If you’re a lifelong lover of music, movies and art, then you’re a Culture Creature. This is the podcast where culture is not just ‘content’ – but a shared language. You’ll hear host Dan Redding interview the creators that amaze us. Subscribe now.
Twin Shadow Discusses Billy Idol, Bob Dylan, and the Melvins Show That Blew His Mind
Listen to an interview with Twin Shadow (George Lewis Jr.) on the Culture Creature podcast (listen via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice). George Lewis Jr. joins Dan Redding to discuss musical heroes, Get Out, and the Melvins show that “felt like the most evil, demonic, heavenly, heavy thing [he’d] ever […]
8/19/2021 • 36 minutes, 10 seconds
Kool Keith
Hip hop pioneer Kool Keith is today’s guest on the Culture Creature podcast. Listen to the Kool Keith interview above or in your podcast provider of choice. Keith helped lay the foundations of hip hop as a member of Ultramagnetic MCs. In the mid-nineties, Keith formed Dr. Octagon along with Dan the Automator and DJ […]
7/19/2021 • 53 minutes, 58 seconds
Foxygen’s Jonathan Rado
Hear an interview with Foxygen’s Jonathan Rado today on the Culture Creature podcast. Listen via the audio player above, or in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and all other major providers. Foxygen’s new album, Seeing Other People, is available on April 26th (preorder here). In addition to his work in Foxygen, Rado (as he is known to […]
4/23/2019 • 44 minutes, 30 seconds
The Drums: Jonny Pierce
Listen to an interview with Jonny Pierce of The Drums on today’s episode of the Culture Creature podcast. Listen via the audio player above or in your podcast provider of choice (we’re now on Spotify, too!). The Drums return with a new album, Brutalism, on April 5th (preorder here). On today’s episode of Culture Creature, Jonny […]
4/1/2019 • 35 minutes, 30 seconds
Citizen's Mat Kerekes On Mortal Kombat, Queen, And Nostalgia
Hear an interview with singer and songwriter Mat Kerekes today on the Culture Creature podcast. Listen via the audio player above or in your podcast provider of choice. We’re now on Spotify, too! Mat Kerekes is the frontman of Citizen. He is also a solo artist with a new album, Ruby, due this year. Kerekes tapped […]
3/12/2019 • 40 minutes, 51 seconds
Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Black Queen, Killer Be Killed)
Listen to a Greg Puciato interview on today’s episode of Culture Creature. Listen via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. Puciato is best known as the frontman of bands including The Dillinger Escape Plan and The Black Queen. He is preparing the release of a new book of poetry and photography […]
2/4/2019 • 1 hour, 5 seconds
Neon Indian
Hear a Neon Indian interview on today’s episode of Culture Creature. Listen in your podcast provider of choice or via the audio player above. Neon Indian mastermind Alan Palomo and Culture Creature host Dan Redding begin by discussing Palomo’s new short film, 86’d (watch the film here). Alan also reveals that he is working on […]
1/2/2019 • 1 hour, 18 minutes
Madeline Kenney
Hear two Madeline Kenney interviews today on the Culture Creature podcast. Listen via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. Madeline Kenney is an indie rock musician of many talents. She and Dan Redding spoke in 2017 and again in 2018, on the occasions of Kenney’s albums Night Night At The First […]
11/29/2018 • 56 minutes, 30 seconds
Chris Conley of Saves The Day
Hear a Saves The Day interview on the Culture Creature podcast now. Listen to the episode via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. Saves The Day’s new album 9 is highly reflective on the band’s history and legacy. Frontman Chris Conley sat down with Culture Creature host Dan Redding to discuss […]
11/19/2018 • 34 minutes, 11 seconds
George Clanton
Hear a George Clanton interview on today’s episode of Culture Creature. Listen to the podcast episode via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. George Clanton is a pop and electronic artist whose new album Slide received praise from Pitchfork and The Needle Drop. George’s other music projects include ESPRIT 空想 and […]
11/5/2018 • 52 minutes, 10 seconds
'Rambo' creator David Morrell
Today on the Culture Creature podcast, hear an interview with author David Morrell. Listen to the David Morrell intervew via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. Morrell is the author of the novel First Blood, which was adapted into the first Rambo film starring Sylvester Stallone. David also wrote novelizations of […]
