Tag: donaldtrump

Ep. #948: Margaret Cho

EVERY OTHER KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO MONTHLY $6 USD PATREON SUPPORTERS. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!

Margaret Cho is here to discuss her album Lucky Gift, her February 16 Live and LIVID! tour date at Just For Laughs Vancouver, her experience with the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires and our increasingly hot planet, the socio-political state of the USA, its impact on her stand-up tour, and whether or not total losers can be beaten if they keep winning, her parents’ love of music and comedy concerns, Korea’s collective comedians, inspirations like Sandra Bernhard and Billy Bragg, how Tim Heidecker may have perfected the comedy/music tour, writing songs in tribute to Robin Williams and Nex Benedict, whether she’ll do a full music-oriented tour, and much more.

Support vish on Patreon! Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.
Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters Charity. Follow vish online.

Related episodes/links:

Ep. #932: Tim Heidecker
Ep. #901: John Early
Ep. #900: Fugazi and Jem Cohen
Ep. #763: The New Pornographers
Ep. #754: Baron Vaughn
Ep. #705: Patton Oswalt
Ep. #604: River Butcher
Steve Martin and Martin Short (March 2019)
Ep. #496: Iggy Pop
Ep. #402: Dave Itzkoff
Ep. #332: Billy Bragg
Ep. #109: Jello Biafra

Tags 30rock, addiction, airquality, Alberta, animals, arts, billybragg, bishopbuddy, books, bts, civilrights, comedy, comicrelief, deadkennedys, dhpeligro, donaldtrump, Edmonton, elonmusk, eventhescore, fire, Fugazi, globalwarming, history, holycityzoo, huskerdu, hypocrisy, individualism, johncandy, justforlaughs, justforlaughsvancouver, kidsinthehall, korea, lgbtqi, liveandlividtour, losangeles, luckygift, margaretcho, martinshort, meditation, mikejohnson, minorthreat, mockery, music, newyorkdolls, nexbenedict, ontario, operationivy, outstanding, parents, parisclimateaccord, pets, powerpop, punk, Rancid, robinwilliams, rogerrocha, sandrabernhard, satire, SCTV, shame, sitcom, sketchcomedy, SNL, snlkorea, standupcomedy, Stooges, tariffs, teganandsara, thenewpornographers, thenines, thesexpistols, timheidecker, troupe, Vancouver, wildfires

News Podcast

Ep. #928: Verböten

EVERY OTHER KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO MONTHLY $6 USD PATREON SUPPORTERS. This one is fine, but please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!

Jason Narducy is here with remarkable stories about the magical return of his childhood band Verböten, their new album, and opening for Frank Black at the Metro in Chicago on January 25 and 26, 2025, being in the KISS Army, playing R.E.M. songs with Michael Shannon in Athens, Georgia, with actual members of R.E.M., singing at a Chicago Bulls game and later encountering Michael Jordan up close, knowing Steve Albini and their final meaningful interaction at Steve’s studio, Electrical Audio, playing songs just added to Superchunk sets, punk rock lyricism, touring the R.E.M. project again, other future plans, and much more.

Support vish on Patreon! Thanks to Blackbyrd Myoozik, the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts.
Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters to Santa. Follow vish online.

Related episodes/links:

Ep. #869: Steve Albini
Ep. #845: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis
Ep. #825: Dave Hill
Ep. #738: Superchunk
Ep. #609: Gang of Four
Ep. #557: Chris Frantz of Talking Heads / Tom Tom Club
Ep. #394: Damon Stoudamire & Ryan Sidhoo on ‘True North’
Ep. #311: Robbie Fulks
Ep. #109: Jello Biafra
Ep. #63: Pat Sansone + John Stirratt of The Autumn Defense + Wilco

Tags 40wattclub, acdc, activism, anthonypirog, anxiety, articlesoffaith, atari2600, bajamen, basketball, billberry, bluegrass, blueoystercult, bobmouldband, BonScott, brendancanty, catscradle, Chicago, chicagobulls, chriskean, darbycrash, davegrohl, davehill, deadkennedys, donaldtrump, dougcollins, electricalaudio, elizabethpowell, evanston, fablesofthereconstruction, frankblack, gangoffour, germs, hillsidefestival, huskerdu, ifyouwantbloodyougotit, illinois, jamesbrandonlewis, jasonnarducy, jefftweedy, jellobiafra, joelally, johnstirrat, jonwurster, kids, kiss, landoftalk, loumalnatis, macmccaughan, mattsharp, michaeljordan, michaelshannon, michaelstipe, mikemills, motorhead, murmur, mykelandcarli, nadsatrebel, nationalanthem, neilyoung, newwave, northwesternuniversity, patwilson, pequods, peterbuck, Pinkerton, pizza, politics, practice, punk, Ramones, rem, riotfest, ritesotheaccused, riverscuomo, robbiefulks, Shellac, skateboarding, specialconsensus, splitsingle, stevealbini, studiomedia, sunnydayrealestate, Superchunk, talkingheads, theclash, theeffigies, themessthetics, themodernlovers, thereflex, traceybradford, verboten, Weezer, Wilco, wisconsin, zackkantor, zuma

News Podcast

Ep. #916: Mercury Rev

Post author By vish
Post date October 22, 2024

EVERY OTHER KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO MONTHLY $6 USD PATREON SUPPORTERS. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!

Grasshopper from Mercury Rev is here to discuss their new album, Born Horses, his time in Buffalo, NY, its vibrant live music scene, and shopping for music-related items in Canada, collaborations and interactions with members of The Band, exploring poetry recitation, celebrating animals, their freedom, and human duality, writing about mental health, his film studies background and making cinematic music, upcoming work by Mercury Rev, other future plans, and much more.

Support vish on Patreon! Thanks to the Bookshelf, Planet Bean Coffee, and Grandad’s Donuts. Support Y.E.S.S., Pride Centre of Edmonton, and Letters to Santa. Follow vish online.

Related episodes/links:

Ep. #889: Rick White and The Sadies
Ep. #671: Joe Pera
Ep. #507: Robbie Robertson
Ep. #496: Iggy Pop
Ep. #275: Incredible Love – Alan Vega & Suicide Remembered by Steve Albini, Jehnny Beth, Brendan Canty, Kid Millions, Robyn Phillips, Priya Thomas, & Mike Watt
Ep. #214: Ani DiFranco
Ep. #26: James Williamson of Iggy and the Stooges