Kreative Kontrol

Vish Khanna on music, culture, and more

Tag: hiphop

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Ep. #698: Rollie Pemberton

Post author By vish
Post date June 30, 2022

A talk with Polaris Music Prize-winning hip-hop artist Cadence Weapon, a.k.a. Rollie Pemberton, about his new memoir, Bedroom Rapper, which was published by McClelland & Stewart in the spring of 2022. This conversation between Rollie and vish was recorded live (by vish), before an audience at Glass Books in Edmonton, Alberta on Thursday, June 16, 2022. 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.

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Ep. #690: Roy Wood Jr.

Post author By vish
Post date May 26, 2022

Roy Wood Jr. on stand-up and the American South, post 9/11 comedy, Jon Stewart and The Daily Show’s pervasive cultural impact, cable news and Roy Wood Sr., baseball and the dozens, Just for Laughs Vancouver, his Imperfect Messenger special, other future plans, and more. 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.

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Ep. #686: Bob Dylan Center’s Mark Davidson & Parker Fishel

Post author By vish
Post date May 13, 2022

Bob Dylan Center curators Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel discuss their exciting jobs, Bob Dylan’s vast archive of music, manuscripts, films, and more, my own attendance at the star-studded and inspiring grand opening of the Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, its unique purpose and thematic focus on creativity, its future plans, and more! 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.

Mark Davidson and Parker Fishel (Lester Cohen, May 7, 2022)