10/29/2018 • 58 minutes, 3 seconds
Ariel Engle (Broken Social Scene, La Force)
Listen to an Ariel Engle interview now on the Culture Creature podcast. Hear the full episode in your podcast provider of choice or via the audio player above. Ariel’s self-titled album as La Force is available now. She is also a member of Broken Social Scene. Today on the podcast, Ariel discusses the story of […]
10/18/2018 • 43 minutes, 16 seconds
Basement (Andrew Fisher and Alex Henery)
Today on the Culture Creature podcast, hear an interview with Andrew Fisher and Alex Henery of Basement. Listen to the complete Basement interview in your podcast provider of choice or via the audio player above. Basement’s new album Beside Myself is due on October 12th (preorder here). Vocalist Andrew Fisher and guitarist Alex Henery talked […]
10/8/2018 • 43 minutes, 12 seconds
Barry Johnson of Joyce Manor
Today on the Culture Creature podcast, hear an interview with Joyce Manor frontman Barry Johnson. Listen to the complete Joyce Manor interview via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. Barry Johnson sat down with Culture Creature host Dan Redding to discuss his band’s new album, Million Dollars To Kill Me, which is […]
9/24/2018 • 42 minutes, 49 seconds
Artificial Intelligence In Music | Ash Koosha Interview
Today’s episode of the Culture Creature podcast features a wide-ranging interview with musician and producer Ash Koosha. Ash and host Dan Redding discuss collaborating with software, ‘auxiliary humans,’ holographic performers, and much more. Listen to the Ash Koosha interview via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. Ash’s new album is titled Return […]
9/18/2018 • 49 minutes, 26 seconds
Brandon Williams of Chastity
Hear a Chastity interview on today’s episode of the Culture Creature podcast. Listen in your podcast provider of choice, or via the audio player above. Chastity leader Brandon Williams sat down with Culture Creature host Dan Redding to discuss songwriting, the healing power of community, and his hometown of Whitby, Ontario. Chastity’s critically acclaimed debut […]
8/7/2018 • 42 minutes, 48 seconds
Mish Barber-Way of White Lung and Penthouse magazine
Hear a Mish Barber-Way interview on today’s episode of the Culture Creature podcast. Listen via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. Mish is the frontwoman of White Lung, the executive editor of Penthouse, and an accomplished author. In today’s interview, Mish says that White Lung are working on a new album. She also […]
7/25/2018 • 50 minutes, 45 seconds
Comedian Joe DeRosa On Star Wars, Scorsese, NOFX, And More
Today on the Culture Creature podcast, hear an interview with Joe DeRosa, man of a million talents. Listen to the Joe DeRosa interview via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. You’ll hear Joe and host Dan Redding discuss cultural topics including The Exorcist, the films of Martin Scorsese, Star Wars, Glengarry […]
7/11/2018 • 1 hour, 19 minutes, 56 seconds
Bass Drum of Death
Today on the Culture Creature podcast, hear an interview with Bass Drum of Death frontman John Barrett. Listen to the full episode via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. Bass Drum of Death are preparing the release of a highly-anticipated new album, Just Business, which is due July 27th (preorder here). […]
6/21/2018 • 50 minutes, 38 seconds
Greg Sestero (Actor & Author: The Disaster Artist, The Room, Best F(r)iends)
Today on the Culture Creature podcast, listen to an interview with actor and author Greg Sestero. Listen in your podcast provider of choice or via the player above. Greg Sestero is the co-author of The Disaster Artist. He has also written a pair of new movies called Best F(r)iends Parts One and Two (get tickets […]
6/4/2018 • 32 minutes, 28 seconds
Ned Russin (Title Fight, Glitterer)
Today, we bring you a huge new podcast interview with Ned Russin of Title Fight and Glitterer. Listen to this episode of the Culture Creature podcast via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. Ned and Culture Creature host Dan Redding sat down for a wide-ranging discussion that touches on Glitterer’s new […]
5/9/2018 • 1 hour, 46 minutes, 18 seconds
Jay Watson (Tame Impala, GUM, Pond)
