiting his youthful inspirations and memories in writing these new songs, how boredom ignites one’s imagination, reading books, the way he collaborated and wrote lyrics with guests like Tegan and Sara, MSPAINT, Sarah Tudzin of Illuminati Hotties, Nana Lourdes, and allie, a bit of chatter about Beastie Boys and Beach Boys, the new Norm Macdonald documentary, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #1144: Richard Thompson

Ep. #1121: Born at Midnite

Ep. #1027: No Joy

Ep. #770: Adam Horovitz from Beastie Boys

On Loving Norm Macdonald: A Remembrance

Ep. #440: Ryan Hemsworth

Ep. #142: Ryan Hemsworth & BADBADNOTGOOD Live at the Halifax Pop Explosion

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Eno Williams and Max Grunhard from Ibibio Sound Machine return to discuss their new album Chopping Mountain, their Vanguard Studio HQ, dogs who like their music, Max producing this new record and a move towards organic music-making after a few years exploring electronic sounds, an emphasis on West African music and a desire to record in Africa, Sharon Jones and Sonic Youth, Eno’s percussive word and phrasing choices as a lyricist and singer, songs with elemental imagery and galvanizing themes, a car accident and “Return to Sender,” a special guest, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #876: Ibibio Sound Machine

Ep. #874: Mdou Moctar

Ep. #673: Sonic Youth

Ep. #366: Gabriel Roth of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings

Ep. #149: Run the Jewels

Ep. #105: Zaki Ibrahim

Ep. #64: Sharon Jones

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Ray Padgett returns to discuss Bob Dylan’s The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1976 Live Recordings, his role as a respected Dylan scholar, exactly why we are receiving a 39 CD Dylan box set in 2026, comparing the two distinctive legs of the Rolling Thunder Revue Tour and why the 1976 edition has clearly gotten a bad rap, how Dylan’s personal life may have informed his mood and behaviour on this tour, why he surprised his bandmates and fans so much back then, the possible influence that Bruce Springsteen and punk had on Dylan, some of this set’s key and most memorable performances, why the set doesn’t include any footage from this well-documented tour, Ray’s Rolling Thunder ’76 Day by Day zine, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #1116: Robyn Hitchcock

Ep. #1112: Fiver

Ep. #1101: Gina Gershon

Ep. #1075: Bill Frisell

Ep. #1067: The Paranoid Style

Ep. #1034: Sean Wilentz on Bob Dylan’s ‘Through The Open Window’

Ep. #935: Elijah Wald on ‘A Complete Unknown’

Ep. #828: ‘Bob Dylan: Mixing Up the Medicine’ with Mark Davidson & Parker Fishel

In Review: ‘Fragments: Time Out of Mind Sessions (1996-1997) – The Bootleg Series Vol. 17’ by Bob Dylan

Ep. #793: Ray Padgett

Ep. #749: Daniel Lanois

Ep. #522: Destroyer

Ep. #27: Greil Marcus

Patti Smith (2007) – Teaser

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The third annual Kreative Kontrol fundraising drive is upon us! I’m hoping to gain as many new paying subscribers as possible in November. I also hope existing paying subscribers will upgrade to higher levels this month. Look out for announcements about weekly gifts, which will be awarded to subscribers via random draws. Learn more at this show’s Patreon, and thanks for listening to and supporting Kreative Kontrol!

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Licensed clinical psychologist Vincent Greenwood, Ph.D. is here to discuss his book Puppet on a String about U.S. President Donald J. Trump, his own educational background and vast experience in the realms of psychology, cognitive therapy, and human behaviour, how and why he was able to conduct a psychological profile of the president from a distance and without his express consent, the distinctions between the “duty to warn” and “duty to inform” medical standards and which category his book falls under, why Robert D. Hare’s psychopathy checklist-revised is a gold standard measurement tool and what Trump’s results reveal, the Hannibal Lecter connection, how other affliction symptoms Trump seems to present relate to Greenwood’s analysis, whether it’s complicated to be a dispassionate yet sympathetic straight shooter when assessing a political figure, what he hopes this book accomplishes, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #1071: Buck 65

Ep. #1065: Brian Raftery on ‘Hannibal Lecter: A Life’

