Ep. #15: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion + catl.

Ep. #6: Mark Andersen on the Clash + Kid Koala on Space Cadet: On this episode, I take a closer look at the final years of one of the best rock band of all time, the Clash. While some fans and critics dismiss them, a new book called We Are the Clash: The Last Stand of The Only Band That Mattered is in progress tha... by Kreative Kontrol

59 min listen

Ep. #11: Maestro Fresh Wes + Diamond Rings: Canada’s king of hip-hop (sorry Drake), Maestro Fresh Wes and I have a chat about the 25th anniversary of his colossal hit single, “Let Your Backbone Slide ,” how to keep Canadian audiences engaged with rap music, and his great, by Kreative Kontrol

45 min listen

Ep. #15: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion + catl.: A chat with Judah Bauer, Jon Spencer, and Russell Simins at Call the Office in London, ON about the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion‘s adventures in the high water of Calgary and how the media can manipulate their message. Also, Toronto’s catl. by Kreative Kontrol

70 min listen

Ep. #8: Joshua Kloke on the Tragically Hip and ‘Escape is at Hand’: Ah, the Sunday evening podcast launch. Social media suicide! It’ll be worth it though. On this episode, I head down to the Speed River in Guelph to speak to Tragically Hip superfan, Joshua Kloke, who is celebrating the release of his memoir about the b. by Kreative Kontrol

30 min listen

Kreative Kontrol with Vish Khanna Podcast #1: John Cook, Tyler Francks: On the first episode of the Kreative Kontrol podcast, Gawker‘s John Cook joins me to discuss breaking the ‘Rob Ford smokes crack cocaine on video‘ story, plus Tyler Francks stops by to discuss the Eden Mills Arts Festival, which takes place this wee by Kreative Kontrol

44 min listen

Ep. #4: Jim Guthrie band D.C. road trip featuring NPR’s Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton: I drove down to Washington D.C. with Jim Guthrie and his band (Samir Khan, Jordan Howard, Randy Lee, Marshall Bureau, and J. J. Ipsen) so they could record a Tiny Desk Concert at NPR for All Songs Considered . We almost got sent home at the borde by Kreative Kontrol

62 min listen

Ep. #7: Jon Spencer Blues Explosion: One of my favourite bands ever is the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion and they’ve got a few Canadian tour dates coming up soon (including Sled Island this week and Ontario shows next month). I called up Jon Spencer for a chat about what things have been li. by Kreative Kontrol

34 min listen

Ep. #24: Steve Albini: Steve Albini is a man who lives in Chicago, Illinois and owns and operates the really remarkable Electrical Audio Recording facility. He is the guitar player and primary singer in the band Shellac and he makes a mean cup of fluffy coffee. by Kreative Kontrol

78 min listen

Ep. #23: Glenn Jones: Glenn Jones is a respected figure in the world of guitars and American Primitivism. He lives in Boston and became a friend and collaborated with his mentor, the legendary guitarist, John Fahey. Some might say Glenn is both following and enhancing a tra... by Kreative Kontrol

38 min listen

Ep. #16: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy: I always love speaking to Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy a.k.a. Will Oldham. This past February, Dawn McCarthy and Bonny Billy released an LP called What the Brothers Sang, a collection of songs originally recorded by the Everly Brothers. by Kreative Kontrol

59 min listen

Ep. #58: Charles Bradley: Charles Bradley is a powerful American singer and performer steeped in the traditions of funk, soul, and R&B. After a hard knock life spent in Florida, New York, and California, Bradley took up cooking while also working as a James Brown impersonator, by Kreative Kontrol

28 min listen

Ep. #3: Graham Wright of Tokyo Police Club: Surprise surprise, another podcast this week. Even I’m surprised, surprised. I speak to Graham Wright about Tokyo Police Club playing the Red Bull Tour Bus (it’s a robot stage/bus hybrid!) for a free show in Toronto on June 2, by Kreative Kontrol

24 min listen

Ep. #5: Exclaim! Editor James Keast at a Blue Jays game: My friend and colleague James Keast invited me to a Jays game on Sunday and it seemed like a great place for us to talk about jocks vs. music nerds, his work at Exclaim!, his role at the Polaris Music Prize and tips for jurors, by Kreative Kontrol

61 min listen

Ep. #17: Lee Ranaldo: New York City’s Lee Ranaldo is a founding member of Sonic Youth and, as such, is one of the most gifted and revered guitarists, singers, and songwriters in the history of rock music. When Sonic Youth began a hiatus in the fall of 2011, by Kreative Kontrol

41 min listen

Ep. #9: David Yow: Today you can hear my conversation with David Yow about his new solo LP, Tonight You Look Like a Spider. David is an amazing man who used to sing in bands like Scratch Acid, the Jesus Lizard, and Qui among others. by Kreative Kontrol