Today on the Culture Creature podcast, listen to an interview with Jay Watson (Tame Impala, GUM, Pond). Listen via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. Jay Watson’s solo project is called GUM and his superb new album is The Underdog. The album is a whirlwind of psychedelic indie rock that careens […]
4/25/2018 • 33 minutes, 34 seconds
Emma (Men I Trust)
Men I Trust are a dreamy pop band from Montreal. Hear an interview with Men I Trust frontwoman Emma on today’s episode of the Culture Creature podcast. Listen to the Men I Trust interview via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. You’ll also hear the band’s recent single, ‘Show Me How.’ […]
3/28/2018 • 33 minutes, 9 seconds
Dean Ween
Hear a new Dean Ween interview on today’s episode of the Culture Creature podcast. You’ll also hear a few excerpts from our 2016 Dean Ween interview. Listen via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. The Deaner is preparing to release his second album with The Dean Ween Group. The album, titled […]
2/28/2018 • 32 minutes, 58 seconds
Alex Cameron
Listen to this Alex Cameron interview on the Culture Creature podcast now. Listen via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. Australian singer and songwriter Alex Cameron is a natural storyteller. He’s also one of the most original voices in music today. You’ll hear Alex discuss the broken characters on his stellar […]
1/8/2018 • 42 minutes, 39 seconds
Run-DMC's Darryl McDaniels aka DMC
On today’s episode of the Culture Creature podcast, you’ll hear unforgettable stories of hip hop’s early days from Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels – and you’ll even hear DMC bust a few rhymes. Listen to the complete Run-DMC interview via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. Darryl McDaniels is a true hip hop […]
12/11/2017 • 1 hour, 25 minutes, 46 seconds
Madeline Kenney / Blis. / Melkbelly
Today on the Culture Creature podcast, you’ll hear interviews and songs from three awesome rising artists: Madeline Kenney, Blis., and Melkbelly. Listen to the podcast episode via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. Culture Creature is a podcast featuring the best interviews in music – and it’s also a podcast where you can […]
11/29/2017 • 24 minutes, 4 seconds
The Jesus Lizard: David Yow and Duane Denison
Today on the Culture Creature podcast, we’re excited to bring you new interviews with David Yow and Duane Denison of The Jesus Lizard. Listen to the Jesus Lizard interview via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. The Jesus Lizard are a mighty, unstoppable force of nature. They are one of the […]
11/20/2017 • 1 hour, 10 minutes, 58 seconds
Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney And Bruce Springsteen Discuss The History Of Rolling Stone Magazine
Today’s special episode of the Culture Creature podcast features stories told by Mick Jagger, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen and Cameron Crowe. These interviews were conducted by author Joe Hagan for his new book Sticky Fingers: The Life and Times of Jann Wenner and Rolling Stone Magazine, which is available now. You’ll also hear our […]
10/24/2017 • 20 minutes, 36 seconds
Anthony Green (Circa Survive, Saosin)
Today on the Culture Creature podcast, an interview with Anthony Green. Listen to the Anthony Green interview via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. This candid, wide-ranging conversation was recorded at Green’s home in Pennsylvania. Anthony Green is the vocalist of Circa Survive and Saosin, as well as a prolific solo […]
9/26/2017 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 35 seconds
Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine, Prophets of Rage, Audioslave)
Today on the Culture Creature podcast: an interview with bassist Tim Commerford. Listen to the Tim Commerford interview above or in your podcast provider of choice. Commerford is a current or former member of bands including Rage Against the Machine, Prophets of Rage, and Audioslave. Tim and Prophets of Rage are currently preparing to release […]
8/30/2017 • 31 minutes, 44 seconds
Alex Edkins of METZ
Today on the Culture Creature podcast: hear an interview with METZ frontman Alex Edkins. You’ll also hear the new METZ song ‘Cellophane.’ Listen to the METZ interview above or in your podcast provider of choice. METZ are a Toronto noise rock trio who are preparing to release a new LP, Strange Peace, on Sub Pop […]
8/24/2017 • 25 minutes, 39 seconds
Andrew W.K.