Ep. #1063: Ratboys

Ep. #1036: Overnight

Ep. #929: Bill Stevenson from Descendents, ALL

Ep. #868: Kathleen Hanna

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Quin Kirchner, Douglas McCombs, Brian J Sulpizio, and Andrew Trim from Yr Knives are here to discuss Begin Yr Singing, some of their individual pursuits and other collaborators, the lengths I might go to to surprise and impress Doug, how they became friends and familiar with each other in Chicago, a memorable performance tackling ZZ Top songs, recording with Nick Broste and setting up in a linear fashion in the studio, almost as if they were playing a show, the touring they’ve done with the Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis and an open letter to keep such tours happening, the song “White Gladys,” orcas, and yachts, writing new songs, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #1148: James Brandon Lewis

Ep. #1140: BASIC

Ep. #1127: Black Duck and Elena Setién

Ep. #1069: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis

Ep. #1055: Pullman

Ep. #1026: Tortoise

Ep. #989: Bundy K. Brown, Glenn Kotche, and Jim O’Rourke on Tim Barnes

Ep. #952: Silkworm

Ep. #946: James Brandon Lewis

Ep. #900: Fugazi and Jem Cohen

Ep. #869: Steve Albini

Ep. #845: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis

Ep. #786: Black Duck

Ep. #736: Douglas Andrew McCombs

Ep. #514: Steve Albini and Silkworm’s Andy Cohen and Tim Midyett

Ep. #240: A Way That’s Clear – Tortoise & The Making of ‘The Catastrophist’

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Shane Ghostkeeper returns to discuss the new Ghostkeeper album, Balloon Moon, Alberta opting out of Daylight saving time, his busy schedule as a filmmaker and cinematic actor, sharing these pursuits with his young son and wife, why music was surprisingly his second passion, the enduring resonance of obscure films he’s only seen once on late night TV as a kid, the roles he’s often offered and why he’s selective about accepting them, how acting has impacted him as a dynamically powerful singer on this new album, why he booked a recording session without any completed songs ready to go, what inspired him to get a band back together for it, what’s next for Ghostkeeper, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #1133: CG Tears

Ep. #1132: Jon Mckiel and Jay Crocker

Ep. #1120: Mariel Buckley

Ep. #1110: G̱a̱mksimoon

Ep. #992: Tanya Talaga

Ep. #973: Jolie Laide

Ep. #899: Ghostkeeper

Ep. #695: Ghostkeeper

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James Brandon Lewis returns to discuss Calling Antonín, his well-deserved, award-winning 2026, how William Parker got him involved in a special project with the Czechoslovak-American Marionette Theater Company and how their productions are exactly what they sound like, studying the life and work of the nineteenth century Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, why he paid special attention to the album artwork, liner notes, and music on this album, structuring records to have the audio analog of opening and closing movie credits, also paying tribute to the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar via an imagined historical meeting, pondering being prolific and taking a break, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #1127: Black Duck and Elena Setién

Ep. #1108: Bellbird

Ep. #1069: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis

Ep. #946: James Brandon Lewis

Ep. #900: Fugazi and Jem Cohen

Ep. #887: Janel and Anthony

Ep. #845: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis

Ep. #385: The Messthetics

Ep. #348: Matthew Shipp

Ep. #285: Chicago Underground Duo

Ep. #31: Jesse Stewart and Hamid Drake

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Josh Rouse is here to discuss Museums and Women, swimming in Nashville, early inspirations like the Cure and Neil Young, being raised by a drill sergeant and a hippie, whether Nebraskans are partial to Bruce Springsteen’s album Nebraska, making a cheerful record in a dark time, how living life in Spain has impacted his perspective on life and music-making, why this new record is story and character-driven, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #1129: Larry Hardy and Henry Rollins on The Cramps

Ep. #1124: Lambchop

Ep. #1116: Robyn Hitchcock

Ep. #883: Steven Hyden

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Robert Dayton is here to discuss his book Cold Glitter: The Untold Story of Canadian Glam, our favourite record stores and venues in the conjoined cities of Kitchener-Waterloo, the time Mike Wallace visited that area for a 60 Minutes story and called it “a suburb of Toronto,” what inspired Robert to write this book, some background about the subversive aspects of Canadian glam and how Bryan Adams figures into it, conservatism in Canadian cultural institutions, an anecdote about Gregg Turkington, Mike Love, and Charles Manson, waking up after sleeping on Goddo, future plans, and much more.

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Ep. #1141: Teenage Fanclub

Ep. #1118: Don Pyle

Ep. #979: Cici Arthur

Ep. #932: Tim Heidecker

Ep. #820: Gregg Turkington

Ep. #502: Shotgun Jimmie! Thrush Hermit!

Ep. #216: Russell Mael & Alex Kapranos of FFS

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