Categories
News Podcast

Ep. #1143: Lex Walton

Lex Walton is here to discuss ULTIMATE LOVE FOREVER, being displaced by an apartment fire and rescuing her damaged, beloved Matsumoku guitar, a cleansing post-disaster reset, figuring out her singing voice generally and after transitioning, why the vocal registers of singers like John Maus, Nico, and Ezra Furman resonate with her, pondering righteous violence in the U.S.A., how she got into music and what inspired her socio-political outspokenness, feeling less alone when colleagues like Cameron Winter release pointed songs, the apparent end of civility in modern political discourse, working with Wolf Parade’s Dan Boeckner and critiquing legacy indie-rock, the undeniable joy of receiving a Best New Music designation, writing new songs, potential live dates, other future plans, and much more.

EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!

Thanks to 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:

Win Four Watch That Ends The Night Records!
Ep. #1130: Chat Pile
Ep. #1093: Spencer Krug
Ep: #993: Cassia Hardy
Ep. #983: Bells Larsen
Ep. #974: Niko Stratis
Ep. #846: BOECKNER
Ep. #730: Ezra Furman
Ep. #496: Iggy Pop
Ep. #18: Colin Stetson & Sarah Neufeld

Categories
News Podcast

Ep. #1136: Quicksand

Walter Schreifels from Quicksand returns to discuss ‘Bring on the Psychics,’ his recording studio in upstate New York, making a relatively short album and musical urgency, reflecting upon the foundational aspects of punk and hardcore in his life, a gorgeous new Quicksand song called “Days You Run To,” his dynamic and extremely powerful singing voice, timeless band names like Youth of Today and Minor Threat, why Quicksand is now a trio, a cross-Canada tour with Fucked Up, other future plans, and much more.

THIS MONTH, EVERY COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. Enjoy this excerpt and please subscribe now via this link to hear this full episode. Thanks!

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:

Win Four Merge Records LPs in September 2026!
Ep. #1056: ‘Plenty for All: The Art of Rick Fröberg’ with Sohrab Habibion & Johnny Temple
Ep. #1027: No Joy
Ep. #900: Fugazi and Jem Cohen
Ep. #892: Fucked Up
Ep. #842: Daniel Romano’s Outfit
Ep. #826: Steve Albini and Fred Armisen
Ep. #825: Dave Hill
Ep. #732: Soulside
Ep. #364: Walter Shreifels of Dead Heavens, Quicksand

(Annette Rodriguez)
Categories
News Podcast

Ep. #1127: Black Duck and Elena Setién

Elena Setién and Black Duck’s Bill MacKay and Douglas McCombs are here to discuss their self-titled debut album, their history as collaborators, Douglas’ recent travels with Tortoise, BASIC, and Yr Knives, the role improvisation and composition plays in their respective and collaborative work, the significance of musical intuition and listening, why Elena was keen to learn more about Native American and Indigenous history and how her lyrics may reflect that knowledge, thoughts about their next record together, which I may or may not be executive producing, upcoming shows, other future plans, and much more.

EVERY OTHER COMPLETE KREATIVE KONTROL EPISODE IS ONLY ACCESSIBLE TO PATREON SUPPORTERS STARTING AT $6/MONTH. This one is fine, but if you haven’t already, please subscribe now on Patreon so you never miss full episodes. Thanks!

Thanks to 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:

Win You’ve Changed Records by Fiver and G̱amksimoon in August 2026!
Ep. #1069: The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis
Ep. #1055: Pullman
Ep. #1049: Rebecca Foon and Aliayta Foon-Dancoes
Ep. #1026: Tortoise
Ep. #871: Bill MacKay
Ep. #786: Black Duck
Ep. #736: Douglas Andrew McCombs
Ep. #704: Sam Prekop and John McEntire
Ep. #240: A Way That’s Clear – Tortoise & The Making of ‘The Catastrophist’

(Mike Boyd)