Today on the podcast, a wide-ranging conversation with the one and only Andrew W.K. Listen to the complete Andrew WK interview via the player above or in your favorite podcast provider. Andrew W.K. is a musician, motivational speaker, advice columnist, and party expert. He is currently finishing up a new album and preparing to embark […]
7/31/2017 • 1 hour, 6 seconds
Justin Pearson (Dead Cross, The Locust, Retox)
Today on the Culture Creature podcast: an interview with Justin Pearson of Dead Cross, the supergroup that also includes Mike Patton (Faith No More, Fantômas, Mr. Bungle), Dave Lombardo (ex-Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies, Misfits), and Michael Crain (Retox, Festival of Dead Deer). Listen to the Justin Pearson interview via the player above or in your favorite […]
7/18/2017 • 1 hour, 4 minutes, 38 seconds
Doyle (Misfits) & John Connolly (Sevendust, Projected)
Today’s episode of the Culture Creature podcast includes interviews with two of the best guitarists in punk and metal: Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein (Misfits, Doyle) and John Connolly (Sevendust, Projected). Listen to the show via the player above or in your favorite podcast service. Doyle Interview Doyle is a member of horror-punk icons Misfits, and he […]
7/10/2017 • 0
Amelia Bushell of Grim Streaker
Today on the Culture Creature podcast: an interview with Amelia Bushell, vocalist of Brooklyn punk band Grim Streaker. Listen to the Grim Streaker interview via the player above, or in iTunes or your favorite podcast service. Make sure you subscribe to the Culture Creature podcast, and listen to our interviews with members of Code Orange, Faith No […]
6/7/2017 • 0
Walter Schreifels (Gorilla Biscuits, Youth of Today, Dead Heavens, Quicksand)
Today on the Culture Creature podcast, an interview with punk icon Walter Schreifels. Listen to the Walter Schreifels interview via the player above or in iTunes or your favorite podcast service. Walter’s band Dead Heavens are preparing the release of their debut LP, Whatever Witch You Are, which is due June 16th (preorder here). Schreifels is […]
5/30/2017 • 0
Bill Gould of Faith No More
Today on the Culture Creature podcast: an interview with Faith No More bassist and founding member Bill Gould. Listen to the interview on the player above, or in iTunes or your favorite podcast service. In this Faith No More interview, Gould discusses the band’s formation, its debut album We Care A Lot, and its 1995 […]
5/22/2017 • 28 minutes, 25 seconds
Jami Morgan of Code Orange
Today on the Culture Creature podcast, hear an interview with Code Orange drummer and vocalist Jami Morgan. Listen to the Code Orange interview via the player above, or in iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast service. Code Orange are one of the most exciting bands in contemporary punk and metal. The band is having a […]
5/1/2017 • 42 minutes, 54 seconds
Tigers Jaw
Today on the Culture Creature podcast: an interview with Ben Walsh and Brianna Collins of Scranton, PA indie rock band Tigers Jaw. Listen via the player above or in iTunes or Stitcher. Tigers Jaw will release their fifth full-length album, spin, on May 19th (preorder here). The album marks the first Tigers Jaw release that […]
4/20/2017 • 23 minutes, 34 seconds
Diet Cig
Listen to the interview with Diet Cig on the Culture Creature podcast in the player above or in iTunes or Stitcher. Diet Cig are a pop-punk duo from New Paltz, New York. The band’s new LP, Swear I’m Good At This, will be released this Friday. Diet Cig Interview Highlights Alex Luciano on lyrical honesty: “All of […]
4/5/2017 • 28 minutes, 26 seconds
Mix Master Mike (Beastie Boys DJ, scratch turntablist)
Today on the Culture Creature podcast: an interview with Mix Master Mike. Mike rocked the globe with the Beastie Boys for many years and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame with the band in 2012. He was recently announced as one of the opening performers on the US leg of Metallica’s 2017 ‘WorldWired’ tour. […]
3/18/2017 • 37 minutes, 50 seconds
Dan Yemin (Lifetime, Open City, Paint It Black, Kid Dynamite)
Today on the Culture Creature podcast: an interview with guitarist and vocalist Dan Yemin. Listen to the interview above or in iTunes. Dan Yemin is a founding member of seminal punk bands including Lifetime, Paint It Black, Kid Dynamite and more. Dan’s new band Open City recently released its self-titled debut album. Open City also includes […]
3/15/2017 • 1 hour, 7 minutes, 1 second
Dale Crover (Melvins, Crystal Fairy)
