Kreative Kontrol

Vish Khanna on music, culture, and more

Ep. #744: Don Pyle

Don Pyle discusses his beautiful new book of photography, Shot in a Mirror, missing his dear friend and collaborator Dallas Good, the status of Shadowy Men on a Shadowy Planet and the new music they made for the Kids in the Hall, photography and posterity, how technology has altered art-making, documenting punk and LGBTQ+ cultures during nascent and perilous periods, future plans, and more. Supported by you on Patreon, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.

In a chat recorded 20 months ago but unreleased until now, Charlie Steen discusses his wonderful band shame and their 2021 album Drunk Tank Pink, the monarchy, pandemic life in London, and strange living arrangements, staving off loneliness by watching ensemble shows like The Sopranos, future (now present) plans, and much more. shame’s 2023 world tour brings them to Edmonton’s Winterruption Festival on January 27, and their new album, Food for Worms, is out February 24 via Dead Oceans. Supported by you on Patreon, Blackbyrd Myoozik, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.

Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg author, scholar, writer, advocate, and musician, Leanne Betasamosake Simpson discusses the 2022 bestseller, Rehearsals for Living, which she co-wrote with Robyn Maynard, Indigenous and Black people’s shared lived experiences and perspectives, parenting and pedagogy, all of the coups, loving Dr. Clarence J. Munford, abolition, hope, future plans, and much more. Supported by you on Patreon, Pizza Trokadero, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S. and Black Women United YEG. Follow vish online.