48 min listen

Ep. #30: Superhumanoids: Superhumanoids are a trio from Los Angeles who make dreamy, R&B infused, electronic pop songs that are deceptively airy. With their hazy vocals and melodies, the band are definitely working within a mysterious aesthetic but they’ve also got a pench... by Kreative Kontrol

23 min listen

Ep. #25: Jon Wurster: Jon Wurster is one of the best drummers in rock music and he has proven this to be true by filling that role for people like Bob Mould, Rocket From the Crypt, R.E.M., A.C. Newman, Katy Perry, and many more. He’s also a comedic writer and performer, by Kreative Kontrol

61 min listen

Ep. #12: WondaGurl + Simone Schmidt of the Highest Order: 16 year-old Brampton, Ontario producer WondaGurl talks about being on Jay-Z’s new album and the Highest Order’s Simone Schmidt discusses music festival culture (they played the Toronto Urban Roots Festival last night) and leaving Facebook. by Kreative Kontrol

38 min listen

Ep. #10: Sled Island & Calgary’s flood + Houndmouth + Derek Christoff on James Gandolfini + Mike Belitsky of the Sadies: Weird tone to this one. Drew Marshall of the Sled Island music festival gives a firsthand account of the flooding that has devastated Calgary and forced Sled Island to cancel its plans, Matt Myers of the U.S. by Kreative Kontrol

67 min listen

Ep. #22: Kumail Nanjiani: Kumail Nanjiani is a very funny person who hails from Karachi, Pakistan, but currently lives somewhere in the vicinity of Los Angeles, California. He has worked on numerous television shows as a writer and/or actor, by Kreative Kontrol

65 min listen

Ep. #21: The Blow + Jonny Dovercourt & Ryan McLaren: Acclaimed, artful electro-pop duo the Blow moved to Brooklyn and are about to release their new, self-titled LP this October, which is their first album in seven years. Band founder Khaela Maricich and I have a chat about it, jury duty, by Kreative Kontrol

56 min listen

Ep #2: Dave Bidini on Rob Ford, Bruce and Travis Good of the Good Family, Carly Lewis on summer fests, Sam Baijal on the Rolling Stones: This week: Is Mayor Rob Ford beyond sympathy? Have these allegations of substance abuse humanized him in some way? Musician, author, and Toronto citizen Dave Bidini says no and pretty much no. A new supergroup called the Good Family crosses by Kreative Kontrol

54 min listen

Ep. #44: Shad: Shad is one of North America’s most thoughtful and skilled hip-hop artists and we here in Canada are proud to call him one of our own. The gifted MC has won a Juno and been nominated for the Polaris Music Prize twice, by Kreative Kontrol

44 min listen

Ep. #26: James Williamson of Iggy and the Stooges: James Williamson is a legendary guitarist, best known for his role in the hugely influential proto-punk band, Iggy and the Stooges from Detroit, Michigan. 1973 saw the release of the band’s classic album, Raw Power, by Kreative Kontrol

40 min listen

Ep. #13: Sloan’s Jay Ferguson & Chris Murphy & Photographer Catherine Stockhausen: In celebration of the new murderecords 7″ singles 1993-1998 photo/music book, Sloan’s Chris Murphy and Jay Ferguson and photographer Catherine Stockhausen discuss murderecords and Halifax music history. For more info about this episode, by Kreative Kontrol

65 min listen

Ep. #19: Ian F. Svenonius: Ian F. Svenonius is one of underground culture’s most provocative singers and thinkers. From leading impassioned Washington D.C. bands like Nation of Ulysses and the Make-Up, writing books like The Psychic Soviet, by Kreative Kontrol

62 min listen

Ep. #39: Anne T. Donahue on Breaking Bad: Anne T. Donahue is a comedic writer and journalist who hails from Cambridge, ON. She once interviewed me for a music blog and is a regular contributor to The Guardian and Yahoo! TV, and she’s very funny and observant on twitter. by Kreative Kontrol

63 min listen

Ep. #33: Dirty Beaches: Dirty Beaches is the alter-ego of a gifted and prolific artist named Alex Zhang Hungtai. Originally from Taiwan, Hungtai has spent some time living in Montreal among other places and he’s earned a reputation for making some of the most challenging, by Kreative Kontrol

51 min listen

Ep. #18: Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld: Colin Stetson and Sarah Neufeld are partners in life and some times play music together in bands like Arcade Fire and Bell Orchestre. They also conjure amazing sounds on their own and are remarkable solo artists; Colin’s latest LP, by Kreative Kontrol

74 min listen

Ep. #48: Ben Blackwell of Third Man Records: Ben Blackwell works at Third Man Records, a multi-platform label, record store, venue, and studio in Nashville, Tennessee and he once claimed his business card listed his position as “psychedelic stooge.” Blackwell has also played drums in the Dirtbom by Kreative Kontrol

63 min listen

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