Today on the Culture Creature podcast: an interview with drummer Dale Crover of Crystal Fairy and Melvins (listen to the Dale Crover interview above or via iTunes or Stitcher). Crystal Fairy features Crover and his Melvins bandmate Buzz Osbourne, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of At the Drive-In, and Teri Gender Bender of Le Butcherettes. The band’s self-titled debut arrives […]
2/18/2017 • 19 minutes, 2 seconds
Cameron Boucher (Sorority Noise, Old Gray)
Listen to the complete interview with Cameron Boucher on the Culture Creature podcast above or in iTunes. Cam is known for many projects, including Sorority Noise and Old Gray. Sorority Noise have announced their forthcoming album, You’re Not As _____ As You Think, which is due March 17th. During our interview, Cam discusses how jazz informs his work […]
2/11/2017 • 51 minutes, 20 seconds
Joel Gion of Brian Jonestown Massacre
Today on the Culture Creature podcast, an interview with Joel Gion of the Brian Jonestown Massacre. Listen to the Joel Gion interview via the audio player above or in your podcast provider of choice. Joel Gion is best known as a member of the seminal and prolific psychedelic indie rock band The Brian Jonestown Massacre. […]
1/27/2017 • 36 minutes, 55 seconds
Jess Abbott of Tancred
Tancred’s Out of the Garden is a big rock record that’s loaded with catchy hooks and grungy riffs. Today on the Culture Creature podcast, Tancred leader Jess Abbott discusses everything from Donald Trump and social media to Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill (“I appreciated Jagged Little Pill for its pop as a kid, and I appreciate it for its […]
12/22/2016 • 39 minutes, 23 seconds
Ian MacKaye (Fugazi, Minor Threat)
Today’s episode of the Culture Creature podcast features a wide-ranging interview with punk icon Ian MacKaye. Listen to the full Ian MacKaye interview via the player above or in your podcast provider of choice. MacKaye’s eloquent metaphor for the 2016 presidential election will help you make sense of a tumultuous political year. Ian MacKaye is a founding […]
11/25/2016 • 55 minutes, 49 seconds
Mike Watt
Today on the Culture Creature podcast: an interview with punk vet Mike Watt (formerly of Minutemen and fIREHOSE). Listen to the full interview above. Watt recently released the live album Ring Spiel Tour ’95, recorded at club Metro in Chicago during his 1995 solo tour. Watt’s opening bands on that tour were Foo Fighters (on their very first […]
Today’s episode of the Culture Creature podcast features an interview with Jesse Michaels. Listen to the interview above or in iTunes, Stitcher, or your favorite podcast service. Jesse is a musician, painter, author, and filmmaker. His musical projects include Operation Ivy, Big Rig, Common Rider, and Classics of Love. He is also the author of several […]
10/10/2016 • 52 minutes, 57 seconds
Marissa Paternoster of Screaming Females
Listen to a new interview with Screaming Females frontwoman Marissa Paternoster on the Culture Creature podcast
9/26/2016 • 36 minutes, 34 seconds
Planes Mistaken for Stars / Snapcase
Listen to interviews with members of Planes Mistaken for Stars and Snapcase on the Culture Creature podcast
9/21/2016 • 42 minutes, 14 seconds
Trey Spruance of Mr. Bungle, Faith No More, Secret Chiefs 3
Trey Spruance discusses 'King for a Day, Fool for a Lifetime,' Mr. Bungle's rebellious career, and more in a new interview
8/30/2016 • 1 hour, 3 minutes, 10 seconds
Joe Duplantier of Gojira
This interview with Gojira frontman Joe Duplantier was conducted on the stage of Saint Vitus shortly before the band’s July 14th show at the Brooklyn venue. During the wide-ranging interview, Joe discusses plant-based diets, fatherhood, Metallica’s Ride the Lightning, his recurring childhood dreams of New York City, and much more. Listen to the full Gojira interview above or in iTunes. […]
7/19/2016 • 27 minutes, 1 second
Mike Keller of Meek is Murder
Brooklyn’s Meek is Murder continue to churn out uncompromisingly brutal metal on their new album, Was (out July 15th, available here). Their new track ‘Full Hearts, Empty Rooms’ opens with a killer halftime stomp before plunging abruptly into a crusty, frenetic riff that’ll make your head spin faster than Linda Blair’s. I caught up with frontman […]
6/28/2016 • 36 minutes, 19 seconds
Erin Tobey
Erin Tobey is a musician, artist and designer. On the second episode of the Culture Creature podcast, Erin Tobey discusses her new album Middlemaze (buy the album at erintobey.bandcamp.com) in a new interview. Listen above or in iTunes.
6/16/2016 • 45 minutes, 40 seconds
Erik Wunder of Cobalt
The Cobalt leader discusses 'Slow Forever,' tour plans for 2016, and the band's "spiritual home" in Colorado
